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LOW vs HD // DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY
Lowe's Companies Inc. (NYSE) VS. Home Depot Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: LOW 7
— HD 7
▲ DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY LEADER: HD
LAST: $209.07 (+0.86%) • MKT CAP: $116.30B
dividend-safety
2.27%
LAST: $329.20 (+0.07%) • MKT CAP: $328.22B
dividend-safety
2.79%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (LOW VS. HD)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | LOW | HD | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 33.50% | 33.30% | +0.20 | LOW | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 50.10% | 32.90% | +17.20 | LOW | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 11.8x | 13.4x | -1.60 | LOW | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 6.58% | 2.72% | +3.86 | LOW | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 11.80% | 12.70% | -0.90 | HD | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 7.70% | 8.60% | -0.90 | HD | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 3.10% | 3.20% | -0.10 | HD | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety ACTIVE | 2.27% | 2.79% | -0.52 | HD | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 3.05 | 5.64 | -2.59 | HD | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 5/9 | +1.00 | LOW | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 63.5 | 67.4 | -3.90 | HD | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.08 | 0.88 | +0.20 | LOW | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 16.3x | 21.6x | -5.30 | LOW | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $116.30B | $328.22B | -$211.92B | HD | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | LOW REV | HD REV | LOW GROSS % | HD GROSS % | LOW FCF | HD FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $86.29B | $164.68B | 33.5% | 33.3% | $7.65B | $8.91B |
| FY 2024 | $83.67B | $159.51B | 33.3% | 33.4% | $7.70B | $12.63B |
| FY 2023 | $86.38B | $152.67B | — | — | $4.25B | $14.30B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
LOW // BETA 1.08
HD // BETA 0.88