SuperworthLowe's Companies profit margin LOW
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2020.
- Net margin, 12 months
- 7.3%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- 11.4%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- −0.9 pts
- Peer median
- 11.8%
Over the twelve months to Jul 31, 2026, Lowe's Companies kept 7.3% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 11.4% and a gross margin of 33.1%.
Five years earlier its net margin was 7.4%.
The median for 10 consumer cyclical stocks of a similar size is 11.8%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 7.7% | 11.8% | 33.5% |
| FY2024 | 8.3% | 12.5% | 33.3% |
| FY2023 | 8.9% | 13.4% | 33.4% |
| FY2022 | 6.6% | 10.5% | 33.2% |
| FY2021 | 8.8% | 12.6% | 33.3% |
| FY2020 | 6.5% | 10.8% | 33.0% |
| FY2019 | 5.9% | 8.8% | 31.8% |
| FY2018 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| FY2017 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| FY2016 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| FY2015 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| FY2014 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| FY2013 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| FY2012 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| FY2011 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY26 | 7.3% | −0.9 pts | 11.4% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 7.5% | −0.7 pts | 11.5% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 7.7% | −0.6 pts | 11.8% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 8.0% | −0.1 pts | 12.2% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 8.2% | −0.0 pts | 12.4% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 8.2% | −0.2 pts | 12.4% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 8.3% | −0.6 pts | 12.5% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 8.2% | −0.3 pts | 12.3% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 8.2% | +1.8 pts | 12.5% | |
| Q1 FY24 | 8.5% | +1.8 pts | 12.8% | |
| Q4 FY23 | 8.9% | +2.3 pts | 13.4% | |
| Q3 FY23 | 8.5% | +1.5 pts | 12.8% |
Against its peers
Companies in Consumer Cyclical nearest Lowe's Companies' size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| LOWLowe's Companies | 7.3% |
| SBUXStarbucks | 5.2% |
| BKNGBooking | 25.5% |
| ABNBAirbnb | 20.4% |
| MARMarriott International | 9.6% |
| MELIMercadoLibre | 5.3% |
| HLTHilton Worldwide | 12.7% |
| TJXTJX Companies | 9.7% |
| RCLRoyal Caribbean Cruises | 23.5% |
| ROSTRoss Stores | 10.8% |
| ORLYO'Reilly Automotive | 14.3% |
| Peer median | 11.8% |
Where Lowe's Companies ranks
What the profit margin tells you
Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).
Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.
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