Lowes Companies Inc (LOW) operating KPIs

LOWNYSERetail-Lumber & Other Building Materials DealersFiscal year ends January 31

Financials through Q2 FY2026, quarter ended Jul 31, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Aug 27, 2026Score 14/306% above fair value

$209.07+1.79 (+0.86%)

Close on Oct 30, 2026Market cap $117.30BP/E 17.7Yield 2.27%

KPIs

Operating metrics that drive Lowes Companies's business · fiscal year ends Friday nearest January 31 (52/53-week fiscal year; FY2025 ended January 30, 2026)

The chart is empty. Tick the box next to any metric in the table below to plot it — tick several to compare them on one chart.

Lowes Companies's fiscal year ends Friday nearest January 31 (52/53-week fiscal year; FY2025 ended January 30, 2026) — Q2 FY26 = May–Jul 2026.

Column labels

Metric	Q2 FY26 2026-07-31	Q1 FY26 2026-05-01	Q4 FY25 2026-01-30	Q3 FY25 2025-10-31	Q2 FY25 2025-08-01	Q1 FY25 2025-05-02	Q4 FY24 2025-01-31	Q3 FY24 2024-11-01	Q2 FY24 2024-08-02	Q1 FY24 2024-05-03	Q4 FY23 2024-02-02	Q3 FY23 2023-11-03

Comparable sales YoY (%)(%)6	0.2%	0.6%		0.4%	1.1%	-1.7%		-1.1%	-5.1%	-4.1%		-7.4%
Comparable customer transactions YoY (%)(%)	-2.1%	-0.9%	-2.3%	-3.0%	-2.8%	-3.8%	-1.3%	-1.3%	-5.9%	-3.1%	-6.1%	-6.9%
Comparable average ticket YoY (%)(%)	2.3%	1.5%	3.6%	3.4%	2.9%	2.1%	1.5%	0.2%	0.8%	-1.0%	-0.1%	-0.5%
Comparable sales by ticket size — > $500 YoY (%)(%)	2.7%	2.1%	4.0%	2.9%	3.6%	1.3%	-0.6%	-2.8%	-6.5%	-7.6%	-8.8%	-9.8%
Comparable sales by ticket size — $100 to $500 YoY (%)(%)	-0.7%	-0.1%	-0.1%	-0.7%	-0.1%	-4.3%	-1.2%	-3.0%	-6.2%	-4.1%	-7.2%	-7.6%
Comparable sales by ticket size — < $100 YoY (%)(%)	-1.4%	-0.1%	-1.4%	-2.2%	-1.4%	-3.4%	-0.1%	-0.1%	-5.1%	-1.9%	-4.5%	-5.7%
Online / Lowes.com comparable sales YoY growth (%)(%)	15.7%	15.5%	10.5%	11.4%	7.5%	6.0%	9.5%	6.0%	2.9%	0.9%	-0.2%	-4.0%
Customer transactions (millions)(M)	219	197	172	187	225	199	175	194	230	208	172	197
Average ticket ($)($)	108	108	107	109	106	105	102	104	103	103	100	104

Total retail stores at period end	1,761.00	1,759.00	1,759.00	1,756.00	1,753.00	1,750.00	1,748.00	1,747.00	1,746.00	1,746.00	1,746.00	1,746.00
Total retail selling square footage (millions sq ft)(M)1	196	196	196	196	196	195	195	195	195	195	195	195
Average retail store selling square footage (thousands sq ft)	111	112	112	111	112	112	112	112	112	112	112	112

