Lowe's Companies Quarterly Cash Flow Statement
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Lowe's Companies free cash flow
In the quarter ended Jul 31, 2026, Lowe's Companies generated $3.66 billion of operating cash flow and spent $542.0 million on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $3.12 billion, a free-cash-flow margin of 12.0% of revenue. Free cash flow was down 16.6% from the prior year's $3.74 billion.
Lowe's Companies returned $675.0 million to shareholders: $672.0 million in dividends and $3.0 million in share repurchases, equal to 22% of free cash flow. Free cash flow covered dividend payments 4.6 times.
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Lowe's Companies cash flow statement (quarterly)
| Quarter (USD) | Q2 20262026-07-31 | Q1 20262026-05-01 | Q4 20252026-01-30 | Q3 20252025-10-31 | Q2 20252025-08-01 | Q1 20252025-05-02 | Q4 20242025-01-31 | Q3 20242024-11-01 | Q2 20242024-08-02 | Q1 20242024-05-03 | Q4 20232024-02-02 | Q3 20232023-11-03 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 2.40B | 1.63B | 1.00B | 1.62B | 2.40B | 1.64B | 1.12B | 1.70B | 2.38B | 1.75B | 1.02B | 1.77B |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | +0.04% | -0.79% | -11.03% | -4.66% | +0.63% | -6.50% | +10.20% | -4.40% | -10.85% | -22.35% | +6.47% | +1051.30% |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 648.00M | 644.00M | 637.00M | 535.00M | 515.00M | 507.00M | 511.00M | 494.00M | 481.00M | 486.00M | 496.00M | 486.00M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 67.00M | 65.00M | 70.00M | 60.00M | 59.00M | 58.00M | 57.00M | 54.00M | 55.00M | 55.00M | 50.00M | 47.00M |
| Change in Working Capital | 403.00M | 637.00M | -547.00M | -1.65B | 1.17B | 896.00M | -842.00M | -962.00M | 215.00M | 1.71B | -746.00M | -1.41B |
| Operating Cash Flow | 3.66B | 3.35B | 1.57B | 687.00M | 4.23B | 3.38B | 911.00M | 1.30B | 3.15B | 4.26B | 1.11B | 1.06B |
| Capital Expenditures | -542.00M | -521.00M | -603.00M | -597.00M | -495.00M | -518.00M | -548.00M | -571.00M | -426.00M | -382.00M | -620.00M | -579.00M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -260.00M | -501.00M | -577.00M | -9.34B | -1.81B | -533.00M | -418.00M | -520.00M | -422.00M | -378.00M | -595.00M | -591.00M |
| Dividends Paid | -672.00M | -674.00M | -673.00M | -673.00M | -645.00M | -645.00M | -650.00M | -654.00M | -629.00M | -633.00M | -632.00M | -642.00M |
| Share Repurchases | -3.00M | -363.00M | 0 | -98.00M | -1.00M | -112.00M | -1.37B | -751.00M | -1.01B | -923.00M | -201.00M | -1.58B |
| Debt Issued | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Debt Repaid | -21.00M | -2.38B | -19.00M | -1.77B | -18.00M | -778.00M | -23.00M | -475.00M | -25.00M | -22.00M | -25.00M | -531.00M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -1.01B | -3.04B | -629.00M | 4.42B | -615.00M | -1.55B | -2.00B | -1.87B | -1.61B | -1.57B | -802.00M | -2.76B |
| Net Change in Cash | 2.39B | -196.00M | 361.00M | -4.24B | 1.81B | 1.29B | -1.51B | -1.09B | 1.12B | 2.32B | -289.00M | -2.28B |
| Free Cash Flow | 3.12B | 2.83B | 964.00M | 90.00M | 3.74B | 2.86B | 363.00M | 728.00M | 2.73B | 3.88B | 488.00M | 485.00M |
This table shows 12 quarterly periods of Lowe's Companies's cash flow statement, from Q2 2026 back to Q3 2023, 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?