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Lowe's (LOW) stock research: earnings, ownership, and cash flow
Lowe's sells home improvement products and services to DIY and professional customers, with demand tied to housing turnover, renovation, and repair activity. This page connects filing evidence with ownership, insider activity, forecasts, ETFs, and peer context so each dataset can be checked against the others.
Deterministic, source-linked commentary
What the latest evidence says about LOW
LOW's current operating picture begins with the latest company report. 10-Q covers CY2026Q1. quarterly revenue was $23.1B; year-over-year growth was 10.3%; operating margin was 11.1%; trailing free cash flow was $12.4B. Read together, these figures test whether scale is translating into profit and cash. Verify periods and company footnotes in the original SEC EDGAR filing.
The forecast article turns current evidence into conditional scenarios. The forecast scenarios were updated 2026-05-14. Revenue growth, margins, cash generation, and risk assumptions must be checked against each new filing. Compare them with the latest earnings analysis.
The useful next step is to test LOW from another angle. Use institutional ownership, insider filings, earnings analysis, forecast scenarios alongside the filing. Company facts can update before 13F positions, so align every source date and report period before treating a difference as a change in fundamentals.
Business model
Company snapshot
Lowe's sells home improvement products and services to DIY and professional customers, with demand tied to housing turnover, renovation, and repair activity. The latest standardized snapshot records $88.78B of trailing revenue, $7.28B of net income, and $12.43B of free cash flow. These figures describe the reported company, while valuation and price require a separate market-data timestamp.
Operating lines
A named product, service, or operating exposure identified in the company description.
A named product, service, or operating exposure identified in the company description.
A named product, service, or operating exposure identified in the company description.
A named product, service, or operating exposure identified in the company description.
A named product, service, or operating exposure identified in the company description.
A named product, service, or operating exposure identified in the company description.
Geographic revenue mix
The current standardized filing dataset does not extract a comparable geographic revenue table for every issuer. Review the latest 10-K segment note for domestic and international mix, concentration, foreign-exchange sensitivity, and country-specific regulation.
10-Q · 2026-05-28
What the latest filing shows
Revenue for the latest standardized quarter was $23.08B, while diluted EPS was 2.9. Revenue changed 10.3% from the comparable period. Gross margin was 32.7% and operating margin was 11.1%. Margin direction matters because it shows whether growth is translating into operating leverage or requiring more cost to support.
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LOW earnings calls, releases, and filing evidence
Earnings calls
No authorized call transcript summary is available yet for this ticker.
Filings & announcements
Q1 2026 · Earnings Release Summary
Sales: $23.1B; Comparable sales: +0.6% Y/Y; Adjusted EPS: $3.03
Source: Lowe's Q1 2026 results · 2026-05-21Earnings history
| Date | Period | Status | Revenue | EPS | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-21 | Q1 2026 | Reported | N/A | $3.03 | Lowe's Q1 2026 results |
CY2026Q1
Earnings analysis
| Period | Revenue | Net income | EPS | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CY2026Q1 | $23.08B | $1.63B | 2.9 | 11.1% |
| TTM | $88.78B | $7.28B | 12.97 | 12.4% |
| CY2025 | $86.29B | $6.65B | See filing | 11.8% |
Lowe's's Q1 2026 report should be read as a stock-outlook reset, not just a beat-or-miss event. The key facts are Q1 sales showed the same rate-sensitive home-improvement backdrop, comparable sales and Pro customer demand were the most important reads, EPS quality depended on margins, cost control, and whether sales weakness was temporary, and management's full-year guidance framed the path for a housing-cycle recovery. Bottom line: the report improves the setup only if those numbers support whether Lowe's can close the execution gap with Home Depot while waiting for home-improvement demand to normalize.
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Forecast range
2026 forecast range: $235-265 bear case, $285-330 base case, and $350-400 bull case. At about $298.87, Apple trades near $4.40T, with a trailing P/E around 36.2x and EPS around $8.26. The analyst snapshot is Buy: 27 analysts; average target $303.39; median $310; low $200; high $400.
Forecast assumptions
- Revenue growth must be checked against the latest filing and management guidance.
- Current reported operating margin is 12.4%.
- TTM free-cash-flow margin is 14%.
- Discount rates and valuation multiples should move when risk-free rates, business risk, or estimate confidence changes.
This is not a buy or sell recommendation. Forecasts are conditional ranges whose assumptions can fail.
