Lowes Companies (LOW) Selling, General & Administrative (2009 - 2026)
Lowes Companies (LOW) reported Selling, General & Administrative of $4.46 billion for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 6.7% from $4.18 billion a year earlier and up 0.7% from the prior quarter.
Lowes Companies (LOW) Selling, General & Administrative (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jul 31, 2026, Lowes Companies' Selling, General & Administrative came in at $17.45 billion, up 9.9% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jan 30, 2026), it was $16.79 billion, up 7.1% from FY2025.
- Selling, General & Administrative has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -1.9% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Selling, General & Administrative came in at $15.68 billion in FY2025 (+0.7%), $15.57 billion in FY2024 (-23.4%), $20.33 billion in FY2023 (+11.1%) and $18.3 billion in FY2022 (-1.2%).
- The fiscal Q2 2027 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Selling, General & Administrative since fiscal Q4 2023.
- Year over year, Selling, General & Administrative has now increased in each of the last six quarters, with growth averaging 5.6% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Selling, General & Administrative in five years was fiscal Q3 2023 (growth of 47.3%); the low point was fiscal Q3 2024 (a decline of 41.6%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027 came in at $4.42 billion (Q1 2027), $4.41 billion (Q4 2026) and $4.16 billion (Q3 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | SG&A (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,654.24 Bn | 2,170.93 Bn | 104.83 Bn | 2.79 Bn |
| 2 | Home Depot | 289.19 Bn | 282.43 Bn | 16.12 Bn | 8.42 Bn |
| 3 | Tjx Companies | 143.39 Bn | 120.94 Bn | 5.07 Bn | 3.09 Bn |
| 4 | Lowes Companies | 105.29 Bn | 98.25 Bn | 8.58 Bn | 4.46 Bn |
| 5 | Ross Stores | 75.79 Bn | 58.72 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 1.02 Bn |
| 6 | Target | 72.00 Bn | 66.59 Bn | 8.94 Bn | 5.73 Bn |
| 7 | O Reilly Automotive | 70.61 Bn | 69.69 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 1.53 Bn |
| 8 | Carvana | 66.52 Bn | 58.12 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 704.00 Mn |
| 9 | Autozone | 47.57 Bn | 46.47 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 1.60 Bn |
| 10 | JD.com | 32.28 Bn | -77.90 Bn | 8.71 Bn | -459.00 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 4.46 Bn |
| May 1, 2026 | 4.42 Bn |
| Jan 30, 2026 | 4.41 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 4.16 Bn |
| Aug 1, 2025 | 4.18 Bn |
| May 2, 2025 | 4.05 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 3.82 Bn |
| Nov 1, 2024 | 3.83 Bn |
| Aug 2, 2024 | 4.03 Bn |
| May 3, 2024 | 4.01 Bn |
| Feb 2, 2024 | 3.90 Bn |
| Nov 3, 2023 | 3.76 Bn |
| Aug 4, 2023 | 4.09 Bn |
| May 5, 2023 | 3.82 Bn |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 5.13 Bn |
| Oct 28, 2022 | 6.44 Bn |
| Jul 29, 2022 | 4.46 Bn |
| Apr 29, 2022 | 4.30 Bn |
| Jan 28, 2022 | 4.74 Bn |
| Oct 29, 2021 | 4.37 Bn |
Lowes Companies Selling, General & Administrative 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=selling-general-and-administrative&ticker=LOW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "selling-general-and-administrative", "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=selling-general-and-administrative&ticker=LOW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();