Lowe's vs Tesla
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The short version
- Tesla is the larger business, with $94.8B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $86.3B for Lowe's.
- Lowe's grew revenue faster (3.1%, against −2.9%).
- Lowe's kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (11.8% operating margin, against 4.6%).
- Lowe's turned more of its sales into free cash flow (8.9% FCF margin, against 6.6%).
- Lowe's earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (31.9%, against 7.2%).
| Latest fiscal year | LOW · FY25 | TSLA · FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $111.3B | $1.32T |
| Revenue | $86.3B | $94.8B |
| Free cash flow | $7.7B | $6.2B |
| Net income | $6.7B | $3.8B |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 3.1% | −2.9% |
| 5-year growth | −0.8% | 24.6% |
| Share count change | −1.4% | 0.9% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 33.5% | 18.0% |
| Operating margin | 11.8% | 4.6% |
| Net margin | 7.7% | 4.0% |
| FCF margin | 8.9% | 6.6% |
| Return on capital | 31.9% | 7.2% |
| Return on equity | — | 4.9% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $38.9B | −$37.3B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.2x | −4.0x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $2.8B | $0.0M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 16.8x | — |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 5 |
Revenue
FY16
LOW $65.0B
TSLA $7.0B
FY17
LOW $68.6B
TSLA $11.8B
FY18
LOW $71.3B
TSLA $21.5B
FY19
LOW $72.1B
TSLA $24.6B
FY20
LOW $89.6B
TSLA $31.5B
FY21
LOW $96.3B
TSLA $53.8B
FY22
LOW $97.1B
TSLA $81.5B
FY23
LOW $86.4B
TSLA $96.8B
FY24
LOW $83.7B
TSLA $97.7B
FY25
LOW $86.3B
TSLA $94.8B
LOW
TSLA
Operating margin
FY16
LOW 9.0%
TSLA −9.5%
FY17
LOW 9.6%
TSLA −13.9%
FY18
LOW 5.6%
TSLA −1.8%
FY19
LOW 8.8%
TSLA −0.3%
FY20
LOW 10.8%
TSLA 6.3%
FY21
LOW 12.6%
TSLA 12.1%
FY22
LOW 10.5%
TSLA 16.8%
FY23
LOW 13.4%
TSLA 9.2%
FY24
LOW 12.5%
TSLA 7.2%
FY25
LOW 11.8%
TSLA 4.6%
LOW
TSLA
Free cash flow
FY16
LOW $4.5B
TSLA −$1.4B
FY17
LOW $3.9B
TSLA −$3.5B
FY18
LOW $5.0B
TSLA −$3.0M
FY19
LOW $2.8B
TSLA $1.1B
FY20
LOW $9.3B
TSLA $2.8B
FY21
LOW $8.3B
TSLA $5.0B
FY22
LOW $6.8B
TSLA $7.6B
FY23
LOW $6.2B
TSLA $4.4B
FY24
LOW $7.7B
TSLA $3.6B
FY25
LOW $7.7B
TSLA $6.2B
LOW
TSLA
Return on capital
FY16
LOW 16.9%
TSLA −9.1%
FY17
LOW 19.0%
TSLA −12.2%
FY18
LOW 13.3%
TSLA −2.4%
FY19
LOW 24.3%
TSLA −0.4%
FY20
LOW 37.9%
TSLA 11.1%
FY21
LOW 49.6%
TSLA 35.5%
FY22
LOW 39.0%
TSLA 56.4%
FY23
LOW 45.8%
TSLA 28.3%
FY24
LOW 40.4%
TSLA 14.0%
FY25
LOW 31.9%
TSLA 7.2%
LOW
TSLA
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