What is Lowe's Companies's stock-based comp?

Lowe's Companies (LOW) reported stock-based comp of $65M 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 12.1% year-over-year, from $58M to $65M.

What is the long-term trend for Lowe's Companies's stock-based comp?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Lowe's Companies's stock-based comp has grown at a 1.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $230M to $247M.

What does stock-based comp mean?

Total non-cash stock-based compensation expense for equity awards (RSUs, options, ESPP), added back to net income in cash flow reconciliation.

Lowe's Companies LOW Stock-Based Comp

Stock-Based Comp at other companies

Sherwin-WilliamsSHW

$29.5M+10.9%

Stanley Black & DeckerSWK

$28.2M-22.5%

Home DepotHD

$178M+4.7%

Tractor Supply CompanyTSCO

$17.63M+33.3%

AmazonAMZN

$4.03B+9.3%

QXO, Inc.QXO

$39.2M+94.1%

Other financials

Income statement

See full

Revenue$23.1B+10.3%

Gross profit$7.5B+8.0%

Operating income$2.6B+2.4%

Net income$1.6B-0.8%

EPS (diluted)$2.90-0.7%

Balance sheet

See full

Cash & equivalents$786.0M-74.3%

Total debt$41.7B+20.0%

Total equity-$9.3B+30.1%

Total assets$54.9B+21.1%

Cash flow

See full

Operating cash flow$3.4B-0.9%

CapEx$521.0M+0.6%

Free cash flow$2.8B-1.1%

Valuation

See full

Market cap$124.44B+4.4%

Enterprise value$165.38B+9.6%

P/E18.7×+1.3×

P/S1.4×0.0×

Profitability

See full

Gross margin33.3%-0.1pp

Operating margin11.5%-0.8pp

Net margin7.5%-0.7pp

FCF margin8.6%+0.6pp

Returns & leverage

See full

Return on equity631.1%—

Debt / equity59.3×—

Current ratio1.1×+0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Lowe's Companies in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:ShareBasedCompensation.

The official record: Lowe's Companies’s 10-Q, filed May 28, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Ask your AI about Lowe's Companies's stock-based comp.

Connect your AI assistant and compare it to peers, right in your chat.

Connect your AI

Claude

Questions, answered.

What is Lowe's Companies's stock-based comp?: Lowe's Companies (LOW) reported stock-based comp of $65M 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 12.1% year-over-year, from $58M to $65M.
What is the long-term trend for Lowe's Companies's stock-based comp?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Lowe's Companies's stock-based comp has grown at a 1.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $230M to $247M.
What does stock-based comp mean?: Total non-cash stock-based compensation expense for equity awards (RSUs, options, ESPP), added back to net income in cash flow reconciliation.