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LOWES COMPANIES INC

LISTEDNYSE
SYMBOLLOW
SIC5211
STATE OF INC.NC
FISCAL YEAR ENDSJanuary 31
CIK60667

RETAIL-LUMBER & OTHER BUILDING MATERIALS DEALERS · LARGE ACCELERATED FILER · 10 FISCAL YEARS OF SEC XBRL DATA, 2017–2026

REVENUES, NET INCOME AND FREE CASH FLOW BY FISCAL YEAR$ billions0204060801002017201820192020202120222023202420252026RevenuesNet incomeFree cash flowEARNINGS AND DIVIDENDS PER SHARE$ per share0.005.0010.0015.002017201820192020202120222023202420252026EPS dilutedDividends per share

Fiscal years labelled by the calendar year in which they end. Bars in $ billions; per-share figures as reported.

CAPITALIZATION 1/30/26

($ millions)Amount%
Total debt39,819133.2
Stockholders' equity(9,917)-33.2
Total capitalization29,902100.0

561,054,019 shares outstanding at 25 August 2026 (cover page of the 10-Q filed 27 August 2026).

LONG-TERM DEBT 1/30/26

($ millions)Amount
Long-term debt, incl. current maturities39,819
Long-term debt, noncurrent37,490
Current maturities2,431

CAPITAL STOCK 1/30/26

Common shares authorized5,600,000,000
Common shares issued561,000,000
Par or stated value per share ($)0.5
Outstanding at 8/25/26561,054,019

DIVIDENDS DECLARED/PAID

Fiscal yearPer share $Payout %
20264.7540.1
20254.5537.2
20244.3533.0
20233.9538.8
20223.0024.9

HISTORY AND BUSINESS

HISTORY: Incorporated in North Carolina.

BUSINESS: Classified by the SEC under Standard Industrial Classification 5211, Retail-Lumber & Other Building Materials Dealers. Large accelerated filer. Principal executive office: 1000 Lowes Blvd., Mooresville, NC 28117. Fiscal year ends January 31. For a description of the business, see Item 1 of the latest 10-K.

CONSOLIDATED INCOME ACCOUNT, YEARS ENDED

($ millions)1/30/261/31/252/2/24
Revenues86,28683,67486,377
Cost of revenues57,40155,79757,533
Gross profit28,88527,87728,844
Selling, general and administrative16,79115,68215,570
Depreciation and amortization2,1941,9721,923
Operating income10,15310,46611,557
Income before income taxes8,7479,15310,175
Income taxes2,0932,1962,449
Net income6,6546,9577,726
Earned per share, diluted ($)11.8512.2313.20
Dividends per share ($)4.754.554.35

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

($ millions)1/30/261/31/25
Cash and equivalents9821,761
Receivables, net1,09094
Inventories17,30017,409
Total current assets20,95520,358
Property, plant and equipment, net18,36217,649
Goodwill3,945311
Total assets54,14443,102
Total current liabilities19,46318,757
Long-term debt37,49032,901
Total liabilities64,06157,333
Stockholders' equity(9,917)(14,231)
Total liabilities and equity54,14443,102

TEN-YEAR STATISTICS: FISCAL YEARS ($ millions except per share)

Fiscal year endedRevenuesOper. incomeNet incomeNet margin %EPS diluted $Div. per share $Oper. cash flowCapital expend.Free cash flowTotal assetsTotal liabilitiesTotal debtStockholders' equityROE %Debt / equity
1/30/2686,28610,1536,6547.711.854.759,8642,2137,65154,14464,06139,819(9,917)-67.1-4.02
1/31/2583,67410,4666,9578.312.234.559,6251,9277,69843,10257,33335,319(14,231)-48.9-2.48
2/2/2486,37711,5577,7268.913.204.358,1401,9646,17641,79556,84535,770(15,050)-51.3-2.38
2/3/2397,05910,1596,4376.610.173.958,5891,8296,76043,70857,96233,769(14,254)-45.2-2.37
1/28/2296,25012,0938,4428.812.043.0010,1131,8538,26044,64049,45624,285(4,816)-175.3-5.04
1/29/2189,5979,6475,8356.57.752.3011,0491,7919,25846,73545,29821,7801,437406.115.16
1/31/2072,1486,3144,2815.95.492.134,2961,4842,81239,47137,49919,3061,972217.19.79
2/1/1971,3094,0182,3143.22.841.856,1931,1745,01934,50830,86416,2233,64463.54.45
2/2/1868,6196,5863,4475.04.091.585,0651,1233,94235,29129,41816,9955,87358.72.89
2/3/1765,0175,8463,0914.83.471.335,6171,1674,45034,40827,97415,6996,43448.02.44

Net margin = net income ÷ revenues; ROE = net income ÷ year-end stockholders’ equity; total debt = long-term debt including current maturities plus short-term borrowings/commercial paper, as tagged in XBRL; free cash flow = operating cash flow − purchases of property, plant and equipment; d = derived as total assets − total equity where the filing does not tag total liabilities; – = not reported in XBRL for that year.

REGISTRANT:

LOWES COMPANIES INC
CIK 60667 · EIN 56-0578072

PRINCIPAL OFFICE:

1000 Lowes Blvd., Mooresville, NC 28117
Tel.: 704-758-1000

INCORPORATED:

North Carolina

INDUSTRY (SEC SIC CODE):

5211 · Retail-Lumber & Other Building Materials Dealers

FILER STATUS:

Large accelerated filer

LATEST ANNUAL REPORT:

10-K for period ended 1/30/26, filed 23 March 2026

RECENT FILINGS (ANNUAL REPORT REFERENCES BELOW):

9/2/268-Kperiod 8/28/26
8/27/2610-Qperiod 7/31/26
8/19/268-Kperiod 8/19/26
6/2/268-Kperiod 5/29/26
5/28/2610-Qperiod 5/1/26
5/20/268-Kperiod 5/20/26
4/16/26DEF 14Aperiod 5/29/26
3/23/2610-Kperiod 1/30/26

Sources: SEC XBRL company facts (all financial figures) · SEC submissions (registrant, address, SIC, filings) · annual reports: 10-K FY2025 (filed 3/23/26) · 10-K FY2024 (filed 3/24/25) · 10-K FY2023 (filed 3/25/24) · 10-K FY2022 (filed 3/27/23) · 10-K FY2021 (filed 3/21/22) · 10-K FY2020 (filed 3/22/21) · 10-K FY2019 (filed 3/23/20) · 10-K FY2018 (filed 4/2/19). Values are the latest figures filed for each fiscal year (restated where a later 10-K restated them). Ratios and free cash flow are Pathos calculations from those figures. Retrieved 31 October 2026.

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