HD vs LOW vs WSM Stock Comparison

Home Depot, Lowes Companies and Williams Sonoma Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HD Home Depot, Inc.
$319.64 +7.7% 1M -17.0% 1Y
Market cap
$317.76B
P/E
22.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$169.18B
Div. yield
0.03%
Home Improvement Retail Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
LOW Lowes Companies Inc
$198.69 +3.8% 1M -18.5% 1Y
Market cap
$110.87B
P/E
16.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$90.43B
Div. yield
0.02%
Home Improvement Retail Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
WSM Williams Sonoma Inc
$252.54 +10.8% 1M +34.3% 1Y
Market cap
$29.41B
P/E
24.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.04B
Div. yield
–
Home Improvement Retail Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Home Depot leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Home Depot 4, Lowes Companies 4, Williams Sonoma 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHDLOWWSMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $317.76B $110.87B $29.41B HD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.3x 16.7x 24.6x LOW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.9x 15.6x 27.1x LOW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.5% +8.2% +2.6% LOW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.4% 7.3% 14.9% WSM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 23.3% 26.5% — LOW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.0x 2.7x — HD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.02% 0.00% HD
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -17.0% -18.5% +34.3% WSM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.7%/yr -2.8%/yr +21.7%/yr WSM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.9% 28.3% 33.2% HD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 47/100 51/100 WSM

Percentile Scorecard

HDLOWWSM

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisHDLOWWSM
Valuation 23 #80 of 104 49 #54 of 104 6 #98 of 104
Growth 29 #71 of 99 40 #60 of 99 56 #44 of 99
Profitability 90 #11 of 99 87 #14 of 99 96 #5 of 99
Financial Health 32 #77 of 113 24 #86 of 113 80 #24 of 113
Shareholder Returns 31 #51 of 73 38 #46 of 73 19 #59 of 73
Overall 41 47 51
  • HD ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • LOW ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • WSM ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodHDLOWWSMSPY
1 month +7.7%+3.8%+10.8% -1.0%
3 months -4.0%-4.3%+11.4% +2.9%
6 months -4.8%-18.7%+32.5% +6.4%
Year to date -7.1%-17.6%+41.4% +11.4%
1 year -17.0%-18.5%+34.3% +13.1%
3 years +12.8%+6.7%+223.1% +79.4%
3 years, per year +4.1%+2.2%+47.9% +21.5%
5 years -12.7%-13.1%+166.4% +67.7%
5 years, per year -2.7%-2.8%+21.7% +10.9%
10 years +152.5%+181.2%+974.6% +255.2%
10 years, per year +9.7%+10.9%+26.8% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureHDLOWWSMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.9%28.3%33.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.2%27.1%30.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.690.601.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.63-0.651.03 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.9%-37.6%-52.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.3%-30.9%-3.2% -2.5%
52-week high $391.05$287.39$260.86 $779.14
52-week low $281.12$179.47$168.64 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleHDLOWWSM
P/E now vs peer median 22.3xmedian 16.7x 16.7xmedian 16.7x 24.9xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 0.5x 1.2xmedian 0.5x 3.7xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.6xmedian 9.1x 11.4xmedian 9.1x —median 9.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.1xmedian 16.6x 15.9xmedian 16.6x 25.7xmedian 16.6x
P/B now vs peer median 19.2xmedian 1.7x -15.0xmedian 1.7x 13.9xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -5.48median 0.73 3.55median 0.73 2.40median 0.73

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsHDLOWWSM
Revenue $169.18B $90.43B $8.04B
Gross profit $56.18B $29.92B $3.85B
Operating income $21.02B $10.29B $1.57B
Net income $14.23B $6.64B $1.20B
Free cash flow $15.10B $7.00B –
EPS (diluted) $14.28 $11.86 $10.05
Cash & equivalents $2.09B $3.17B $1.03B
Total debt $214.74B $150.16B –
Shares (diluted) 996.00M 560.00M 118.89M
Enterprise value $311.00B $103.83B $25.49B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricHDLOWWSM
P/E 22.3x 16.7x 24.9x
P/FCF 21.1x 15.9x 25.7x
P/Operating cash flow 17.0x 12.0x –
P/S 1.9x 1.2x 3.7x
P/B 19.2x -15.0x 13.9x
P/Tangible book 52.0x -8.5x 13.9x
EV/EBITDA 14.6x 11.4x –
EV/EBIT 17.6x 14.1x 18.2x
EV/Revenue 2.2x 1.6x 3.6x
EV/FCF 24.5x 20.8x –
EV/Operating cash flow 19.7x 15.7x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -5.48 3.55 2.40

