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Net Change in Cash
Lowe's Companies Net Change in Cash decreased by 334.7% to -$4.24B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 289.3%, from -$1.09B to -$4.24B. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionOther
CategoryLiquidity
SignalHigher is better
VolatilityVolatile
First reportedQ4 2013
Last reportedQ4 2025
How to read this metric
An increase suggests the company is accumulating liquidity, while a decrease indicates it spent more on investments, debt repayment, or operations than it generated in cash.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the total increase or decrease in a company's cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash over a...
Peer comparison
This is a universal accounting standard used to reconcile the cash flow statement to the balance sheet across all industries and global peers.
Metric ID:
cf_net_change_in_cashHistorical Data
17 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $2.00B | -$1.86B | $1.29B | -$4.99B | $2.28B | -$1.93B | $1.71B | $1.60B | $544.00M | -$2.28B | -$289.00M | $2.32B | $1.12B | -$1.09B | $1.29B | $1.81B | -$4.24B |
| QoQ Change | — | -192.8% | +169.3% | -487.9% | +145.7% | -184.7% | +188.5% | -6.3% | -66.0% | -519.9% | +87.3% | +901.4% | -51.5% | -197.0% | +218.7% | +39.7% | -334.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +13.9% | -4.0% | +33.0% | -29.8% | +128.2% | -233.6% | — | +44.6% | +106.4% | +52.3% | -44.2% | +60.8% | -289.3% |
Range-$4.99B – $2.32B
CAGR+20.6%
Avg YoY Growth-13.5%
Median YoY Growth+23.5%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Lowe's Companies's net change in cash?
- Lowe's Companies (LOW) reported net change in cash of -$4.24B in Q4 2025.
- How has Lowe's Companies's net change in cash changed year-over-year?
- Lowe's Companies's net change in cash decreased by 289.3% year-over-year, from -$1.09B to -$4.24B.
- What does net change in cash mean?
- The total change in the company's cash balance after accounting for all spending, earning, and investment activities.