Lowe's Companies, Inc. (LOW)
Consumer Cyclical · end-of-day data as of Oct 16, 2026
The average 12-month analyst price target for LOW is $257.63, 30.5% above the last close of $197.38 on Oct 16, 2026; targets range from $192.59 to $308.40. Rating consensus: Buy.
Snapshot
- P/E16.7x
- P/E vs sector-14.3%
- P/E vs own-16.1%
- Target upside+30.5%
- ConsensusBuy
- Market cap$111B
- FCF yield+6.3%
- InsidersNone in 90d
- Earnings in33d
- News
Why it moved
Lowe's Companies, Inc. (LOW) rose 0.8% on Oct 16, 2026.
The market (SPY) fell 1.1%; Consumer Cyclical stocks fell 0.4%. Most of the move is specific to LOW.
2 stories on the day (30-day average 1.2).
- Lowe’s Companies, Inc. $LOW Position Boosted by Baugh & Associates LLC
- Dividend Champion, Contender, And Challenger Highlights: Week Of October 18
Market = SPY. Sector = equal-weight average of the tracked companies in the same sector, net of the market.
Price and events
Last close $197.38 · -17.1% over 1y · E earnings · D dividend · S split · A analyst rating change
Technicals
- Trendbearish
- Sector▼ -2.7%
- MAs20▲ 50▼ 100▼ 200▼
- Above MAs1 of 4 above
- MA20×50↑ in ~40d
- RSI58
- Support—
- Resistance+4.2%
- Off 52w high-30.6%
- Off ATH-30.6%
- 52w range$197.38
- Bollingerupper half
- MACD2.16
- ATR+2.4%
- Volume1.1x
Analyst price targets
18 firms with a target in the last 12 months · last close $197.38 · as of Oct 16, 2026
Strong buy 5 · Buy 20 · Hold 11 · Sell 0 · Strong sell 1
Revenue and free cash flow
Q2 FY2026: Revenue +8.3% year over year, free cash flow 12.0% of revenue, operating margin 13.7%.
| Q2 FY2026 | Jul 31, 2026 | $25.96B | 4.27 | $3.12B | 33.0% | 13.7% | 9.2% |
| Q1 FY2026 | May 1, 2026 | $23.08B | 2.90 | $2.83B | 32.7% | 11.1% | 7.1% |
| Q4 FY2025 | Jan 30, 2026 | $20.59B | 1.78 | $964M | 32.5% | 8.3% | 4.9% |
| Q3 FY2025 | Oct 31, 2025 | $20.81B | 2.88 | $90M | 34.2% | 11.9% | 7.8% |
| Q2 FY2025 | Aug 1, 2025 | $23.96B | 4.27 | $3.74B | 33.8% | 14.5% | 10.0% |
| Q1 FY2025 | May 2, 2025 | $20.93B | 2.92 | $2.86B | 33.4% | 11.9% | 7.8% |
| Q4 FY2024 | Jan 31, 2025 | $18.55B | 2.00 | $363M | 32.9% | 9.9% | 6.1% |
| Q3 FY2024 | Nov 1, 2024 | $20.17B | 2.99 | $728M | 33.7% | 12.6% | 8.4% |
Peers
| 20D | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | $309.63 | +0.5% | -19.1% | +22.8% | 21.7 | $309B | |
| 2 |  | $163.45 | -1.4% | -25.1% | +46.2% | 18.1 | $123B | |
| 3 |  | $80.97 | -1.8% | -41.4% | +35.7% | 1.3 | $114B | |
| 4 |  | $97.52 | +0.7% | -10.1% | +14.1% | 56.0 | $111B | |
| 5 | | $197.38 | +0.8% | -30.6% | +30.5% | 16.7 | $111B | |
| 6 |  | $173.70 | -0.3% | -8.8% | +7.3% | 39.7 | $104B | |
| 7 |  | $388.05 | +0.6% | -3.4% | +0.2% | 40.5 | $101B | |
| 8 |  | $1,834.00 | -1.2% | -22.3% | +19.7% | 49.9 | $92.98B |
Data as of Oct 16, 2026 close.
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