HD vs LOW vs MCD
161 measures in 16 categories, one definition each, computed from filings and market data.
HD55.8
The Home Depot, Inc.
Consumer Cyclical · Home Improvement
$309.63 +0.45%$308.9B mkt cap
Score DNA
LOW56.4
Lowe's Companies, Inc.
Consumer Cyclical · Home Improvement
$197.31 +0.83%$110.7B mkt cap
Score DNA
MCD67.8
McDonald's Corporation
Consumer Cyclical · Restaurants
$242.97 +0.16%$171.9B mkt cap
Score DNA
Price, rebased to 100 three years ago
HD LOW MCD · weekly adjusted closesSmart money 8Valuation 16Profitability (TTM) 12Returns on capital 11Growth 17Margin history & stability 7Liquidity (latest quarter) 7Leverage & solvency (latest quarter) 13Efficiency 11Cash flow & earnings quality 7Dividends & buybacks 9Scores & forensic checks 15Per share 7Size (TTM) 8Price performance 9Technicals 4
● marks the highest or lowest value where that direction is plainly stronger (margins, returns, coverage, leverage); multiples and yields are left unmarked. Bars show each stock's percentile within its own industry (these stocks sit in different industries). n/a: the measure does not apply to lenders and insurers.
Smart money
8 measures| Measure | HD | LOW | MCD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insider open-market buys, 180d | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Insider $ bought, 180d | — | — | — |
| Congress purchases, 180d | 18 | 2 | 6 |
| Last Congress purchase | 2026-09-22 | 2026-08-10 | 2026-09-25 |
| 13F net change in holders | −23 | −39 | −118 |
| ETFs adding shares, 30d | 1,726 | 1,379 | 1,521 |
| ETFs trimming, 30d | 1,269 | 1,080 | 1,246 |
| Net ETF funds, 30d | +457 | +299 | +275 |
Valuation
16 measures| Measure | HD | LOW | MCD |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (TTM) | 21.7x
50th
|
16.7x
0th
|
19.6x
30th
|
| PEG (P/E ÷ 3-yr EPS CAGR) | — | 3.54 | 4.55
94th
|
| Price / sales | 1.8x
100th
|
1.2x
75th
|
6.2x
100th
|
| Price / book | 18.6x | — | — |
| Price / tangible book | — | — | — |
| Price / free cash flow | 20.5x
75th
|
15.8x
50th
|
22.2x
42nd
|
| Price / operating cash flow | 16.5x
100th
|
12.0x
75th
|
15.2x
62nd
|
| Enterprise value | $369.4B
100th
|
$149.3B
75th
|
$225.7B
100th
|
| EV / sales | 2.2x
100th
|
1.7x
75th
|
8.1x
100th
|
| EV / EBITDA | 14.8x
100th
|
12.1x
75th
|
15.0x
47th
|
| EV / EBIT | 17.5x
25th
|
15.0x
0th
|
17.6x
37th
|
| EV / free cash flow | 24.5x
75th
|
21.3x
50th
|
29.1x
38th
|
| Earnings yield | 4.6%
50th
|
6.0%
100th
|
5.1%
74th
|
| FCF yield | 4.9%
25th
|
6.3%
50th
|
4.5%
65th
|
| Operating cash flow yield | 6.1%
0th
|
8.4%
25th
|
6.6%
42nd
|
| Graham number (per share) | $73.23 | — | — |
Profitability (TTM)
12 measures| Measure | HD | LOW | MCD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 33.2%
