Lowe's Companies Cash Flow Statement
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Lowe's Companies free cash flow
In fiscal 2025, Lowe's Companies generated $9.86 billion of operating cash flow and spent $2.21 billion on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $7.65 billion, a free-cash-flow margin of 8.9% of revenue. Free cash flow was down 0.6% from the prior year's $7.70 billion.
Lowe's Companies returned $2.85 billion to shareholders: $2.64 billion in dividends and $211.0 million in share repurchases, equal to 37% of free cash flow. Free cash flow covered dividend payments 2.9 times.
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Lowe's Companies cash flow statement (annual)
| Fiscal year (USD) | FY 20252026-01-30 | FY 20242025-01-31 | FY 20232024-02-02 | FY 20222023-02-03 | FY 20212022-01-28 | FY 20202021-01-29 | FY 20192020-01-31 | FY 20182019-02-01 | FY 20172018-02-02 | FY 20162017-02-03 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 6.65B | 6.96B | 7.73B | 6.44B | 8.44B | 5.83B | 4.28B | 2.31B | 3.45B | 3.09B |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | -4.36% | -9.95% | +20.02% | -23.75% | +44.68% | +36.30% | +85.00% | -32.87% | +11.45% | +21.48% |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 2.19B | 1.97B | 1.92B | 1.98B | 1.88B | 1.59B | 1.41B | 1.61B | 1.54B | 1.59B |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 247.00M | 221.00M | 210.00M | 223.00M | 230.00M | 155.00M | 98.00M | 74.00M | 99.00M | 90.00M |
| Change in Working Capital | -112.00M | 118.00M | -2.40B | -3.06B | -1.13B | 1.90B | -2.25B | 767.00M | -496.00M | 371.00M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 9.86B | 9.63B | 8.14B | 8.59B | 10.11B | 11.05B | 4.30B | 6.19B | 5.07B | 5.62B |
| Capital Expenditures | -2.21B | -1.93B | -1.96B | -1.83B | -1.85B | -1.79B | -1.48B | -1.17B | -1.12B | -1.17B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -12.26B | -1.74B | -1.90B | -1.31B | -1.65B | -1.89B | -1.37B | -1.08B | -1.44B | -3.36B |
| Dividends Paid | -2.64B | -2.57B | -2.53B | -2.37B | -1.98B | -1.70B | -1.62B | -1.46B | -1.29B | -1.12B |
| Share Repurchases | -211.00M | -4.05B | -6.14B | -14.12B | -13.01B | -4.97B | -4.31B | -3.04B | -3.19B | -3.60B |
| Debt Issued | 6.97B | 0 | 2.98B | 9.67B | 4.97B | 7.93B | 3.97B | 0 | 2.97B | 3.27B |
| Debt Repaid | -2.59B | -545.00M | -601.00M | -867.00M | -2.12B | -5.62B | -1.11B | -326.00M | -2.85B | -1.17B |
| Financing Cash Flow | 1.62B | -7.05B | -6.67B | -7.05B | -12.02B | -5.19B | -2.73B | -5.12B | -3.61B | -2.09B |
| Net Change in Cash | -779.00M | 840.00M | -427.00M | 215.00M | -3.56B | 3.97B | 205.00M | -77.00M | 30.00M | 153.00M |
| Free Cash Flow | 7.65B | 7.70B | 6.18B | 6.76B | 8.26B | 9.26B | 2.81B | 5.02B | 3.94B | 4.45B |
This table shows 10 annual periods of Lowe's Companies's cash flow statement, from FY 2025 back to FY 2016, across 14 line items including net income, depreciation & amortization, stock-based compensation. Values in USD; B = billions, M = millions. Fiscal periods follow LOW's reporting calendar. What is a cash flow statement?