Income Before Tax
Pre-Tax Income
Lowe's Companies Pre-Tax Income decreased by 38.7% to $1.31B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 13.2%, from $1.50B to $1.31B. Over 4 years (FY 2022 to FY 2026), Pre-Tax Income shows a downward trend with a -4.9% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
Analysis
StatementIncome Statement
SectionIncome Before Tax
CategoryProfitability
SignalHigher is better
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ4 2013
Last reportedQ4 2025
How to read this metric
This provides a view of profitability that is not skewed by varying tax rates or one-time tax credits.
Detailed definition
A company's profits before the deduction of corporate income tax. It combines operating performance with non-operating f...
Peer comparison
Used to compare companies across different tax jurisdictions to see who generates more raw profit.
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is_income_before_taxHistorical 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 | $3.03B | $3.99B | $2.57B | $1.61B | $3.06B | $3.97B | $629.00M | $1.38B | $2.94B | $3.55B | $2.35B | $1.34B | $2.30B | $3.13B | $2.22B | $1.50B | $2.16B | $3.16B | $2.13B | $1.31B |
| QoQ Change | — | +31.6% | -35.8% | -37.1% | +89.5% | +29.6% | -84.1% | +119.9% | +112.5% | +20.6% | -33.7% | -43.0% | +71.7% | +36.0% | -29.1% | -32.3% | +43.5% | +46.3% | -32.5% | -38.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +0.8% | -0.7% | -75.5% | -14.3% | -3.9% | -10.6% | +273.8% | -3.1% | -21.7% | -11.7% | -5.6% | +12.2% | -6.3% | +0.8% | -4.1% | -13.2% |
Range$629.00M – $3.99B
CAGR-16.3%
Avg YoY Growth+7.3%
Median YoY Growth-4.8%
Current Streak2 quarters decline
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Lowe's Companies's pre-tax income?
- Lowe's Companies (LOW) reported pre-tax income of $1.31B in Q1 2026.
- How has Lowe's Companies's pre-tax income changed year-over-year?
- Lowe's Companies's pre-tax income decreased by 13.2% year-over-year, from $1.50B to $1.31B.
- What is the long-term trend for Lowe's Companies's pre-tax income?
- Over 4 years (2022 to 2026), Lowe's Companies's pre-tax income has grown at a -4.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $10.92B to $8.95B.
- What does pre-tax income mean?
- The total profit a company made before paying its income taxes.