LOW vs HD vs SBUX
161 measures in 16 categories, one definition each, computed from filings and market data.
LOW56.4
Lowe's Companies, Inc.
Consumer Cyclical · Home Improvement
$197.31 +0.83%$110.7B mkt cap
Score DNA
HD55.8
The Home Depot, Inc.
Consumer Cyclical · Home Improvement
$309.63 +0.45%$308.9B mkt cap
Score DNA
SBUX52.7
Starbucks Corporation
Consumer Cyclical · Restaurants
$97.52 +0.66%$111.2B mkt cap
Score DNA
Price, rebased to 100 three years ago
LOW HD SBUX · 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 | LOW | HD | SBUX |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insider open-market buys, 180d | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Insider $ bought, 180d | — | — | — |
| Congress purchases, 180d | 2 | 18 | 2 |
| Last Congress purchase | 2026-08-10 | 2026-09-22 | 2026-06-05 |
| 13F net change in holders | −39 | −23 | +61 |
| ETFs adding shares, 30d | 1,379 | 1,726 | 1,326 |
| ETFs trimming, 30d | 1,080 | 1,269 | 1,095 |
| Net ETF funds, 30d | +299 | +457 | +231 |
Valuation
16 measures| Measure | LOW | HD | SBUX |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (TTM) | 16.7x
0th
|
21.7x
50th
|
56.1x
81st
|
| PEG (P/E ÷ 3-yr EPS CAGR) | 3.54 | — | — |
| Price / sales | 1.2x
75th
|
1.8x
100th
|
2.9x
74th
|
| Price / book | — | 18.6x | — |
| Price / tangible book | — | — | — |
| Price / free cash flow | 15.8x
50th
|
20.5x
75th
|
30.5x
81st
|
| Price / operating cash flow | 12.0x
75th
|
16.5x
100th
|
22.3x
93rd
|
| Enterprise value | $149.3B
75th
|
$369.4B
100th
|
$130.0B
97th
|
| EV / sales | 1.7x
75th
|
2.2x
100th
|
3.4x
71st
|
| EV / EBITDA | 12.1x
75th
|
14.8x
100th
|
21.9x
80th
|
| EV / EBIT | 15.0x
0th
|
17.5x
25th
|
30.3x
63rd
|
| EV / free cash flow | 21.3x
50th
|
24.5x
75th
|
35.7x
62nd
|
| Earnings yield | 6.0%
100th
|
4.6%
50th
|
1.8%
29th
|
| FCF yield | 6.3%
50th
|
4.9%
25th
|
3.3%
32nd
|
| Operating cash flow yield | 8.4%
25th
|
6.1%
0th
|
4.5%
13th
|
| Graham number (per share) | — | $73.23 | — |
Profitability (TTM)
12 measures| Measure | LOW | HD | SBUX |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 33.1%
0th
|
33.2%
25th
|
31.7%
65th
|
| EBITDA margin | 13.6%
75th
|
14.8%
100th
|
15.5%
65th
|
| Operating margin | 11.4%
75th
|
12.4%
100th
|
9.4%
45th
|
| EBIT margin | 11.0%
75th
|
12.5%
100th
|
11.2%
68th
|
| Net margin | 7.3%
75th
|
8.4%
100th
|
5.2%
58th
|
| NOPAT margin | 8.6%
75th
|
9.4%
100th
|
5.0%
29th
|
| FCF margin | 7.7%
75th
|
8.9%
100th
|
9.5%
65th
|
| Operating cash flow margin | 10.2%
50th
|
11.1%
100th
|
13.0%
52nd
|
| R&D / revenue | 0.0%
0th
|
0.0%
0th
|
0.0%
0th
|
| SG&A / revenue | 19.3%
25th
|
18.8%
0th
|
6.5%
26th
|
| Stock comp / revenue | 0.3%
0th
|
0.3%
25th
|
0.8%
61st
|
| Effective tax rate | 24.2%
50th
|
24.1%
25th
|
47.1%
100th
|
Returns on capital
11 measures| Measure | LOW | HD | SBUX |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROE (on average equity) | — | 104.3% | — |
| ROA | 13.0%
75th
|
13.6%
100th
|
6.4%
65th
|
| ROIC | 25.0%
100th
|
20.7%
75th
|
17.2%
71st
|
| ROCE | 28.6%
100th
|
28.4%
75th
|
23.3%
81st
|
| Return on tangible assets | 19.4%
75th
|
20.2%
100th
|
13.8%
71st
|
| Cash ROIC (OCF / invested capital) | 29.7%
100th
|
24.4%
75th
|
44.7%
90th
|
| Gross profitability (GP / assets) | 55.2%
50th
|
51.4%
25th
|
43.0%
71st
|
| ROIC, 3-yr average | 30.7%
100th
|
20.6%
75th
|
14.5%
75th
|
| ROIC, 5-yr average | — | 31.1% | — |
