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Lowes Companies

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Lowes Companies cash flow and EPS100

Operating cash flow, capital investment, free cash flow and earnings per share.

Capital allocation

% of tracked cash uses

$1,238M
Lowes Companies capital allocation. Quarterly values. Missing values are unavailable.
PeriodCapexAcquisitionsBuybacksDividendsDebt repaymentsTracked uses
FY 2010 Q276.14% · $450MUnavailable0% · $0M22.5% · $133M1.35% · $8M100% · $591M
FY 2010 Q372.73% · $392MUnavailable0.74% · $4M24.49% · $132M2.04% · $11M100% · $539M
FY 2010 Q443.02% · $385MUnavailable55.87% · $500M0% · $0M1.12% · $10M100% · $895M
FY 2011 Q131.31% · $283MUnavailable51.44% · $465M14.49% · $131M2.77% · $25M100% · $904M
FY 2011 Q221.67% · $329MUnavailable36.23% · $550M8.56% · $130M33.53% · $509M100% · $1,518M
FY 2011 Q334.31% · $400MUnavailable51.54% · $601M13.46% · $157M0.69% · $8M100% · $1,166M
FY 2011 Q421.39% · $317MUnavailable67.61% · $1,002M10.32% · $153M0.67% · $10M100% · $1,482M
FY 2012 Q120.84% · $313MUnavailable68.64% · $1,031M9.92% · $149M0.6% · $9M100% · $1,502M
FY 2012 Q223.08% · $467MUnavailable69.3% · $1,402M7.17% · $145M0.44% · $9M100% · $2,023M
FY 2012 Q372.13% · $484MUnavailable0.15% · $1M26.23% · $176M1.49% · $10M100% · $671M
FY 2012 Q445.06% · $565MUnavailable40.11% · $503M14.11% · $177M0.72% · $9M100% · $1,254M
FY 2013 Q114.59% · $337MUnavailable77.45% · $1,789M7.53% · $174M0.43% · $10M100% · $2,310M
FY 2013 Q219.45% · $285MUnavailable68.53% · $1,004M11.33% · $166M0.68% · $10M100% · $1,465M
FY 2013 Q316.94% · $325MUnavailable44.29% · $850M9.59% · $184M29.18% · $560M100% · $1,919M
FY 2013 Q421.91% · $264M0% · $0M62.24% · $750M14.94% · $180M0.91% · $11M100% · $1,205M
FY 2014 Q113.7% · $196MUnavailable73.1% · $1,046M12.44% · $178M0.77% · $11M100% · $1,431M
FY 2014 Q213.37% · $180MUnavailable72.88% · $981M12.93% · $174M0.82% · $11M100% · $1,346M
FY 2014 Q319.39% · $234MUnavailable63.79% · $770M15.82% · $191M0.99% · $12M100% · $1,207M
FY 2014 Q422.82% · $330M0% · $0M63.14% · $913M13.14% · $190M0.9% · $13M100% · $1,446M
FY 2015 Q114.9% · $194MUnavailable69.89% · $910M14.29% · $186M0.92% · $12M100% · $1,302M
FY 2015 Q212.44% · $190MUnavailable74.72% · $1,141M11.98% · $183M0.85% · $13M100% · $1,527M
FY 2015 Q315.14% · $203MUnavailable67.04% · $899M17% · $228M0.82% · $11M100% · $1,341M
FY 2015 Q419.73% · $293M0% · $0M64.31% · $955M15.15% · $225M0.81% · $12M100% · $1,485M
FY 2016 Q114.75% · $232MUnavailable70.5% · $1,109M14.11% · $222M0.64% · $10M100% · $1,573M
FY 2016 Q216.12% · $338MUnavailable72.48% · $1,520M10.4% · $218M1% · $21M100% · $2,097M
FY 2016 Q315.25% · $274M0% · $0M41.9% · $753M14.47% · $260M28.38% · $510M100% · $1,797M
FY 2016 Q430.33% · $353M0% · $0M46.65% · $543M22.08% · $257M0.95% · $11M100% · $1,164M
FY 2017 Q19.45% · $208MUnavailable56.95% · $1,253M11.59% · $255M22% · $484M100% · $2,200M
FY 2017 Q216.16% · $282MUnavailable68.83% · $1,201M14.38% · $251M0.63% · $11M100% · $1,745M
FY 2017 Q317.46% · $330M0% · $0M31.75% · $600M16.35% · $309M34.44% · $651M100% · $1,890M
FY 2017 Q426.84% · $347M5.57% · $72M41.84% · $541M23.67% · $306M2.09% · $27M100% · $1,293M
FY 2018 Q14.7% · $202MUnavailable28.76% · $1,237M7.07% · $304M59.47% · $2,558M100% · $4,301M