Net sales by Products, Services & Other ($M)($M)3	25,956	23,078	20,585	20,813	23,959	20,930	18,554	20,170	23,586	21,364	18,602	20,471
Products net sales ($M)($M)	24,734	22,055	19,535	19,676	22,973	20,169	17,839	19,304	22,709	20,691	17,798	19,599
Services (installation & extended protection plans) net sales ($M)($M)	783	706	589	753	655	544	322	532	548	532	474	517
Other product & service net sales ($M)($M)	439	317	461	384	331	217	393	334	329	141	330	355
Net sales by Merchandise Division ($M)($M)5	24,015	21,324	18,377	20,813	23,821	20,930	18,554	20,170	23,586	21,364	18,602	20,471
Hardlines division net sales ($M)($M)1	7,952	6,786	4,861	5,116	8,006	6,572	4,690	5,306	7,718	6,832	4,783	5,216
Hardlines share of net sales (%)(%)	30.6%	29.4%		24.6%	33.4%	31.4%		26.3%	32.7%	32.0%		25.5%
Home Décor division net sales ($M)($M)1	7,817	7,174	7,798	7,802	7,782	7,095	7,886	7,565	8,181	7,606	7,849	7,782
Home Décor share of net sales (%)(%)	30.1%	31.1%		37.5%	32.5%	33.9%		37.5%	34.7%	35.6%		38.0%
Building Products division net sales ($M)($M)1	7,554	6,813	6,025	6,875	7,472	6,839	5,886	6,726	7,077	6,518	5,821	6,841
Building Products share of net sales (%)(%)	29.1%	29.5%		33.0%	31.2%	32.7%		33.3%	30.0%	30.5%		33.4%
Other retail net sales ($M)($M)1	692	551	-307	1,020	561	424	92	573	610	408	149	632
Other retail share of net sales (%)(%)	2.7%	2.4%		4.9%	2.3%	2.0%		2.9%	2.6%	1.9%		3.1%
Other segment net sales (ADG & FBM Pro distribution/installation) ($M)($M)1	1,941	1,754			138	0
Other segment share of net sales (%)(%)	7.5%	7.6%			0.6%	0.0%

Consolidated net sales by segment ($M)($M)2	25,956	23,078	20,585	20,813	23,959	20,930	18,554	20,170	23,586	21,364	18,602	20,471
Retail Home Improvement segment net sales ($M)($M)1	24,015	21,324	18,377	20,813	23,821	20,930	18,554	20,170	23,586	21,364
Retail Home Improvement share of consolidated net sales (%)(%)	100.0%	100.0%		100.0%	100.0%	100.0%		100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
Other operations (ADG & FBM) net sales ($M)($M)1	1,941	1,754			138	0
Other operations share of consolidated net sales (%)(%)	7.5%	7.6%			0.6%	0.0%
Retail Home Improvement — Significant segment expenses & operating profit ($M)($M)5	3,546	2,586			3,476	2,494
Retail segment — Cost of sales ($M)($M)1	15,775	14,079	12,118	13,697	15,751	13,944	12,457	13,374	15,691	14,274
Retail segment — Cost of sales (% of segment sales)(%)	65.7%	66.0%		65.8%	66.1%	66.6%		66.3%	66.5%	66.8%
Retail segment — Total SG&A expense ($M)($M)5	4,222	4,193			4,147	4,046
Retail segment — Total SG&A (% of segment sales)(%)	17.6%	19.7%			17.4%	19.3%
Store payroll / labor and related expense ($M)($M)1	2,843	2,847	2,697	2,802	2,815	2,812	2,632	2,634	2,766	2,798
Store payroll / labor (% of segment sales)(%)	11.8%	13.4%		13.5%	11.8%	13.4%		13.1%	11.7%	13.1%
Occupancy and facility costs ($M)($M)1	478	492	504	487	471	469	480	487	467	463
Occupancy and facility costs (% of segment sales)(%)	2.0%	2.3%		2.3%	2.0%	2.2%		2.4%	2.0%	2.2%
Advertising expense ($M)($M)1	269	207	289	236	249	199	271	212	234	204
Advertising expense (% of segment sales)(%)	1.1%	1.0%		1.1%	1.1%	1.0%		1.1%	1.0%	1.0%
Other SG&A expense ($M)($M)1	632	647	561	635	612	566	439	494	558	544
Other SG&A (% of segment sales)(%)	2.6%	3.0%		3.1%	2.6%	2.7%		2.4%	2.4%	2.5%
Retail segment — Depreciation and amortization ($M)($M)1	472	466	430	475	447	446	445	433	423	428
Retail segment — Depreciation & amortization (% of segment sales)(%)	2.0%	2.2%		2.3%	1.9%	2.1%		2.2%	1.8%	2.0%
Retail segment — Operating margin (% of segment sales)(%)	14.8%	12.1%			14.6%	11.9%
Other operations (ADG & FBM) — Operating income / (loss) ($M)($M)1	3	-32			-7
Other operations — Operating margin (%)(%)	0.1%	-1.8%			-5.6%
Net sales by Geographic Area ($M)($M)2	25,956	23,078	20,585	20,813	23,959	20,930	18,554	20,170	23,586	21,364	18,602	20,471
United States net sales ($M)($M)	25,883	23,010			23,959	20,930					18,602	20,471
International / Canada net sales ($M)($M)	73	68			0	0						0

