Financing

Debt Repayments

Lowe's Companies Debt Repayments decreased by 98.9% to $19.00M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 17.4%, from $23.00M to $19.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Debt Repayments shows an upward trend with a 5.1% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.

Analysis

StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionFinancing
CategoryLeverage
SignalLower is better
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2018
Last reportedQ4 2025Mar 23, 2026

How to read this metric

A decrease indicates lower debt service requirements, while an increase may signal a strategic effort to reduce leverage or meet debt maturity obligations.

Detailed definition

This metric represents the total cash outflows used to reduce the principal balance of outstanding debt obligations, inc...

Peer comparison

Standard across all capital-intensive industries; peers typically disclose this in the financing section of the cash flow statement.

Metric ID: financing_repayments_of_debt

Historical Data

20 periods
 Q1 '21Q2 '21Q3 '21Q4 '21Q1 '22Q2 '22Q3 '22Q4 '22Q1 '23Q2 '23Q3 '23Q4 '23Q1 '24Q2 '24Q3 '24Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25
Value$543.00M$25.00M$27.00M$1.52B$773.00M$26.00M$32.00M$36.00M$22.00M$23.00M$531.00M$25.00M$22.00M$25.00M$475.00M$23.00M$778.00M$18.00M$1.77B$19.00M
QoQ Change-95.4%+8.0%>999%-49.2%-96.6%+23.1%+12.5%-38.9%+4.5%>999%-95.3%-12.0%+13.6%>999%-95.2%>999%-97.7%>999%-98.9%
YoY Change+42.4%+4.0%+18.5%-97.6%-97.2%-11.5%>999%-30.6%+0.0%+8.7%-10.5%-8.0%>999%-28.0%+273.1%-17.4%
Range$18.00M$1.77B
CAGR-50.6%
Avg YoY Growth+315.1%
Median YoY Growth-4.0%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Lowe's Companies's debt repayments?
Lowe's Companies (LOW) reported debt repayments of $19.00M in Q4 2025.
How has Lowe's Companies's debt repayments changed year-over-year?
Lowe's Companies's debt repayments decreased by 17.4% year-over-year, from $23.00M to $19.00M.
What is the long-term trend for Lowe's Companies's debt repayments?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Lowe's Companies's debt repayments has grown at a 5.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.12B to $2.59B.
What does debt repayments mean?
The total amount of cash used to pay down debt principal.