Share Buybacks
Lowe's Companies Share Buybacks decreased by 100.0% to $0.00 in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 100.0%, from $1.37B to $0.00. Over 4 years (FY 2022 to FY 2026), Share Buybacks shows a downward trend with a -40.3% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
Large repurchases signal that management believes the stock is undervalued or that they have excess cash with no better internal investment opportunities.
Detailed definition
The cash spent by a company to buy back its own shares from the open market. This reduces the total number of shares out...
Peer comparison
Highly profitable tech giants often prioritize repurchases over dividends due to tax efficiencies and the impact on EPS.
cf_share_repurchasesHistorical 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 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $3.04B | $3.14B | $2.83B | $4.01B | $4.04B | $4.09B | $4.00B | $2.00B | $2.11B | $2.25B | $1.58B | $201.00M | $923.00M | $1.01B | $751.00M | $1.37B | $112.00M | $1.00M | $98.00M | $0.00 |
| QoQ Change | — | +3.2% | -9.9% | +42.1% | +0.6% | +1.3% | -2.2% | -50.1% | +5.5% | +6.8% | -29.7% | -87.3% | +359.2% | +9.1% | -25.4% | +82.7% | -91.8% | -99.1% | >999% | -100.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +32.9% | +30.5% | +41.6% | -50.2% | -47.8% | -45.0% | -60.5% | -89.9% | -56.2% | -55.2% | -52.5% | +582.6% | -87.9% | -99.9% | -87.0% | -100.0% |
Share Buybacks at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Lowe's Companies's share buybacks?
- Lowe's Companies (LOW) reported share buybacks of $0.00 in Q1 2026.
- How has Lowe's Companies's share buybacks changed year-over-year?
- Lowe's Companies's share buybacks decreased by 100.0% year-over-year, from $1.37B to $0.00.
- What is the long-term trend for Lowe's Companies's share buybacks?
- Over 4 years (2022 to 2026), Lowe's Companies's share buybacks has grown at a -40.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $12.44B to $1.58B.
- What does share buybacks mean?
- The money a company spends to buy back its own stock.