25th
|
33.1%
0th
|
57.4%
97th
|
| EBITDA margin | 14.8%
100th
|
13.6%
75th
|
54.3%
100th
|
| Operating margin | 12.4%
100th
|
11.4%
75th
|
46.0%
100th
|
| EBIT margin | 12.5%
100th
|
11.0%
75th
|
46.2%
100th
|
| Net margin | 8.4%
100th
|
7.3%
75th
|
31.7%
100th
|
| NOPAT margin | 9.4%
100th
|
8.6%
75th
|
36.1%
100th
|
| FCF margin | 8.9%
100th
|
7.7%
75th
|
28.0%
100th
|
| Operating cash flow margin | 11.1%
100th
|
10.2%
50th
|
41.0%
100th
|
| R&D / revenue | 0.0%
0th
|
0.0%
0th
|
0.0%
0th
|
| SG&A / revenue | 18.8%
0th
|
19.3%
25th
|
10.4%
55th
|
| Stock comp / revenue | 0.3%
25th
|
0.3%
0th
|
0.5%
32nd
|
| Effective tax rate | 24.1%
25th
|
24.2%
50th
|
21.4%
53rd
|
Returns on capital
11 measures| Measure | HD | LOW | MCD |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROE (on average equity) | 104.3% | — | — |
| ROA | 13.6%
100th
|
13.0%
75th
|
14.7%
81st
|
| ROIC | 20.7%
75th
|
25.0%
100th
|
19.0%
81st
|
| ROCE | 28.4%
75th
|
28.6%
100th
|
22.9%
77th
|
| Return on tangible assets | 20.2%
100th
|
19.4%
75th
|
21.4%
84th
|
| Cash ROIC (OCF / invested capital) | 24.4%
75th
|
29.7%
100th
|
21.5%
63rd
|
| Gross profitability (GP / assets) | 51.4%
25th
|
55.2%
50th
|
26.5%
55th
|
| ROIC, 3-yr average | 20.6%
75th
|
30.7%
100th
|
15.5%
79th
|
| ROIC, 5-yr average | 31.1% | — | — |
| ROE, 5-yr average | 1,779.5% | — | — |
| Incremental ROIC | 67.4%
50th
|
37.6%
25th
|
738.5%
97th
|
Growth
17 measures| Measure | HD | LOW | MCD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM YoY) | 2.5%
25th
|
8.2%
100th
|
6.3%
35th
|
| Revenue growth (QoQ) | 14.6%
100th
|
12.5%
75th
|
8.9%
74th
|
| Revenue CAGR, 3 yr | 3.0%
100th
|
-1.0%
50th
|
4.6%
43rd
|
| Revenue CAGR, 5 yr | 3.2%
75th
|
-0.9%
50th
|
5.0%
40th
|
| Gross profit CAGR, 3 yr | 2.7%
75th
|
1.7%
50th
|
4.6%
40th
|
| Operating income CAGR, 3 yr | -3.0%
100th
|
-5.5%
75th
|
5.1%
36th
|
| Net income growth (TTM YoY) | -2.7%
75th
|
-3.1%
50th
|
4.7%
48th
|
| Net income CAGR, 3 yr | -4.3%
75th
|
3.2%
100th
|
3.2%
29th
|
| EPS growth (TTM YoY) | -2.9%
75th
|
-3.1%
50th
|
5.7%
44th
|
| EPS CAGR, 3 yr | -4.1%
75th
|
4.7%
100th
|
4.3%
33rd
|
| EPS CAGR, 5 yr | -0.1%
75th
|
3.7%
100th
|
6.1%
41st
|
| FCF growth (TTM YoY) | 6.1%
25th
|
-8.9%
0th
|
12.5%
56th
|
| FCF CAGR, 3 yr | -2.5%
0th
|
1.8%
25th
|
5.3%
38th
|
| Operating cash flow CAGR, 3 yr | -1.5%
75th
|
2.7%
100th
|
9.1%
50th
|
| Book value CAGR, 3 yr | 132.3% | — | — |
| Dividend CAGR, 3 yr | 0.9% | 2.7% | 2.6%
59th
|
| Sustainable growth rate | 36.7% | — | — |
Margin history & stability
7 measures| Measure | HD | LOW | MCD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin, 3-yr average | 33.4%
25th
|
32.2%
0th
|
57.1%
100th
|
| Operating margin, 3-yr average | 13.1%
100th
|
12.0%
75th
|
45.7%
