Lowe's (FRA:LWE) PB Ratio: (As of Jul. 06, 2026)


FRA:LWE Lowe's Companies Inc FRA:LWE
82 GF Score
Price €198.05
GF Value €217.51
Valuation Fairly Valued
! 2 Warning Signs
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What is Lowe's PB Ratio?

The PB Ratio, or Price-to-Book ratio, or Price/Book, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Book Value per Share. As of today (2026-07-06), Lowe's's share price is €198.05. Lowe's's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2026 was €-14.13. Hence, Lowe's's PB Ratio of today is .

The historical rank and industry rank for Lowe's's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

During the past 13 years, Lowe's's highest PB Ratio was 335.05. The lowest was 8.54. And the median was 16.11.

FRA:LWE's PB Ratio is not ranked *
in the Retail - Cyclical industry.
Industry Median: 1.48
* Ranked among companies with meaningful PB Ratio only.

During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 9.30% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Lowe's was 29.50% per year. The lowest was -52.30% per year. And the median was 8.30% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Lowe's  (FRA:LWE) PB Ratio Explanation

Unlike valuation ratios relative to the earning power such as PE Ratio, PE Ratio without NRI, PS Ratio, Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow , or Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, the PB Ratio measures the valuation of the stock relative to the underlying asset of the company.

The PB Ratio works the best for the businesses that earn most of their profit from their assets, e.g. banks and insurance companies.


Be Aware

Some businesses have very light assets, such as software companies or insurance agencies. The PB Ratio does not work well for these companies. Some companies even have negative equity, so the PB Ratio cannot be applied to them.


Lowe's PB Ratio Related Terms


Lowe's PB Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Lowe's's PB Ratio 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 PB Ratio Chart

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FRA:LWE vs FND, HVT, TTSH: PB Ratio Comparison

For the Home Improvement Retail subindustry, Lowe's's PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and PB Ratio 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 PB Ratio vs Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Lowe's's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Lowe's's PB Ratio falls into.


FRA:LWE
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Lowe's PB Ratio Calculation

The PB Ratio, or Price-to-Book ratio, or Price/Book, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Book Value per Share. It is a ratio widely used to value stocks.

Lowe's's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Apr. 2026)
=198.05/-14.128
=

* 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.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

A closely related ratio is called Price-to-Tangible-Book. The difference between Price-to-Tangible-Book and PB Ratio is that book value other than intangibles are used in the calculation.

Is Lowe's (FRA:LWE) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Lowe's stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of €198.05 is trading 8.9% below its estimated GF Value™ of €217.51. GuruFocus considers Lowe's to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for FRA:LWE:

  • PB Ratio:
  • GF Value™: €217.51 vs. price of €198.05 (8.9% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 82/100 with 2 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the FRA:LWE 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.
82GF Score

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€198.05
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€217.51
GF Value