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

Lowes Companies (LOW) has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 18 consecutive years, with 0.22 the latest figure, recorded in Q3 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q3 2026, FCF Payout Ratio rose 24.88% year-over-year to 0.22; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jul 2026 stood at 0.38 (up 13.98% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was 0.34, up 3.36% from the prior year.
• FCF Payout Ratio slipped to 0.22 in Q3 2026 per LOW's latest filing, from 0.24 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.
• Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 0.81 across 5 years, with a median of 0.24 in 2026.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: FCF Payout Ratio slumped 236.55% in 2023, then surged 732.39% in 2025.
• Over 5 years, 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 tumbled by 97.12% to 0.22 in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, FCF Payout Ratio over the past three periods registered 0.22, 0.24, and 0.7 for Q3 2026, Q2 2026, and Q1 2026 respectively.