Current Liabilities
Accrued Expenses
Lowe's Companies Accrued Expenses increased by 25.6% to $1.29B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 27.5%, from $1.01B to $1.29B. Over 5 years (FY 2021 to FY 2026), Accrued Expenses shows relatively stable performance with a -1.7% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementBalance Sheet Statement
SectionCurrent Liabilities
CategoryLiquidity
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ4 2015
Last reportedQ1 2026
How to read this metric
A steady balance is normal, but a rapid increase could indicate rising operational costs or delays in vendor invoicing.
Detailed definition
This represents liabilities for expenses that have been incurred but not yet invoiced or paid, such as utilities, profes...
Peer comparison
Standard current liability found in almost all corporate balance sheets.
Metric ID:
accrued_expensesHistorical Data
20 periods
| 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 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $1.31B | $1.33B | $1.35B | $1.56B | $1.19B | $1.23B | $1.41B | $1.11B | $766.00M | $1.03B | $750.00M | $954.00M | $870.00M | $1.06B | $828.00M | $1.01B | $853.00M | $1.10B | $1.02B | $1.29B |
| QoQ Change | — | +1.4% | +1.7% | +15.4% | -23.8% | +3.1% | +14.5% | -21.1% | -30.9% | +33.9% | -26.9% | +27.2% | -8.8% | +21.3% | -21.5% | +21.7% | -15.4% | +28.7% | -6.8% | +25.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -9.3% | -7.8% | +3.8% | -29.0% | -35.6% | -16.4% | -46.6% | -14.0% | +13.6% | +2.8% | +10.4% | +5.7% | -2.0% | +4.1% | +23.6% | +27.5% |
Range$750.00M – $1.56B
CAGR-0.4%
Avg YoY Growth-4.3%
Median YoY Growth+0.4%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Lowe's Companies's accrued expenses?
- Lowe's Companies (LOW) reported accrued expenses of $1.29B in Q1 2026.
- How has Lowe's Companies's accrued expenses changed year-over-year?
- Lowe's Companies's accrued expenses increased by 27.5% year-over-year, from $1.01B to $1.29B.
- What is the long-term trend for Lowe's Companies's accrued expenses?
- Over 5 years (2021 to 2026), Lowe's Companies's accrued expenses has grown at a -1.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.12B to $1.02B.
- What does accrued expenses mean?
- Expenses the company has incurred but has not yet received a bill for or paid.