Lowes Companies (LOW) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Lowes Companies (LOW) recorded Operating Margin of 13.67% in fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), down 0.81 percentage points from 14.48% a year earlier but up 2.61 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Lowes Companies (LOW) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Lowes Companies' Operating Margin came in at 11.38% as of Jul 31, 2026, down 0.97 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jan 30, 2026), it came in at 11.77%, down 0.74 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual Operating Margin has a five-year change of +1.00 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Operating Margin came in at 12.51% in FY2025 (-0.87 pp), 13.38% in FY2024 (+2.91 pp), 10.47% in FY2023 (-2.10 pp) and 12.56% in FY2022 (+1.80 pp).
- Quarterly Operating Margin has ranged from 3.94% in fiscal Q3 2023 to 15.57% in fiscal Q2 2024 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Margin has declined for six consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.54 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Operating Margin in the last five years was a gain of 9.23 percentage points in fiscal Q3 2024, against a drop of 8.23 percentage points in fiscal Q3 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 11.07% (Q1 2027), 8.30% (Q4 2026) and 11.92% (Q3 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,686.58 Bn | 2,203.28 Bn | 104.83 Bn | 13.69% |
| 2 | Home Depot | 283.87 Bn | 277.11 Bn | 16.12 Bn | 14.29% |
| 3 | Tjx Companies | 145.82 Bn | 123.36 Bn | 5.07 Bn | 13.09% |
| 4 | Lowes Companies | 103.43 Bn | 96.39 Bn | 8.58 Bn | 13.67% |
| 5 | Ross Stores | 74.61 Bn | 57.54 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 17.62% |
| 6 | Target | 71.16 Bn | 65.74 Bn | 8.94 Bn | 9.65% |
| 7 | O Reilly Automotive | 69.71 Bn | 68.80 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 20.15% |
| 8 | Carvana | 68.78 Bn | 60.38 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 9.22% |
| 9 | Autozone | 46.23 Bn | 45.13 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 19.08% |
| 10 | JD.com | 32.27 Bn | -77.91 Bn | 8.71 Bn | 1.31% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 13.67% |
| May 1, 2026 | 11.07% |
| Jan 30, 2026 | 8.30% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 11.92% |
| Aug 1, 2025 | 14.48% |
| May 2, 2025 | 11.92% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 9.86% |
| Nov 1, 2024 | 12.57% |
| Aug 2, 2024 | 14.61% |
| May 3, 2024 | 12.42% |
| Feb 2, 2024 | 9.07% |
| Nov 3, 2023 | 13.17% |
| Aug 4, 2023 | 15.57% |
| May 5, 2023 | 14.71% |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 7.59% |
| Oct 28, 2022 | 3.94% |
| Jul 29, 2022 | 15.39% |
| Apr 29, 2022 | 13.96% |
| Jan 28, 2022 | 8.66% |
| Oct 29, 2021 | 12.17% |
Lowes Companies Operating Margin API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=LOW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "LOW", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=LOW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();