Lowe's Companies, Inc.
Rank #75Capital ReturnLOW · NYSE · Consumer Cyclical
Lowe's Companies, Inc. (LOW) — Rank #75 by gross profitability (GP/assets 0.52) · ROE -89.5% · Piotroski F-Score 6 / 9.
As-of 2026-09-15 · CIK 0000060667 · all metrics point-in-time as of the filing date.
About
Lowe's Companies, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a home improvement retailer in the United States and Canada.
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It provides a line of products for construction, maintenance, repair, remodeling, and decorating. The company also offers home improvement products, such as appliances, seasonal and outdoor living, lumber, lawn and garden, kitchens and bath, hardware, building materials, millwork, paint, rough plumbing, tools, electrical, flooring, and décor. In addition, it provides installation services through independent contractors in various product categories; and extended protection plans and repair services. Further, the company provides design, distribution, and installation services for interior surface finishes to home builders and property managers. It sells its national brand-name merchandise and private brand products to professional customers, individual homeowners, and renters. The company serves its products through Lowes.com website, mobile applications, retail home improvement stores and outlet stores, and its branches. Lowe's Companies, Inc.
was founded in 1921 and is based in Mooresville, North Carolina.
- Industry
- Home Improvement Retail
- Sector
- Consumer Cyclical
- State
- NC
- Filer Category
- Large accelerated filer
- Fiscal Year End
- January 31
- Website
- corporate.lowes.com
Financials
Each fiscal year is read as-of that year’s own 10-K filing, so nothing restated after the fact leaks backwards. Line items this filer never tagged are omitted. Hover or tap a badge for the diagnostic behind it.
| Fiscal year end | 2026-01-30filed 2026-03-23 | 2025-01-31filed 2025-03-24 | 2024-02-02filed 2024-03-25 | 2023-02-03filed 2023-03-27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating | ||||
| Depreciation & amortization | 2,194.0 | 1,972.0 | 1,923.0 | 1,981.0 |
| Stock-based compensation | 247.0 | 221.0 | 210.0 | 223.0 |
| Change in inventory | (703.0) | 514.0 | (1,637.0) | 2,594.0 |
| Operating cash flow | 9,864.0 | 9,625.0 | 8,140.0 | 8,589.0 |
| Investing | ||||
| Capital expenditures | 2,213.0 | 1,927.0 | 1,964.0 | 1,829.0 |
| Acquisitions, net of cash | 10,088.0 | — | — | — |
| Investing cash flow | (12,264.0) | (1,738.0) | (1,901.0) | (1,309.0) |
| Financing | ||||
| Debt issued | 6,974.0 | 0.0 | 2,983.0 | 9,667.0 |
| Debt repaid | 2,587.0 | 545.0 | 601.0 | 867.0 |
| Share repurchases | 211.0 | 4,053.0 | 6,138.0 | 14,124.0 |
| Dividends paid | 2,636.0 | 2,566.0 | 2,531.0 | 2,370.0 |
| Financing cash flow | 1,621.0 | (7,047.0) | (6,666.0) | (7,049.0) |
| Summary | ||||
| Free cash flow | 7,651.0 | 7,698.0 | 6,176.0 | 6,760.0 |
Figures are as originally filed with the SEC (point-in-time), not restated, so they can differ slightly from sites that show later-restated numbers. Why point-in-time?