Lowe's is an American retail company based in Mooresville, Iredell County, North Carolina. The focus of business is on home improvement and household appliances. The company is listed in the Standard & Poor’s 100 stock index.
Lowe's was founded in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina in 1946. The company's shares have been traded on the New York Stock Exchange since 1961. Lowe’s has 1,840 stores in 49 states across the United States and around 266,000 employees. The chain is also represented in Canada (33 branches) and Australia. In May 2015, the chain acquired 13 branches from Target Canada. Hardware store chain The Home Depot is Lowe's biggest competitor.
Market capitalization of Lowe's Companies (LOW)
Market cap: £88.40 Billion
As of June 2025 Lowe's Companies has a market cap of £88.40 Billion. This makes Lowe's Companies the world's 152th most valuable company by market cap according to our data. The market capitalization, commonly called market cap, is the total market value of a publicly traded company's outstanding shares and is commonly used to measure how much a company is worth.
Market cap history of Lowe's Companies from 1996 to 2025
End of year Market Cap
| Year | Marketcap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | £88.40 B | -20.88% |
| 2024 | £111.74 B | 11.22% |
| 2023 | £100.46 B | 0.88% |
| 2022 | £99.58 B | -22.81% |
| 2021 | £129.01 B | 49.53% |
| 2020 | £86.28 B | 23.26% |
| 2019 | £70.00 B | 19.82% |
| 2018 | £58.42 B | 2.39% |
| 2017 | £57.06 B | 13.81% |
| 2016 | £50.13 B | 6.77% |
| 2015 | £46.95 B | 9.22% |
| 2014 | £42.99 B | 36.85% |
| 2013 | £31.41 B | 27.11% |
| 2012 | £24.71 B | 20.84% |
| 2011 | £20.45 B | -8.77% |
| 2010 | £22.42 B | 5.37% |
| 2009 | £21.27 B | -1.39% |
| 2008 | £21.57 B | 29.56% |
| 2007 | £16.65 B | -31.23% |
| 2006 | £24.21 B | -19.88% |
| 2005 | £30.22 B | 30.39% |
| 2004 | £23.18 B | -4.8% |
| 2003 | £24.34 B | 33.31% |
| 2002 | £18.26 B | -26.31% |
| 2001 | £24.78 B | 117.12% |
| 2000 | £11.41 B | -19.24% |
| 1999 | £14.13 B | 30.2% |
| 1998 | £10.85 B | 113.83% |
| 1997 | £5.07 B | 41.03% |
| 1996 | £3.60 B |
End of Day market cap according to different sources
On Jun 18th, 2025 the market cap of Lowe's Companies was reported to be:
Market capitalization for similar companies or competitors
| Name | Marketcap | Market cap differencediff. | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
 Home Depot HD | £258.31 B | 192.18% | 🇺🇸 USA |
 LL Flooring LL | £19.25 M | -99.98% | 🇺🇸 USA |
 Builders FirstSource
BLDR | £8.88 B | -89.95% | 🇺🇸 USA |