Lowe's vs Tesla
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I put Lowe's and Tesla side by side, using each one’s latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- 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%).
Who comes out ahead
Of the 10 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
Lowe's
LOW
8/10
Revenue growthGross marginOperating marginNet marginFCF marginReturn on capitalPiotroski F-scoreShare count change
Tesla
TSLA
2/10
5-year growthNet debt / EBITDA
Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | LOW FY25 | TSLA FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $111.0B | $1.39T |
| 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 |
Ten years
Revenue
Operating margin
Free cash flow
Return on capital
Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.