LOWLowe's

$204.39

Is it safe?

Can LOW take a bad year?

Lowe's carries $34.1B of net debt at 2.74× EBITDA: a load its earnings can carry.

$34.1B

Net debt · as at Q2 2026 · between two and four years of EBITDA, normal for a stable business

Net debt / EBITDA
2.74×

Net debt / EBITDA · 2.43× a year ago · the load is going up

Altman Z-score
3.13

Altman Z-score · safe zone, above 3

Interest cover
396×

Interest cover · operating profit covers the interest bill several times over

Details
Total debtQ2 2026
$37.6B
Cash and short-term investments
$3.41B
Net debt
$34.1B
EBITDA, trailing twelve months
$12.5B
Operating profit, trailing twelve months
$10.3B
Total debt / EBITDA
3.01×
Annualised volatilitytwo years of daily moves
26%
Worst drawdown on file
−49%
Below its 52-week high
29%

Balance sheet from SEC filings; drawdown and volatility from end-of-day closes; Altman Z from the filed statements.