Operating Cash Flow
Lowe's Companies Operating Cash Flow increased by 128.1% to $1.57B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 72.0%, from $911.00M to $1.57B. Over 4 years (FY 2022 to FY 2026), Operating Cash Flow shows relatively stable performance with a -0.6% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
Consistently high operating cash flow indicates a healthy, self-sustaining business capable of funding its own growth and returning capital to shareholders.
Detailed definition
Net cash from operating activities measures the total amount of cash generated by a company's core business operations....
Peer comparison
Investors often compare this to capital expenditures to calculate Free Cash Flow, a primary valuation metric for mature tech giants.
net_cash_from_operatingHistorical Data
| Q1 '21 | 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 | $4.49B | $2.42B | $2.27B | $934.00M | $2.98B | $3.04B | $2.13B | $451.00M | $2.11B | $3.86B | $1.06B | $1.11B | $4.26B | $3.15B | $1.30B | $911.00M | $3.38B | $4.23B | $687.00M | $1.57B |
| QoQ Change | — | -46.1% | -6.4% | -58.8% | +218.7% | +1.9% | -30.0% | -78.8% | +367.0% | +83.4% | -72.4% | +4.1% | +284.7% | -26.0% | -58.8% | -29.9% | +270.9% | +25.2% | -83.8% | +128.1% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -33.7% | +25.4% | -6.2% | -51.7% | -29.3% | +27.2% | -50.0% | +145.7% | +102.4% | -18.4% | +22.1% | -17.8% | -20.7% | +34.2% | -47.1% | +72.0% |
Operating Cash Flow at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Lowe's Companies's operating cash flow?
- Lowe's Companies (LOW) reported operating cash flow of $1.57B in Q4 2025.
- How has Lowe's Companies's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Lowe's Companies's operating cash flow increased by 72.0% year-over-year, from $911.00M to $1.57B.
- What is the long-term trend for Lowe's Companies's operating cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2022 to 2026), Lowe's Companies's operating cash flow has grown at a -0.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $10.11B to $9.86B.
- What does operating cash flow mean?
- The actual amount of cash a company brings in from its day-to-day business activities.