BKNG vs LOW

Booking Holdings and Lowe's, both Consumer Cyclical

Booking Holdings is the larger company at $133B against $125B. On trailing earnings LOW is the cheaper of the two at a P/E of 15.7 against 17.8, a gap that is only a bargain if the two are growing at similar rates. Over the past year BKNG returned -26% against -30% for LOW. The RyuScore puts BKNG ahead, 88 against 73 out of 100.

Booking Holdings and Lowe's compared on valuation, return and the RyuScore
FigureBKNGLOW
Last close$161$186
Market cap$133B$125B
Trailing P/Elower is cheaper for the same earnings, not automatically better17.815.7
Dividend yield0.2%2.5%
1-year return-26%-30%
5-year return+77%-1.2%
RyuScoresector-relative, 1–1088/10073/100

Figures from SEC filings and end-of-day closes. Highlighting marks the higher or lower number, which is not the same as the better investment, a low P/E can be a warning and a high one can be deserved.

Booking Holdings

Revenue of $7.4B in Q2 2026, net income $1.9B. Its largest reported line is Netherlands, 88% of the disclosed total.

Lowe's

Revenue of $26B in Q2 2026, net income $2.4B. Its largest reported line is Hardlines, 32% of the disclosed total.

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