Return on Invested Capital — TTM Non-GAAP ROIC (%)(%)3	25.5%	26.8%	26.1%	26.1%	29.5%	31.0%	32.0%	31.2%	30.9%	32.6%	36.4%	35.0%
Net earnings to average debt and shareholders' (deficit)/equity — TTM GAAP (%)(%)	21.3%	22.5%	22.1%	22.4%	25.3%	26.7%	27.5%	26.8%	26.5%	28.1%	31.6%	30.5%
TTM Net operating profit after tax — NOPAT ($M)($M)3	7,935	7,891	7,859	7,922	7,975	7,964	8,088	8,000	8,093	8,392	8,895	8,798
TTM Net operating profit before lease interest & tax — EBIT + Lease Interest ($M)($M)	7,935	7,891	7,859	7,922	7,975	7,964	8,088	8,000	8,093	8,392	8,895	8,798
TTM Operating lease interest adjustment ($M)($M)	178	178	179	177	176	176	173	172	169	162	157	158
TTM Income tax adjustment on net operating profit ($M)($M)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Rolling 5-point average debt and shareholders' (deficit)/equity — Invested Capital ($M)($M)	31,123	29,486	30,104	30,307	27,069	25,661	25,270	25,603	26,160	25,720	24,418	25,125
Lease-adjusted debt to EBITDAR — TTM ratio (x)(×)2	3.00	3.09	3.31	3.36	2.96	2.99	3.01	3.04	3.03	2.93	2.81	2.72
Total lease-adjusted debt ($M)($M)	42,023	42,540	44,677	44,696	39,060	38,955	39,678	39,720	40,239	40,227	40,145	40,053
TTM EBITDAR ($M)($M)1	13,991	13,759	13,515	13,319	13,182	13,035	13,165	13,077	13,273	13,745	14,286	14,739
TTM Operating lease / rent component in EBITDAR ($M)($M)	843	800	756	711	697	685	681	678	677	671	659	668
Adjusted operating income — Non-GAAP ($M)($M)6	3,645	2,650	1,857	2,582	3,512		1,750	2,482	3,404	3,225	2,145	2,985
Reported GAAP operating income in Non-GAAP schedule ($M)($M)	3,549	2,554	1,708	2,481	3,469		1,830	2,536	3,447	3,288	1,704	924
Adjusted operating margin — Non-GAAP (% of sales)(%)	14.0%	11.5%	9.0%	12.4%	14.7%		9.4%	12.3%	14.4%	14.4%	9.6%	12.7%
Operating margin — GAAP (% of sales)(%)	13.7%	11.1%	8.3%	11.9%	14.5%	11.9%	9.9%	12.6%	14.6%	14.7%	7.6%	3.9%
Gross margin — GAAP (% of sales)(%)	33.8%	32.7%	32.5%	34.2%	33.8%	33.4%	33.5%	33.7%	33.5%	33.2%		33.7%
SG&A expense — GAAP (% of sales)(%)	17.4%	19.2%	21.4%	20.0%	17.4%	19.3%	20.6%	19.0%	17.1%	17.1%	22.9%	27.5%
Depreciation and amortization (% of sales)(%)	2.2%	2.5%		2.3%	1.9%	2.1%		2.2%	1.8%	2.0%		1.9%
Adjusted diluted earnings per share — Non-GAAP ($/sh)($)	4.40	3.03	1.98	3.06	4.33		1.93	2.89	4.10	3.67	2.28	3.27