FY 2018 Q214.77% · $274MUnavailable68.25% · $1,266M16.12% · $299M0.86% · $16M100% · $1,855M
FY 2018 Q321.13% · $311M0.27% · $4M37.43% · $551M23.37% · $344M17.8% · $262M100% · $1,472M
FY 2018 Q440.58% · $336M0% · $0M16.67% · $138M41.18% · $341M1.57% · $13M100% · $828M
FY 2019 Q117.16% · $224MUnavailable55.79% · $728M26.05% · $340M1% · $13M100% · $1,305M
FY 2019 Q217.86% · $319MUnavailable62.6% · $1,118M18.92% · $338M0.62% · $11M100% · $1,786M
FY 2019 Q318.83% · $303M0% · $0M40.52% · $652M24.24% · $390M16.41% · $264M100% · $1,609M
FY 2019 Q425.39% · $328M0% · $0M41.72% · $539M29.95% · $387M2.94% · $38M100% · $1,292M
FY 2020 Q110.09% · $205MUnavailable40.65% · $826M18.95% · $385M30.31% · $616M100% · $2,032M
FY 2020 Q212.07% · $321MUnavailable73.08% · $1,944M14.36% · $382M0.49% · $13M100% · $2,660M
FY 2020 Q318.47% · $401MUnavailable40.49% · $879M19.71% · $428M21.33% · $463M100% · $2,171M
FY 2020 Q433.45% · $557MUnavailable39.88% · $664M25.41% · $423M1.26% · $21M100% · $1,665M
FY 2021 Q114.53% · $328MUnavailable42.8% · $966M18.61% · $420M24.06% · $543M100% · $2,257M
FY 2021 Q246.42% · $382MUnavailable0% · $0M50.55% · $416M3.04% · $25M100% · $823M
FY 2021 Q37.16% · $462MUnavailable8.71% · $562M6.45% · $416M77.69% · $5,014M100% · $6,454M
FY 2021 Q413.6% · $619MUnavailable75.67% · $3,443M9.93% · $452M0.79% · $36M100% · $4,550M
FY 2022 Q110.29% · $461MUnavailable67.78% · $3,038M9.82% · $440M12.12% · $543M100% · $4,482M
FY 2022 Q29.68% · $385MUnavailable78.87% · $3,136M10.81% · $430M0.63% · $25M100% · $3,976M
FY 2022 Q310.72% · $410MUnavailable73.86% · $2,825M14.72% · $563M0.71% · $27M100% · $3,825M
FY 2022 Q48.93% · $597MUnavailable60.04% · $4,013M8.24% · $551M22.79% · $1,523M100% · $6,684M
FY 2023 Q16.03% · $343MUnavailable70.95% · $4,037M9.44% · $537M13.59% · $773M100% · $5,690M
FY 2023 Q26.9% · $344MUnavailable82.07% · $4,091M10.51% · $524M0.52% · $26M100% · $4,985M
FY 2023 Q37.9% · $403MUnavailable78.41% · $3,999M13.06% · $666M0.63% · $32M100% · $5,100M
FY 2023 Q421.64% · $739MUnavailable58.48% · $1,997M18.83% · $643M1.05% · $36M100% · $3,415M
FY 2024 Q112.1% · $380MUnavailable67.05% · $2,106M20.15% · $633M0.7% · $22M100% · $3,141M
FY 2024 Q211.73% · $385MUnavailable68.56% · $2,250M19.01% · $624M0.7% · $23M100% · $3,282M
FY 2024 Q317.37% · $579MUnavailable47.43% · $1,581M19.26% · $642M15.93% · $531M100% · $3,333M
FY 2024 Q441.95% · $620MUnavailable13.6% · $201M42.76% · $632M1.69% · $25M100% · $1,478M
FY 2025 Q119.49% · $382MUnavailable47.09% · $923M32.3% · $633M1.12% · $22M100% · $1,960M
FY 2025 Q220.41% · $426MUnavailable48.25% · $1,007M30.14% · $629M1.2% · $25M100% · $2,087M
FY 2025 Q323.3% · $571M0% · $0M30.64% · $751M26.68% · $654M19.38% · $475M100% · $2,451M
FY 2025 Q421.13% · $548M0% · $0M52.91% · $1,372M25.07% · $650M0.89% · $23M100% · $2,593M
FY 2026 Q125.23% · $518MUnavailable5.46% · $112M31.42% · $645M37.9% · $778M100% · $2,053M
FY 2026 Q242.71% · $495MUnavailable0.09% · $1M55.65% · $645M1.55% · $18M100% · $1,159M
FY 2026 Q35.02% · $597M73.57% · $8,741M0.82% · $98M5.66% · $673M14.91% · $1,772M100% · $11,881M
FY 2026 Q445.41% · $603M2.48% · $33M0% · $0M50.68% · $673M1.43% · $19M100% · $1,328M
FY 2027 Q113.24% · $521MUnavailable9.23% · $363M17.13% · $674M60.4% · $2,376M100% · $3,934M
FY 2027 Q243.78% · $542MUnavailable0.24% · $3M54.28% · $672M1.7% · $21M100% · $1,238M
Jul 31, 2009 through Jul 31, 2026

