Lowes Companies Inc (LOW) shareholders
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 13/3015% above fair value
$227.73+0.27 (+0.12%)
Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $127.77BP/E 19.3Yield 2.09%
Ownership
Institutional holdings as of Jun 30, 2026, from 13F filings
Held by institutions
79.0%
443M of 561M shares
Institutional holders
2,643
168 new, 176 sold out
Net institutional buying
8M
In Q2 2026
Insider trades, 12 months
1 buys · 7 sales
Net sold $12.94M
Shares held by institutions
Holders of more than 5%
Latest Schedule 13D (active) or 13G (passive) filed by each holder
| Holder | Shares | % of class | Filing | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Capital Management | 42,022,528 | 7.50% | 13G (passive) | Mar 31, 2026 |
| FMR LLC Joint filing with Abigail P. Johnson (7.30%) | 40,826,242 | 7.30% | 13G (passive) amendment | Sep 30, 2026 |
| BlackRock, Inc. | 39,882,058 | 6.90% | 13G (passive) amendment | Dec 31, 2023 |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 36,730,574 | 6.50% | 13G (passive) amendment | Sep 30, 2025 |
| Abigail P. Johnson Joint filing with FMR LLC (5.70%) | 31,780,951 | 5.70% | 13G (passive) | Mar 31, 2026 |
Top institutional holders
13F holdings as of Jun 30, 2026
| Holder | Shares | % of LOW | Value | Change | % of portfolio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. | 40,545,728 | 7.23% | $8.94B | +852,692 | 0.13% |
| FMR LLC | 37,267,356 | 6.64% | $8.22B | +5,411,705 | 0.36% |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 36,598,609 | 6.52% | $8.07B | +143,146 | 0.17% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 36,201,345 | 6.45% | $7.95B | −908,265 | 0.44% |
| State Street Corp | 25,329,373 | 4.51% | $5.58B | +880,815 | 0.17% |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 14,533,932 | 2.59% | $3.20B | +276,896 | 0.14% |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | 14,291,229 | 2.55% | $3.14B | +179,142 | 0.17% |
| Morgan Stanley | 10,024,383 | 1.79% | $2.21B | −1,071,771 | 0.12% |
| Wells Fargo & Company/Mn | 8,307,444 | 1.48% | $1.83B | −440,693 | 0.30% |
| Bank Of America Corp /De/ | 8,294,941 | 1.48% | $1.83B | −199,091 | 0.12% |
| Norges Bank | 8,270,160 | 1.47% | $1.82B | New | 0.18% |
| Northern Trust Corp | 6,008,388 | 1.07% | $1.32B | −136,116 | 0.15% |
| Massachusetts Financial Services Co /Ma/ | 5,224,770 | 0.93% | $1.15B | −797,594 | 0.36% |
| UBS Asset Management Americas Inc | 4,812,200 | 0.86% | $1.06B | −725,624 | 0.19% |
| Invesco Ltd. | 4,367,034 | 0.78% | $962.89M | +116,927 | 0.08% |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 4,330,480 | 0.77% | $954.83M | −629,706 | 0.08% |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 4,104,782 | 0.73% | $905.06M | +57,167 | 0.15% |
| Price T Rowe Associates Inc /Md/ | 4,000,386 | 0.71% | $882.05M | −2,495,925 | 0.09% |
| Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc | 3,789,870 | 0.68% | $835.63M | +18,715 | 0.11% |
| Franklin Resources Inc | 3,691,500 | 0.66% | $813.94M | −451,723 | 0.18% |
Institutional buying and selling by quarter
Positions opened, added to, reduced and closed by 13F filers
| Quarter | Holders | Shares held | % of shares | New / added | Reduced / closed | Shares bought | Shares sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 2,643 | 443M | 79.0% | 168 / 901 | 1198 / 176 | 32M | 23M |
| Q1 2026 | 2,699 | 435M | 77.6% | 162 / 992 | 1134 / 136 | 75M | 27M |
| Q4 2025 | 2,715 | 445M | 79.3% | 288 / 987 | 1034 / 176 | 36M | 57M |
| Q3 2025 | 2,657 | 467M | 83.2% | 226 / 1038 | 969 / 129 | 60M | 25M |
| Q2 2025 | 2,608 | 433M | 77.1% | 148 / 1015 | 1017 / 152 | 21M | 17M |
| Q1 2025 | 2,645 | 429M | 76.5% | 144 / 976 | 1101 / 160 | 24M | 15M |
| Q4 2024 | 2,710 | 424M | 75.6% | 329 / 929 | 1055 / 119 | 20M | 48M |
| Q3 2024 | 2,551 | 454M | 80.9% | 235 / 916 | 1009 / 108 | 59M | 18M |
| Q2 2024 | 2,454 | 452M | 80.6% | 155 / 958 | 933 / 170 | 18M | 36M |
| Q1 2024 | 2,504 | 473M | 84.2% | 208 / 865 | 1071 / 131 | 32M | 20M |
| Q4 2023 | 2,459 | 463M | 82.5% | 300 / 843 | 989 / 111 | 54M | 23M |
| Q3 2023 | 2,308 | 434M | 77.3% | 137 / 802 | 982 / 146 | 18M | 15M |
Top mutual fund and ETF holders
Latest monthly portfolio reports (Form N-PORT)
1,005 funds held LOW in Q2 2026, 47% of their shares through ETFs. Each fund counts once per quarter, from its quarter-end report.