Current deferred revenue ($M)($M)3	1,609	1,629	1,477	1,537	1,558	1,500	1,358	1,359	1,417	1,409	1,408	1,499
Retail deferred revenue — unfulfilled customer orders ($M)($M)	1,162	1,157	936	1,080	1,095	1,001	770	878	922	889	796	984
Stored-value cards / unredeemed gift cards deferred revenue ($M)($M)	447	472	541	457	463	499	588	481	495	520	612	515
Customer sales return refund liability — current ($M)($M)1	212	251	178	207	211	245	167	212	207	280	191	241
Right to recover returned merchandise asset — current ($M)($M)	129	153	109	122	123	144	99	123	119	164	111	140
Deferred revenue — Lowe's extended protection plans (noncurrent, $M)($M)3	1,253	1,248	1,262	1,273	1,283	1,266	1,268	1,260	1,256	1,225	1,225	1,228
Lowe's protection plans deferred revenue recognized into sales ($M)($M)	147	144	150	144	144	143	141	141	140	139	138	139
Lowe's protection plans claim expenses incurred ($M)($M)	62	61	57	63	61	58	52	54	50	54	53	64
Restricted investments pledged as collateral for Lowe's protection plans ($M)($M)2	414	705	689	692	669	668	649	647	622	570	559	559
Short-term restricted investments ($M)($M)	235	458	370	412	396	368	372	335	330	264	307	321
Long-term restricted investments ($M)($M)	179	247	319	280	273	300	277	312	292	306	252	238
Supplier finance program — confirmed obligations outstanding ($M)($M)	1,582	1,438	1,440	1,705	1,326	1,606	1,511	1,707	1,447	1,599	1,356	1,640
Property, plant and equipment, gross ($M)1
Property, plant and equipment, net ($M)($M)	18,276	18,254	18,362	18,309	17,708	17,636	17,649	17,586	17,515	17,531	17,653	17,527
Goodwill, carrying value ($M)($M)2	3,957	3,945	3,945	3,982	691	311	311	311	311		311
Goodwill — Retail Home Improvement segment ($M)($M)	311		311				311				311
Goodwill — Other operations (ADG & FBM) ($M)($M)	3,646		3,634				0				0
Identifiable intangible assets, net ($M)($M)7	5,709	5,807	5,908	5,994	976	274	277	281	284
Finite-lived intangible assets, gross ($M)($M)	6,029	6,029	6,030		973	259	259
Finite-lived intangible assets, accumulated amortization ($M)($M)	454	356	256		131	119	116
Customer relationships, net ($M)($M)2	4,430	4,489	4,548		683	139	142
Customer relationships, gross ($M)($M)	4,722	4,722	4,722		788	239	238
Customer relationships, accumulated amortization ($M)($M)	292	233	174		105	100	96
Trademarks and trade names (finite-lived), net ($M)($M)2	1,024	1,042	1,060		130	1	1
Trademarks and trade names (finite-lived), gross ($M)($M)	1,100	1,100	1,100		150	20	20
Trademarks and trade names (finite-lived), accumulated amortization ($M)($M)	76	58	40		20	19	19
Other finite-lived intangibles (backlog & noncompete), net ($M)($M)2	121	142	166		29	0	0
Other finite-lived intangibles, gross ($M)($M)	207	207	208		35	0	1
Other finite-lived intangibles, accumulated amortization ($M)($M)	86	65	42		6	0	1
Indefinite-lived trade names, carrying value ($M)($M)	134	134	134		134	134	134
Intangible asset amortization expense ($M)($M)	98	100			12	3
Operating and finance lease right-of-use (ROU) assets ($M)6
Operating lease ROU assets ($M)($M)	4,071	4,182	4,303	4,345	3,887	3,799	3,738	3,771	3,819	3,829	3,733	3,647
Operating lease liabilities — current ($M)($M)	733	662	713	691	536	562	563	497	552	552	487	533
Operating lease liabilities — noncurrent ($M)($M)	3,734	3,937	4,043	4,070	3,801	3,669	3,628	3,741	3,738	3,759	3,737	3,602
Finance lease interest expense ($M)($M)	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	5	6
ROU assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities ($M)($M)	68	51	-27	132	90	203	103	89	125	228	199	118
ROU assets obtained in exchange for new finance lease liabilities ($M)($M)	1	14	-11	1	2	13	10	4	14	19	4	24
Acquisitions — Payments to acquire businesses, net of cash acquired ($M)2
Foundation Building Materials (FBM, Oct 2025) — Net cash consideration ($M)($M)11				8,800
FBM — Goodwill recognized ($M)($M)				3,254
FBM — Tax-deductible goodwill ($M)($M)				993
FBM — Identifiable intangible assets acquired ($M)($M)				5,041
FBM — Customer relationships intangible ($M)($M)				3,920
FBM — Trademarks intangible ($M)($M)				950
FBM — Accounts receivable acquired ($M)($M)				912
FBM — Merchandise inventory acquired ($M)($M)				485
FBM — Property, plant & equipment acquired ($M)($M)				512
FBM — Operating lease ROU assets acquired ($M)($M)				470
FBM — Accounts payable assumed ($M)($M)				325
FBM — Deferred income tax liabilities assumed ($M)($M)				995
Artisan Design Group (ADG, Jun 2025) — Net cash consideration ($M)($M)11					1,300
ADG — Goodwill recognized ($M)($M)					366
ADG — Tax-deductible goodwill ($M)($M)					302
ADG — Identifiable intangible assets acquired ($M)($M)					714
ADG — Customer relationships intangible ($M)($M)					550
ADG — Trademarks intangible ($M)($M)					130
ADG — Accounts receivable acquired ($M)($M)					202
ADG — Merchandise inventory acquired ($M)($M)					106
ADG — Property, plant & equipment acquired ($M)($M)					36
ADG — Operating lease ROU assets acquired ($M)($M)					137
ADG — Accounts payable assumed ($M)($M)					73
ADG — Deferred income tax liabilities assumed ($M)($M)					36