| ROE, 5-yr average | — | 1,779.5% | — |
| Incremental ROIC | 37.6%
25th
|
67.4%
50th
|
-9.6%
39th
|
Growth
17 measures| Measure | LOW | HD | SBUX |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM YoY) | 8.2%
100th
|
2.5%
25th
|
4.5%
26th
|
| Revenue growth (QoQ) | 12.5%
75th
|
14.6%
100th
|
-2.2%
16th
|
| Revenue CAGR, 3 yr | -1.0%
50th
|
3.0%
100th
|
3.1%
33rd
|
| Revenue CAGR, 5 yr | -0.9%
50th
|
3.2%
75th
|
7.2%
52nd
|
| Gross profit CAGR, 3 yr | 1.7%
50th
|
2.7%
75th
|
9.4%
57th
|
| Operating income CAGR, 3 yr | -5.5%
75th
|
-3.0%
100th
|
-12.3%
16th
|
| Net income growth (TTM YoY) | -3.1%
50th
|
-2.7%
75th
|
-24.7%
28th
|
| Net income CAGR, 3 yr | 3.2%
100th
|
-4.3%
75th
|
-19.4%
17th
|
| EPS growth (TTM YoY) | -3.1%
50th
|
-2.9%
75th
|
-25.0%
28th
|
| EPS CAGR, 3 yr | 4.7%
100th
|
-4.1%
75th
|
-19.2%
17th
|
| EPS CAGR, 5 yr | 3.7%
100th
|
-0.1%
75th
|
-6.2%
24th
|
| FCF growth (TTM YoY) | -8.9%
0th
|
6.1%
25th
|
61.6%
88th
|
| FCF CAGR, 3 yr | 1.8%
25th
|
-2.5%
0th
|
6.9%
48th
|
| Operating cash flow CAGR, 3 yr | 2.7%
100th
|
-1.5%
75th
|
-1.2%
29th
|
| Book value CAGR, 3 yr | — | 132.3% | — |
| Dividend CAGR, 3 yr | 2.7% | 0.9% | 1.3%
35th
|
| Sustainable growth rate | — | 36.7% | — |
Margin history & stability
7 measures| Measure | LOW | HD | SBUX |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin, 3-yr average | 32.2%
0th
|
33.4%
25th
|
27.7%
43rd
|
| Operating margin, 3-yr average | 12.0%
75th
|
13.1%
100th
|
12.1%
70th
|
| Net margin, 3-yr average | 7.9%
75th
|
9.0%
100th
|
7.8%
70th
|
| FCF margin, 3-yr average | 8.7%
75th
|
9.5%
100th
|
8.7%
67th
|
| Revenue stability (0-1) | 0.35
0th
|
0.89
100th
|
0.87
30th
|
| Earnings stability (0-1) | 0.15
0th
|
0.48
25th
|
0.26
27th
|
| Margin stability (0-1) | 0.96
0th
|
0.99
100th
|
0.89
70th
|
Liquidity (latest quarter)
7 measures| Measure | LOW | HD | SBUX |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & short-term investments | $3.4B
100th
|
$2.1B
75th
|
$3.6B
100th
|
| Net cash (− = net debt) | −$38.6B
25th
|
−$60.5B
0th
|
−$18.8B
3rd
|
| Working capital | $2.2B
75th
|
$2.7B
100th
|
−$2.4B
0th
|
| Current ratio | 1.10
25th
|
1.08
0th
|
0.76
42nd
|
| Quick ratio | 0.27
0th
|
0.31
25th
|
0.54
35th
|
| Cash ratio (cash + ST investments / current liabilities) | 0.16
25th
|
0.06
0th
|
0.36
52nd
|
| Defensive interval (days) | 83 days
0th
|
94 days
75th
|
210 days
32nd
|
Leverage & solvency (latest quarter)
13 measures| Measure | LOW | HD | SBUX |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total debt | $42.0B
75th
|
$62.6B
100th
|
$22.4B
97th
|
| Debt / equity | — | 3.77 | — |
| Net debt / equity | — | 3.64 | — |
| Debt / assets | 75.2%
100th
|
57.2%
75th
|
79.3%
77th
|
| Debt / capital | — | 79.0% | — |
| Debt / EBITDA | 3.41
25th
|
2.50
0th
|
3.79
47th
|
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.13
100th
|
2.42
50th
|
3.18
43rd
|
| Interest coverage (EBIT / interest) | 6.2x
0th
|
8.8x
25th
|
7.4x
59th
|
| Cash interest coverage | 5.8x
0th
|
7.8x
25th
|
8.6x
56th
|
| Debt payback (years of OCF) | 4.5 yrs
100th
|
3.3 yrs
0th
|
4.5 yrs
48th
|
| Liabilities / assets | 113.3%
100th
|
84.8%
75th
|
127.1%
87th
|
| IS credit model rating | B- | A | B- |
| Implied credit spread (bps) | 900
100th
|
150
50th
|
900
71st
|
Efficiency
11 measures| Measure | LOW | HD | SBUX |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asset turnover | 1.76
100th
|
1.62
75th
|
1.24
68th
|