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Peer comparison
| Company | TTM revenue | Revenue growth | Operating margin | Tracked holders |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOWLowe's | $88.78B | 10.3% | 12.4% | 0 |
| TSLATesla, Inc. | $92.31B | 15.8% | 4.2% | 3 |
| TGTTarget Corporation | $99.77B | 6.7% | 4.9% | 0 |
| GMGeneral Motors | $166.34B | -1.3% | 5.7% | 0 |
| HDHome Depot (The) | $168.25B | 4.8% | 13.1% | 0 |
| NKENike, Inc. | $46.7B | 0.1% | N/A | 0 |
| FFord Motor Company | $184.63B | 6.4% | 2.6% | 0 |
LOW's 10.3% revenue growth and 12.4% operating margin should be read against peers using the same reporting definitions. A higher margin may reflect pricing power or business mix, while a lower margin can reflect investment, cyclicality, or weaker economics.
Fund ownership
ETF exposure
LOW appears among the disclosed top holdings of 2 tracked ETFs shown below. ETF weights change with price movement, rebalancing, creations, redemptions, and issuer methodology.
10-K · 2026-03-23
Key risk factors disclosed in the latest 10-K
The categories below are a deterministic research checklist anchored to Lowe's's industry and latest annual filing. They summarize areas investors should locate in Item 1A; they do not replace the company's exact legal disclosure.
- Demand and product-cycle risk: Home improvement retail can experience changing customer demand, replacement cycles, and competitive product launches that affect revenue timing.
- Competition and execution: Market share depends on product quality, pricing, distribution, innovation, and management's ability to convert investment into durable customer demand.
- Supply chain and counterparties: Supplier concentration, logistics disruption, component availability, and customer concentration can affect delivery schedules, costs, and working capital.
- Regulation and litigation: Antitrust, privacy, securities, labor, tax, environmental, and industry-specific rules may change costs or restrict products and business practices.
- Financial and market risk: Foreign exchange, interest rates, credit conditions, investment values, and capital-allocation decisions can affect reported earnings and valuation.
Shareholder returns
Dividend and buyback history
Dividend
Lowe's reported $2.6B of dividends paid over the trailing period and $674M in the latest standardized quarter. These are company cash outflows, not a per-share forward yield.
Share buybacks
The standardized snapshot does not currently expose a reliable repurchase authorization and share-count bridge for every issuer. Compare diluted shares outstanding across filings and read the capital-return note before concluding that buybacks reduced the share base.
Research workflow
Common research questions about LOW
Who is the largest tracked institutional holder of LOW?
The current tracked-manager sample does not identify an active LOW holder. The LOW ownership page will reflect a matching position when one enters the filing dataset.
What does recent insider activity show for LOW?
No recent Form 4 transaction appears in the current LOW window. Check the LOW Form 4 history for later company-officer or director filings.
What business does Lowe's operate?
Lowe's sells home improvement products and services to DIY and professional customers, with demand tied to housing turnover, renovation, and repair activity. The LOW company snapshot connects that business description with reported revenue, profit, and cash flow.
How does LOW compare with a close operating peer?
LOW's revenue growth is 10.3% and its operating margin is 12.4%. Compare those figures with TSLA research using the same definitions.
What do the latest financials say about LOW?
10-Q reports $88.8B of trailing revenue, with revenue growth of 10.3% and an operating margin of 12.4%. The supporting period and source are listed in the LOW filing section.
How strong is LOW's cash return profile?
Lowe's reported $2.6B of trailing dividends paid alongside $12.4B of free cash flow. The LOW capital-return section separates company cash outflows from a forward per-share yield.
Which assumptions matter most for the LOW outlook?
The LOW range depends on revenue growth, operating margin, cash conversion, and the risk assumptions in each new filing. Recheck them in the LOW forecast section.
Primary and reference data
Sources and methodology
- Filings: SEC EDGAR CompanyFacts, 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, Form 4, 13F-HR.
- Fundamentals: SEC EDGAR CompanyFacts; market references may use yfinance and Finnhub where explicitly available.
- ETF: Issuer disclosures and the locally dated ETF holdings snapshot.
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Disclaimer: Informational only; not investment, legal, or tax advice. Cross-check material facts against original filings before acting.
Reference notes
Data notes
Reporting dates
Use filing dates, report periods, and source links together for LOW. A company filing, a 13F disclosure, a Form 4 transaction, and an earnings release can describe different time windows, so the date beside each row matters before comparing signals.
Ownership context
13F rows are delayed public long-equity snapshots from a selected manager universe. They are useful for seeing which tracked institutions reported exposure, but they do not show every hedge, short position, cash balance, or trade made after the quarter ended.
Insider transactions
Form 4 activity should be read by transaction type, role, value, and remaining ownership. Open-market purchases and sales are different from grants, option exercises, gifts, or tax withholding, and the original SEC filing is still the controlling document.
Earnings and forecasts
Earnings pages and forecast pages are linked when a supported article exists. Treat those pages as context for reported numbers, guidance, margins, and scenario assumptions, then return to the table data when you need the underlying source date or filing trail.