LOW vs TJX vs W Stock Comparison

Lowes Companies, Tjx Companies and Wayfair Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LOW Lowes Companies Inc
$198.25 +4.8% 1M -18.3% 1Y
Market cap
$110.79B
P/E
16.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$90.43B
Div. yield
0.02%
Home Improvement Retail Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
TJX Tjx Companies Inc /De/
$143.70 +10.5% 1M +1.3% 1Y
Market cap
$154.87B
P/E
25.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$62.36B
Div. yield
0.01%
Apparel Retail Consumer Discretionary
6 wins
W Wayfair Inc.
$113.05 +15.2% 1M +36.1% 1Y
Market cap
$14.93B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$12.90B
Div. yield
–
Online Retail Consumer Discretionary
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Tjx Companies leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Tjx Companies 6, Lowes Companies 4, Wayfair 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLOWTJXWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $110.79B $154.87B $14.93B TJX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.7x 25.5x -46.5x LOW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.6x 26.7x 38.3x LOW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.2% +7.7% +7.5% LOW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.3% 9.7% -2.5% TJX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 26.5% 44.6% 438.8% W
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.7x -0.3x 3.3x TJX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.01% 0.00% LOW
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -18.3% +1.3% +36.1% W
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.1%/yr +17.4%/yr -13.3%/yr TJX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.4% 21.1% 70.2% TJX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 58/100 43/100 TJX

Percentile Scorecard

LOWTJXW

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

AxisLOWTJXW
Valuation 48 #55 of 104 12 #92 of 104 16 #88 of 104
Growth 38 #62 of 99 71 #29 of 99 85 #16 of 99
Profitability 87 #14 of 99 94 #7 of 99 46 #54 of 99
Financial Health 23 #87 of 113 63 #42 of 113 26 #84 of 113
Shareholder Returns 38 #46 of 73 50 #37 of 73 –
Overall 47 58 43
  • LOW ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • TJX ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • W ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLOWTJXWSPY
1 month +4.8%+10.5%+15.2% -0.8%
3 months -6.2%-8.1%+19.6% +3.5%
6 months -18.3%-8.8%+49.2% +7.0%
Year to date -17.8%-6.5%+12.6% +12.2%
1 year -18.3%+1.3%+36.1% +13.0%
3 years +8.0%+64.8%+178.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year +2.6%+18.1%+40.7% +23.1%
5 years -14.5%+122.6%-50.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year -3.1%+17.4%-13.3% +11.0%
10 years +194.3%+288.0%+227.4% +258.0%
10 years, per year +11.4%+14.5%+12.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureLOWTJXWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.4%21.1%70.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.1%21.3%61.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.610.082.70 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.650.060.51 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.6%-28.3%-91.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -31.0%-14.7%-5.0% -1.8%
52-week high $287.39$168.41$119.05 $779.14
52-week low $179.47$125.99$57.40 $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.

MultipleLOWTJXW
P/E now vs peer median 16.7xmedian 16.7x 26.1xmedian 16.7x -46.5xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 0.5x 2.5xmedian 0.5x 1.2xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.4xmedian 9.0x 16.8xmedian 9.0x 34.1xmedian 9.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.9xmedian 16.5x 26.9xmedian 16.5x 27.4xmedian 16.5x
P/B now vs peer median -15.0xmedian 1.7x 14.9xmedian 1.7x -5.5xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 3.54median 0.72 1.58median 0.72 -1.29median 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 monthsLOWTJXW
Revenue $90.43B $62.36B $12.90B
Gross profit $29.92B $19.96B $3.88B
Operating income $10.29B $7.92B $215.00M
Net income $6.64B $6.07B -$321.00M
Free cash flow $7.00B $5.88B $562.00M
EPS (diluted) $11.86 $5.43 $-2.43
Cash & equivalents $3.17B $6.00B $1.07B
Total debt $37.56B $2.87B $2.80B
Shares (diluted) 560.00M 1.12B 132.00M
Enterprise value $103.75B $132.42B $9.96B

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
MetricLOWTJXW
P/E 16.7x 26.1x -46.5x
P/FCF 15.9x 26.9x 27.4x
P/Operating cash flow 12.0x 19.7x 23.1x
P/S 1.2x 2.5x 1.2x
P/B -15.0x 14.9x -5.5x
P/Tangible book -8.5x 14.9x -5.5x
EV/EBITDA 11.4x 16.8x 34.1x
EV/EBIT 14.1x 19.6x 79.2x
EV/Revenue 1.6x 2.5x 1.3x
EV/FCF 20.8x 26.4x 30.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.7x 19.3x 25.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.54 1.58 -1.29

