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Lowe's Companies
- S&P 500
- S&P 100
- Russell 1000
What Lowe's Companies is doing, read from its filings, its own words and the news, with every figure dated and sourced. Not investment advice: no ratings, no price targets.
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The latest read
Computed from the data on Oct 22, 2026. Every figure links back to its source in the sections below.
- Revenue over the four quarters to July 31, 2026: $90.4 billion, up 8.2% from a year earlier.SEC EDGAR filings (XBRL)
- Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capital expenditure) over the four quarters to July 31, 2026: $7.00 billion, down 9.0% from a year earlier.SEC EDGAR filings (XBRL)
- Capital expenditure over the four quarters to July 31, 2026: $2.26 billion, up 6.1% from a year earlier.SEC EDGAR filings (XBRL)
- Share buybacks in the fiscal year to January 30, 2026: $0.21 billion.SEC EDGAR filings (10-K)
- Long-term debt issued in the fiscal year to January 30, 2026: $6.97 billion.SEC EDGAR filings (10-K)
- Latest earnings call or results release (August 19, 2026): sentiment -0.10 on a −1 to +1 scale (negative), confidence 0.70 of 1.Palanor Discourse
- Guidance in the last 90 days: 0 outlook figures raised, 6 lowered, 3 held.Guidance Ledger (8-K results releases)
- Latest annual report (filed March 23, 2026): 0 risk factors added, 0 removed.Risk Factor Changes (10-K Item 1A)
- Insiders were net sellers in Q2 2026: $5.8 million on the open market.SEC Form 4
- 2,662 institutional managers reported a position at June 30, 2026 (−42 on the quarter before).SEC Form 13F
- H-1B filings certified in Q2 2026: 81 (117 a year earlier).U.S. Department of Labor (OFLC)
- Headlines in the last 30 days: 5, of which 1 read positive and 1 negative.Palanor headline tone
Risk events (12 months): 12 — latest OSHA inspection, Sep 17, 2026 →
Company Posture
How Company Posture is measured →What Lowe's Companies is doing, on three axes, from its filings and its own words, as of 2026-10-22. A description, not a rating: Company Posture never says whether to buy.
Expanding · Mixed
Expanding ↔ Retrenching
Expanding
- Capital spending44th pct
- Debt raised—
- Buybacks vs capex91st pct
- Hiring filings43rd pct
- Deals and private raises90th pct
- Patent publications52nd pct
Confident ↔ Hedging
Mixed
- Call sentiment36th pct
- Call confidence52nd pct
- Guidance changes4th pct
- Risk factors added82nd pct
- Insider open-market trades31st pct
- − Guidance changes
- + Risk factors added
- − Call sentiment
Pressure
Components only: Not yet shown as a score: in the back-test it did not add to a naive reader's forecast of impairment, debt acceleration or bankruptcy filings (8-K 2.06, 2.04, 1.03) (not enough events (17 in half 1; needs 20)).
- Fails-to-deliver21st pct
- Stress filings50th pct
Credit
How these are built →Lowe's Companies's borrowing from its SEC filings: the bonds it priced and the debt on its latest balance sheet. A description, not a rating.
Debt on the balance sheet
$37.6B
- Due within a year $2.4B
- Longer term $35.2B
- Default point $20.0B (short + ½ long)
Finance leases included · Jul 31, 2026 filing
Bonds priced, last 12 months
None
U.S. dollar tranches with a term sheet on EDGAR. Deals sold under Rule 144A file none and are not counted.
| Priced | Amount | Coupon | Matures | Spread | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 2025 | $650M | 3.950% | 2027 (2y) | +37bp | 3.962% |
| Sep 23, 2025 | $750M | 4.000% | 2028 (3y) | +47bp | 4.037% |
| Sep 23, 2025 | $1.1B | 4.250% | 2031 (5y) | +62bp | 4.286% |
| Sep 23, 2025 | $1.3B | 4.500% | 2032 (7y) | +67bp | 4.536% |
| Sep 23, 2025 | $1.2B | 4.850% | 2035 (10y) | +77bp | 4.880% |
From the pricing term sheets Lowe's Companies filed with the SEC. Spread is to the benchmark Treasury (or Bund, Gilt) at pricing.