Operating cash flow

USD millions

$3,659M

Capital expenditures

USD millions

$542M

Free cash flow

USD millions

$3,117M

Stock-based compensation

USD millions

$67M

SBC / free cash flow

% · FCF before SBC deduction

2.15%

SBC / operating cash flow

%

1.83%

Software & intangible investment

USD millions

—

Separately disclosed software and intangible investment is unavailable in the extracted statements for this period.

Diluted EPS

USD per share

$4.27

Quarterly data

Lowes Companies cash-flow history. Each metric has its own unit. A dash means inputs are missing or the calculation is undefined.
Fiscal periodEndedOperating cash flowUSD millionsCapital expendituresUSD millionsFree cash flowUSD millionsStock-based compensationUSD millionsSBC / free cash flow%SBC / operating cash flow%Software & intangible investmentUSD millionsDiluted EPSUSD per share
FY 2027 Q2Jul 31, 20263,6595423,117672.15%1.83%—$4.27
FY 2027 Q1May 1, 20263,3505212,829652.3%1.94%—$2.9
FY 2026 Q4Jan 30, 20261,567603964707.26%4.47%——
FY 2026 Q3Oct 31, 2025687597906066.67%8.73%—$2.88
FY 2026 Q2Aug 1, 20254,2314953,736591.58%1.39%—$4.27
FY 2026 Q1May 2, 20253,3795182,861582.03%1.72%—$2.92
FY 2025 Q4Jan 31, 20259115483635715.7%6.26%——
FY 2025 Q3Nov 1, 20241,299571728547.42%4.16%—$2.99
FY 2025 Q2Aug 2, 20243,1534262,727552.02%1.74%—$4.17
FY 2025 Q1May 3, 20244,2623823,880551.42%1.29%—$3.06
FY 2024 Q4Feb 2, 20241,1086204885010.25%4.51%——
FY 2024 Q3Nov 3, 20231,064579485479.69%4.42%—$3.06
FY 2024 Q2Aug 4, 20233,8623853,477541.55%1.4%—$4.56
FY 2024 Q1May 5, 20232,1063801,726593.42%2.8%—$3.77
FY 2023 Q4Feb 3, 2023451739-28858—12.86%——
FY 2023 Q3Oct 28, 20222,1264031,723553.19%2.59%—$0.25
FY 2023 Q2Jul 29, 20223,0353442,691602.23%1.98%—$4.67
FY 2023 Q1Apr 29, 20222,9773432,634501.9%1.68%—$3.51
FY 2022 Q4Jan 28, 20229345973376118.1%6.53%——
FY 2022 Q3Oct 29, 20212,2664101,856542.91%2.38%—$2.73
FY 2022 Q2Jul 30, 20212,4213852,036613%2.52%—$4.25
FY 2022 Q1Apr 30, 20214,4924614,031541.34%1.2%—$3.21
FY 2021 Q4Jan 29, 2021-436619-1,05548————
FY 2021 Q3Oct 30, 2020-267462-72943———$0.91
FY 2021 Q2Jul 31, 20207,3023826,920370.53%0.51%—$3.74