| Fixed asset turnover | 4.05
75th
|
4.52
100th
|
2.56
71st
|
| Inventory turnover | 3.5
75th
|
4.4
100th
|
11.7
0th
|
| Receivables turnover | 146.1 | 27.6 | 30.1
39th
|
| Days sales outstanding | 2 days
50th
|
13 days
100th
|
12 days
61st
|
| Days inventory outstanding | 104 days
25th
|
83 days
0th
|
31 days
100th
|
| Days payables outstanding | 63 days
75th
|
43 days
50th
|
26 days
65th
|
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 44 days
0th
|
54 days
25th
|
18 days
97th
|
| Capex / revenue | 2.5%
25th
|
2.2%
0th
|
3.5%
23rd
|
| Capex / depreciation | 0.95
50th
|
0.95
75th
|
0.82
16th
|
| Operating expense ratio | 19.4%
0th
|
19.4%
25th
|
59.1%
87th
|
Cash flow & earnings quality
7 measures| Measure | LOW | HD | SBUX |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow / net income | 1.39
25th
|
1.32
0th
|
2.51
56th
|
| FCF / net income | 1.05
25th
|
1.06
50th
|
1.84
85th
|
| FCF / operating cash flow | 75.6%
75th
|
80.4%
100th
|
73.0%
79th
|
| Capex / operating cash flow | 24.4%
25th
|
19.6%
0th
|
27.0%
21st
|
| Accruals ratio | -5.1%
50th
|
-4.3%
100th
|
-9.7%
26th
|
| Sloan accruals ratio | -2.3%
75th
|
-5.4%
0th
|
-4.2%
68th
|
| Earnings quality score (0-1) | 0.75
0th
|
1.00
75th
|
0.75
7th
|
Scores & forensic checks
15 measures| Measure | LOW | HD | SBUX |
|---|---|---|---|
| IS score | 56
100th
|
56
75th
|
53
52nd
|
| IS profitability | 38
50th
|
60
100th
|
42
61st
|
| IS growth | 54
100th
|
51
75th
|
36
13th
|
| IS value | 51
100th
|
42
25th
|
32
23rd
|
| IS momentum | 73
75th
|
70
50th
|
58
26th
|
| IS risk (safety) | 80
25th
|
100
100th
|
80
65th
|
| IS quality | 65
25th
|
54
0th
|
66
74th
|
| IS balance sheet | 36
0th
|
37
25th
|
41
48th
|
| IS earnings quality | 88
100th
|
87
75th
|
77
35th
|
| IS cash flow | 51
0th
|
57
50th
|
65
84th
|
| Piotroski F-score (0-9) | 7
75th
|
5
0th
|
7
55th
|
| Altman Z-score | 3.2
50th
|
5.6
100th
|
3.3
71st
|
| Beneish M-score | −1.55
100th
|
−2.46
50th
|
−3.32
10th
|
| Ohlson O-score | −6.81
50th
|
−7.19
25th
|
−5.30
74th
|
| IS credit score | 20
0th
|
71
50th
|
20
6th
|
Size (TTM)
8 measures| Measure | LOW | HD | SBUX |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $110.7B
75th
|
$308.9B
100th
|
$111.2B
97th
|
| Revenue | $90.4B
75th
|
$169.2B
100th
|
$38.3B
100th
|
| EBITDA | $12.3B
75th
|
$25.0B
100th
|
$5.9B
97th
|
| Net income | $6.6B
75th
|
$14.2B
100th
|
$2.0B
94th
|
| Free cash flow | $7.0B
75th
|
$15.1B
100th
|
$3.6B
97th
|
| Total assets | $55.9B
75th
|
$109.4B
100th
|
$28.3B
97th
|
| Shareholders' equity | −$7.4B
0th
|
$16.6B
100th
|
−$7.7B
0th
|
| Employees | 276,000
75th
|
472,400
100th
|
381,000
100th
|
Price performance
9 measures| Measure | LOW | HD | SBUX |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 day | +0.8% | +0.5% | +0.7% |
| 1 week | +6.1% | +6.5% | +7.5% |
| 1 month | +1.6% | +2.4% | +0.9% |
| 3 months | −3.0% | −7.0% | −6.4% |
| 6 months | −21.2% | −11.4% | −1.4% |
| Year to date | −19.7% | −10.5% | +18.2% |
| 1 year | −17.9% | −19.7% | +20.7% |
| 3 years, cumulative | +1.5% | +9.8% | +14.4% |
| 5 years, cumulative | +3.8% | +2.9% | −1.3% |
Technicals
4 measures| Measure | LOW | HD | SBUX |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSI 14 | 58.4 | 60.1 | 54.6 |
| From 52-week high | −32.7% | −22.1% | −11.2% |
| From 52-week low | +10.6% | +11.7% | +28.2% |
| Beta | 0.88 | 1.00 | 0.97 |
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