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CapEx
Lowe's Companies CapEx increased by 1.0% to $603.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 10.0%, from $548.00M to $603.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2022 to FY 2026), CapEx shows an upward trend with a 3.6% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionInvesting
CategoryGrowth
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ4 2013
Last reportedQ4 2025
How to read this metric
An increase signals growth investment or infrastructure modernization; a decrease might suggest cost-cutting or a transition to an asset-light model.
Detailed definition
Funds used by a company to acquire, upgrade, and maintain physical assets such as property, plants, buildings, technolog...
Peer comparison
Hardware-focused tech firms typically have higher CapEx relative to revenue than pure software companies due to manufacturing and supply chain needs.
Metric ID:
cf_capital_expendituresHistorical 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 | $461.00M | $385.00M | $410.00M | $597.00M | $343.00M | $344.00M | $403.00M | $739.00M | $380.00M | $385.00M | $579.00M | $620.00M | $382.00M | $426.00M | $571.00M | $548.00M | $518.00M | $495.00M | $597.00M | $603.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -16.5% | +6.5% | +45.6% | -42.5% | +0.3% | +17.2% | +83.4% | -48.6% | +1.3% | +50.4% | +7.1% | -38.4% | +11.5% | +34.0% | -4.0% | -5.5% | -4.4% | +20.6% | +1.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -25.6% | -10.6% | -1.7% | +23.8% | +10.8% | +11.9% | +43.7% | -16.1% | +0.5% | +10.6% | -1.4% | -11.6% | +35.6% | +16.2% | +4.6% | +10.0% |
Range$343.00M – $739.00M
CAGR+5.8%
Avg YoY Growth+6.3%
Median YoY Growth+7.3%
Current Streak2 quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Lowe's Companies's capex?
- Lowe's Companies (LOW) reported capex of $603.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Lowe's Companies's capex changed year-over-year?
- Lowe's Companies's capex increased by 10.0% year-over-year, from $548.00M to $603.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Lowe's Companies's capex?
- Over 4 years (2022 to 2026), Lowe's Companies's capex has grown at a 3.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.88B to $2.16B.
- What does capex mean?
- The money spent on long-term physical assets like machinery, data centers, and office buildings.