Equity
Common Stock Shares Issued
Lowe's Companies Common Stock Shares Issued remained flat by 0.0% to 561M in Q3 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 0.7%, from 565M to 561M. Over 4 years (FY 2020 to FY 2024), Common Stock Shares Issued shows a downward trend with a -6.4% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementBalance Sheet Statement
SectionEquity
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ4 2017
Last reportedQ3 2025Nov 26, 2025
How to read this metric
Growth in issued shares often signals equity-based financing or employee compensation, whereas a decline reflects share repurchase programs.
Detailed definition
The total number of common stock shares that have been issued by the company to shareholders, including both outstanding...
Peer comparison
Standard metric for all publicly traded companies.
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common_stock_shares_issuedHistorical Data
19 periods
| Q1 '21 | Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | 715M | 699M | 686M | 670M | 652M | 631M | 611M | 601M | 592M | 582M | 575M | 574M | 572M | 568M | 565M | 560M | 560M | 561M | 561M |
| QoQ Change | — | -2.2% | -1.9% | -2.3% | -2.7% | -3.2% | -3.2% | -1.6% | -1.5% | -1.7% | -1.2% | -0.2% | -0.3% | -0.7% | -0.5% | -0.9% | +0.0% | +0.2% | +0.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -8.8% | -9.7% | -10.9% | -10.3% | -9.2% | -7.8% | -5.9% | -4.5% | -3.4% | -2.4% | -1.7% | -2.4% | -2.1% | -1.2% | -0.7% |
Range560M – 715M
CAGR-5.2%
Avg YoY Growth-5.4%
Median YoY Growth-4.5%
Current Streak3 quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Lowe's Companies's common stock shares issued?
- Lowe's Companies (LOW) reported common stock shares issued of 561M in Q3 2025.
- How has Lowe's Companies's common stock shares issued changed year-over-year?
- Lowe's Companies's common stock shares issued decreased by 0.7% year-over-year, from 565M to 561M.
- What is the long-term trend for Lowe's Companies's common stock shares issued?
- Over 4 years (2020 to 2024), Lowe's Companies's common stock shares issued has grown at a -6.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 731M to 560M.
- What does common stock shares issued mean?
- The total count of common stock shares that have been issued by the company.