Common stock repurchases — cash paid ($M)($M)7	3	363	0	98	1	112	1,372	751	1,007	923	201	1,581
Common stock repurchased and retired, including excise tax ($M)($M)	2	365	1	4	-1	72	1,413	758	1,014
Repurchase program shares retired — value ($M)($M)	0	302	0	0	-3	1	1,413	756	1,012	652	404	1,595
Shares withheld for employee tax obligations — value ($M)($M)	2	63	1	4	2	71	0	2	2	91	0	1
Total common shares repurchased and retired (millions)(M)	0	1.50	0	0	0	0.30	5.50	2.90	4.40	3
Repurchase program common shares repurchased (millions)(M)	0	1.20	0	0	0	0	5.40	2.80	4.40	2.70	1.90	7.30
Employee tax-withholding common shares repurchased (millions)(M)	0	0.30	0	0	0	0.30	0.10	0.10	0	0.30	0	0
Remaining share repurchase authorization at period end ($M)($M)	10,500	10,500	10,800	10,800	10,800	10,800	10,800	12,200	12,900	13,900	14,600	15,000
Stock-based compensation expense ($M)($M)	67	65	70	60	59	58	57	54	55	55	50	47

U.S. Quarterly Retail E-Commerce Sales — SA ($M)($M)1	340,244	327,861	317,999	310,817	303,284	297,701	300,329	295,249	288,822	283,038	276,781	275,176
U.S. E-Commerce Share of Total Retail Sales — SA (%)(%)	17.1%	17.0%	16.7%	16.4%	16.3%	16.0%	16.2%	16.2%	16.1%	15.9%	15.5%	15.4%

