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Home›Compare›HD vs LOW
Head-to-head · SEC filings only

Home Depot vs Lowe's: which stock is the better buy?

Our verdict

On the filings, Home Depot (HD) is the stronger stock right now — higher on our blended fundamentals-plus-verdict read, and we currently rate it HOLD.

HD: 63/100LOW: 53/100blended fundamentals + verdict
HDHome DepotHold

Fortress home-improvement franchise, but three straight years of falling profit its multiple EPS leaves no margin of safety.

Diluted EPS $14.23 · FY2026
Is HD a buy? →
LOWLowe'sHold

Durable, cash-rich home-improvement compounder with a softening top line at a full price — own Lowe's for the ROIC and dividend, not for near-term upside.

Return on invested capital 26.1% · FY2026 (fiscal 2025)
Is LOW a buy? →

The numbers, from the filings

MetricHDLOW
Fundamentals score6450
Revenue growth (YoY)+3.2%+3.1%
Net income growth (YoY)-4.4%-4.4%
Net margin8.6%7.7%
Return on equity110.5%—
ROIC (est.)26.1%—
Liabilities / Equity7.20-6.46
Piotroski F-score4 / 95 / 9

Bold green = the stronger figure. All rows derive from SEC XBRL filings — no market-price data on this page.

Common questions

Home Depot or Lowe's — which stock is better?
On the filings, Home Depot (HD) is the stronger stock right now — higher on our blended fundamentals-plus-verdict read, and we currently rate it HOLD. This comparison uses SEC-filing data only: fundamentals scores, revenue and income growth, margins, returns on capital and balance-sheet health.
Is HD (Home Depot) a buy?
Our current verdict on Home Depot is HOLD (conviction 3/5), re-evaluated nightly against its SEC filings. The one-page verdict has the reasoning.
Is LOW (Lowe's) a buy?
Our current verdict on Lowe's is HOLD (conviction 4/5), re-evaluated nightly against its SEC filings. The one-page verdict has the reasoning.
What data is this comparison based on?
Everything here derives from SEC EDGAR XBRL filings: growth, margins, returns and health ratios, plus our filings-only fundamentals scores and buy/hold/sell verdicts. We deliberately exclude market-price data, so the comparison reflects the businesses, not the tape.

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›About this recommendation — produced by TENK/calls (tenkcalls.com), Luxembourg · not investment advice

AI-generated analysis, produced by our proprietary engine from SEC filing data.

Investment recommendation produced by TENK/calls (tenkcalls.com), Luxembourg. Completed Jun 18, 2026, 7:28 PM ET. Ratings & methodology: definitions · All recommendations to date: track record · Conflicts: disclosures. Not investment advice.

›About this recommendation — produced by TENK/calls (tenkcalls.com), Luxembourg · not investment advice

AI-generated analysis, produced by our proprietary engine from SEC filing data.

Investment recommendation produced by TENK/calls (tenkcalls.com), Luxembourg. Completed Jun 19, 2026, 2:22 PM ET. Ratings & methodology: definitions · All recommendations to date: track record · Conflicts: disclosures. Not investment advice.

Research and education only — not financial advice. TENKis not a registered investment adviser or broker-dealer and gives no personalized advice. Every call is impersonal — identical for all users, generated on a schedule from SEC filings plus a delayed/third-party price feed — may be wrong or out of date, and is not a recommendation to buy or sell any security. The operator and an affiliated trading operation may hold or trade the securities TENK rates; see Disclosures. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Do your own research.