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Guidance history, every release

Lowes Companies (LOW) · 8 releases, Nov 19, 2024 to Aug 19, 2026 · rows are metrics, columns are releases
Raised · a change from the previous releaseSame · restated unchanged— · not stated in that releaseEvery value links to its sentence in the filing
MetricNov 19, 2024
FY25 Q3
Feb 26, 2025
FY25 Q4
May 21, 2025
FY26 Q1
Aug 20, 2025
FY26 Q2
Nov 19, 2025
FY26 Q3
Feb 25, 2026
FY26 Q4
May 20, 2026
FY27 Q1
Aug 19, 2026
FY27 Q2
For FY2026
Total sales—————New“$92.0 to $94.0 billion or an increase of approximately 7% to 9% compared to prior year”Reiterated“$92.0 to 94.0 billion or an increase of approximately 7% to 9% compared to prior year”Changed“$92.0 billion”
Comparable sales—————New“expected to be flat to up 2% as compared to prior year”Reiterated“expected to be flat to up 2% as compared to prior year”Revised“expected to be flat as compared to prior year”
Adjusted diluted earnings per share—————New“approximately $12.25 to $12.75”Reiterated“approximately $12.25 to $12.75”—
Adjusted operating income as a percentage of sales (adjusted operating margin)—————New“11.6% to 11.8%”Reiterated“11.6% to 11.8%”Lowered“11.6%”
Diluted earnings per share—————New“approximately $11.75 to $12.25”Reiterated“approximately $11.75 to $12.25”—
Operating income as a percentage of sales (operating margin)—————New“11.2% to 11.4%”Reiterated“11.2% to 11.4%”Lowered“11.2%”
Capital expenditures—————New“approximately $2.5 billion”Revised“up to $2.5 billion”Reiterated“up to $2.5 billion”
Effective income tax rate—————New“approximately 24.5%”Reiterated“approximately 24.5%”Reiterated“approximately 24.5%”
Home improvement market uncertainty—————New“reflects ongoing uncertainty in the home improvement market”——
Lowe’s remains committed to generating sustainable shareholder value—————New“remains committed to generating sustainable shareholder value”——
Net interest expense—————New“approximately $1.6 billion”Reiterated“approximately $1.6 billion”Reiterated“approximately $1.6 billion”
For FY2025
Total sales—New“$83.5 to $84.5 billion”Reiterated“$83.5 to $84.5 billion”Raised“$84.5 to $85.5 billion”Raised“$86.0 billion”———
Comparable sales—New“flat to up +1% as compared to prior year”Reiterated“expected to be flat to up +1% as compared to prior year”Reiterated“flat to up +1% as compared to prior year”Revised“flat as compared to prior year”———
Adjusted diluted earnings per share———New“approximately $12.20 to $12.45”————
Adjusted operating income as a percentage of sales (adjusted operating margin)———New“12.2% to 12.3%”Lowered“12.1%”———
Diluted earnings per share—New“approximately $12.15 to $12.40”Reiterated“approximately $12.15 to $12.40”Lowered“approximately $12.10 to $12.35”————
Operating income as a percentage of sales (operating margin)—New“12.3% to 12.4%”Reiterated“12.3% to 12.4%”Lowered“12.1% to 12.2%”————
Capital expenditures—New“approximately $2.5 billion”Reiterated“approximately $2.5 billion”Reiterated“approximately $2.5 billion”Revised“up to $2.5 billion”———
Core business performance expectations———New“remains unchanged”————
Depreciation and Amortization expense—New“approximately $1.8 billion”Reiterated“approximately $1.8 billion”—————
Effective income tax rate—New“approximately 24.5%”Reiterated“approximately 24.5%”Reiterated“approximately 24.5%”Lowered“approximately 24.0%”———
Home improvement market—New“continued near-term uncertainty”——————
Net interest expense—New“approximately $1.3 billion”Reiterated“approximately $1.3 billion”Reiterated“approximately $1.3 billion”Raised“approximately $1.4 billion”———
Storm-related demandNew“anticipated modest storm-related demand”———————
For FY2024
Total salesNew“$83.0 to $83.5 billion”———————
Comparable salesNew“down -3.0 to -3.5%, as compared to prior year”———————
Adjusted diluted earnings per shareNew“approximately $11.80 to $11.90”———————
Adjusted operating income as a percentage of sales (adjusted operating margin)New“12.3 to 12.4%”———————
Adjusted effective income tax rateNew“approximately 24.5%”———————
Capital expendituresNew“approximately $2 billion”———————
Net interest expenseNew“approximately $1.3 billion”———————
No period stated
Sales and profit expansion————New“more sustainable, long-term sales and profit expansion”———
Expected recovery—New“expected recovery”——————
Home improvement industry—New“long-term strength”——————
Home improvement recoveryNew“expected recovery in home improvement”———————
Lowe’s positioning to take share—————New“well-positioned to take share regardless of the macro environment”——
Near-term———————New“remains dynamic”
Values in quotation marks are the company’s words. Change labels compare each statement with the same metric and target year in the previous release. HighGravityData does not judge whether guidance was met.