LOW vs SGI vs WSM Stock Comparison

Lowes Companies, Somnigroup International and Williams Sonoma Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LOW Lowes Companies Inc
$198.25 +4.8% 1M -18.3% 1Y
Market cap
$110.23B
P/E
16.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$90.43B
Div. yield
0.02%
Home Improvement Retail Consumer Discretionary
6 wins
WSM Williams Sonoma Inc
$249.84 +7.7% 1M +32.1% 1Y
Market cap
$29.61B
P/E
24.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.04B
Div. yield
–
Home Improvement Retail Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Lowes Companies leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Lowes Companies 6, Williams Sonoma 4, Somnigroup International 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLOWSGIWSMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $110.23B $13.07B $29.61B LOW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.6x 24.5x 24.8x LOW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.6x 19.2x 26.8x LOW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.2% +27.1% +2.6% SGI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.3% 7.0% 14.9% WSM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 26.5% 9.3% — LOW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.7x 3.5x — LOW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -18.3% -25.0% +32.1% WSM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.1%/yr +5.9%/yr +22.4%/yr WSM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.4% 41.9% 33.2% LOW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 51/100 52/100 WSM

Percentile Scorecard

LOWSGIWSM

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

AxisLOWSGIWSM
Valuation 48 #55 of 104 32 #29 of 42 6 #98 of 104
Growth 38 #62 of 99 88 #6 of 42 55 #45 of 99
Profitability 87 #14 of 99 90 #5 of 40 96 #5 of 99
Financial Health 23 #87 of 113 17 #36 of 43 80 #24 of 113
Shareholder Returns 38 #46 of 73 30 #20 of 28 22 #57 of 73
Overall 47 51 52
  • LOW ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • SGI ranked among 45 companies in Household Durables
  • WSM ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLOWSGIWSMSPY
1 month +4.8%-2.8%+7.7% -0.8%
3 months -6.2%-14.8%+6.6% +3.5%
6 months -18.3%-21.9%+30.1% +7.0%
Year to date -17.8%-30.4%+39.9% +12.2%
1 year -18.3%-25.0%+32.1% +13.0%
3 years +8.0%+63.5%+242.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +2.6%+17.8%+50.8% +23.1%
5 years -14.5%+32.9%+174.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year -3.1%+5.9%+22.4% +11.0%
10 years +194.3%+387.4%+970.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year +11.4%+17.2%+26.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureLOWSGIWSMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.4%41.9%33.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.1%39.2%29.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.611.451.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.65-0.600.97 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.6%-57.7%-52.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -31.0%-36.6%-4.2% -1.8%
52-week high $287.39$97.99$260.86 $779.14
52-week low $179.47$61.49$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.

MultipleLOWSGIWSM
P/E now vs peer median 16.7xmedian 16.7x 24.5xmedian 16.1x 24.6xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 0.5x 1.7xmedian 0.7x 3.7xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.4xmedian 9.0x 14.3xmedian 12.1x —median 9.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.9xmedian 16.5x 17.0xmedian 11.9x 25.7xmedian 16.5x
P/B now vs peer median -15.0xmedian 1.7x 4.0xmedian 1.2x 13.7xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 3.54median 0.72 9.83median 0.64 2.37median 0.72

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 monthsLOWSGIWSM
Revenue $90.43B $7.62B $8.04B
Gross profit $29.92B $3.37B $3.85B
Operating income $10.29B $950.60M $1.57B
Net income $6.64B $533.70M $1.20B
Free cash flow $7.00B $769.00M –
EPS (diluted) $11.86 $2.51 $10.05
Cash & equivalents $3.17B $112.00M $1.03B
Total debt $37.56B $4.41B –
Shares (diluted) 560.00M 212.50M 118.89M
Enterprise value $103.19B $12.61B $25.70B

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
MetricLOWSGIWSM
P/E 16.7x 24.5x 24.6x
P/FCF 15.9x 17.0x 25.7x
P/Operating cash flow 12.0x 13.2x –
P/S 1.2x 1.7x 3.7x
P/B -15.0x 4.0x 13.7x
P/Tangible book -8.5x 20.1x 13.7x
EV/EBITDA 11.4x 14.3x –
EV/EBIT 14.1x 18.3x 18.0x
EV/Revenue 1.6x 2.3x 3.5x
EV/FCF 20.8x 22.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow 15.7x 17.5x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.54 9.83 2.37