Charts
Live charts: each one redraws from today’s data and has an image link to paste into a document or slide.
Cash flow
Capital returned and raised
What the company says
Hiring and ownership
In the news
Headlines that name Lowe's Companies, with the publisher and a link. The tone is read from each headline’s own words, never from a summary of the article.
- NegativeLowe's: The Weak Housing Market Offers An Attractive Entry Point (NYSE:LOW)
seekingalpha.com · via Marketaux · Oct 9, 2026
- NeutralNow Is Not The Right Time To Buy Lowe's (NYSE:LOW)
seekingalpha.com · via Marketaux · Oct 9, 2026
- PositiveLowe's: Patience Can Be Rewarded With Environment Unlikely To Worsen (Upgrade) (NYSE:LOW)
seekingalpha.com · via Marketaux · Oct 8, 2026
- NeutralLowe's (LOW) Stock Rises 1.34% Amid Dividend Sustainability and Guru Ownership Signals
gurufocus.com · via Marketaux · Oct 6, 2026
- Neutral'I will honor you forever': Chad Lowe's daughter Mabel remembers younger sister Fiona after her death at 13
economictimes.indiatimes.com · via Marketaux · Oct 4, 2026
Filings and records
The last two years of notable 8-Ks, offerings, annual reports, federal awards, lobbying reports, patents and other public records, newest first.
- Oct 20, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (LOWE'S COMPANIES INC.)third_quarter 2026 · $0.6 million
- Oct 20, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD)third_quarter 2026 · $0.1 million
- Oct 16, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (S-3 GROUP)third_quarter 2026 · $0.1 million
- Sep 17, 2026Risk event
- Sep 2, 20268-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Jul 17, 2026Risk event
- Jul 8, 2026Risk eventEPA judicial case: Lowe's Inc.$13.0 million
- Jun 18, 2026Risk event
- Jun 11, 2026Risk event
- Jun 2, 20268-KShareholder vote resultsItem 5.07
- May 29, 2026Risk event
- May 28, 2026Risk event
- May 8, 2026Risk event
- Apr 20, 2026Risk event
- Apr 15, 2026Risk event
- Mar 23, 202610-KAnnual report (10-K)0 risk factors added, 0 removed
- Oct 9, 20258-KAcquisition or sale completedItem 2.01
- Sep 30, 20258-KMaterial agreement signedItem 1.01
- Sep 19, 20258-KMaterial agreement signedItem 1.01
- Aug 20, 20258-KMaterial agreement signedItem 1.01
- Jun 5, 20258-KShareholder vote resultsItem 5.07
- Mar 24, 202510-KAnnual report (10-K)1 risk factors added, 0 removed
- Mar 25, 202410-KAnnual report (10-K)1 risk factors added, 1 removed
- Jan 16, 2024Patent
Peers
Companies in the same industry in the S&P 500, Russell 1000 or MidCap 400, closest in revenue first. Trailing twelve months, from SEC filings.
| Company | Revenue | Free cash flow | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home Depot Inc. HD | $169B | $15.1B | Aug 2, 2026 |
| Floor & Decor FND | $4.7B | $0.2B | Jun 25, 2026 |
| Tesla Inc. TSLA | $104B | $5.8B | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Target Corp. TGT | $108B | $4.5B | Aug 1, 2026 |
| TJX Companies TJX | $62.4B | $5.9B | Aug 1, 2026 |
| General Motors GM | $170B | $14.4B | Sep 30, 2026 |
| Nike Inc. NKE | $45.9B | $2.1B | Aug 31, 2026 |
| Dollar General DG | $43.6B | $2.0B | Jul 31, 2026 |