Net sales ($M)($M)14	25,956	23,078	20,585	20,813	23,959	20,930	18,554	20,170	23,586	21,364	18,602	20,471
Cost of sales ($M)($M)	17,379	15,535	13,904	13,697	15,858	13,944	12,457	13,374	15,691	14,274	12,575	13,580
Gross margin / profit ($M)($M)	8,577	7,543	6,681	7,116	8,101	6,986	6,097	6,796	7,895	7,090	6,027	6,891
Selling, general and administrative expense ($M)($M)	4,456	4,423	4,410	4,160	4,175	4,046	3,822	3,827	4,025	4,009	3,897	3,761
Depreciation and amortization ($M)($M)	572	644	637	475	457	507	511	433	423	486	496	434
Operating income ($M)($M)	3,549	2,554	1,708	2,481	3,469	2,494	1,830	2,536	3,447	2,653	1,688	2,696
Interest — net / income ($M)($M)	18	9	13	41	42	25	35	50	52	21	23	27
Pre-tax earnings ($M)($M)	3,175	2,155	1,304	2,129	3,156	2,157	1,502	2,219	3,130	2,301	1,339	2,351
Income tax provision ($M)($M)	776	527	304	513	758	516	378	524	747	546	319	578
Net earnings ($M)($M)	2,399	1,628	1,000	1,616	2,398	1,641	1,124	1,695	2,383	1,755	1,020	1,773
Basic earnings per share ($/sh)($)	4.28	2.90		2.88	4.28	2.93		2.99	4.18	3.06		3.07
Diluted earnings per share ($/sh)($)	4.27	2.90		2.88	4.27	2.92		2.99	4.17	3.06		3.06
Cash dividends per share ($/sh)($)	1.25	1.20	1.20	1.20	1.20	1.15	1.15	1.15	1.15	1.10	1.10	1.10
Weighted-average basic shares (millions)(M)	559	559		559	559	559		565	568	571		576
Weighted-average diluted shares (millions)(M)	560	560		560	560	560		566	570	572		577
Total assets ($M)($M)8	55,881	54,941	54,144	53,453	46,614	45,372	43,102	44,743	44,934	45,365	41,795	42,519
Total current assets ($M)($M)4	23,342	22,162	20,955	20,220	22,639	22,675	20,358	21,977	22,337	22,750	19,071	19,968
Cash and cash equivalents ($M)($M)	3,172	786	982	621	4,860	3,054	1,761	3,271	4,360	3,237	921	1,210
Short-term investments ($M)($M)	235	458	370	412	396	368	372	335	330	264	307	321
Merchandise inventory — net ($M)($M)	17,737	18,447	17,300	17,183	16,342	18,335	17,409	17,566	16,841	18,224	16,894	17,530
Other current assets ($M)($M)	960	1,320	1,213	788	721	822	722	697	806	1,025	949	907
Property, less accumulated depreciation ($M)($M)	18,276	18,254	18,362	18,309	17,708	17,636	17,649	17,586	17,515	17,531	17,653	17,527
Operating lease right-of-use assets ($M)($M)	4,071	4,182	4,303	4,345	3,887	3,799	3,738	3,771	3,819	3,829	3,733	3,647
Long-term investments ($M)($M)	179	247	319	280	273	300	277	312	292	306	252	238
Goodwill ($M)($M)	3,957	3,945	3,945	3,982	691	311	311	311	311		311
Intangible assets, net ($M)($M)	5,709	5,807	5,908	5,994	976	274	277	281	284
Deferred income taxes — noncurrent asset ($M)($M)	0	0	0	0	140	118	244	261	184	115	248	280
Other assets ($M)($M)	347	344	352	323	300	259	248	244	192	834	838	859
Total liabilities ($M)($M)5	63,318	64,211	64,061	63,835	58,014	58,626	57,333	58,162	58,697	59,971	56,845	57,666
Total current liabilities ($M)($M)5	21,132	20,274	19,463	19,451	21,622	22,388	18,757	19,447	18,246	19,506	15,568	16,496
Current maturities of long-term debt ($M)($M)	2,352	810	2,431	2,437	4,175	4,183	2,586	2,576	1,290	1,294	537	544
Current operating lease liabilities ($M)($M)	733	662	713	691	536	562	563	497	552	552	487	533
Accounts payable ($M)($M)	11,076	11,975	9,762	10,236	9,513	11,235	9,290	10,602	10,336	11,737	8,704	9,914
Deferred revenue — current ($M)($M)	1,609	1,629	1,477	1,537	1,558	1,500	1,358	1,359	1,417	1,409	1,408	1,499
Other current liabilities ($M)($M)	4,194	3,846	3,795	3,527	4,742	4,055	3,952	3,585	3,596	3,644	3,478	3,256
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities ($M)($M)	35,204	36,751	37,490	37,498	30,548	30,541	32,901	32,906	34,659	34,622	35,384	35,374
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities ($M)($M)	3,734	3,937	4,043	4,070	3,801	3,669	3,628	3,741	3,738	3,759	3,737	3,602
Deferred income taxes — noncurrent liability ($M)($M)	1,201	1,239	1,039	808	0	0	0	0
Other liabilities ($M)($M)	794	762	764	735	760	762	779	808	798	859	931	966
Total shareholders' (deficit)/equity ($M)($M)4	-7,437	-9,270	-9,917	-10,382	-11,400	-13,254	-14,231	-13,419	-13,763	-14,606	-15,050	-15,147
Capital in excess of par value ($M)($M)	207	68	370	228	147	13	0	0	0	0	0	7
Accumulated deficit / retained earnings ($M)($M)	-8,187	-9,884	-10,839	-11,165	-12,108	-13,833	-14,799	-13,993	-14,342	-15,188	-15,637	-15,744
Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) ($M)($M)	262	266	271	275	281	286	288	292	295	296	300	302
Common shares outstanding at period end (millions)(M)	561	561	561	561	561	560	560	565	568	572	574	575
Net cash provided by operating activities ($M)($M)9	3,659	3,350	1,567	687	4,231	3,379	911	1,299	3,153	4,262	1,108	1,064
Capital expenditures ($M)($M)	542	521	603	597	495	518	548	571	426	382	620	579
Change in merchandise inventory ($M)($M)	709	-1,145	-113	-357	2,099	-926	158	-725	1,383	-1,330	635	-107
Change in accounts payable ($M)($M)	-899	2,212	-479	402	-1,795	1,945	-1,311	265	-1,354	3,033	-1,210	-419
Net cash used in investing activities ($M)($M)	-260	-501	-577	-9,344	-1,810	-533	-418	-520	-422	-378	-595	-591
Net cash used in financing activities ($M)($M)	-1,013	-3,045	-629	4,418	-615	-1,553	-2,003	-1,868	-1,608	-1,568	-802	-2,757
Repayment of debt ($M)($M)	21	2,376	19	1,772	18	778	23	475	25	22	25	531
Cash dividend payments ($M)($M)	672	674	673	673	645	645	650	654	629	633	632	642
Cash paid for interest ($M)($M)	-62	-751	-118	-650	-56	-665	-65	-675	-46	-689	-49	-699
Cash paid for income taxes ($M)($M)	-595	-47	-355	-1,493	-612	-45	-264	-380	-975	-29	-537	-598

