Lowes Companies (LOW) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2021)
Lowes Companies (LOW) posted Return on Equity [ROE] of 5191.85% for fiscal Q2 2022 (quarter ended Jul 30, 2021), up 5003.31 percentage points from 188.54% a year earlier and up 4467.20 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Lowes Companies (LOW) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2021) Analysis & Trends
For FY2021 (ended Jan 29, 2021), Lowes Companies' Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 342.33%, up 189.87 percentage points from FY2020.
- Annual Return on Equity [ROE] shows a five-year change of +313.43 percentage points (FY2016 to FY2021).
- In prior fiscal years, Lowes Companies' Return on Equity [ROE] was 152.46% in FY2020 (+103.83 pp), 48.63% in FY2019 (-7.39 pp), 56.02% in FY2018 (+12.11 pp) and 43.91% in FY2017 (+15.01 pp).
- The fiscal Q2 2022 figure stands as the highest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] in data going back to fiscal Q2 2010.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Equity [ROE] has increased in each of the last ten quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +747.93 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Equity [ROE] in the past five years was fiscal Q2 2022, with a gain of 5003.31 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q4 2019, with a drop of 8.17 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Equity [ROE] for the three prior fiscal quarters was 724.65% (Q1 2022), 211.80% (Q4 2021) and 127.35% (Q3 2021).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,712.14 Bn | 2,228.84 Bn | 104.83 Bn | 26.64% |
| 2 | Home Depot | 282.27 Bn | 275.52 Bn | 16.12 Bn | 93.32% |
| 3 | Tjx Companies | 146.16 Bn | 123.70 Bn | 5.07 Bn | 57.63% |
| 4 | Lowes Companies | 101.42 Bn | 94.39 Bn | 8.58 Bn | - |
| 5 | Ross Stores | 73.06 Bn | 55.98 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 40.76% |
| 6 | Target | 70.86 Bn | 65.45 Bn | 8.94 Bn | 25.85% |
| 7 | Carvana | 70.11 Bn | 61.71 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 43.64% |
| 8 | O Reilly Automotive | 69.29 Bn | 68.38 Bn | 2.52 Bn | - |
| 9 | Autozone | 45.61 Bn | 44.51 Bn | 2.52 Bn | - |
| 10 | JD.com | 31.28 Bn | -78.90 Bn | 8.71 Bn | 6.91% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 30, 2021 | 5,191.85% |
| Apr 30, 2021 | 724.65% |
| Jan 29, 2021 | 211.80% |
| Oct 30, 2020 | 127.35% |
| Jul 31, 2020 | 188.54% |
| May 1, 2020 | 247.94% |
| Jan 31, 2020 | 193.27% |
| Nov 1, 2019 | 115.61% |
| Aug 2, 2019 | 86.01% |
| May 3, 2019 | 68.92% |
| Feb 1, 2019 | 51.18% |
| Nov 2, 2018 | 66.06% |
| Aug 3, 2018 | 68.26% |
| May 4, 2018 | 65.98% |
| Feb 2, 2018 | 59.35% |
| Nov 3, 2017 | 63.06% |
| Aug 4, 2017 | 55.35% |
| May 5, 2017 | 46.99% |
| Feb 3, 2017 | 47.07% |
| Oct 28, 2016 | 35.56% |
API Access
Lowes Companies Return on Equity [ROE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=LOW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=LOW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();