LOW vs WSM vs URBN Stock Comparison

Lowes Companies, Williams Sonoma and Urban Outfitters Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LOW Lowes Companies Inc
$198.20 +4.7% 1M -18.7% 1Y
Market cap
$110.54B
P/E
16.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$90.43B
Div. yield
0.02%
Home Improvement Retail Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
WSM Williams Sonoma Inc
$250.40 +8.0% 1M +29.8% 1Y
Market cap
$29.50B
P/E
24.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.04B
Div. yield
–
Home Improvement Retail Consumer Discretionary
1 win
URBN Urban Outfitters Inc
$90.73 +20.4% 1M +34.1% 1Y
Market cap
$7.68B
P/E
13.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.47B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Retail Consumer Discretionary
6 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Urban Outfitters leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Urban Outfitters 6, Lowes Companies 2, Williams Sonoma 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLOWWSMURBNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $110.54B $29.50B $7.68B LOW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.6x 24.7x 13.5x URBN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.6x 26.9x 13.7x URBN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.2% +2.6% +11.0% URBN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.3% 14.9% 8.8% WSM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 26.5% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.7x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -18.7% +29.8% +34.1% URBN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.1%/yr +22.2%/yr +23.4%/yr URBN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.3% 33.1% 42.8% LOW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 51/100 78/100 URBN

Percentile Scorecard

LOWWSMURBN

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

AxisLOWWSMURBN
Valuation 47 #56 of 104 6 #98 of 104 59 #43 of 104
Growth 38 #62 of 99 55 #45 of 99 80 #21 of 99
Profitability 87 #14 of 98 96 #5 of 98 81 #19 of 98
Financial Health 23 #87 of 112 78 #25 of 112 85 #18 of 112
Shareholder Returns 38 #45 of 72 21 #57 of 72 85 #12 of 72
Overall 46 51 78
  • LOW ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • WSM ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • URBN ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLOWWSMURBNSPY
1 month +4.7%+8.0%+20.4% -0.2%
3 months -9.2%+6.0%+20.7% +3.9%
6 months -17.5%+33.6%+30.0% +8.2%
Year to date -17.8%+40.2%+20.6% +12.9%
1 year -18.7%+29.8%+34.1% +12.3%
3 years +7.9%+243.4%+168.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year +2.6%+50.9%+39.0% +23.3%
5 years -14.5%+172.0%+186.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year -3.1%+22.2%+23.4% +10.9%
10 years +195.1%+980.7%+170.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year +11.4%+26.9%+10.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLOWWSMURBNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.3%33.1%42.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.0%29.9%39.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.611.110.95 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.660.900.79 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.6%-52.4%-52.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -31.0%-4.0%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $287.39$260.86$90.73 $779.14
52-week low $179.47$168.64$59.57 $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.

MultipleLOWWSMURBN
P/E now vs peer median 16.7xmedian 16.7x 24.7xmedian 16.7x 13.7xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 0.5x 3.7xmedian 0.5x 1.2xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.4xmedian 9.0x —median 9.0x 8.1xmedian 9.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.9xmedian 16.5x 25.7xmedian 16.5x 26.3xmedian 16.5x
P/B now vs peer median -15.0xmedian 1.7x 13.8xmedian 1.7x 2.7xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 3.54median 0.72 2.38median 0.72 0.34median 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 monthsLOWWSMURBN
Revenue $90.43B $8.04B $6.47B
Gross profit $29.92B $3.85B $2.43B
Operating income $10.29B $1.57B $731.44M
Net income $6.64B $1.20B $569.06M
Free cash flow $7.00B – $295.21M
EPS (diluted) $11.86 $10.05 $6.57
Cash & equivalents $3.17B $1.03B $598.76M
Total debt $37.56B – –
Shares (diluted) 560.00M 118.89M 86.67M
Enterprise value $103.50B $25.58B $5.25B

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
MetricLOWWSMURBN
P/E 16.7x 24.7x 13.7x
P/FCF 15.9x 25.7x 26.3x
P/Operating cash flow 12.0x – 10.9x
P/S 1.2x 3.7x 1.2x
P/B -15.0x 13.8x 2.7x
P/Tangible book -8.5x 13.8x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA 11.4x – 8.1x
EV/EBIT 14.1x 18.1x 9.6x
EV/Revenue 1.6x 3.5x 1.1x
EV/FCF 20.8x – 23.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.7x – 9.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.54 2.38 0.34