| Fund | Shares | % of LOW | Value | % of fund | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | 17,800,237 | 3.17% | $3.92B | 0.17% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Vanguard 500 Index Fund | 14,512,302 | 2.59% | $3.20B | 0.19% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Fidelity Contrafund | 8,910,851 | 1.59% | $1.96B | 1.09% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | 7,704,458 | 1.37% | $1.70B | 0.19% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Fidelity 500 Index Fund | 7,178,497 | 1.28% | $1.54B | 0.18% | May 31, 2026 |
| Vanguard Value Index Fund | 5,338,695 | 0.95% | $1.18B | 0.46% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| MFS Value Fund | 3,776,904 | 0.67% | $809.62M | 1.58% | May 31, 2026 |
| Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund | 3,168,810 | 0.56% | $658.51M | 0.50% | Jul 31, 2026 |
| State Street(R) Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF | 3,148,430 | 0.56% | $694.20M | 3.07% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Vanguard Institutional Index Fund | 3,040,603 | 0.54% | $670.42M | 0.19% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Strategic Advisers Fidelity U.S. Total Stock Fund | 2,787,913 | 0.50% | $597.62M | 0.24% | May 31, 2026 |
| JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF | 2,706,734 | 0.48% | $596.81M | 1.33% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| JPMorgan Equity Income Fund | 2,669,840 | 0.48% | $588.67M | 1.35% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund | 2,539,794 | 0.45% | $560.00M | 1.68% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund | 2,256,857 | 0.40% | $469.00M | 0.47% | Jul 31, 2026 |
Officers, directors and major owners
People who filed Forms 3, 4 or 5 in the last two years
| Name | Role | Shares owned | % of shares | Latest filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvin R. Ellison | Chairman, President & CEO, Director | 260,460 | 0.05% | Apr 2, 2026 |
| Seemantini Godbole | EVP, CI & AI Officer | 49,449 | 0.01% | Sep 16, 2026 |
| Adam D. Filipponi | EVP, Strategy & Business Dev | 9,927 | 0.00% | Sep 16, 2026 |
| Jennifer Elizabeth Wilson | EVP, Chief Marketing Officer | 10,065 | 0.00% | Sep 16, 2026 |
| Quonta D. Vance | EVP, Stores | 27,335 | 0.00% | Sep 16, 2026 |
| Margrethe R. Vagell | EVP, Supply Chain | 21,115 | 0.00% | Jun 22, 2026 |
| Juliette Williams Pryor | EVP, CLO & Corp. Sec. | 15,472 | 0.00% | Jun 18, 2026 |
| Janice Dupre | EVP, Human Resources | 44,435 | 0.01% | Jun 17, 2026 |
| Joseph Michael McFarland | EVP, Stores | 64,252 | 0.01% | Apr 2, 2026 |
| Dan Clayton Griggs Jr | SVP, Tax & CAO | 14,936 | 0.00% | Apr 2, 2026 |
| Brandon J. Sink | EVP, Chief Financial Officer | 18,800 | 0.00% | Apr 2, 2026 |
| William P. Boltz | EVP, Merchandising | 55,234 | 0.01% | Apr 2, 2026 |
| Brian C. Rogers | Director | 10,000 | 0.00% | Oct 1, 2026 |
| Lawrence Simkins | Director | 2,000 | 0.00% | Oct 1, 2026 |
| Laurie Z. Douglas | Director | – | – | Oct 1, 2026 |
| Colleen Taylor | Director | 29 | 0.00% | Oct 1, 2026 |
| Richard W. Dreiling | Director | – | – | Oct 1, 2026 |
| Navdeep Gupta | Director | – | – | Jun 1, 2026 |
