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Shower systems at Lowe’s, The Home Depot, Wayfair and Ferguson, October 2026

Kohler went from 13% to 21% of the top results at Ferguson since September.

Altavane ResearchPublished 2 November 20264 minute read

Covers 1 to 31 October 2026Next edition 7 December 2026

At a glance

  • 35%Biggest brand: VIBRANTBATH at Wayfair
  • 44%of the top results at Wayfair are ads
  • 13% to 21%One of the biggest changes: Kohler gained share at Ferguson

Key findings

  • VIBRANTBATH holds 35% of the top results at Wayfair, the highest of the four retailers.
  • Ads are 44% of the top results at Wayfair and 17% at Lowe’s.
  • Kohler went from 13% to 21% of the top results at Ferguson since September.
  • 73 products entered the top results; 34 are new to the category.
  • Delta leads “shower system” at Lowe’s with 50%.

About this report

This report covers 284 products in the top results for shower systems at Lowe’s, The Home Depot, Wayfair and Ferguson, 1 to 31 October 2026. Top results are the first 24 products a shopper sees in a category or a search. It shows what a shopper sees, not what sells.

How it is measured

Brand share

VIBRANTBATH holds 35% of the top results at Wayfair, the highest of the four retailers.

Lowe’s

  • BWE17%
  • Kohler14%
  • EVERSTEIN14%
  • allen + roth (the retailer’s own brand)13%
  • CASAINC8%
  • Other brands34%

The Home Depot

  • Kohler13%
  • Delta12%
  • American Standard11%
  • Moen10%
  • AKDY9%
  • Other brands45%

Wayfair

Shower panels

  • VIBRANTBATH35%
  • VEVOR13%
  • ELLO&ALLO11%
  • Stellweilan Tessberg8%
  • Greenspring6%
  • Other brands27%

Ferguson

  • Signature Hardware (the retailer’s own brand)33%
  • Delta29%
  • Kohler21%
  • Grohe5%
  • Miseno (the retailer’s own brand)5%
  • Other brands7%

The retailer’s own brand

Figure 1. Brand share for shower systems, by retailer, 1 to 31 October 2026. Source: Altavane, from the retailers’ public pages.

What it shows

The biggest brand is a different one at each retailer: BWE at Lowe’s (17%); Kohler at The Home Depot (13%); VIBRANTBATH at Wayfair (35%); Signature Hardware at Ferguson (33%). The retailers’ own brands hold 38% at Ferguson and 17% at Lowe’s.

Why it matters

Shower systems is a different contest at each retailer: four different brands lead across four retailers.

What to do

Compare your share of shower systems across these retailers, and your price and listing where it is lowest.

Ad share

Ads are 44% of the top results at Wayfair and 17% at Lowe’s.

Lowe’s

  • Ads17%
  • Unpaid83%

On the ads

  • Kohler21%
  • Symmons14%
  • EVERSTEIN12%
  • Other brands53%

The Home Depot

Banner ads

  • MAAX6%
  • Kohler4%
  • Other banner ads90%

Wayfair

  • Ads44%
  • Unpaid56%

On the ads

  • VIBRANTBATH45%
  • VEVOR13%
  • Pulse Showerspas9%
  • Other brands33%

Ferguson

Banner ads

  • Hansgrohe100%
Figure 2. Ads and banner ads for shower systems, by retailer, 1 to 31 October 2026. Source: Altavane, from the retailers’ public pages.

What it shows

Of every 24 top results, ads are about eleven at Wayfair (44%) and about four at Lowe’s (17%). On the most ads: VIBRANTBATH at Wayfair (45% of the ads there) and Kohler at Lowe’s (21%). At The Home Depot and Ferguson no product is marked as an ad; their charts show banner ads.

Why it matters

One ad budget buys different things: places in the top results at Wayfair (44% are ads) and Lowe’s (17% are ads), banners above them at The Home Depot and Ferguson.

