EV-to-FCF is calculated as enterprise value divided by its free cash flow. As of today, Lowe's's Enterprise Value is $184,164 Mil.
Lowe's's Free Cash Flow for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jul. 2024 was $7,580 Mil. Therefore, Lowe's's EV-to-FCF for today is 24.30.
The historical rank and industry rank for Lowe's's EV-to-FCF or its related term are showing as below:
LOW'
s EV-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 11.73 Med: 21.17 Max: 51.4
Current: 24.3
During the past 13 years, the highest EV-to-FCF of Lowe's was 51.40. The lowest was 11.73. And the median was 21.17.
LOW's EV-to-FCF is ranked worse than 71.28% of 766
companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 13.4
vs LOW: 24.30
EV-to-FCF is a valuation multiple that allows analysts and investors to compare stocks, preferably in the same sector or industry. This important multiple is often used in conjunction with, or as an alternative to, the PE Ratio (TTM) to determine the fair market value of a company.
As of today (2024-10-31), Lowe's's stock price is $261.83.
Lowe's's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jul. 2024 was $12.060. Therefore, Lowe's's PE Ratio (TTM) for today is 21.71.
Lowe's EV-to-FCF Historical Data
The historical data trend for Lowe's's EV-to-FCF can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
For the Home Improvement Retail subindustry, Lowe's's EV-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and EV-to-FCF data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Lowe's's EV-to-FCF Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry
For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Lowe's's EV-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Lowe's's EV-to-FCF falls into.
Lowe's's current Enterprise Value is $184,164 Mil.
Lowe's's Free Cash Flow for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jul. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $7,580 Mil.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Lowe's (NYSE:LOW) EV-to-FCF Explanation
EV-to-FCF is a valuation multiple that allows analysts and investors to compare stocks, preferably in the same sector or industry. This important multiple is often used in conjunction with, or as an alternative to, the PE Ratio (TTM) to determine the fair market value of a company.
Lowe's's share price for today is $261.83.
Lowe's's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jul. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $12.060.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Enterprise Value is used because it is a more complete measure in reflecting how much an investor pays when buying a company. Free Cash Flow is an important financial metric because it represents the actual amount of cash at a company's disposal. Companies with a low EV-to-FCF ratio, combined with a strong balance sheet are generally considered as undervalued.
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Lowe's is the second-largest home improvement retailer in the world, operating more than 1,700 stores in the United States, after the 2023 divestiture of its Canadian locations (RONA, Lowe's Canada, Réno-Dépôt, and Dick's Lumber). The firm's stores offer products and services for home decorating, maintenance, repair, and remodeling, with maintenance and repair accounting for two thirds of products sold. Lowe's targets retail do-it-yourself (around 75% of sales) and do-it-for-me customers as well as commercial and professional business clients (around 25% of sales). We estimate Lowe's captures a high-single-digit share of the domestic home improvement market, based on US Census data and management's market size estimates.
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