Lowes Companies (LOW) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Lowes Companies' Return on Capital Employed history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 29.8% for Q2 2026.

• Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 1737.0% year-over-year to 29.8% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was 29.8% (down 1737.0% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 34.82%, down 936.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed was 29.8% for Q2 2026 at Lowes Companies, up from 29.57% in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 47.93% in Q2 2022 and bottomed at 29.57% in Q1 2026.
• A 5-year average of 40.3% and a median of 41.12% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed surged 1214 bps — and 2026, when it tumbled 1737 bps.
• Lowes Companies' Return on Capital Employed stood at 39.67% in 2022, then rose by 8 bps to 42.83% in 2023, then declined by 5 bps to 40.66% in 2024, then fell by 17 bps to 33.59% in 2025, then decreased by 11 bps to 29.8% in 2026.
• Business Quant data shows LOW's Return on Capital Employed at 29.8% in Q2 2026, 29.57% in Q1 2026, and 33.59% in Q4 2025.