Growth Metrics

Lowes Companies (LOW) Return on Invested Capital (2016 - 2026)

Lowes Companies (LOW) has disclosed Return on Invested Capital for 9 consecutive years, with 1.03% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Return on Invested Capital fell 35.0% year-over-year to 1.03%, compared with a TTM value of 1.03% through Oct 2025, down 35.0%, and an annual FY2025 reading of 0.61%, down 451.0% over the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital was 1.03% for Q4 2025 at Lowes Companies, down from 0.96% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Invested Capital topped out at 29.86% in Q4 2021 and bottomed at 1.19% in Q3 2022.
  • Average Return on Invested Capital over 5 years is 2.01%, with a median of 0.6% recorded in 2024.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Invested Capital surged 2858bps in 2021, then tumbled -3056bps in 2022.
  • Year by year, Return on Invested Capital stood at 29.86% in 2021, then plummeted by -102bps to 0.7% in 2022, then increased by 13bps to 0.6% in 2023, then dropped by -12bps to 0.68% in 2024, then crashed by -52bps to 1.03% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Invested Capital for LOW at 1.03% in Q4 2025, 0.96% in Q3 2025, and 0.76% in Q2 2025.