LOW (Lowe's) Moat Score : 7/10 (As of Jul. 05, 2025)

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What is Lowe's Moat Score?

Lowe's has the Moat Score of 7, which implies that the company might have Wide Moat - Entry-level wide moat, clearly possessing durable advantages.

Lowe's has Wide Moat: Lowe's Companies Inc has a wide moat due to its strong market leadership, economies of scale, and superior distribution network. The company benefits from significant brand strength and customer loyalty, providing it with durable competitive advantages.

Moat Score is a ranking system developed by GuruFocus to assess a company's ability to sustain a competitive advantage, rated on a scale from 0 to 10. It takes into account key factors such as market leadership, cost advantages, network effects, customer switching costs, and more.

The company's Moat Score is based on these criteria:

1. Market leadership and sustainable market share
2. Network effects and significant customer switching costs
3. Valuable intellectual property and patents
4. Strong brand strength and deep customer loyalty
5. Durable cost advantages (e.g., economies of scale, proprietary technology)
6. Significant regulatory barriers and exclusive licenses
7. Superior distribution network
8. Strong and sustainable pricing power
9. Consistent and impactful innovation and R&D capabilities

Based on the research, GuruFocus believes Lowe's might have Wide Moat - Entry-level wide moat, clearly possessing durable advantages.

Competitive Comparison of Lowe's's Moat Score

For the Home Improvement Retail subindustry, Lowe's's Moat Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Moat Score data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Lowe's's Moat Score Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Lowe's's Moat Score distribution charts can be found below:

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Lowe's (NYSE:LOW) Moat Score Explanation

The Moat Score ranges from 0 to 10, with 10 as the highest. GuruFocus divided Moat Score into following 8 categories:

Moat Score	Moat Level
10	Wide Moat - Exceptionally dominant and durable wide moat
8 - 9	Wide Moat - Clear and robust wide moat
7	Wide Moat - Entry-level wide moat, clearly possessing durable advantages
6	Narrow Moat - Strong narrow moat, clearly distinguishable but not wide
5	Narrow Moat - Solid narrow moat
4	Narrow Moat - Discernible but modest moat
1 - 3	No Moat - Very weak/transient advantages
0	No Moat - No discernible moat

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Lowe's Business Description

Industry

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Address

1000 Lowes Boulevard, Mooresville, NC, USA, 28117

Website

https://www.lowes.com

Lowe's is the second-largest home improvement retailer in the world, operating 1,750 stores in the United States, after the 2023 divestiture of its Canadian locations (RONA, Lowe's Canada, Réno-Dépôt, and Dick's Lumber). The firm's stores offer products and services for home decorating, maintenance, repair, and remodeling, with maintenance and repair accounting for two thirds of products sold. Lowe's primarily targets retail do-it-yourself (around 70% of sales) and do-it-for-me customers, but has expanded its commercial and professional business clients to 30% from less than 20% in the past six years. We estimate Lowe's captures a high-single-digit share of the domestic home improvement market, based on US Census data and management's market size estimates.

Executives

Quonta D Vance	officer: EVP, Pro & Home Services	1000 LOWE'S BOULEVARD, MOORESVILLE NC 28117
Joseph Michael Mcfarland	officer: EVP, Stores	1000 LOWE'S BOULEVARD, MOORESVILLE NC 28117
Seemantini Godbole	officer: EVP, Chief Information Officer	1000 LOWE'S BOULEVARD, MOORESVILLE NC 28117
Griggs Dan Clayton Jr	officer: Vice President, CAO	1000 LOWES BOULEVARD, MOORESVILLE NC 28117
Brandon J Sink	officer: EVP, Chief Financial Officer	1000 LOWE'S BOULEVARD, MOORESVILLE NC 28117
Janice Dupre Little	officer: EVP Human Resources	1000 LOWES BOULEVARD, MOORESVILLE NC 28117
Donald Frieson	officer: EVP, Supply Chain	1000 LOWE'S BOULEVARD, MOORESVILLE NC 28117
William P Boltz	officer: EVP, Merchandising	1000 LOWE'S BOULEVARD, MOORESVILLE NC 28117
Juliette Williams Pryor	officer: EVP, CLO & Corp. Sec.	1000 LOWE'S BOULEVARD, MOORESVILLE NC 28117
Ross W Mccanless	officer: SR VP Gen Counsel & Secretary
Scott H Baxter	director	400 NORTH ELM STREET, GREENSBORO NC 27401
Taylor Colleen	director	C/O BILL.COM HOLDINGS, INC., 1800 EMBARCADERO ROAD, PALO ALTO CA 94303
Stone West Mary E	director	C/O HASBRO, INC., 1011 NEWPORT AVENUE, PAWTUCKET RI 02861
Daniel J Heinrich	director	CLOROX CO, 1221 BROADWAY, OAKLAND CA 94612
David H Batchelder	director	1000 LOWE'S BOULEVARD, MOORESVILLE NC 28117