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLOWSGIWSM
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.2% 27.1% 2.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.0% 15.5% -0.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.9% 37.9% 6.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.2% 17.6% 4.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -0.4% 81.9% 8.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 1.6% 13.5% 7.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -3.1% 98.4% 6.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.2% 8.8% 7.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -3.1% 99.0% 10.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 4.7% 2.5% 10.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -5.7% 46.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.7% 20.7% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -8.9% 32.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.8% 41.1% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLOWSGIWSM
Gross margin 33.1% 44.2% 47.9%
EBITDA margin 14.1% 15.9% –
Operating margin 11.4% 12.5% 19.6%
Pretax margin 9.7% 9.4% 20.1%
Net margin 7.3% 7.0% 14.9%
FCF margin 7.7% 10.1% –
Operating cash flow margin 10.2% 13.0% –
Return on equity – 16.7% 56.6%
Return on assets 12.0% 4.6% 21.9%
Return on invested capital 26.5% 9.3% –
Return on capital employed 30.0% 9.6% 44.2%
Asset turnover 1.6x 0.7x 1.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.9x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.6% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLOWSGIWSM
Debt / assets 67.2% 38.0% –
Debt / equity -5.0x 1.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.7x 3.5x –
Debt / FCF 5.4x 5.7x –
Liabilities / assets 113.3% 72.2% 61.1%
Equity / assets -13.3% 27.8% 38.9%
Interest coverage – 3.8x –
Current ratio 1.1x 0.7x 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.3x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 3.12 – 8.24

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLOWSGIWSM
Dividend yield 2.5% 1.1% 1.2%
Net buyback yield 0.3% 0.2% –
Shareholder yield 2.8% 1.3% 1.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 40.5% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 38.5% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 3.8% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 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.

ConsensusLOWSGIWSM
Forward P/E 15.6xFY2026 19.2xFY2026 26.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.72FY2026 $3.24FY2026 $9.31FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +3.5%FY2026 +20.0%FY2026 +8.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -4.8% +25.3% +18.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $85.86BFY2026 $9.07BFY2026 $8.79BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.5%FY2026 +21.2%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.2% +34.6% -6.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLOWSGIWSM
Held by institutions 79.5% 100.0% 96.2%
Institutions holding 2,652 539 1,001
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% +6.2% +1.1%
Institutions buying 1,070 311 482
Institutions selling 1,189 178 364
Buyers to sellers 0.90 1.75 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.

LOWSGIWSM
LOW 1.00 0.59 0.57
SGI 0.59 1.00 0.59
WSM 0.57 0.59 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LOW, SGI and WSM?

Lowes Companies (LOW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lowes Companies (LOW) $110.23B, Somnigroup International (SGI) $13.07B, Williams Sonoma (WSM) $29.61B.

Which stock is cheaper, LOW, SGI and WSM?

Lowes Companies (LOW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Lowes Companies (LOW) 16.6x, Somnigroup International (SGI) 24.5x, Williams Sonoma (WSM) 24.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Lowes Companies (LOW) is cheapest (Lowes Companies (LOW) 15.6x, Somnigroup International (SGI) 19.2x, Williams Sonoma (WSM) 26.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Somnigroup International (SGI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Lowes Companies (LOW) +8.2%, Somnigroup International (SGI) +27.1%, Williams Sonoma (WSM) +2.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Williams Sonoma (WSM) has the highest net margin (Lowes Companies (LOW) 7.3%, Somnigroup International (SGI) 7.0%, Williams Sonoma (WSM) 14.9%). On return on invested capital, Lowes Companies (LOW) leads (Lowes Companies (LOW) 26.5%, Somnigroup International (SGI) 9.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Williams Sonoma (WSM) returned the most: Lowes Companies (LOW) -18.3%, Somnigroup International (SGI) -25.0%, Williams Sonoma (WSM) +32.1%. Over five years, Williams Sonoma (WSM) compounded fastest (Lowes Companies (LOW) -3.1%/yr, Somnigroup International (SGI) +5.9%/yr, Williams Sonoma (WSM) +22.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Lowes Companies (LOW) 0.02%, Somnigroup International (SGI) 0.00%, Williams Sonoma (WSM) 0.00%. Somnigroup International (SGI) and Williams Sonoma (WSM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Lowes Companies (LOW) has been the steadiest (Lowes Companies (LOW) 28.4%, Somnigroup International (SGI) 41.9%, Williams Sonoma (WSM) 33.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LOW, SGI 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, Lowes Companies (LOW) leads on 6. 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.