Lowe's Companies, Inc.
LOW Consumer Cyclical Home Improvement Retail
Lowe's Companies, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended January 2026) was $86.3 billion, up 3.12% from fiscal 2025. In the quarter to July 2026, revenue grew 8.34%, EPS was flat, free cash flow fell 16.6% and total debt rose 8.16%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; dividend growth for twenty-five consecutive years; insiders bought in the last twelve months.
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Lowe's Companies, Inc. (LOW) Free cash flow margin
Lowe's Companies, Inc.'s free cash flow margin over the twelve months to 31 July 2026 was 7.83%, down 1.1 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (8.96%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 4.12% (fiscal 2020) to 10.4% (fiscal 2021); the current reading is higher than 83% of that period. That is above the Home Improvement Retail industry median of 5.08% and above the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 2.70%.
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Annual newest first
| Period | Free cash flow margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 8.96% | (0.37) |
| FY2025 | 9.33% | 2.12 |
| FY2024 | 7.21% | 0.20 |
| FY2023 | 7.01% | (1.69) |
| FY2022 | 8.70% | (1.73) |
| FY2021 | 10.4% | 6.31 |
| FY2020 | 4.12% | (3.02) |
| FY2019 | 7.14% | 1.33 |
| FY2018 | 5.81% | (1.09) |
| FY2017 | 6.90% | 0.73 |
Against its own ten years
Free cash flow margin against peers
| Company | Free cash flow margin |
|---|---|
| HVT.A Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. compare | 9.89% |
| HD The Home Depot, Inc. compare | 8.93% |
| LOW Lowe's Companies, Inc. | 7.83% |
| HVT Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. compare | 5.08% |
| FND Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc. compare | 4.49% |
| LIVE Live Ventures Incorporated compare | 3.21% |
| TTSH Tile Shop Hldgs, Inc. compare | 0.16% |
| Home Improvement Retail industry median | 5.08% |
| Consumer Cyclical sector median | 2.70% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Free cash flow margin is
Free Cash Flow Margin tells an investor how much of each sale turns into cash the company keeps after paying for investment in its assets.
(Operating Cash Flow + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) + Intangible Assets Change (Net)) ÷ Revenue
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