Operating
Stock-Based Comp
Lowe's Companies Stock-Based Comp increased by 16.7% to $70.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 22.8%, from $57.00M to $70.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2022 to FY 2026), Stock-Based Comp shows relatively stable performance with a 1.9% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionOperating
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ4 2013
Last reportedQ4 2025
How to read this metric
An increase may signal a strategy to preserve cash or align employee interests with shareholders, but it also results in share dilution.
Detailed definition
Stock-based compensation is a non-cash expense where employees and executives are rewarded with equity or stock options...
Peer comparison
High-growth technology firms often have higher stock-based compensation as a percentage of revenue compared to mature industrial firms.
Metric ID:
cf_stock_based_compensationHistorical 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 | $54.00M | $61.00M | $54.00M | $61.00M | $50.00M | $60.00M | $55.00M | $58.00M | $59.00M | $54.00M | $47.00M | $50.00M | $55.00M | $55.00M | $54.00M | $57.00M | $58.00M | $59.00M | $60.00M | $70.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +13.0% | -11.5% | +13.0% | -18.0% | +20.0% | -8.3% | +5.5% | +1.7% | -8.5% | -13.0% | +6.4% | +10.0% | +0.0% | -1.8% | +5.6% | +1.8% | +1.7% | +1.7% | +16.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -7.4% | -1.6% | +1.9% | -4.9% | +18.0% | -10.0% | -14.5% | -13.8% | -6.8% | +1.9% | +14.9% | +14.0% | +5.5% | +7.3% | +11.1% | +22.8% |
Range$47.00M – $70.00M
CAGR+5.6%
Avg YoY Growth+2.4%
Median YoY Growth+1.9%
Current Streak5 quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Lowe's Companies's stock-based comp?
- Lowe's Companies (LOW) reported stock-based comp of $70.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Lowe's Companies's stock-based comp changed year-over-year?
- Lowe's Companies's stock-based comp increased by 22.8% year-over-year, from $57.00M to $70.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Lowe's Companies's stock-based comp?
- Over 4 years (2022 to 2026), Lowe's Companies's stock-based comp has grown at a 1.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $217.00M to $234.00M.
- What does stock-based comp mean?
- The value of company shares given to employees as part of their pay.