Lowes Companies Free Cash Flow (FCF) History (LOW)

Lowes Companies reported $7.65B in free cash flow for fiscal 2025, a decrease of 0.61% from the previous fiscal year, with a free cash flow margin of 8.87%.

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Lowes Companies free cash flow by year

Lowes Companies annual free cash flow

Fiscal yearPeriod endedFree cash flowChangeGrowthFCF margin
20252026-01-30$7.65B−$47.0M−0.61%+8.87%
20242025-01-31$7.70B$1.52B+24.64%+9.20%
20232024-02-02$6.18B−$584.0M−8.64%+7.15%
20222023-02-03$6.76B−$1.50B−18.16%+6.96%
20212022-01-28$8.26B−$998.0M−10.78%+8.58%
20202021-01-29$9.26B$6.45B+229.23%+10.33%
20192020-01-31$2.81B−$2.21B−43.97%+3.90%
20182019-02-01$5.02B$1.08B+27.32%+7.04%
20172018-02-02$3.94B−$508.0M−11.42%+5.74%
20162017-02-03$4.45B$863.0M+24.06%+6.84%
20152016-01-29$3.59B−$462.0M−11.41%+6.07%
20142015-01-30$4.05B$878.0M+27.69%+7.20%
20132014-01-31$3.17B$620.0M+24.30%+5.94%
20122013-02-01$2.55B$31.0M+1.23%+5.05%
20112012-02-03$2.52B−$3.0M−0.12%+5.02%
20102011-01-28$2.52B$268.0M+11.88%+5.17%
20092010-01-29$2.25B$1.40B+163.43%+4.78%
20082009-01-30$856.0M$519.0M+154.01%+1.77%
20072008-02-01$337.0M+0.70%

Lowes Companies free cash flow growth trends

Over the last five reported fiscal years, free cash flow declined from $9.26B to $7.65B, a compound annual decline of 3.74%. Lowes Companies's latest reported quarter, Q1 2026, generated $2.83B in free cash flow, a decrease of 1.12% year over year.

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What free cash flow means

Free cash flow is the cash a company generates from operations after capital expenditures. Positive FCF can fund dividends, buybacks, debt repayment, or reinvestment; negative FCF means capital spending exceeded operating cash flow for that period.

Calculation and source

How free cash flow is calculated

TickerStat calculates free cash flow as SEC-reported operating cash flow minus capital expenditures. FCF margin equals free cash flow divided by revenue. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so the tables include exact period-end dates.

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