Italic numbers are calculated by StockData from reported figures (hover for the formula). Numbers with a dotted underline are read from the text of earnings releases and presentations; hover to see the exact sentence. Tick a row to add it to the chart above (up to 8 lines).

Methodology and excluded metrics

Fiscal calendar: Lowe's Companies, Inc. operates on a 52/53-week fiscal year ending on the Friday nearest January 31 and names each fiscal year after the calendar year in which 11 of its 12 months fall (e.g., Fiscal 2025 ended January 30, 2026; Q1 Fiscal 2026 ended May 1, 2026; Q2 Fiscal 2026 ended July 31, 2026). Fiscal 2023 (ended February 2, 2024) and Fiscal 2017 (ended February 2, 2018) included 53 weeks.
Core operational & financial KPIs (Groups 1–5) cover: (1) Comparable Sales (+3.8% in Q2 FY26; +0.2% in FY25), 72 consecutive months of Monthly Comparable Sales (Aug 2020 → Jul 2026 from Form 10-Q/10-K MD&A & IR Infographics), Comparable Customer Transactions (+0.4% in Q2 FY26), Comparable Average Ticket (+3.4% in Q2 FY26), Comparable Sales by Ticket Size (> $500, $100–$500, < $100), Online / Lowes.com Comparable Sales Growth (+7.5% in Q2 FY26), Customer Transactions (205M in Q2 FY26; 780M in FY25, with Q4 derived as Full Year − 9M), Average Ticket ($116.93 in Q2 FY26; $108.13 in FY25), Sales per Average Selling Square Foot ($415 in FY25), and Inventory Turnover (3.68x in FY25); (2) Store Network across 1,761 retail stores and 196M sq ft of retail selling space at Q2 FY26 (average store size 112k sq ft, plus 32k sq ft outdoor garden center) and all 50 U.S. states + District of Columbia; (3) Disaggregated Revenue by Products vs. Services ($25,356M vs. $437M in Q2 FY26), 3 Merchandise Divisions (Hardlines, Home Décor, Building Products), and all 15 Product Categories ($M and % share of net sales); (4) ASU 2023-07 Segment Reporting for Retail Home Improvement vs. Other Operations (Artisan Design Group [ADG] acquired June 2025 & Foundation Building Materials [FBM] acquired October 2025) including Store Payroll/Labor, Occupancy & Facility Costs, Advertising, and Other SG&A; and (5) TTM Non-GAAP Return on Invested Capital (27.9% in Q2 FY26; $6,906M NOPAT on $24,782M 5-point average debt & deficit), Lease-Adjusted Debt to EBITDAR (3.11x in Q2 FY26), Adjusted Operating Income, and Adjusted Diluted EPS.
Groups 6–9 cover Balance Sheet Footnotes (Retail Deferred Revenue, Stored-Value / Gift Cards, Lowe's Extended Protection Plans deferred revenue, recognized revenue, claim expenses & collateralized restricted investments, Supplier Finance Program obligations, Gross & Net PP&E by asset class, Goodwill & Intangible Assets by class with 5-year amortization schedule, Operating & Finance Lease ROU assets, liabilities, discount rates & 5-year maturity schedules, Unconditional Purchase Obligations, and 2025 FBM & ADG Purchase Price Allocations), Capital Allocation & Equity Compensation (Share repurchases, SBC, and RSU/PSU/RSA/DSU/Option/ESPP schedules), Human Capital & Form 11-K 401(k) Plan (297,000 associates, U.S. demographics by gender/race/generation/role, OSHA/LTIR safety rates, associate training hours, CEO pay ratio 578:1, and audited $9.34B Lowe's 401(k) Plan), and Sustainability & Supply Chain (Scope 1/2/3 GHG emissions, energy & renewable electricity, hazardous & nonhazardous waste, FSC/SFI/PEFC wood sourcing, RESA supplier audits, and Form SD 3TG conflict minerals across 347 smelters/refiners).
No parent-only standalone financial statements exist under U.S. GAAP (Form 10-K omits Schedule I), so no Consolidated − Standalone subtraction is performed. All values are strictly as published (with verbatim quotes on hover for text-extracted metrics; bound figures such as 'over 540 branch locations', 'approximately 37,000 items', and 'approximately 32,000 square feet of outdoor garden center' are excluded from table cells). The only arithmetic shown in table cells is period splitting (Q4 = full year − 9M; quarterly cash flow = YTD − prior YTD), displayed in italic with the formula.

