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Lowes Companies
Guidance from Lowes Companies’s last 8 earnings releases. Every value links to its sentence in the filing. See something wrong? Tell us.
Releases tracked
8
Latest release
Aug 19, 2026
Data checked
Aug 19, 2026
What changed in the Aug 19, 2026 release
Each item compared with the same item in the previous release (May 20, 2026). Values in quotation marks are the company’s words.
New — first stated in this releaseRaised / Lowered / Narrowed / Widened — changed from the prior releaseRevised — wording changed, direction not determinableChanged — value changed; the comparison couldn’t be parsed to a directionReiterated — restated unchangedNot restated — stated before, absent nowRaised and lowered describe the number, not whether the change is favorable.
| Change | Metric | Period | Previous | Now | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Changed | Total sales | for FY2026 | “$92.0 to 94.0 billion or an increase of approximately 7% to 9% compared to prior year” | “$92.0 billion” | Filing ↗ |
| Revised | Comparable sales | for FY2026 | “expected to be flat to up 2% as compared to prior year” | “expected to be flat as compared to prior year” | Filing ↗ |
| Lowered | Adjusted operating income as a percentage of sales (adjusted operating margin) | for FY2026 | “11.6% to 11.8%” | “11.6%” | Filing ↗ |
| Lowered | Operating income as a percentage of sales (operating margin) | for FY2026 | “11.2% to 11.4%” | “11.2%” | Filing ↗ |
| New | Near-term | No period stated | — | “remains dynamic” | Filing ↗ |
| Reiterated | Capital expenditures | for FY2026 | “up to $2.5 billion” | “up to $2.5 billion” | Filing ↗ |
| Reiterated | Effective income tax rate | for FY2026 | “approximately 24.5%” | “approximately 24.5%” | Filing ↗ |
| Reiterated | Net interest expense | for FY2026 | “approximately $1.6 billion” | “approximately $1.6 billion” | Filing ↗ |
Show 4 items not restated in this release
| Change | Metric | Period | Previous | Now | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not restated | Home improvement market uncertainty | for FY2026 | “reflects ongoing uncertainty in the home improvement market” | — | Filing ↗ |
| Not restated | Lowe’s remains committed to generating sustainable shareholder value | for FY2026 | “remains committed to generating sustainable shareholder value” | — | Filing ↗ |
| Not restated | Sales and profit expansion | for the long term | “more sustainable, long-term sales and profit expansion” | — | Filing ↗ |
| Not restated | Home improvement industry | for the long term | “long-term strength” | — | Filing ↗ |
Current guidance
Guidance for periods that have not yet ended, at its most recent value, grouped by horizon.
Current fiscal year
| Metric | Current value | Period | Measure | First stated | Times stated | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total sales | “$92.0 billion” | for FY2026 | GAAP-tied | Feb 25, 2026 | 3 | Filing ↗ |
| Comparable sales | “expected to be flat as compared to prior year” | for FY2026 | Company-defined | Feb 25, 2026 | 3 | Filing ↗ |
| Adjusted diluted earnings per share | “approximately $12.25 to $12.75” | for FY2026 | Company-defined | Feb 25, 2026 | 2 | Filing ↗ |
| Adjusted operating income as a percentage of sales (adjusted operating margin) | “11.6%” | for FY2026 | Company-defined | Feb 25, 2026 | 3 | Filing ↗ |
| Diluted earnings per share | “approximately $11.75 to $12.25” | for FY2026 | GAAP-tied | Feb 25, 2026 | 2 | Filing ↗ |
| Operating income as a percentage of sales (operating margin) | “11.2%” | for FY2026 | GAAP-tied | Feb 25, 2026 | 3 | Filing ↗ |
| Capital expenditures | “up to $2.5 billion” | for FY2026 | Company-defined | Feb 25, 2026 | 3 | Filing ↗ |
| Effective income tax rate | “approximately 24.5%” | for FY2026 | GAAP-tied | Feb 25, 2026 | 3 | Filing ↗ |
| Home improvement market uncertainty | “reflects ongoing uncertainty in the home improvement market” | for FY2026 | Company-defined | Feb 25, 2026 | 1 | Filing ↗ |
| Lowe’s remains committed to generating sustainable shareholder value | “remains committed to generating sustainable shareholder value” | for FY2026 | Company-defined | Feb 25, 2026 | 1 | Filing ↗ |
| Net interest expense | “approximately $1.6 billion” | for FY2026 | GAAP-tied | Feb 25, 2026 | 3 | Filing ↗ |
Long term
How one item moved
Total sales, for FY2025 — every statement across the year, each linked to its filing.
How your Home-improvement retail sector group guides
5 companies in Home-improvement retail. What they guide on, and who reported this season.
Most-guided metric families
This season’s releases
| Floor & Decor | Oct 27, 2026 | 11 changes |
| Tractor Supply Co /De/ | Oct 22, 2026 | 1 change |
| Lowes Companies | Aug 19, 2026 | 5 changes |
| Home Depot | Aug 18, 2026 | 5 changes |
| QXO | Aug 13, 2026 | 1 change |
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Full history
Every metric, every release, eight quarters — the complete record as one table.
| Metric | FY2026 | FY2025 | FY2024 | Long-term | No period |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total sales | 3 statements | 4 statements | 1 statement | — | — |
| Comparable sales | 3 statements | 4 statements | 1 statement | — | — |
| Adjusted diluted earnings per share | 2 statements | 1 statement | 1 statement | — | — |
| Adjusted operating income as a percentage of sales (adjusted operating margin) | 3 statements | 2 statements | 1 statement | — | — |
| Diluted earnings per share | 2 statements | 3 statements | — | — | — |
The full record for Lowes Companies and its Home-improvement retail peers, delivered as a Peer Guidance Briefing — PDF and Excel, every value linked to its filing.
Filings
The 8 earnings releases this page is built from.
| Filed | Fiscal period | Accession | Guidance items | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2026 | FY2027 Q2 | 0000060667-26-000113 | 8 | Open filing ↗ |
| May 20, 2026 | FY2027 Q1 | 0000060667-26-000062 | 9 | Open filing ↗ |
| Feb 25, 2026 | FY2026 Q4 | 0000060667-26-000020 | 12 | Open filing ↗ |
| Nov 19, 2025 | FY2026 Q3 | 0000060667-25-000203 | 7 | Open filing ↗ |
| Aug 20, 2025 | FY2026 Q2 | 0000060667-25-000161 | 10 | Open filing ↗ |
| May 21, 2025 | FY2026 Q1 | 0000060667-25-000091 | 8 | Open filing ↗ |
| Feb 26, 2025 | FY2025 Q4 | 0000060667-25-000018 | 11 | Open filing ↗ |
| Nov 19, 2024 | FY2025 Q3 | 0000060667-24-000167 | 9 | Open filing ↗ |
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