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.

Revenue
+8.34%
EPS
0.00%
Free cash flow
−16.6%
Total debt
+8.16%

Quarter to July 2026, against a year earlier

227.72 1.66 −0.72%
Market cap
$127.5B
P/E
19.2×
Fwd P/E
17.6×
Dividend yield
2.15%
F-score
6/9
Altman Z
3.36
Beneish M
7.25
Dividend safety
83/100

Lowe's Companies, Inc. (LOW) Return on equity

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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 8.08% and below the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 3.20%.

Return on equity, annual

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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

Low −497.7% High 340.9%
Ten-year median 26.7%
Current reading's percentile 25

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 9.89%
HVT Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. compare 8.08%
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 8.08%
Consumer Cyclical sector median 3.20%
Market median 0.51%

What Return on equity is

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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