FY 2021 Q1May 1, 20204,4503284,122270.66%0.61%—$1.76
FY 2020 Q4Jan 31, 2020185557-37223—12.43%——
FY 2020 Q3Nov 1, 20195284011272418.9%4.55%—$1.36
FY 2020 Q2Aug 2, 20191,4463211,12590.8%0.62%—$2.14
FY 2020 Q1May 3, 20192,1372051,932422.17%1.97%—$1.31
FY 2019 Q4Feb 1, 2019-605328-933-5————
FY 2019 Q3Nov 2, 20181,011303708172.4%1.68%—$0.78
FY 2019 Q2Aug 3, 20182,3583192,039381.86%1.61%—$1.86
FY 2019 Q1May 4, 20183,4292243,205240.75%0.7%—$1.19
FY 2018 Q4Feb 2, 2018-307336-64321————
FY 2018 Q3Nov 3, 2017298311-1323—7.72%—$1.05
FY 2018 Q2Aug 4, 20171,7792741,505291.93%1.63%—$1.68
FY 2018 Q1May 5, 20173,2952023,093260.84%0.79%—$0.7
FY 2017 Q4Feb 3, 20173483471191,900%5.46%——
FY 2017 Q3Oct 28, 2016641330311227.07%3.43%—$0.43
FY 2017 Q2Jul 29, 20161,4082821,126242.13%1.7%—$1.31
FY 2017 Q1Apr 29, 20163,2202083,012250.83%0.78%—$0.98
FY 2016 Q4Jan 29, 2016238353-11533—13.87%——
FY 2016 Q3Oct 30, 20153822741082725%7.07%—$0.8
FY 2016 Q2Jul 31, 20151,6863381,348282.08%1.66%—$1.2
FY 2016 Q1May 1, 20152,4782322,246291.29%1.17%—$0.7
FY 2015 Q4Jan 30, 2015245293-4835—14.29%——
FY 2015 Q3Oct 31, 2014761203558315.56%4.07%—$0.59
FY 2015 Q2Aug 1, 20141,9291901,739251.44%1.3%—$1.04
FY 2015 Q1May 2, 20141,9941941,800281.56%1.4%—$0.61
FY 2014 Q4Jan 31, 2014252330-7830—11.9%——
FY 2014 Q3Nov 1, 2013503234269269.67%5.17%—$0.47
FY 2014 Q2Aug 2, 20131,3641801,184262.2%1.91%—$0.88
FY 2014 Q1May 3, 20131,9921961,796181%0.9%—$0.49
FY 2013 Q4Feb 1, 2013254264-1025—9.84%——
FY 2013 Q3Nov 2, 2012712325387215.43%2.95%—$0.35
FY 2013 Q2Aug 3, 2012329285442965.91%8.81%—$0.64
FY 2013 Q1May 4, 20122,4673372,130251.17%1.01%—$0.43
FY 2012 Q4Feb 3, 2012457565-10826—5.69%——
FY 2012 Q3Oct 28, 20115994841152219.13%3.67%—$0.18
FY 2012 Q2Jul 29, 2011870467403297.2%3.33%—$0.64
FY 2012 Q1Apr 29, 20112,4233132,110301.42%1.24%—$0.34
FY 2011 Q4Jan 28, 201119317-29831—163.16%——
FY 2011 Q3Oct 29, 20101,051400651294.45%2.76%—$0.29
FY 2011 Q2Jul 30, 201046329-28329—63.04%—$0.58
FY 2011 Q1Apr 30, 20102,7362832,453261.06%0.95%—$0.34
FY 2010 Q4Jan 29, 2010-313385-69824————
FY 2010 Q3Oct 30, 20096513922592810.81%4.3%—$0.23
FY 2010 Q2Jul 31, 20091,371450921262.82%1.9%—$0.51
Sources and calculations