100th
|
| Net margin, 3-yr average | 9.0%
100th
|
7.9%
75th
|
32.1%
100th
|
| FCF margin, 3-yr average | 9.5%
100th
|
8.7%
75th
|
27.3%
100th
|
| Revenue stability (0-1) | 0.89
100th
|
0.35
0th
|
0.98
73rd
|
| Earnings stability (0-1) | 0.48
25th
|
0.15
0th
|
0.74
57th
|
| Margin stability (0-1) | 0.99
100th
|
0.96
0th
|
0.97
90th
|
Liquidity (latest quarter)
7 measures| Measure | HD | LOW | MCD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & short-term investments | $2.1B
75th
|
$3.4B
100th
|
$822.0M
90th
|
| Net cash (− = net debt) | −$60.5B
0th
|
−$38.6B
25th
|
−$53.8B
0th
|
| Working capital | $2.7B
100th
|
$2.2B
75th
|
$327.0M
100th
|
| Current ratio | 1.08
0th
|
1.10
25th
|
1.08
61st
|
| Quick ratio | 0.31
25th
|
0.27
0th
|
1.07
61st
|
| Cash ratio (cash + ST investments / current liabilities) | 0.06
0th
|
0.16
25th
|
0.20
32nd
|
| Defensive interval (days) | 94 days
75th
|
83 days
0th
|
382 days
74th
|
Leverage & solvency (latest quarter)
13 measures| Measure | HD | LOW | MCD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total debt | $62.6B
100th
|
$42.0B
75th
|
$54.6B
100th
|
| Debt / equity | 3.77 | — | — |
| Net debt / equity | 3.64 | — | — |
| Debt / assets | 57.2%
75th
|
75.2%
100th
|
91.1%
87th
|
| Debt / capital | 79.0% | — | — |
| Debt / EBITDA | 2.50
0th
|
3.41
25th
|
3.63
43rd
|
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.42
50th
|
3.13
100th
|
3.58
53rd
|
| Interest coverage (EBIT / interest) | 8.8x
25th
|
6.2x
0th
|
7.9x
63rd
|
| Cash interest coverage | 7.8x
25th
|
5.8x
0th
|
7.0x
52nd
|
| Debt payback (years of OCF) | 3.3 yrs
0th
|
4.5 yrs
100th
|
4.8 yrs
52nd
|
| Liabilities / assets | 84.8%
75th
|
113.3%
100th
|
101.7%
77th
|
| IS credit model rating | A | B- | A- |
| Implied credit spread (bps) | 150
50th
|
900
100th
|
175
16th
|
Efficiency
11 measures| Measure | HD | LOW | MCD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asset turnover | 1.62
75th
|
1.76
100th
|
0.46
16th
|
| Fixed asset turnover | 4.52
100th
|
4.05
75th
|
0.97
3rd
|
| Inventory turnover | 4.4
100th
|
3.5
75th
|
208.9
89th
|
| Receivables turnover | 27.6 | 146.1 | 11.0
6th
|
| Days sales outstanding | 13 days
100th
|
2 days
50th
|
33 days
94th
|
| Days inventory outstanding | 83 days
0th
|
104 days
25th
|
2 days
11th
|
| Days payables outstanding | 43 days
50th
|
63 days
75th
|
30 days
77th
|
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 54 days
25th
|
44 days
0th
|
5 days
74th
|
| Capex / revenue | 2.2%
0th
|
2.5%
25th
|
12.9%
90th
|
| Capex / depreciation | 0.95
75th
|
0.95
50th
|
1.61
68th
|
| Operating expense ratio | 19.4%
25th
|
19.4%
0th
|
11.0%
23rd
|
Cash flow & earnings quality
7 measures| Measure | HD | LOW | MCD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow / net income | 1.32
