Earnings Per Share
Shares (Basic)
Lowe's Companies Shares (Basic) remained flat by 0.0% to 559M in Q3 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 1.1%, from 565M to 559M.
Analysis
StatementIncome Statement
SectionEarnings Per Share
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ1 2019
Last reportedQ3 2025Nov 26, 2025
How to read this metric
Changes reflect share buybacks (decrease) or equity issuance (increase), which impact the per-share earnings calculation.
Detailed definition
The average number of common shares outstanding during the reporting period, calculated by weighting the number of share...
Peer comparison
Standard metric for all public companies; reflects capital structure and share repurchase activity.
Metric ID:
weighted_shares_basicHistorical Data
15 periods
| Q1 '21 | Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | 718M | 705M | 690M | 660M | 638M | 618M | 596M | 584M | 576M | 571M | 568M | 565M | 559M | 559M | 559M |
| QoQ Change | — | -1.8% | -2.1% | -4.3% | -3.3% | -3.1% | -3.6% | -2.0% | -1.4% | -0.9% | -0.5% | -0.5% | -1.1% | +0.0% | +0.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | -8.1% | -9.5% | -10.4% | -9.7% | -8.5% | -6.8% | -4.2% | -2.7% | -1.9% | -2.1% | -1.6% | -1.1% |
Range559M – 718M
CAGR-6.9%
Avg YoY Growth-5.5%
Median YoY Growth-5.5%
Current Streak2 quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Lowe's Companies's shares (basic)?
- Lowe's Companies (LOW) reported shares (basic) of 559M in Q3 2025.
- How has Lowe's Companies's shares (basic) changed year-over-year?
- Lowe's Companies's shares (basic) decreased by 1.1% year-over-year, from 565M to 559M.
- What does shares (basic) mean?
- The average number of shares held by investors during the period.