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) Return on equity
Lowe's Companies, Inc.'s return on equity over the twelve months to 31 July 2026 was −70.3%, down 15.4 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (−55.0%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −497.7% (fiscal 2022) to 340.9% (fiscal 2021); the current reading is higher than 25% of that period. That is below the Home Improvement Retail industry median of 7.62% and below the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 3.64%.
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on equity | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | −55.0% | (7.56) |
| FY2025 | −47.4% | 5.19 |
| FY2024 | −52.6% | 14.70 |
| FY2023 | −67.3% | 430.43 |
| FY2022 | −497.7% | (838.64) |
| FY2021 | 340.9% | 188.93 |
| FY2020 | 152.0% | 103.51 |
| FY2019 | 48.5% | (7.36) |
| FY2018 | 55.8% | 12.34 |
| FY2017 | 43.5% | 14.74 |
Against its own ten years
Return on equity against peers
| Company | Return on equity |
|---|---|
| HD The Home Depot, Inc. compare | 104.3% |
| HVT.A Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. compare | 21.7% |
| FND Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc. compare | 9.69% |
| HVT Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. compare | 7.62% |
| LIVE Live Ventures Incorporated compare | −2.76% |
| TTSH Tile Shop Hldgs, Inc. compare | −5.76% |
| LOW Lowe's Companies, Inc. | −70.3% |
| Home Improvement Retail industry median | 7.62% |
| Consumer Cyclical sector median | 3.64% |
| Market median | 1.35% |
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ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)
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