Free cash flow
Lowe's Companies Free cash flow increased by 971.1% to $964.00M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 165.6%, from $363.00M to $964.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2022 to FY 2026), Free cash flow shows relatively stable performance with a -1.9% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase suggests strong operational efficiency and the ability to self-fund future innovation or return capital to shareholders, while a decrease may indicate heavy capital expenditure cycles or declining operational profitability.
Detailed definition
Free cash flow represents the cash generated by a company after accounting for cash outflows to support operations and m...
Peer comparison
High-growth semiconductor and AI infrastructure peers typically prioritize reinvestment, so free cash flow margins are often compared against R&D intensity and capital expenditure requirements of industry rivals.
cf_free_cash_flowHistorical Data
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $2.04B | $1.86B | $337.00M | $2.63B | $2.69B | $1.72B | $0.00 | $1.73B | $3.48B | $485.00M | $488.00M | $3.88B | $2.73B | $728.00M | $363.00M | $2.86B | $3.74B | $90.00M | $964.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -8.8% | -81.8% | +681.6% | +2.2% | -36.0% | -100.0% | — | +101.4% | -86.1% | +0.6% | +695.1% | -29.7% | -73.3% | -50.1% | +688.2% | +30.6% | -97.6% | +971.1% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +32.2% | -7.2% | -100.0% | -34.5% | +29.2% | -71.9% | — | +124.8% | -21.6% | +50.1% | -25.6% | -26.3% | +37.0% | -87.6% | +165.6% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Lowe's Companies's free cash flow?
- Lowe's Companies (LOW) reported free cash flow of $964.00M in Q4 2025.
- How has Lowe's Companies's free cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Lowe's Companies's free cash flow increased by 165.6% year-over-year, from $363.00M to $964.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Lowe's Companies's free cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2022 to 2026), Lowe's Companies's free cash flow has grown at a -1.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $8.26B to $7.65B.
- What does free cash flow mean?
- The cash a company has left over after paying for its operating expenses and capital investments.