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHDLOWWSM
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.5% 8.2% 2.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.0% -1.0% -0.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.1% 6.9% 6.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.7% -1.2% 4.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -2.7% -0.4% 8.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -3.0% 1.6% 7.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -2.7% -3.1% 6.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -4.3% 3.2% 7.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -2.9% -3.1% 10.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -4.1% 4.7% 10.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 5.1% -5.7% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.5% 2.7% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 6.1% -8.9% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.5% 1.8% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHDLOWWSM
Gross margin 33.2% 33.1% 47.9%
EBITDA margin 15.0% 14.1% –
Operating margin 12.4% 11.4% 19.6%
Pretax margin 11.1% 9.7% 20.1%
Net margin 8.4% 7.3% 14.9%
FCF margin 8.9% 7.7% –
Operating cash flow margin 11.1% 10.2% –
Return on equity 93.3% – 56.6%
Return on assets 13.1% 12.0% 21.9%
Return on invested capital 23.3% 26.5% –
Return on capital employed 28.5% 30.0% 44.2%
Asset turnover 1.6x 1.6x 1.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.4x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.3% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHDLOWWSM
Debt / assets 48.4% 67.2% –
Debt / equity 3.2x -5.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.0x 2.7x –
Debt / FCF 3.5x 5.4x –
Liabilities / assets 84.8% 113.3% 61.1%
Equity / assets 15.2% -13.3% 38.9%
Interest coverage 8.7x – –
Current ratio 1.1x 1.1x 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.2x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 5.53 3.12 8.30

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHDLOWWSM
Dividend yield 2.9% 2.5% 1.2%
Net buyback yield -0.1% 0.3% –
Shareholder yield 2.8% 2.7% 1.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 64.8% 40.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 61.1% 38.5% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.0% 3.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 4.4% 1.6% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusHDLOWWSM
Forward P/E 22.9xFY2026 15.6xFY2026 27.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $13.98FY2026 $12.72FY2026 $9.31FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -4.8%FY2026 +3.5%FY2026 +8.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.6% -4.7% +18.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $163.27BFY2026 $85.87BFY2026 $8.79BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.9%FY2026 -0.5%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.2% +14.2% -6.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHDLOWWSM
Held by institutions 75.0% 79.5% 96.2%
Institutions holding 4,107 2,652 1,001
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.1% +2.6% +1.1%
Institutions buying 1,917 1,070 482
Institutions selling 1,766 1,189 364
Buyers to sellers 1.09 0.90 1.32

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

HDLOWWSM
HD 1.00 0.89 0.62
LOW 0.89 1.00 0.57
WSM 0.62 0.57 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HD, LOW and WSM?

Home Depot (HD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Home Depot (HD) $317.76B, Lowes Companies (LOW) $110.87B, Williams Sonoma (WSM) $29.41B.

Which stock is cheaper, HD, LOW and WSM?

Lowes Companies (LOW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Home Depot (HD) 22.3x, Lowes Companies (LOW) 16.7x, Williams Sonoma (WSM) 24.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Lowes Companies (LOW) is cheapest (Home Depot (HD) 22.9x, Lowes Companies (LOW) 15.6x, Williams Sonoma (WSM) 27.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Lowes Companies (LOW) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Home Depot (HD) +2.5%, Lowes Companies (LOW) +8.2%, Williams Sonoma (WSM) +2.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Williams Sonoma (WSM) has the highest net margin (Home Depot (HD) 8.4%, Lowes Companies (LOW) 7.3%, Williams Sonoma (WSM) 14.9%). On return on invested capital, Lowes Companies (LOW) leads (Home Depot (HD) 23.3%, Lowes Companies (LOW) 26.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Williams Sonoma (WSM) returned the most: Home Depot (HD) -17.0%, Lowes Companies (LOW) -18.5%, Williams Sonoma (WSM) +34.3%. Over five years, Williams Sonoma (WSM) compounded fastest (Home Depot (HD) -2.7%/yr, Lowes Companies (LOW) -2.8%/yr, Williams Sonoma (WSM) +21.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Home Depot (HD) has the highest dividend yield: Home Depot (HD) 0.03%, Lowes Companies (LOW) 0.02%, Williams Sonoma (WSM) 0.00%. Williams Sonoma (WSM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Home Depot (HD) has been the steadiest (Home Depot (HD) 26.9%, Lowes Companies (LOW) 28.3%, Williams Sonoma (WSM) 33.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HD, LOW and WSM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Home Depot (HD) leads on 4. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.