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 invested capital
Lowe's Companies, Inc.'s return on invested capital over the twelve months to 31 July 2026 was 24.1%, up 1.9 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (22.2%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 13.1% (fiscal 2019) to 40.8% (fiscal 2022); the current reading is higher than 58% of that period. That is above the Home Improvement Retail industry median of 7.92% and above the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 2.95%.
Return on invested capital, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on invested capital | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 22.2% | (12.06) |
| FY2025 | 34.2% | (2.56) |
| FY2024 | 36.8% | 1.44 |
| FY2023 | 35.3% | (5.51) |
| FY2022 | 40.8% | 7.38 |
| FY2021 | 33.5% | 14.12 |
| FY2020 | 19.3% | 6.22 |
| FY2019 | 13.1% | (5.44) |
| FY2018 | 18.6% | 1.55 |
| FY2017 | 17.0% | 1.15 |
Against its own ten years
Return on invested capital against peers
| Company | Return on invested capital |
|---|---|
| LOW Lowe's Companies, Inc. | 24.1% |
| HD The Home Depot, Inc. compare | 19.5% |
| HVT Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. compare | 8.88% |
| FND Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc. compare | 7.92% |
| LIVE Live Ventures Incorporated compare | 2.77% |
| HVT.A Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. compare | 0.00% |
| TTSH Tile Shop Hldgs, Inc. compare | −4.84% |
| Home Improvement Retail industry median | 7.92% |
| Consumer Cyclical sector median | 2.95% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on invested capital is
Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.
TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)
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