Not shown because recent periods are missing (8)

Non-GAAP Performance, Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) & Lease-Adjusted Leverage › Adjusted operating income — Non-GAAP ($M) › Adjusted gross margin — Non-GAAP (% of sales)
Non-GAAP Performance, Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) & Lease-Adjusted Leverage › Adjusted operating income — Non-GAAP ($M) › Adjusted SG&A expense — Non-GAAP (% of sales)
Balance Sheet Footnotes, Protection Plans, Leases & 2025 Pro M&A (FBM & ADG) › Identifiable intangible assets, net ($M) › Estimated future intangible amortization — Year 1 ($M)
Balance Sheet Footnotes, Protection Plans, Leases & 2025 Pro M&A (FBM & ADG) › Identifiable intangible assets, net ($M) › Estimated future intangible amortization — Year 2 ($M)
Balance Sheet Footnotes, Protection Plans, Leases & 2025 Pro M&A (FBM & ADG) › Identifiable intangible assets, net ($M) › Estimated future intangible amortization — Year 3 ($M)
Balance Sheet Footnotes, Protection Plans, Leases & 2025 Pro M&A (FBM & ADG) › Identifiable intangible assets, net ($M) › Estimated future intangible amortization — Year 4 ($M)
Balance Sheet Footnotes, Protection Plans, Leases & 2025 Pro M&A (FBM & ADG) › Identifiable intangible assets, net ($M) › Estimated future intangible amortization — Year 5 ($M)
Balance Sheet Footnotes, Protection Plans, Leases & 2025 Pro M&A (FBM & ADG) › Identifiable intangible assets, net ($M) › Estimated future intangible amortization — Thereafter ($M)

Data updated 2026-10-27.

Every KPI on its own page

Full history, chart, sources and a citation for each metric

Lowes Companies Inc (LOW) operating KPIs

KPIs

Every KPI on its own page

Sales Productivity, Comparable Sales, Traffic & Ticket

Store Network, Selling Square Footage & 50-State Footprint

Merchandising Divisions & 15 Product Categories

Segment Reporting, Significant Segment Expenses (ASU 2023-07) & Geography

Non-GAAP Performance, Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) & Lease-Adjusted Leverage

Balance Sheet Footnotes, Protection Plans, Leases & 2025 Pro M&A (FBM & ADG)

Capital Allocation, Share Repurchases, SBC & Equity Award Schedules

Human Capital, Workforce Demographics, Proxy & Form 11-K 401(k) Plan

Sustainability (GHG, Energy, Waste, Wood), Supply Chain & Form SD

Industry & Macro Benchmarks (U.S. Census Bureau, HUD & FRED)

Consolidated Financial Statements (Postgres DB)