| Bertram L. Scott | Director | – | – | Jun 1, 2026 |
| Ralph Alvarez | Director | – | – | Jun 1, 2026 |
| Sandra B. Cochran | Director | 1,500 | 0.00% | Jun 1, 2026 |
| West Mary E. Stone | Director | – | – | Jun 1, 2026 |
| Scott H. Baxter | Director | – | – | Jun 1, 2026 |
| David H. Batchelder | Director | 28,250 | 0.01% | Apr 2, 2025 |
Insider trades
Common stock transactions reported on Form 4, newest first
| Insider | Date | Transaction | Shares | Price | Value | Shares after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam D. Filipponi EVP, Strategy & Business Dev | Sep 15, 2026 | Award | +3,212 | – | – | 9,927 |
| Jennifer Elizabeth Wilson EVP, Chief Marketing Officer | Sep 15, 2026 | Award | +2,891 | – | – | 9,157 |
| Quonta D. Vance EVP, Stores | Sep 15, 2026 | Award | +2,009 | – | – | 27,335 |
| Quonta D. Vance EVP, Stores | Sep 15, 2026 | Tax withholding | −848 | $194.61 | $165.03K | 25,326 |
| Seemantini Godbole EVP, CI & AI Officer | Sep 15, 2026 | Award | +396 | – | – | 49,449 |
| Margrethe R. Vagell EVP, Supply Chain | Jun 18, 2026 | Sale | −2,500 | $223.83 | $559.58K | 20,220 |
| Juliette Williams Pryor EVP, CLO & Corp. Sec. | Jun 17, 2026 | Gift | −670 | – | – | 15,472 |
| Juliette Williams Pryor EVP, CLO & Corp. Sec. | Jun 17, 2026 | Sale | −9,330 | $224.81 | $2.10M | 16,142 |
| Janice Dupre EVP, Human Resources | Jun 16, 2026 | Option exercise | +2,200 | $108.93 | $239.65K | 44,435 |
| Janice Dupre EVP, Human Resources | Jun 16, 2026 | Gift | −476 | – | – | 39,309 |
| Janice Dupre EVP, Human Resources | Jun 16, 2026 | Option exercise | +2,450 | $84.59 | $207.25K | 42,235 |
| Janice Dupre EVP, Human Resources | Jun 16, 2026 | Option exercise | +4,000 | $80.42 | $321.68K | 48,435 |
| Janice Dupre EVP, Human Resources | Jun 16, 2026 | Option exercise | +5,500 | $135.63 | $745.97K | 53,935 |
| Janice Dupre EVP, Human Resources | Jun 16, 2026 | Sale | −14,150 | $221.90 | $3.14M | 39,785 |
| Juliette Williams Pryor EVP, CLO & Corp. Sec. | Jun 15, 2026 | Tax withholding | −9,768 | $220.19 | $2.15M | 25,472 |
| Margrethe R. Vagell EVP, Supply Chain | Jun 10, 2026 | Gift | −455 | – | – | 22,720 |
| Brandon J. Sink EVP, Chief Financial Officer | Apr 1, 2026 | Tax withholding | −1,518 | $235.98 | $358.22K | 18,800 |
| Brandon J. Sink EVP, Chief Financial Officer | Apr 1, 2026 | Award | +8,349 | – | – | 27,149 |
| Joseph Michael McFarland EVP, Stores | Apr 1, 2026 | Tax withholding | −2,314 | $235.98 | $546.06K | 64,252 |
| Joseph Michael McFarland EVP, Stores | Apr 1, 2026 | Award | +9,535 | – | – | 73,787 |
| Janice Dupre EVP, Human Resources | Apr 1, 2026 | Award | +5,185 | – | – | 39,727 |
| Janice Dupre EVP, Human Resources | Apr 1, 2026 | Tax withholding | −959 | $235.98 | $226.30K | 34,542 |
| Margrethe R. Vagell EVP, Supply Chain | Apr 1, 2026 | Tax withholding | −214 | $235.98 | $50.50K | 18,464 |
| Margrethe R. Vagell EVP, Supply Chain | Apr 1, 2026 | Award | +4,653 | – | – | 23,117 |
| Marvin R. Ellison Chairman, President & CEO, Director | Apr 1, 2026 | Award | +37,292 | – | – | 260,460 |
| Marvin R. Ellison Chairman, President & CEO, Director | Apr 1, 2026 | Tax withholding | −7,875 | $235.98 | $1.86M | 223,168 |
