Lowes Companies (LOW) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Lowes Companies (LOW) posted FCF Payout Ratio of 0.24 for Q2 2026, down 65.87% on a QoQ basis from 0.7 in Q1 2026, and up 5.68% year-over-year from 0.23 in Q2 2025.

Lowes Companies (LOW) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Lowes Companies' FCF Payout Ratio history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.24 for Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio rose 5.68% year-over-year to 0.24 in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was 0.35 (down 9.38% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 0.34, up 3.36% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio was 0.24 for Q2 2026 at Lowes Companies, down from 0.7 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Payout Ratio topped out at 7.48 in Q4 2025 and bottomed at 2.23 in Q1 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 0.85 and a median of 0.3 in 2023 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — FCF Payout Ratio plunged 236.55% — and 2025, when it jumped 732.39%.
  • Lowes Companies' FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.39 in 2022, then soared by 242.46% to 1.32 in 2023, then plunged by 32.13% to 0.9 in 2024, then soared by 732.39% to 7.48 in 2025, then sank by 96.81% to 0.24 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows LOW's FCF Payout Ratio at 0.24 in Q2 2026, 0.7 in Q1 2026, and 7.48 in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Home Depot 335.94 Bn 334.34 Bn 13.78 Bn 0.45
2 Lowes Companies 120.57 Bn 119.33 Bn 7.54 Bn 0.24
3 Floor & Decor Holdings 6.02 Bn 5.72 Bn 507.45 Mn -
4 Haverty Furniture Companies 385.74 Mn 278.28 Mn 116.22 Mn -0.54
5 Live Ventures 29.89 Mn 29.89 Mn 35.35 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 1, 2026 0.24
Jan 30, 2026 0.70
Oct 31, 2025 7.48
Aug 1, 2025 0.17
May 2, 2025 0.23
Jan 31, 2025 1.79
Nov 1, 2024 0.90
Aug 2, 2024 0.23
May 3, 2024 0.16
Feb 2, 2024 1.30
Nov 3, 2023 1.32
Aug 4, 2023 0.18
May 5, 2023 0.37
Feb 3, 2023 -2.23
Oct 28, 2022 0.39
Jul 29, 2022 0.19
Apr 29, 2022 0.20
Jan 28, 2022 1.64
Oct 29, 2021 0.30
Jul 30, 2021 0.21