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Up 17% from Oct 27 to Nov 10.
Up 10% over the five years to Nov 9 while the S&P 500 rose 72%; up 17% since Oct 27.
2 reasons, from its filings, with the timeline, for Pro members.
| The company | A $6.6B profit |
| Latest filing | 10-Q, Aug 27 |
After its last 4 reports it closed +0.4% on average, higher 3 of 4 times.
Below Averagefor quality, not price, 2 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means
LOW is #1 of 4 by Quality Score.
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| 3 | ||
| Open for its score |
Net income over four quarters: LOW $6.64B, HD $14.2B.
More in Home Improvement, on the Consumer Discretionary page
Reports Wed Nov 18, before the open (in 8 days). Confirmed.
What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.
The figures are not read from the release yet.
“Comparable sales for the quarter increased 0.2%, driven by strong performance in Pro and home services sales, as well as a 15.7% increase in online sales, partially offset by persistent DIY macro pressures.”
LOW's results filing gives no sales by line in a table we read.
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total sales | $92B |
Sales fell 0.8% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2020 to 2025.
Pays $5.00 a share a year.
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2026 | +0.6% | +2.0% | -0.5% |
| May 20, 2026 | -2.0% | +1.2% | -0.7% |
| Feb 25, 2026 | -4.4% | -5.6% | -7.5% |
Sales grew in five of the last seven years, to $86B in 2025. It made a profit in each of the eight years.
RSI 72.3, MACD above signal, above both averages. Not scored.
Its dividends come to 40% of its free cash flow.
| Dividend | $5.00 a share a year |
| Paid out | About $2.8B a year |
| Free cash flow | $7B |
| Record | Raised every year since 2011 |
3 insiders sold $5.8M across 3 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest:
38 trades disclosed in the last six months. The newest:
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
In ETFs: LOW is 1.4% of JEPI, 0.6% of DGRO, and 0.5% of VIG, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by each fund's latest filing, Jun 30 to Jul 31, 2026.
Lowe's is the second-largest home improvement retailer globally, with 1,761 stores in the US, after the 2023 divestiture of its Canadian locations. The firm's stores offer products and services for home decorating, maintenance, repair, and remodeling, with maintenance and repair accounting for two-thirds of products sold. Lowe's primarily targets retail do-it-yourself (more than 60% of sales) and do-it-for-me customers, but has expanded its professional business clients to more than 30% from less than 20% in the past seven years (set to expand further with growth of FBM locations). We estimate Lowe's captures a high-single-digit share of the domestic home improvement market, based on US Census data and management's market size estimates.
“The home improvement industry includes a broad competitive landscape that continues to evolve.”
LOW scores 3 today, which Breakaway calls Below Average. It is #1 of 4 in Retail-Lumber & Other Building Materials Dealers by Quality Score, with 2 of 14 chart checks firing. Up 17% from Oct 27 to Nov 10. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.
LOW scores 3 today, which Breakaway calls Below Average (0 to 5). That is #1 of 4 in Retail-Lumber & Other Building Materials Dealers by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind LOW's 3.
3 insiders sold $5.8M across 3 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest is Margrethe R. Vagell, EVP, Supply Chain, who sold $560K on Jun 18. Every filing, with the scored weight, for Pro members.
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