| Dan Clayton Griggs Jr SVP, Tax & CAO | Apr 1, 2026 | Award | +1,526 | – | – | 12,993 |
| Dan Clayton Griggs Jr SVP, Tax & CAO | Apr 1, 2026 | Tax withholding | −214 | $235.98 | $50.50K | 11,467 |
| William P. Boltz EVP, Merchandising | Apr 1, 2026 | Award | +9,535 | – | – | 55,234 |
| William P. Boltz EVP, Merchandising | Apr 1, 2026 | Tax withholding | −2,237 | $235.98 | $527.89K | 45,699 |
| Seemantini Godbole EVP, Chief Information Officer | Apr 1, 2026 | Award | +9,145 | – | – | 48,995 |
| Seemantini Godbole EVP, Chief Information Officer | Apr 1, 2026 | Tax withholding | −1,477 | $235.98 | $348.54K | 39,850 |
| Quonta D. Vance EVP, Pro & Home Services | Apr 1, 2026 | Award | +4,793 | – | – | 26,116 |
| Quonta D. Vance EVP, Pro & Home Services | Apr 1, 2026 | Tax withholding | −327 | $235.98 | $77.17K | 21,323 |
| Juliette Williams Pryor EVP, CLO & Corp. Sec. | Apr 1, 2026 | Award | +5,141 | – | – | 35,240 |
| Quonta D. Vance EVP, Pro & Home Services | Mar 4, 2026 | Option exercise | +10,369 | $102.20 | $1.06M | 32,019 |
| Quonta D. Vance EVP, Pro & Home Services | Mar 4, 2026 | Sale | −10,369 | $257.54 | $2.67M | 21,650 |
| Marvin R. Ellison Chairman, President & CEO, Director | Jan 9, 2026 | Sale(10b5-1 plan) | −7,323 | $261.39 | $1.91M | 234,567 |
| Marvin R. Ellison Chairman, President & CEO, Director | Jan 9, 2026 | Sale(10b5-1 plan) | −3,524 | $262.51 | $925.09K | 231,043 |
| Marvin R. Ellison Chairman, President & CEO, Director | Jan 9, 2026 | Sale(10b5-1 plan) | −7,153 | $260.30 | $1.86M | 241,890 |
| Quonta D. Vance EVP, Pro & Home Services | Dec 15, 2025 | Tax withholding | −211 | $248.78 | $52.49K | 21,650 |
| Dan Clayton Griggs Jr SVP, Tax & CAO | Dec 9, 2025 | Gift | −148.77 | – | – | 11,681 |
| Lawrence Simkins Director | Nov 24, 2025 | Buy | +1,000 | $231.06 | $231.06K | 2,000 |
| Quonta D. Vance EVP, Pro & Home Services | Sep 15, 2025 | Tax withholding | −344 | $272.09 | $93.60K | 21,810 |
| Joseph Michael McFarland EVP, Stores | Sep 11, 2025 | Sale | −2,220 | $273.18 | $606.46K | 66,566 |
| Joseph Michael McFarland EVP, Stores | Sep 11, 2025 | Sale | −41,590 | $272.57 | $11.34M | 68,786 |
| Joseph Michael McFarland EVP, Stores | Sep 11, 2025 | Option exercise | +43,810 | $114.07 | $5.00M | 110,376 |
| Brandon J. Sink EVP, Chief Financial Officer | Sep 5, 2025 | Option exercise | +733 | $108.93 | $79.85K | 27,400 |
| Brandon J. Sink EVP, Chief Financial Officer | Sep 5, 2025 | Option exercise | +2,395 | $102.20 | $244.77K | 29,795 |
| Brandon J. Sink EVP, Chief Financial Officer | Sep 5, 2025 | Sale | −8,192 | $268.58 | $2.20M | 21,603 |
| Brandon J. Sink EVP, Chief Financial Officer | Sep 5, 2025 | Gift | −1,333 | – | – | 20,270 |
| Juliette Williams Pryor EVP, CLO & Corp. Sec. | Aug 26, 2025 | Sale | −929 | $257.20 | $238.94K | 30,099 |
| Marvin R. Ellison Chairman, President & CEO, Director | Aug 20, 2025 | Sale(10b5-1 plan) | −7,241 | $260.96 | $1.89M | 281,802 |
| Marvin R. Ellison Chairman, President & CEO, Director | Aug 20, 2025 | Sale(10b5-1 plan) | −5,408 | $261.88 | $1.42M | 276,394 |
