Lowes Companies (LOW) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Lowes Companies (LOW) reported FCF Margin of 12.01% for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), down 3.58 percentage points from 15.59% a year earlier and down 0.25 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Lowes Companies (LOW) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jul 31, 2026, Lowes Companies' FCF Margin came in at 7.74%, down 1.45 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jan 30, 2026), it came in at 8.87%, down 0.33 percentage points from FY2025.
- FCF Margin has a five-year change of -1.47 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, FCF Margin came in at 9.20% in FY2025 (+2.05 pp), 7.15% in FY2024 (+0.19 pp), 6.96% in FY2023 (-1.62 pp) and 8.58% in FY2022 (-1.75 pp).
- Five-year quarterly FCF Margin spans a low of -1.28% in fiscal Q4 2023 and a high of 18.16% in fiscal Q1 2025.
- Year over year, FCF Margin gained in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.67 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year FCF Margin in five years was fiscal Q3 2022 (a gain of 11.37 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q1 2023 (a drop of 5.37 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027 came in at 12.26% (Q1 2027), 4.68% (Q4 2026) and 0.43% (Q3 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,686.58 Bn | 2,203.28 Bn | 104.83 Bn | -4.40% |
| 2 | Home Depot | 283.87 Bn | 277.11 Bn | 16.12 Bn | 9.42% |
| 3 | Tjx Companies | 145.82 Bn | 123.36 Bn | 5.07 Bn | 11.39% |
| 4 | Lowes Companies | 103.43 Bn | 96.39 Bn | 8.58 Bn | 12.01% |
| 5 | Ross Stores | 74.61 Bn | 57.54 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 9.97% |
| 6 | Target | 71.16 Bn | 65.74 Bn | 8.94 Bn | 9.17% |
| 7 | O Reilly Automotive | 69.71 Bn | 68.80 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 14.29% |
| 8 | Carvana | 68.78 Bn | 60.38 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 2.54% |
| 9 | Autozone | 46.23 Bn | 45.13 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 9.43% |
| 10 | JD.com | 32.27 Bn | -77.91 Bn | 8.71 Bn | 11.71% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 12.01% |
| May 1, 2026 | 12.26% |
| Jan 30, 2026 | 4.68% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 0.43% |
| Aug 1, 2025 | 15.59% |
| May 2, 2025 | 13.67% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 1.96% |
| Nov 1, 2024 | 3.61% |
| Aug 2, 2024 | 11.56% |
| May 3, 2024 | 18.16% |
| Feb 2, 2024 | 2.62% |
| Nov 3, 2023 | 2.37% |
| Aug 4, 2023 | 13.93% |
| May 5, 2023 | 7.72% |
| Feb 3, 2023 | -1.28% |
| Oct 28, 2022 | 7.34% |
| Jul 29, 2022 | 9.79% |
| Apr 29, 2022 | 11.13% |
| Jan 28, 2022 | 1.58% |
| Oct 29, 2021 | 8.10% |
Lowes Companies FCF Margin API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-margin&ticker=LOW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-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=fcf-margin&ticker=LOW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();