Lowe's (MIL:1LOW) Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share: €9.42 (As of Apr. 2026)

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MIL:1LOW Lowe's Companies Inc MIL:1LOW
57 GF Score
Price €179.35
GF Value €220.95
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
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What is Lowe's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share?

Lowe's MIL:1LOW 57 Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is €9.42 as of Apr. 2026. GuruFocus rates MIL:1LOW with a GF Score™ of 57/100 and a GF Value™ of €220.95 (Modestly Undervalued). The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review.

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

Lowe's's adjusted free cash flow per share for the three months ended in Apr. 2026 was €4.319. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is €9.42 for the trailing ten years ended in Apr. 2026.

During the past 12 months, Lowe's's average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 11.20% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 12.10% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 15.80% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 18.50% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate using Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share data.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate of Lowe's was 123.40% per year. The lowest was -30.50% per year. And the median was 21.05% per year.

As of today (2026-07-22), Lowe's's current stock price is €179.35. Lowe's's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2026 was €9.42. Lowe's's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of today is 19.04.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of Lowe's was 42.78. The lowest was 17.24. And the median was 28.18.


Lowe's  (MIL:1LOW) Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Explanation

If a company grows much fast than inflation, Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share may underestimate the company's free cash flow. Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF can seem to be too high even the actual Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is low.

For the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, the free cash flow per share of the past 10 years are inflation-adjusted and averaged. The result is used for P/FCF calculation. Since it looks at the average over the last 10 years, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is also called CAPFCF Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted free cash flow per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Lowe's's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=179.35/9.42
=19.04

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of Lowe's was 42.78. The lowest was 17.24. And the median was 28.18.


Be Aware

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF works better for cyclical companies. It gives you a better idea on the company's real free cash flow value.


Lowe's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Related Terms


Lowe's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Lowe's's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Lowe's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Chart

Lowe's Annual Data
Trend Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24 Jan25 Jan26
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
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Lowe's Quarterly Data
Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24 Oct24 Jan25 Apr25 Jul25 Oct25 Jan26 Apr26
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MIL:1LOW vs FND, HVT, TTSH: Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Comparison

For the Home Improvement Retail subindustry, Lowe's's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Lowe's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF vs Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Lowe's's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Lowe's's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.


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Lowe's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Calculation

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

What is Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share? How do we calculate Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share?

Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years. Let's use an example to explain.

If we want to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of Wal-Mart (WMT) for Dec. 31, 2010, we need to have the inflation data and the free cash flow per share from 2001 through 2010.

We adjusted the 2001 free cash flow per share data with the total inflation from 2001 through 2010 to the equivalent free cash flow in 2010. If the total inflation from 2001 to 2010 is 40%, and Wal-Mart's free cash flow is $1 a share in 2001, then the 2001's equivalent free cash flow in 2010 is $1.4 a share. If Wal-Mart's free cash flow is $1 again in 2002, and the total inflation from 2002 through 2010 is 35%, then the equivalent 2002 free cash flow in 2010 is $1.35. So on and so forth, you get the equivalent free cash flow per share of past 10 years. Then you add them together and divided the sum by the count to get Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.

For example, Lowe's's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Apr. 2026 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare= Free Cash Flow per Share /CPI of Apr. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (Apr. 2026)
=4.319/333.0200*333.0200
=4.319

Current CPI (Apr. 2026) = 333.0200.

Lowe's Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201607 1.151 240.628 1.593
201610 0.323 241.729 0.445
201701 0.001 242.839 0.001
201704 3.363 244.524 4.580
201707 1.550 244.786 2.109
201710 -0.013 246.663 -0.018
201801 -0.637 247.867 -0.856
201804 3.162 250.546 4.203
201807 2.144 252.006 2.833
201810 0.763 252.885 1.005
201901 -1.022 251.712 -1.352
201904 2.157 255.548 2.811
201907 1.285 256.571 1.668
201910 0.149 257.346 0.193
202001 -0.439 257.971 -0.567
202004 5.016 256.389 6.515
202007 7.995 259.101 10.276
202010 -0.822 260.388 -1.051
202101 -1.174 261.582 -1.495
202104 4.680 267.054 5.836
202107 2.436 273.003 2.972
202110 2.319 276.589 2.792
202201 0.436 281.148 0.516
202204 3.684 289.109 4.244
202207 4.140 296.276 4.653
202210 2.821 298.012 3.152
202301 -0.443 299.170 -0.493
202304 2.637 303.363 2.895
202307 5.373 305.691 5.853
202310 0.796 307.671 0.862
202401 0.779 308.417 0.841
202404 6.322 313.548 6.715
202407 4.411 314.540 4.670
202410 1.181 315.664 1.246
202501 0.621 317.671 0.651
202504 4.547 320.795 4.720
202507 5.717 323.048 5.893
202510 0.138 0.000
202601 1.465 325.252 1.500
202604 4.319 333.020 4.319

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

What does a Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of €9.42 mean?
Lowe's (MIL:1LOW) has a Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of €9.42 as of Apr. 2026. Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share represents the company's inflation-adjusted FCF per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Lowe's and its competitors.
Is Lowe's' Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share too high?
Lowe's' current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is €9.42. Overall, Lowe's has a GF Score™ of 57/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Lowe's' Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share compare to FND and HVT?
Lowe's' Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of €9.42 can be compared against companies in the Retail - Cyclical industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for a Retail - Cyclical company?
A good Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share depends on the Retail - Cyclical industry context. However, Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share mean?
A high Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share represents the company's inflation-adjusted FCF per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Lowe's and its competitors. Lowe's's current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is €9.42. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Lowe's stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Lowe's (MIL:1LOW) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is €220.95, compared to a current price of €179.35 — trading 18.8% below its estimated fair value. The current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is €9.42. Lowe's' overall GF Score™ is 57/100 with 2 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share calculated?
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Lowe's (MIL:1LOW), the current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is €9.42 as of Apr. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Lowe's (MIL:1LOW) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Lowe's stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of €179.35 is trading 18.8% below its estimated GF Value™ of €220.95. GuruFocus considers Lowe's to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for MIL:1LOW:

  • Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share: €9.42
  • GF Value™: €220.95 vs. price of €179.35 (18.8% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 57/100 with 2 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the MIL:1LOW stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Lowe's Business Description

Address 1000 Lowes Boulevard, Mooresville, NC, USA, 28117
Lowe's is the second-largest home improvement retailer globally, with 1,759 stores in the US, after the 2023 divestiture of its Canadian locations. The firm's stores offer products and services for home decorating, maintenance, repair, and remodeling, with maintenance and repair accounting for two-thirds of products sold. Lowe's primarily targets retail do-it-yourself (around 70% of sales) and do-it-for-me customers, but has expanded its professional business clients to 30% from less than 20% in the past seven years (set to expand further with the acquisition of FBM). We estimate Lowe's captures a high-single-digit share of the domestic home improvement market, based on US Census data and management's market size estimates.
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