| Marvin R. Ellison Chairman, President & CEO, Director | Aug 20, 2025 | Sale(10b5-1 plan) | −7,009 | $262.33 | $1.84M | 269,385 |
| Marvin R. Ellison Chairman, President & CEO, Director | Aug 20, 2025 | Sale(10b5-1 plan) | −1,601 | $264.49 | $423.45K | 267,784 |
| Marvin R. Ellison Chairman, President & CEO, Director | Aug 20, 2025 | Sale(10b5-1 plan) | −681 | $265.50 | $180.81K | 267,103 |
| Marvin R. Ellison Chairman, President & CEO, Director | Aug 20, 2025 | Sale(10b5-1 plan) | −18,060 | $266.63 | $4.82M | 249,043 |
| Brandon J. Sink EVP, Chief Financial Officer | Jun 15, 2025 | Tax withholding | −2,518 | $217.27 | $547.09K | 26,667 |
| Janice Dupre EVP, Human Resources | Jun 11, 2025 | Gift | −900 | – | – | 35,450 |
Awards, option exercises, tax withholding and gifts are shown alongside open-market buys and sales. Each name links to the filing on SEC EDGAR.
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet bought back, as of Oct 30, 2026 (FINRA, reported twice a month)
Short % of float
1.99%
11M shares short
Days to cover
3.4
At 3M shares a day
Change since last report
+2.2%
From 11M shares
Short volume, 20 days
40.8%
Of volume reported to FINRA
Shares sold short, last 12 months
Short sale volume counts trades marked short on any given day, including market-maker hedging, so it runs far higher than the share of Lowes Companies's stock actually held short. Settlement fails (shares not delivered on time) peaked at 878 shares on Sep 1, 2026 over the last 90 days.
Planned insider sales
Notices of proposed sale filed on Form 144 before shares are sold
| Seller | Filed | Shares | Market value | Planned sale | Acquired through |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margrethe R. Vagell Officer | Jun 18, 2026 | 2,500 | $559.58K | Jun 18, 2026 | Restricted Stock |
| Juliette Williams Pryor Officer | Jun 17, 2026 | 9,330 | $2.10M | Jun 17, 2026 | Restricted Stock |
| Janice Dupre Officer | Jun 16, 2026 | 14,150 | $3.14M | Jun 16, 2026 | Stock Option Exercise |
| Quonta D. Vance Officer | Mar 4, 2026 | 10,369 | $2.67M | Mar 4, 2026 | Stock Option Exercise |
| Marvin R. Ellison CEO | Jan 9, 2026 | 18,000 | $4.70M | Jan 9, 2026 | Stock Bonus |
| Joseph Michael McFarland Officer | Sep 11, 2025 | 43,810 | $11.94M | Sep 11, 2025 | Stock Option Exercise |
| Brandon J. Sink Officer | Sep 5, 2025 | 8,192 | $2.20M | Sep 5, 2025 | Restricted Stock |
| Juliette Williams Pryor Officer | Aug 26, 2025 | 929 | $238.94K | Aug 26, 2025 | Restricted Stock |
| Marvin R. Ellison Officer | Aug 20, 2025 | 40,000 | $10.56M | Aug 20, 2025 | RSU |
| Janice Dupre Officer | Jun 10, 2025 | 1,560 | $350.04K | Jun 10, 2025 | Performance Shares |
| Juliette Williams Pryor Officer | Jun 3, 2025 | 1,130 | $257.08K | Jun 3, 2025 | Restricted Stock |
| Quonta D. Vance Officer | Nov 27, 2024 | 7,198 | $1.97M | Nov 27, 2024 | STOCK OPTION EXERCISE |
| Joseph Michael McFarland Officer | Oct 3, 2024 | 4,000 | $1.08M | Oct 3, 2024 | PERFORMANCE SHARES |
| Seemantini Godbole Officer | Oct 2, 2024 | 26,186 | $6.81M | Oct 2, 2024 | STOCK OPTION EXERCISE |
| Margrethe R. Vagell Officer | Oct 2, 2024 | 5,730 | $1.56M | Oct 2, 2024 | STOCK OPTION EXERCISE |
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