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLOWTJXW
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.2% 7.7% 7.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.0% 6.8% 2.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.9% 12.7% 6.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.2% 11.0% 3.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -0.4% 22.2% 172.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 1.6% 15.5% 29.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -3.1% 22.0% -7.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.2% 15.1% 32.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -3.1% 23.2% -4.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 4.7% 16.6% 35.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -5.7% 35.4% 71.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.7% 9.2% 65.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -8.9% 45.4% 68.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.8% 8.7% 49.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLOWTJXW
Gross margin 33.1% 32.0% 30.1%
EBITDA margin 14.1% 14.8% 3.9%
Operating margin 11.4% 12.7% 1.7%
Pretax margin 9.7% 12.9% -2.4%
Net margin 7.3% 9.7% -2.5%
FCF margin 7.7% 9.4% 4.4%
Operating cash flow margin 10.2% 12.9% 5.2%
Return on equity – 57.6% –
Return on assets 12.0% 16.6% -11.0%
Return on invested capital 26.5% 44.6% 438.8%
Return on capital employed 30.0% 34.0% 32.8%
Asset turnover 1.6x 1.7x 4.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.3x -2.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.4% 2.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLOWTJXW
Debt / assets 67.2% 7.7% 93.9%
Debt / equity -5.0x 0.3x -1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.7x -0.3x 3.3x
Debt / FCF 5.4x 0.5x 5.0x
Liabilities / assets 113.3% 71.3% 193.6%
Equity / assets -13.3% 28.7% -93.6%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.1x 1.1x 0.7x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.5x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.4x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 3.12 6.41 3.62

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLOWTJXW
Dividend yield 2.5% 1.3% –
Net buyback yield 0.3% 1.6% –
Shareholder yield 2.8% 2.8% –
Payout ratio (earnings) 40.5% 32.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 38.5% 33.2% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 3.8% 11.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 1.6% 11.4% –

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.

ConsensusLOWTJXW
Forward P/E 15.6xFY2026 26.7xFY2026 38.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.72FY2026 $5.39FY2026 $2.95FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +3.5%FY2026 +14.0%FY2026 +13.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -4.8% +9.3% +38.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $85.86BFY2026 $61.59BFY2026 $14.36BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.5%FY2026 +2.0%FY2026 +15.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.2% +3.5% -1.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLOWTJXW
Held by institutions 79.5% 91.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding 2,652 2,752 452
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% +2.0% -1.7%
Institutions buying 1,070 1,398 247
Institutions selling 1,189 1,026 144
Buyers to sellers 0.90 1.36 1.72

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.

LOWTJXW
LOW 1.00 0.40 0.40
TJX 0.40 1.00 0.19
W 0.40 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LOW, TJX and W?

Tjx Companies (TJX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lowes Companies (LOW) $110.79B, Tjx Companies (TJX) $154.87B, Wayfair (W) $14.93B.

Which stock is cheaper, LOW, TJX and W?

Lowes Companies (LOW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Lowes Companies (LOW) 16.7x, Tjx Companies (TJX) 25.5x, Wayfair (W) -46.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Lowes Companies (LOW) is cheapest (Lowes Companies (LOW) 15.6x, Tjx Companies (TJX) 26.7x, Wayfair (W) 38.3x). 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: Lowes Companies (LOW) +8.2%, Tjx Companies (TJX) +7.7%, Wayfair (W) +7.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tjx Companies (TJX) has the highest net margin (Lowes Companies (LOW) 7.3%, Tjx Companies (TJX) 9.7%, Wayfair (W) -2.5%). On return on invested capital, Wayfair (W) leads (Lowes Companies (LOW) 26.5%, Tjx Companies (TJX) 44.6%, Wayfair (W) 438.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Wayfair (W) returned the most: Lowes Companies (LOW) -18.3%, Tjx Companies (TJX) +1.3%, Wayfair (W) +36.1%. Over five years, Tjx Companies (TJX) compounded fastest (Lowes Companies (LOW) -3.1%/yr, Tjx Companies (TJX) +17.4%/yr, Wayfair (W) -13.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Lowes Companies (LOW) has the highest dividend yield: Lowes Companies (LOW) 0.02%, Tjx Companies (TJX) 0.01%, Wayfair (W) 0.00%. Wayfair (W) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Tjx Companies (TJX) has been the steadiest (Lowes Companies (LOW) 28.4%, Tjx Companies (TJX) 21.1%, Wayfair (W) 70.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LOW, TJX and W?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Tjx Companies (TJX) 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.