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

Lowes Companies' Operating Expenses history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $4.4 billion for Q2 2026.

• Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 9.32% year-over-year to $4.4 billion in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was $17.2 billion (up 9.21% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at $16.8 billion, up 7.07% from the prior year.
• Operating Expenses was $4.4 billion for Q2 2026 at Lowes Companies, roughly flat 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.
• A 5-year average of $4.3 billion and a median of $4.1 billion in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Expenses jumped 47.34% — and 2023, when it sank 41.63%.
• Lowes Companies' 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 gained by 6.32% to $4.4 billion in 2026.
• Business Quant data shows LOW's Operating Expenses at $4.4 billion in Q2 2026, $4.4 billion in Q1 2026, and $4.2 billion in Q4 2025.