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MetricHDHOME DEPOT, INC.LOWLOWES COMPANIES INCFNDFloor & Decor Holdings, Inc.GRWGGrowGeneration Corp.Median of the restexcluding HD
TypeCompanyCompanyCompanyCompany
Price
$327.73▲ 13.59 (4.33%)
$204.37▲ 7.81 (3.97%)
$48.17▲ 3.06 (6.78%)
$1.43▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality.7.0/104.0/107.3/102.0/104.0/10
Market value$326.42B$114.65B$5.19B$85.9M
Revenue$164.68B$86.29B$4.68B$161.7M
Profit$14.16B$6.65B$208.6M-$24.0M
Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year.3.2%3.1%5.1%-14.4%3.1%
Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them.33.3%33.5%43.6%26.8%33.5%
Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax.12.7%11.8%5.8%-15.8%5.8%
Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales.8.6%7.7%4.5%-14.9%4.5%
Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales.7.7%8.9%1.4%—5.1%
Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company.110.5%-67.1%8.7%-24.7%-24.7%
Return on invested capital (approx.)Operating profit after tax against equity plus debt, less cash. Cash here excludes short-term investments, so this runs low for cash-rich companies.24.4%24.6%9.0%-30.1%9.0%
P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit.23.06x17.23x24.88x—21.06x
EV / EBITDA (approx.)Market value plus debt less cash, against operating profit before depreciation. Cash excludes short-term investments, so this runs high for cash-rich companies.15.53x12.63x10.05x—11.34x
Price to book25.48x-11.56x2.16x0.88x0.88x
Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake.7.20x-6.46x1.27x0.51x0.51x
Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger.5/96/98/95/86.0
Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone.safedistresssafedistress

How HD compares with the others

  • HD's operating margin of 12.7% is higher than the median of the other companies selected (5.8%).
  • Its revenue growth of 3.2% is in line with the median of the other companies selected (3.1%).
  • It trades at a P/E in line with the median of the other companies selected (23.1x against 21.1x).
  • Its liabilities are higher relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 7.2x against 0.5x.

Measured against the other companies entered, from each one's latest annual filing. A difference describes the companies; it does not rank them.