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Lowe's stock buybacks

LOW
$464Mbought back in the 12 months to Jul 31, 2026

Lowe's bought back $464M of its stock in the last twelve months, $202M more than it paid out in stock compensation. Its share count is up 0.0% from a year earlier.

Stock repurchases by quarter
$0$2.5B$5BQ4 '20Q4 '21Q4 '22Q4 '23Q4 '24Q3 '26
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PeriodValue
Q4 '20$562M
Q1 '21$3.4B
Q2 '21$3.0B
Q3 '21$3.1B
Q4 '21$2.8B
Q1 '22$4.0B
Q2 '22$4.0B
Q3 '22$4.1B
Q4 '22$4B
Q1 '23$2B
Q2 '23$2.1B
Q3 '23$2.3B
Q4 '23$1.6B
Q1 '24$201M
Q2 '24$923M
Q3 '24$1.0B
Q4 '24$751M
Q1 '25$1.4B
Q2 '25$112M
Q3 '25$1M
Q4 '25$98M
Q1 '26$0
Q2 '26$363M
Q3 '26$3M
Diluted shares outstanding
568.7M657.0M745.3MQ4 '20Q4 '21Q4 '22Q4 '23Q4 '24Q4 '25Q3 '26
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PeriodValue
Q4 '20754.0M
Q1 '21737.0M
Q2 '21720.0M
Q3 '21707.0M
Q4 '21692.0M
Q1 '22677.0M
Q2 '22662.0M
Q3 '22639.0M
Q4 '22620.0M
Q1 '23603.0M
Q2 '23597.0M
Q3 '23585.0M
Q4 '23577.0M
Q1 '24577.0M
Q2 '24572.0M
Q3 '24570.0M
Q4 '24566.0M
Q1 '25564.0M
Q2 '25560.0M
Q3 '25560.0M
Q4 '25560.0M
Q1 '26560.0M
Q2 '26560.0M
Q3 '26560.0M
$3Mlast quarter (Q3 2026)
$202Mnet of stock compensation ($262M)
0.0%diluted shares, 1 year
−25.3%diluted shares, 5 years
$2.7Bdividends, 12 months
7%of free cash flow ($7.0B) spent on buybacks
$0raised by issuing stock, 12 months
$10.8Bleft under its authorization as of Jan 30, 2026

By fiscal year

Fiscal yearBuybacksDividendsStock payFree cash flowDiluted sharesFiling
2026$211M$2.6B$247M$7.7B560.0M10-K
2025$4.1B$2.6B$221M$7.7B568.0M10-K
2024$6.1B$2.5B$210M$6.2B584.0M10-K
2023$14.1B$2.4B$223M$6.8B631.0M10-K
2022$13.0B$2.0B$230M$8.3B699.0M10-K
2021$5.0B$1.7B$155M$9.3B750.0M10-K
2020$4.3B$1.6B$98M$2.8B778.0M10-K
2019$3.0B$1.5B$74M$5.0B812.0M10-K
2018$3.2B$1.3B$99M$3.9B840.0M10-K
2017$3.6B$1.1B$90M$4.5B881.0M10-K

Questions

Does Lowe's buy back its stock?
Lowe's bought back $464M of its stock in the last twelve months, $202M more than it paid out in stock compensation. Its share count is up 0.0% from a year earlier.
How much did Lowe's spend on buybacks in fiscal 2026?
$211M, according to its 10-K for the fiscal year ending Jan 30, 2026.
Is Lowe's's share count going down?
Its diluted share count changed −25.3% over five fiscal years and 0.0% over the last year.
Does Lowe's have a buyback authorization?
Its filings show $10.8B remaining under its repurchase authorization as of Jan 30, 2026.

Latest filing used: 10-Q for the period ending Jul 31, 2026, filed Aug 27, 2026 · open on SEC.gov

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