Lowes Companies (LOW) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Lowes Companies' EBIT Margin came in at 13.67% for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), down 0.81 percentage points from 14.48% a year earlier but up 2.61 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Lowes Companies (LOW) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jul 31, 2026, Lowes Companies reported EBIT Margin of 11.38%, down 0.97 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jan 30, 2026), it was 11.77%, down 0.74 percentage points from FY2025.
- EBIT Margin carries a five-year change of +1.00 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, EBIT Margin was 12.51% in FY2025 (-0.87 pp), 13.38% in FY2024 (+2.91 pp), 10.47% in FY2023 (-2.10 pp) and 12.56% in FY2022 (+1.80 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly EBIT Margin is 3.94% (fiscal Q3 2023) to 15.57% (fiscal Q2 2024).
- Year-over-year, EBIT Margin has declined for six consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.54 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in EBIT Margin over five years came in fiscal Q3 2024 (a gain of 9.23 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q3 2023 (a drop of 8.23 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows LOW's EBIT Margin at 11.07% (Q1 2027), 8.30% (Q4 2026) and 11.92% (Q3 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,686.58 Bn | 2,203.28 Bn | 104.83 Bn | 13.69% |
| 2 | Home Depot | 283.87 Bn | 277.11 Bn | 16.12 Bn | 14.29% |
| 3 | Tjx Companies | 145.82 Bn | 123.36 Bn | 5.07 Bn | 13.09% |
| 4 | Lowes Companies | 103.43 Bn | 96.39 Bn | 8.58 Bn | 13.67% |
| 5 | Ross Stores | 74.61 Bn | 57.54 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 17.62% |
| 6 | Target | 71.16 Bn | 65.74 Bn | 8.94 Bn | 9.65% |
| 7 | O Reilly Automotive | 69.71 Bn | 68.80 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 20.15% |
| 8 | Carvana | 68.78 Bn | 60.38 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 9.22% |
| 9 | Autozone | 46.23 Bn | 45.13 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 19.08% |
| 10 | JD.com | 32.27 Bn | -77.91 Bn | 8.71 Bn | 1.31% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 13.67% |
| May 1, 2026 | 11.07% |
| Jan 30, 2026 | 8.30% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 11.92% |
| Aug 1, 2025 | 14.48% |
| May 2, 2025 | 11.92% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 9.86% |
| Nov 1, 2024 | 12.57% |
| Aug 2, 2024 | 14.61% |
| May 3, 2024 | 12.42% |
| Feb 2, 2024 | 9.07% |
| Nov 3, 2023 | 13.17% |
| Aug 4, 2023 | 15.57% |
| May 5, 2023 | 14.71% |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 7.59% |
| Oct 28, 2022 | 3.94% |
| Jul 29, 2022 | 15.39% |
| Apr 29, 2022 | 13.96% |
| Jan 28, 2022 | 8.66% |
| Oct 29, 2021 | 12.17% |
Lowes Companies EBIT Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebit-margin&ticker=LOW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebit-margin", "ticker": "LOW", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebit-margin&ticker=LOW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();