FND vs LOW
Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc. and Lowes Companies Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | FND | LOW |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $4.7B | $86.3B |
| Net income | $208.6M | $6.7B |
| Gross margin | 43.6% | 33.5% |
| Net margin | 4.5% | 7.7% |
| Return on equity | 9.1% | · |
| Diluted EPS | $1.92 | $11.85 |
| Dividend / share | · | $4.75 |
| Payout ratio | · | 39.6% |
| Free cash flow | $64.1M | $7.7B |
| Equity | $2.4B | $-9.9B |
| Net debt / equity | −0.02× | · |
| Current ratio | 1.33× | 1.08× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 14.1% | −0.8% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 1.4% | 2.7% |
LOW bills 18.4× the revenue of FND, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (7.7% against 4.5%).
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 | FND | LOW |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $4.7B | $86.3B |
| FY2024 | $4.5B | $83.7B |
| FY2023 | $4.4B | $86.4B |
| FY2022 | $4.3B | $97.1B |
| FY2021 | $3.4B | $96.2B |
| FY2020 | $2.4B | $89.6B |
| FY2019 | $2.0B | $72.1B |
| FY2018 | $1.7B | $71.3B |
| FY2017 | $1.4B | $68.6B |
| FY2016 | $1.1B | $65.0B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | FND | LOW |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $208.6M | $6.7B |
| FY2024 | $205.9M | $7.0B |
| FY2023 | $246.0M | $7.7B |
| FY2022 | $298.2M | $6.4B |
| FY2021 | $283.2M | $8.4B |
| FY2020 | $195.0M | $5.8B |
| FY2019 | $150.6M | $4.3B |
| FY2018 | $116.2M | $2.3B |
| FY2017 | $102.8M | $3.4B |
| FY2016 | $43.0M | $3.1B |
11 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$81,601,912,000 | LOW |
| FY2024 | −$79,218,230,000 | LOW |
| FY2023 | −$81,963,116,000 | LOW |
| FY2022 | −$92,794,527,000 | LOW |
| FY2021 | −$92,816,467,000 | LOW |
| FY2020 | −$87,171,212,000 | LOW |
| FY2019 | −$70,102,544,000 | LOW |
| FY2018 | −$69,599,152,000 | LOW |
| FY2017 | −$67,234,233,000 | LOW |
| FY2016 | −$63,966,241,000 | LOW |
| FY2015 | −$58,289,988,000 | LOW |
LOW has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 11 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
11 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
11 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −3.3 pp | LOW |
| FY2024 | −3.7 pp | LOW |
| FY2023 | −3.4 pp | LOW |
| FY2022 | +0.4 pp | FND |
| FY2021 | −0.5 pp | LOW |
| FY2020 | +1.5 pp | FND |
| FY2019 | +1.4 pp | FND |
| FY2018 | +3.6 pp | FND |
| FY2017 | +2.4 pp | FND |
| FY2016 | −0.7 pp | LOW |
| FY2015 | −0.9 pp | LOW |
The higher net margin has changed hands between FND and LOW over this period.
11 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
LOW's net margin has been more volatile than FND's over the 11 comparable fiscal years — 1.8 percentage points of standard deviation against 1.6.
11 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 FND and LOW over these 11 fiscal years — FND led in 5 and LOW in 6.
11 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 FND's over the 6 comparable fiscal years — 110.6 percentage points of standard deviation against 7.9.
6 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
LOW led in return on equity in every one of the 6 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
6 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.