LOW P/B: current value, 10-year range and year-by-year history
Cash & Leverage
LOW's p/b is lower than 83% of the last 10 years.
P/B History
LOW P/B by year
Yearly range of LOW’s p/b from 2016 to 2026. Over the full period it ranged from -936.6 to 341.9, averaging -9.6.
| Year | Low | Average | High | Year-end |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -16.8 | -14.1 | -12.2 | -15.4 |
| 2025 | -13.4 | -10.8 | -8.4 | -13.0 |
| 2024 | -11.8 | -9.7 | -8.0 | -10.4 |
| 2023 | -10.2 | -8.6 | -7.3 | -8.5 |
| 2022 | -113.7 | -25.5 | -8.7 | -9.6 |
| 2021 | -936.6 | -126.7 | 341.9 | -113.2 |
| 2020 | 25.2 | 39.1 | 65.7 | 29.7 |
| 2019 | 13.6 | 27.4 | 37.7 | 37.5 |
| 2018 | 11.5 | 13.8 | 16.5 | 13.8 |
| 2017 | 9.2 | 11.6 | 13.5 | 13.5 |
| 2016 | 8.5 | 9.1 | 10.0 | 9.3 |
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How much the market pays relative to the company's accounting net worth (assets minus liabilities). P/B < 1 means the market values the company below what the books say it owns.
Price / Book Value Per ShareMost useful for asset-heavy businesses: banks, insurers, REITs. A P/B near its historical low suggests the market is paying unusually little for the net assets.
- Goodwill and intangibles from acquisitions can inflate book value significantly — some analysts prefer tangible book value.
- Low P/B in technology or software companies is usually irrelevant: their value is in IP and people, not balance sheet assets.
Is LOW P/B High or Low Right Now?
Lowe's Companies, Inc.'s P/B is currently -15.4, which is historically cheap relative to its 10-year historical range. The 10-year median P/B for LOW is approximately 0.6. See all LOW valuation metrics →
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