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Lowes Companies (LOW) FCF Payout Ratio (2016 - 2026)

Lowes Companies filings provide 18 years of FCF Payout Ratio readings, the most recent being 0.7 for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio fell 61.01% to 0.7 in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.34 through Jan 2026, up 3.36% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.34 for FY2026, 3.36% up from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio hit 0.7 in Q1 2026 for Lowes Companies, down from 7.48 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.
  • Average FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years is 0.88, with a median of 0.37 recorded in 2023.
  • The largest annual shift saw FCF Payout Ratio crashed 236.55% in 2023 before it surged 732.39% in 2025.
  • Lowes Companies' FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.39 in 2022, then surged by 242.46% to 1.32 in 2023, then plummeted by 32.13% to 0.9 in 2024, then surged by 732.39% to 7.48 in 2025, then plummeted by 90.66% to 0.7 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for LOW's FCF Payout Ratio are 0.7 (Q1 2026), 7.48 (Q4 2025), and 0.17 (Q3 2025).