Financial inputs from company filings. Last checked Oct 18, 2026. A dash means missing inputs or an undefined calculation.

Period changes use the preceding fiscal quarter or year. Percentage changes divide by the absolute prior value; a zero or missing baseline has no percentage change. Percentage metrics show changes in percentage points.

FCF subtracts reported cash capital investment. PPE purchases are preferred; the productive-assets fallback also includes software and intangibles. Acquisitions and noncash lease additions are excluded. EPS and weighted shares are not summed across quarters. Annual figures use annual reports.

SBC / FCF always uses FCF before SBC deduction; both SBC ratios compare amounts from the same period. A zero or negative cash-flow denominator is undefined, and values above 100% are retained.

Each reported nonnegative cash use / sum of available tracked nonnegative cash uses × 100. Missing categories are omitted, never set to zero. This is the composition of tracked uses, not a complete cash-flow reconciliation or a percentage of OCF. SBC is noncash and excluded. Negative amounts are excluded as reversals or net receipts; they are not converted to spending. Annual bars use reported annual amounts. Turning off a category hides its share without changing the denominator. Debt repayments prefer a reported aggregate, with long-term or convertible-only scope identified in the tooltip. Acquisitions are net of cash acquired. Dividend payments use the aggregate where reported, including dividend equivalents when part of that concept.

The SBC option subtracts reported share-based compensation from FCF as an economic-cost scenario. Missing SBC never becomes zero.

Market prices: Yahoo Finance · LOW, USD. Latest completed close Sep 25, 2026. Price data retrieved Sep 28, 2026.

Operating cash flow
Reported net cash provided by or used in operating activities.
Capital expenditures
Reported cash capital investment. Uses purchases of property, plant and equipment where disclosed; otherwise purchases of productive assets, which can also include software and intangibles. Excludes acquisitions and noncash lease additions.
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow − reported cash capital investment. PPE purchases are preferred; the productive-assets fallback also includes software and intangibles. Reflects the SBC option and can differ from issuer-defined FCF.
Stock-based compensation
Reported share-based compensation addback in the cash-flow statement. Missing disclosure is not treated as zero.
SBC / free cash flow
Reported share-based compensation / (operating cash flow − cash capital investment) × 100, for the same fiscal period. Always uses FCF before SBC deduction. Zero or negative FCF is undefined; values above 100% are retained.
SBC / operating cash flow
Reported share-based compensation / reported operating cash flow × 100, for the same fiscal period. Zero or negative operating cash flow is undefined. Unaffected by the SBC deduction scenario.
Software & intangible investment
Separately tagged payments for capitalized software under US GAAP, or purchases of intangible assets under IFRS. This optional disclosure is not inferred from total capex or deducted a second time from FCF.
Diluted EPS
Reported diluted earnings per share, normalized for recorded subsequent stock splits. Quarterly EPS is never subtracted from annual or YTD EPS.