0th
|
1.39
25th
|
1.29
15th
|
| FCF / net income | 1.06
50th
|
1.05
25th
|
0.88
33rd
|
| FCF / operating cash flow | 80.4%
100th
|
75.6%
75th
|
68.4%
72nd
|
| Capex / operating cash flow | 19.6%
0th
|
24.4%
25th
|
31.6%
28th
|
| Accruals ratio | -4.3%
100th
|
-5.1%
50th
|
-4.3%
77th
|
| Sloan accruals ratio | -5.4%
0th
|
-2.3%
75th
|
-5.4%
52nd
|
| Earnings quality score (0-1) | 1.00
75th
|
0.75
0th
|
1.00
78th
|
Scores & forensic checks
15 measures| Measure | HD | LOW | MCD |
|---|---|---|---|
| IS score | 56
75th
|
56
100th
|
68
100th
|
| IS profitability | 60
100th
|
38
50th
|
72
97th
|
| IS growth | 51
75th
|
54
100th
|
58
55th
|
| IS value | 42
25th
|
51
100th
|
48
68th
|
| IS momentum | 70
50th
|
73
75th
|
77
55th
|
| IS risk (safety) | 100
100th
|
80
25th
|
100
81st
|
| IS quality | 54
0th
|
65
25th
|
77
100th
|
| IS balance sheet | 37
25th
|
36
0th
|
34
42nd
|
| IS earnings quality | 87
75th
|
88
100th
|
82
65th
|
| IS cash flow | 57
50th
|
51
0th
|
69
97th
|
| Piotroski F-score (0-9) | 5
0th
|
7
75th
|
8
87th
|
| Altman Z-score | 5.6
100th
|
3.2
50th
|
4.7
81st
|
| Beneish M-score | −2.46
50th
|
−1.55
100th
|
−2.30
74th
|
| Ohlson O-score | −7.19
25th
|
−6.81
50th
|
−7.65
13th
|
| IS credit score | 71
50th
|
20
0th
|
68
77th
|
Size (TTM)
8 measures| Measure | HD | LOW | MCD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $308.9B
100th
|
$110.7B
75th
|
$171.9B
100th
|
| Revenue | $169.2B
100th
|
$90.4B
75th
|
$27.7B
97th
|
| EBITDA | $25.0B
100th
|
$12.3B
75th
|
$15.0B
100th
|
| Net income | $14.2B
100th
|
$6.6B
75th
|
$8.8B
100th
|
| Free cash flow | $15.1B
100th
|
$7.0B
75th
|
$7.8B
100th
|
| Total assets | $109.4B
100th
|
$55.9B
75th
|
$59.9B
100th
|
| Shareholders' equity | $16.6B
100th
|
−$7.4B
0th
|
−$1.0B
10th
|
| Employees | 472,400
100th
|
276,000
75th
|
150,000
94th
|
Price performance
9 measures| Measure | HD | LOW | MCD |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 day | +0.5% | +0.8% | +0.2% |
| 1 week | +6.5% | +6.1% | +3.3% |
| 1 month | +2.4% | +1.6% | −2.2% |
| 3 months | −7.0% | −3.0% | −9.2% |
| 6 months | −11.4% | −21.2% | −22.0% |
| Year to date | −10.5% | −19.7% | −19.9% |
| 1 year | −19.7% | −17.9% | −19.9% |
| 3 years, cumulative | +9.8% | +1.5% | +2.1% |
| 5 years, cumulative | +2.9% | +3.8% | +8.1% |
Technicals
4 measures| Measure | HD | LOW | MCD |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSI 14 | 60.1 | 58.4 | 52.0 |
| From 52-week high | −22.1% | −32.7% | −28.5% |
| From 52-week low | +11.7% | +10.6% | +6.0% |
| Beta | 1.00 | 0.88 | 0.45 |
InsiderStreet reports findings from filings and market data. A comparison is not a recommendation to buy or sell either stock.Every figure is computed in code · data as of 2026-10-17