Lowes Companies (LOW) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Lowes Companies (LOW) has reported Operating Expenses for 18 consecutive years, with $4.5 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q3 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q3 2026, Operating Expenses rose 6.73% year-over-year to $4.5 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jul 2026 stood at $17.4 billion (up 9.95% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was $16.8 billion, up 7.07% from the prior year.
• Operating Expenses rose to $4.5 billion in Q3 2026 per LOW's latest filing, from $4.4 billion in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $6.4 billion in Q4 2022 and bottomed at $3.8 billion in Q4 2023.
• Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $4.3 billion across 5 years, with a median of $4.2 billion in 2025.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Operating Expenses surged 47.34% in 2022, then tumbled 41.63% in 2023.
• Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at $6.4 billion in 2022, then sank by 41.63% to $3.8 billion in 2023, then grew by 1.75% to $3.8 billion in 2024, then increased by 8.7% to $4.2 billion in 2025, then advanced by 7.12% to $4.5 billion in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses over the past three periods registered $4.5 billion, $4.4 billion, and $4.4 billion for Q3 2026, Q2 2026, and Q1 2026 respectively.