Total Current Liabilities
Lowe's Companies Total Current Liabilities increased by 4.2% to $20.27B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 9.4%, from $22.39B to $20.27B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Total Current Liabilities shows relatively stable performance with a 0.8% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase may indicate rising short-term funding needs or aggressive inventory purchasing, while a decrease suggests improved short-term debt management.
Detailed definition
This represents the aggregate value of all financial obligations that the company is required to settle within a twelve-...
Peer comparison
Retailers typically maintain high current liabilities due to seasonal inventory financing and accounts payable cycles.
total_current_liabilitiesHistorical 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 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $22.89B | $21.66B | $20.83B | $19.67B | $21.83B | $20.37B | $20.88B | $19.51B | $19.21B | $17.61B | $16.5B | $15.57B | $19.51B | $18.25B | $19.45B | $18.76B | $22.39B | $21.62B | $19.45B | $19.46B | $20.27B |
| QoQ Change | — | -5.4% | -3.8% | -5.6% | +11.0% | -6.7% | +2.5% | -6.5% | -1.5% | -8.3% | -6.3% | -5.6% | +25.3% | -6.5% | +6.6% | -3.5% | +19.4% | -3.4% | -10.0% | +0.1% | +4.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -4.6% | -6.0% | +0.2% | -0.8% | -12.0% | -13.5% | -21.0% | -20.2% | +1.5% | +3.6% | +17.9% | +20.5% | +14.8% | +18.5% | +0.0% | +3.8% | -9.4% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Lowe's Companies's total current liabilities?
- Lowe's Companies (LOW) reported total current liabilities of $20.27B in Q1 2026.
- How has Lowe's Companies's total current liabilities changed year-over-year?
- Lowe's Companies's total current liabilities decreased by 9.4% year-over-year, from $22.39B to $20.27B.
- What is the long-term trend for Lowe's Companies's total current liabilities?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Lowe's Companies's total current liabilities has grown at a 0.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $18.73B to $19.46B.
- What does total current liabilities mean?
- The total amount of debt and other obligations the company must pay within one year.