--- title: "Lowe's: Competitors & Industry Structure" description: "Lowe's compared with companies that share its SEC industry classification: revenue, growth and margins from SEC filings, and how the peer group is chosen." canonical: https://www.getswoopr.com/stocks/companies/lowes/competitors/ source: "Swoopr Investment: https://www.getswoopr.com" --- # Lowe's: Competitors & Industry Structure ## Direct Answer SEC EDGAR classifies Lowe's under SIC code 5211 (Retail-Lumber & Other Building Materials Dealers). Among Swoopr's S&P 500 Equal Weight companies, 4 others share that classification; by latest reported revenue, Lowe's ranks 2 of 5. A filing classification is a starting point: a company's real competitors depend on its segments, which its 10-K describes. ## How Does Lowe's Compare With Its Peers? | Company | Revenue (latest FY) | Revenue growth | Operating margin | Net margin | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Home Depot (HD)](https://www.getswoopr.com/stocks/companies/home-depot/) | $165 billion FY2026 | 3.2% | 12.7% | 8.6% | | **Lowe's (LOW)** | $86.3 billion FY2026 | 3.1% | 11.8% | 7.7% | | [Builders FirstSource (BLDR)](https://www.getswoopr.com/stocks/companies/builders-firstsource/) | $15.2 billion FY2025 | -7.4% | 5.2% | 2.9% | | [Floor & Decor Holdings Inc. (FND)](https://www.getswoopr.com/stocks/companies/floor-and-decor-holdings-inc/) | $4.7 billion FY2025 | 5.1% | 5.8% | 4.5% | | [Jewett-Cameron Trading Company (JCTC)](https://www.getswoopr.com/stocks/companies/jewett-cameron-trading-company/) | $41 million FY2025 | -12.4% | -9.1% | -10.0% | Revenue growth compares each company's latest fiscal year with the one before. Fiscal years do not always end on the same date, so treat close comparisons with care. ![Bar chart of operating margin for Lowe's and 4 peers: Home Depot (HD) 12.7%, Lowe's (LOW) 11.8%, Builders FirstSource (BLDR) 5.2%, Floor & Decor Holdings Inc. (FND) 5.8%, Jewett-Cameron Trading Company (JCTC) -9.1%.](https://www.getswoopr.com/images/charts/lowes-competitors-peer-margins.webp) *Operating margin of Lowe's against companies sharing its SEC industry classification, from the table above. Select the chart to open it full size.* ## How Does Lowe's Rank Among All SEC Filers in Its Industry Code? 5 companies with annual reports in Swoopr's SEC dataset share SIC code 5211 (Retail-Lumber & Other Building Materials Dealers), a wider group than the S&P 500 Equal Weight companies above. Ranks run from 1 (highest) and use each company's latest fiscal year, in U.S. dollars. | Measure | Lowe's | Median of filers | Rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Revenue | $86.3 billion | $15.2 billion | 2 of 5 | | Revenue growth | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3 of 5 | | Operating margin | 11.8% | 5.8% | 2 of 5 | | Net margin | 7.7% | 4.5% | 2 of 5 | A SIC code reflects the filer's main business as the SEC records it, so the group mixes companies of very different size; the median is a better guide than the average, and a rank near the top by revenue says nothing about quality. ## Where These Numbers Come From Every figure on this page is a value Lowe's reported in its own SEC filings, read from the SEC's XBRL data (accession 0000060667-26-000029 for fiscal year 2026). Ratios are computed from those reported values. Figures were retrieved on October 12, 2026; a later amendment or a new annual report can change them, and the filing itself always takes precedence over this summary. Each fiscal year is labeled by the calendar year in which it ended, so a company that names the same period differently in its own filings (many retailers whose year ends in January) may use another label. A year is left out of the table when the SEC data set holds no value for it. A figure shown as "Not reported" means the company did not file a value under the standard tag Swoopr reads, not that the amount was zero. This page is educational and describes reported history only; it is not a forecast or a recommendation. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### Who are Lowe's's competitors? Companies sharing Lowe's's SEC classification (SIC code 5211 (Retail-Lumber & Other Building Materials Dealers)) include Home Depot (HD), Builders FirstSource (BLDR), Floor & Decor Holdings Inc. (FND), Jewett-Cameron Trading Company (JCTC). Its 10-K names the competitors it considers most relevant. ### How does Lowe's compare with its peers on margins? Lowe's's fiscal 2026 operating margin was 11.8%, against a peer median of 5.5%. ### How are these peers chosen? By the SEC Standard Industrial Classification code each company files under, within Swoopr's S&P 500 Equal Weight company set, falling back to the two-digit major group when fewer than two companies share the exact code. Classification codes are broad, so read the peer list as a screen, not a verdict. ### How does Lowe's rank among all companies in its SEC industry? Among 5 SEC filers under SIC code 5211, Lowe's ranks 2 by latest revenue, and 2 of 5 by operating margin (11.8% against a median of 5.8%). ## References - [SEC EDGAR: LOWES COMPANIES INC Form 10-K filed March 23, 2026](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/60667/000006066726000029/low-20260130.htm) - [SEC EDGAR: LOWES COMPANIES INC annual and quarterly filings](https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=60667&type=10-K) - [SEC: EDGAR application programming interfaces (XBRL frames and submissions data)](https://www.sec.gov/search-filings/edgar-application-programming-interfaces) ## Related Pages - [Lowe's company dossier](https://www.getswoopr.com/stocks/companies/lowes/) - [Lowe's financial metrics](https://www.getswoopr.com/stocks/companies/lowes/metrics/) - [Lowe's financial risk indicators](https://www.getswoopr.com/stocks/companies/lowes/risks/) - [Lowe's peer comparison](https://www.getswoopr.com/stocks/companies/lowes/competitors/) - [Lowe's business model and revenue mix](https://www.getswoopr.com/stocks/companies/lowes/business-model/) - [Fundamental analysis guides](https://www.getswoopr.com/learn/fundamental-analysis/) **[Swoopr Editorial Team](https://www.getswoopr.com/authors/swoopr-editorial-team/)** Swoopr's editorial team produces independent investment education content reviewed for accuracy and clarity. 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