What to do

Decide retailer by retailer. At Wayfair, where ads are 44% of the top results, first check the unpaid places you already hold in shower systems.

Changes this month

Kohler went from 13% to 21% of the top results at Ferguson since September.

  • KohlerFerguson · since Septemberup, from 13% to 21%
  • VIBRANTBATHWayfair · since Septemberdown, from 43% to 35%
  • DeltaFerguson · since Septemberdown, from 36% to 29%
  • BWEThe Home Depot · since Septemberdown, from 7% to 3%
  • KohlerLowe’s · since Septemberdown, from 18% to 14%
  • MoenFerguson · since Septemberdown, from 6% to 2%
  • A&E Bath and ShowerWayfair · since Septemberup, from 0% to 3%
  • AKDYThe Home Depot · since Septemberdown, from 12% to 9%
  • CASAINCLowe’s · since Septemberup, from 5% to 8%

gained share lost share

Figure 3. Biggest changes in brand share for shower systems, by retailer, 1 to 31 October 2026. Source: Altavane, from the retailers’ public pages.

What it shows

The biggest loss was VIBRANTBATH at Wayfair, from 43% to 35%, since September. Ferguson has three of the nine moves charted. At The Home Depot the biggest change since September was BWE, from 7% to 3%.

Why it matters

Kohler is seen more in shower systems at Ferguson than in September: about two places in every 24 gained.

What to do

Compare Kohler in shower systems across the retailers in this chart, and look at its prices and ads where it moved.

New products

73 products entered the top results; 34 are new to the category.

By retailer

Showing 8 of 73.

By brand

  • KohlerFerguson10
  • Signature Hardware (the retailer’s own brand)Ferguson8
  • DeltaFerguson6
  • EVERSTEINLowe’s5
  • GRANDJOYThe Home Depot4
  • CASAINCLowe’s2
  • Other brands38
Figure 4. Products new to the top results for shower systems, by retailer, 1 to 31 October 2026. Source: Altavane, from the retailers’ public pages.

What it shows

By retailer, the 73 products that entered the top results in October are 30 at Ferguson, 19 at Lowe’s, 13 at The Home Depot and 11 at Wayfair. Kohler has the most, ten at Ferguson.

Why it matters

The 73 new products for shower systems are those in the top results in October and not in the four weeks before.

What to do

Compare the prices of the new products for shower systems with your own, retailer by retailer.

What shoppers search

Delta leads “shower system” at Lowe’s with 50%.

“shower system”

  • Lowe’sDelta · 31 October50%ads 17%
  • The Home DepotDelta and GRANDJOY tied · 31 October13%
  • WayfairEVERSTEIN · 29 October17%ads 50%
  • FergusonKohler · 31 October42%

Ad share: Lowe’s and Wayfair only.

Figure 5. Leading brand in searches for shower systems, by retailer, 1 to 31 October 2026. Source: Altavane, from the retailers’ public pages.

What it shows

The leaders for “shower system”: Delta at Lowe’s (50%); EVERSTEIN at Wayfair (17%); Kohler at Ferguson (42%); Delta and GRANDJOY, tied, at The Home Depot (13% each). Ads are 17% of that search’s top results at Lowe’s and 50% at Wayfair.

Why it matters

The same words, “shower system”, put a different brand first at each retailer.

What to do

Search “shower system” yourself at each retailer and note which of your products are in the top results.

What this report does not show

  • Sales: a bigger share means a brand is seen more, not that it sells more.
  • Lowe’s results depend on the shopper’s store.
  • Who paid for an ad is not visible. At The Home Depot and Ferguson no product is marked as an ad, so a paid place without a mark is not counted.
Method and sources

Cite this report

Altavane Research, “Shower systems at Lowe’s, The Home Depot, Wayfair and Ferguson, October 2026”, published 2 November 2026. https://altavane.com/research/shower-systems/october-2026. Free to quote with a link.

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