BLDR vs LOW
Builders FirstSource, Inc. and Lowes Companies Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | BLDR | LOW |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $15.2B | $86.3B |
| Net income | $435.2M | $6.7B |
| Gross margin | 30.4% | 33.5% |
| Net margin | 2.9% | 7.7% |
| Return on equity | 10.1% | · |
| Diluted EPS | $3.89 | $11.85 |
| Dividend / share | · | $4.75 |
| Payout ratio | · | 39.6% |
| Free cash flow | $853.3M | $7.7B |
| Equity | $4.4B | $-9.9B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.98× | · |
| Current ratio | 1.86× | 1.08× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 12.2% | −0.8% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 6.8% | 2.7% |
LOW bills 5.7× the revenue of BLDR, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (7.7% against 2.9%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | BLDR | LOW |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $15.2B | $86.3B |
| FY2024 | $16.4B | $83.7B |
| FY2023 | $17.1B | $86.4B |
| FY2022 | $22.7B | $97.1B |
| FY2021 | $19.9B | $96.2B |
| FY2020 | $8.6B | $89.6B |
| FY2019 | $7.3B | $72.1B |
| FY2018 | $7.7B | $71.3B |
| FY2017 | $7.0B | $68.6B |
| FY2016 | $6.4B | $65.0B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | BLDR | LOW |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $435.2M | $6.7B |
| FY2024 | $1.1B | $7.0B |
| FY2023 | $1.5B | $7.7B |
| FY2022 | $2.7B | $6.4B |
| FY2021 | $1.7B | $8.4B |
| FY2020 | $313.5M | $5.8B |
| FY2019 | $221.8M | $4.3B |
| FY2018 | $205.2M | $2.3B |
| FY2017 | $38.8M | $3.4B |
| FY2016 | $144.3M | $3.1B |
17 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$71,095,362,000 | LOW |
| FY2024 | −$67,273,508,000 | LOW |
| FY2023 | −$69,279,670,000 | LOW |
| FY2022 | −$74,332,582,000 | LOW |
| FY2021 | −$76,356,144,000 | LOW |
| FY2020 | −$81,038,126,000 | LOW |
| FY2019 | −$64,867,569,000 | LOW |
| FY2018 | −$63,584,229,000 | LOW |
| FY2017 | −$61,584,791,000 | LOW |
| FY2016 | −$58,649,716,000 | LOW |
| FY2015 | −$55,509,575,000 | LOW |
| FY2014 | −$54,618,904,000 | LOW |
| FY2013 | −$51,927,108,000 | LOW |
| FY2012 | −$49,450,324,000 | LOW |
| FY2011 | −$49,428,907,000 | LOW |
| FY2010 | −$48,114,657,000 | LOW |
| FY2009 | −$46,542,114,000 | LOW |
LOW has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 17 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
17 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
17 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −4.8 pp | LOW |
| FY2024 | −1.7 pp | LOW |
| FY2023 | +0.1 pp | BLDR |
| FY2022 | +5.5 pp | BLDR |
| FY2021 | −0.1 pp | LOW |
| FY2020 | −2.8 pp | LOW |
| FY2019 | −2.9 pp | LOW |
| FY2018 | −0.6 pp | LOW |
| FY2017 | −4.5 pp | LOW |
| FY2016 | −2.5 pp | LOW |
| FY2015 | −5.0 pp | LOW |
| FY2014 | −3.7 pp | LOW |
| FY2013 | −7.1 pp | LOW |
| FY2012 | −9.2 pp | LOW |
| FY2011 | −12.0 pp | LOW |
| FY2010 | −17.8 pp | LOW |
| FY2009 | −12.9 pp | LOW |
The higher net margin has changed hands between BLDR and LOW over this period.
17 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
BLDR's net margin has been more volatile than LOW's over the 17 comparable fiscal years — 6.7 percentage points of standard deviation against 1.8.
17 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between BLDR and LOW over these 17 fiscal years — BLDR led in 2 and LOW in 15.
17 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
LOW's return on equity has been more volatile than BLDR's over the 12 comparable fiscal years — 92.3 percentage points of standard deviation against 70.2.
12 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between BLDR and LOW over these 12 fiscal years — BLDR led in 2 and LOW in 10.
12 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.