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Lowes Companies (LOW) Change in Inventory (2009 - 2026)

Lowes Companies' (LOW) quarterly Change in Inventory came in at -$709.0 million in Q3 2026, up 66.22% on a YoY basis from -$426.5 million in Q3 2025, and down 161.92% quarter-over-quarter from $1.1 billion in Q2 2026.

Analysis

Lowes Companies (LOW) Change in Inventory (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Lowes Companies (LOW) has reported Change in Inventory for 18 consecutive years, with -$709.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q3 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q3 2026, Change in Inventory rose 66.22% year-over-year to -$709.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jul 2026 stood at $906.0 million (up 249.5% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was -$703.0 million, down 236.77% from the prior year.
  • Change in Inventory fell to -$709.0 million in Q3 2026 per LOW's latest filing, from $1.1 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Change in Inventory topped out at $2.6 billion in Q2 2022 and bottomed at -$2.1 billion in Q3 2023.
  • Historically, Change in Inventory has averaged $114.3 million across 5 years, with a median of $286.0 million in 2023.
  • The widest YoY moves for Change in Inventory: up 577.57% in 2024, down 322.03% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Change in Inventory stood at $580.0 million in 2022, then plunged by 81.55% to $107.0 million in 2023, then jumped by 577.57% to $725.0 million in 2024, then sank by 50.76% to $357.0 million in 2025, then plunged by 298.6% to -$709.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Change in Inventory over the past three periods registered -$709.0 million, $1.1 billion, and $113.0 million for Q3 2026, Q2 2026, and Q1 2026 respectively.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Inventory (Qtr)
1 Home Depot 303.76 Bn 301.67 Bn 16.12 Bn -604.00 Mn
2 Lowes Companies 109.83 Bn 106.43 Bn 8.58 Bn -709.00 Mn
3 Williams Sonoma 26.32 Bn 25.29 Bn 1.01 Bn -
4 Floor & Decor Holdings 5.05 Bn 4.73 Bn 603.12 Mn -7.57 Mn
5 Rh 2.52 Bn 2.44 Bn 331.26 Mn -15.37 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jul 31, 2026 -709.00 Mn
May 1, 2026 1.15 Bn
Jan 30, 2026 113.00 Mn
Oct 31, 2025 357.00 Mn
Aug 1, 2025 -2.10 Bn
May 2, 2025 926.00 Mn
Jan 31, 2025 -158.00 Mn
Nov 1, 2024 725.00 Mn
Aug 2, 2024 -1.38 Bn
May 3, 2024 1.33 Bn
Feb 2, 2024 -635.00 Mn
Nov 3, 2023 107.00 Mn
Aug 4, 2023 -2.10 Bn
May 5, 2023 990.00 Mn
Feb 3, 2023 286.00 Mn
Oct 28, 2022 580.00 Mn
Jul 29, 2022 -918.00 Mn
Apr 29, 2022 2.65 Bn
Jan 28, 2022 967.00 Mn
Oct 29, 2021 -650.00 Mn