Levi Strauss & CovsLowe's Companies

LEVI and LOW stock compared: price, dividend, valuation and results, from SEC filings.

Levi Strauss & Co (LEVI) has a market value of $9.6B and Lowe's Companies (LOW) $128B. Over the last year, with dividends, LEVI moved +14.6% and LOW -0.8%. The P/E is 16.3 for LEVI and 19.3 for LOW. Dividend yield: LEVI 2.47%, LOW 2.15%.

At a glance

The main figures of both. A bar only shows which number is larger, not which is better.

  • Market value

    LEVI$9.6B

    LOW$128B

    LOW is 13 times LEVI

  • Revenue, 12 months

    LEVI$6.7B

    LOW$90.4B

    LOW is 14 times LEVI

  • Net income, 12 months

    LEVI$590M

    LOW$6.6B

    LOW is 11 times LEVI

  • Operating margin

    LEVI11.3%

    LOW11.4%

    0.1 points apart

  • ROIC

    LEVI17.8%

    LOW27.6%

    9.8 points apart

  • P/E

    LEVI16.3

    LOW19.3

    LOW is 1.2 times LEVI

  • Dividend yield

    LEVI2.5%

    LOW2.2%

    0.3 points apart

  • 5-year return

    LEVI+1.4%

    LOW+6.4%

    5.0 points apart

A fainter bar means a negative number. The 5-year return includes dividends.

The price over time

Both start at 100 at the beginning of the period, so the lines show how much each changed. With dividends means each dividend buys more shares.

LEVI+1.4%

LOW+6.4%

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Returns by period
PeriodLEVIWith dividendsLOWWith dividends
1 year since November 12, 2025+14.6%Price +11.6%-0.8%Price -3.0%
3 years since November 13, 2023+85.2%+22.8% a yearPrice +70.5%+24.8%+7.7% a yearPrice +17.5%
5 years since November 12, 2021+1.4%+0.3% a yearPrice -11.8%+6.4%+1.3% a yearPrice -3.6%

Each cell: the total return with dividends, its yearly rate, and the price change alone. Before taxes and costs. Past returns do not predict future ones.

Every figure

As on each company's page. A description, not a recommendation: no one figure says which is better.

LEVILevi Strauss & CoLOWLowe's Companies

Valuation

LEVILOW
Valuation
Price$24.29$227.73
Market value$9.6B$128B
Enterprise value (EV)$9.9B$162B
P/E16.319.3
P/E, 5-year median20.221.2
P/B4.0–
EV/EBIT13.115.7
Free cash flow yield6.7%5.5%

Results and growth

LEVILOW
Results and growth
Revenue, 12 months$6.7B$90.4B
Net income, 12 months$590M$6.6B
Free cash flow, 12 months$643M$7.0B
Earnings per share, 12 months$1.50$11.83
Revenue growth, year on year4.1%3.1%
Revenue growth a year, past+7.1%over 5 years-0.8%over 5 years
EPS growth a year, past–+8.9%over 5 years

Margins and returns on capital

LEVILOW
Margins and returns on capital
Gross margin62.8%33.1%
Operating margin11.3%11.4%
Net margin8.8%7.3%
ROIC17.8%27.6%
ROE26.0%–

Balance sheet

LEVILOW
Balance sheet
Cash$779M$3.4B
Total debt$2.3B$42.0B
Net debt / EBITDA0.32.7
Interest cover14.4×–

Dividends and buybacks

LEVILOW
Dividends and buybacks
Dividend yield2.5%2.2%
Dividend per share, 12 months$0.60$4.90
Dividend growth a year, past–+15.6%over 5 years
Buyback yield0.3%0.2%
Shareholder yield2.8%2.3%

Last 12 months from the latest 10-Q and 10-K. Value, P/E and yields at today's price. A dash means the figure does not exist or did not pass our checks.

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Which is bigger, Levi Strauss & Co or Lowe's Companies?

By market value, Lowe's Companies ($128B) is about 13.3 times Levi Strauss & Co ($9.6B), at today's prices.

How did LEVI and LOW stock do over the last 5 years?

Since November 12, 2021, LEVI's price moved -11.8% and LOW's -3.6%. With dividends: LEVI +1.4% (+0.3% a year), LOW +6.4% (+1.3% a year). Past returns do not predict future ones.

Which pays the higher dividend, LEVI or LOW?

The dividend yield at today's price is 2.47% for Levi Strauss & Co and 2.15% for Lowe's Companies. Over the last twelve months they paid $0.60 and $4.90 per share.

What is the P/E of LEVI and LOW?

At today's price, the P/E is 16.3 for LEVI and 19.3 for LOW. The median of the last five years was 20.2 and 21.2, which shows where each stands against its own past.

Which has the higher profit margins, Levi Strauss & Co or Lowe's Companies?

Over the last twelve months, the net margin was 8.8% for Levi Strauss & Co and 7.3% for Lowe's Companies, and the operating margin 11.3% and 11.4%. Revenue was $6.7B and $90.4B.

Which is the better investment, Levi Strauss & Co or Lowe's Companies?

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