What is Lowe's Companies's shares (basic)?

Lowe's Companies (LOW) reported shares (basic) of 559M in Q1 2026.

How has Lowe's Companies's shares (basic) changed year-over-year?

Lowe's Companies's shares (basic) decreased by 0.0% year-over-year, from 559M to 559M.

What does shares (basic) mean?

The time-weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period, used as the denominator for basic EPS calculations.

Lowe's Companies LOW Shares (Basic)

Shares (Basic) at other companies

Sherwin-WilliamsSHW

245.7M-1.5%

Walmart WMT

8B-0.5%

Home DepotHD

994M+0.2%

Tractor Supply CompanyTSCO

526.3M-1.0%

AmazonAMZN

10.7B+1.3%

Builders FirstSourceBLDR

109.9M-3.3%

Other financials

Income statement

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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

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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

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Operating cash flow$3.4B-0.9%

CapEx$521.0M+0.6%

Free cash flow$2.8B-1.1%

Valuation

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Market cap$124.44B+4.4%

Enterprise value$165.38B+9.6%

P/E18.7×+1.3×

P/S1.4×0.0×

Profitability

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Gross margin33.3%-0.1pp

Operating margin11.5%-0.8pp

Net margin7.5%-0.7pp

FCF margin8.6%+0.6pp

Returns & leverage

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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:WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic.

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

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Questions, answered.

What is Lowe's Companies's shares (basic)?: Lowe's Companies (LOW) reported shares (basic) of 559M in Q1 2026.
How has Lowe's Companies's shares (basic) changed year-over-year?: Lowe's Companies's shares (basic) decreased by 0.0% year-over-year, from 559M to 559M.
What does shares (basic) mean?: The time-weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period, used as the denominator for basic EPS calculations.