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLOWWSMURBN
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.2% 2.6% 11.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.0% -0.9% 9.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.9% 6.5% 16.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.2% 4.7% 16.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -0.4% 8.2% 31.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 1.6% 7.1% 34.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -3.1% 6.1% 19.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.2% 7.4% 36.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -3.1% 10.3% 25.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 4.7% 10.4% 40.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -5.7% – 21.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.7% – 22.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -8.9% – -26.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.8% – 11.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLOWWSMURBN
Gross margin 33.1% 47.9% 37.5%
EBITDA margin 14.1% – 13.5%
Operating margin 11.4% 19.6% 11.3%
Pretax margin 9.7% 20.1% 11.1%
Net margin 7.3% 14.9% 8.8%
FCF margin 7.7% – 4.6%
Operating cash flow margin 10.2% – 11.1%
Return on equity – 56.6% 20.8%
Return on assets 12.0% 21.9% 11.5%
Return on invested capital 26.5% – –
Return on capital employed 30.0% 44.2% 19.3%
Asset turnover 1.6x 1.5x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x – 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 1.5% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLOWWSMURBN
Debt / assets 67.2% – –
Debt / equity -5.0x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.7x – –
Debt / FCF 5.4x – –
Liabilities / assets 113.3% 61.1% 44.3%
Equity / assets -13.3% 38.9% 55.7%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.1x 1.4x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.5x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 3.12 8.26 4.73

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLOWWSMURBN
Dividend yield 2.5% 1.2% –
Net buyback yield 0.3% – 3.9%
Shareholder yield 2.8% 1.2% 3.9%
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.

ConsensusLOWWSMURBN
Forward P/E 15.6xFY2026 26.9xFY2026 13.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.72FY2026 $9.31FY2026 $6.62FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +3.5%FY2026 +8.8%FY2026 +21.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -4.8% +18.8% -3.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $85.86BFY2026 $8.79BFY2026 $7.18BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.5%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026 +16.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.2% -6.0% +5.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLOWWSMURBN
Held by institutions 79.5% 96.2% 71.7%
Institutions holding 2,653 1,001 416
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% +1.1% -0.4%
Institutions buying 1,070 482 205
Institutions selling 1,190 364 150
Buyers to sellers 0.90 1.32 1.37

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.

LOWWSMURBN
LOW 1.00 0.57 0.35
WSM 0.57 1.00 0.47
URBN 0.35 0.47 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LOW, WSM and URBN?

Lowes Companies (LOW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lowes Companies (LOW) $110.54B, Williams Sonoma (WSM) $29.50B, Urban Outfitters (URBN) $7.68B.

Which stock is cheaper, LOW, WSM and URBN?

Urban Outfitters (URBN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Lowes Companies (LOW) 16.6x, Williams Sonoma (WSM) 24.7x, Urban Outfitters (URBN) 13.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Urban Outfitters (URBN) is cheapest (Lowes Companies (LOW) 15.6x, Williams Sonoma (WSM) 26.9x, Urban Outfitters (URBN) 13.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Urban Outfitters (URBN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Lowes Companies (LOW) +8.2%, Williams Sonoma (WSM) +2.6%, Urban Outfitters (URBN) +11.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Williams Sonoma (WSM) has the highest net margin (Lowes Companies (LOW) 7.3%, Williams Sonoma (WSM) 14.9%, Urban Outfitters (URBN) 8.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Urban Outfitters (URBN) returned the most: Lowes Companies (LOW) -18.7%, Williams Sonoma (WSM) +29.8%, Urban Outfitters (URBN) +34.1%. Over five years, Urban Outfitters (URBN) compounded fastest (Lowes Companies (LOW) -3.1%/yr, Williams Sonoma (WSM) +22.2%/yr, Urban Outfitters (URBN) +23.4%/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%, Williams Sonoma (WSM) 0.00%, Urban Outfitters (URBN) 0.00%. Williams Sonoma (WSM) and Urban Outfitters (URBN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Lowes Companies (LOW) has been the steadiest (Lowes Companies (LOW) 28.3%, Williams Sonoma (WSM) 33.1%, Urban Outfitters (URBN) 42.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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