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) Operating margin
Lowe's Companies, Inc.'s operating margin over the twelve months to 31 July 2026 was 11.4%, down 0.4 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (11.8%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 5.63% (fiscal 2019) to 13.4% (fiscal 2024); the current reading is higher than 75% of that period. That is above the Home Improvement Retail industry median of 3.34% and above the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 3.57%.
Operating margin, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Operating margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 11.8% | (0.74) |
| FY2025 | 12.5% | (0.87) |
| FY2024 | 13.4% | 2.91 |
| FY2023 | 10.5% | (2.09) |
| FY2022 | 12.6% | 1.79 |
| FY2021 | 10.8% | 2.02 |
| FY2020 | 8.75% | 3.12 |
| FY2019 | 5.63% | (3.97) |
| FY2018 | 9.60% | 0.61 |
| FY2017 | 8.99% | 0.58 |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Operating margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | 13.7% | 2.60 |
| Apr 2026 | 11.1% | 2.77 |
| Jan 2026 | 8.30% | (3.62) |
| Oct 2025 | 11.9% | (2.56) |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Operating margin against peers
| Company | Operating margin |
|---|---|
| HD The Home Depot, Inc. compare | 12.4% |
| LOW Lowe's Companies, Inc. | 11.4% |
| FND Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc. compare | 6.37% |
| HVT Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. compare | 3.34% |
| LIVE Live Ventures Incorporated compare | 2.42% |
| HVT.A Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. compare | 0.00% |
| TTSH Tile Shop Hldgs, Inc. compare | −2.13% |
| Home Improvement Retail industry median | 3.34% |
| Consumer Cyclical sector median | 3.57% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Operating margin is
EBIT Margin tells an investor how much operating profit, before interest and taxes, a company keeps from each unit of revenue.
EBIT ÷ Revenue
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