Form 8-K

8-K — LOWES COMPANIES INC

Accession: 0000060667-26-000113

Filed: 2026-08-19

Period: 2026-08-19

CIK: 0000060667

SIC: 5211 (RETAIL-LUMBER & OTHER BUILDING MATERIALS DEALERS)

Item: Results of Operations and Financial Condition

Item: Financial Statements and Exhibits

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 19, 2026

LOWE’S COMPANIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

North Carolina 1-7898 56-0578072

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation) (Commission File

Number) (IRS Employer

Identification No.)

1000 Lowes Blvd., Mooresville, NC

28117

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(704) 758-1000

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, par value $0.50 per share LOW New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

☐ Emerging growth company

☐ If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On August 19, 2026, Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release and related infographic, furnished as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, respectively, and incorporated herein by reference, announcing the Company’s financial results for its second quarter ended July 31, 2026.

The information provided pursuant to Item 2.02, including the exhibits attached hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in any such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits:

Exhibit No. Description

99.1

Press Release, dated August 19, 2026, announcing the financial results of Lowe’s Companies, Inc. for its second quarter ended July 31, 2026.

99.2

Infographic relating to the financial results of Lowe’s Companies, Inc. for its second quarter ended July 31, 2026.

104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

LOWE’S COMPANIES, INC.

Date: August 19, 2026

By: /s/ Dan C. Griggs, Jr.

Name: Dan C. Griggs, Jr.

Title: Senior Vice President, Tax and Chief Accounting Officer

EX-99.1 — PRESS RELEASE

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Exhibit 99.1

August 19, 2026

For 6:00 a.m. ET Release

LOWE’S REPORTS SECOND QUARTER 2026 SALES AND EARNINGS RESULTS

— Diluted EPS of $4.27; Adjusted Diluted EPS1 of $4.40 —

— Comparable Sales Increased 0.2% —

— Updates Full Year 2026 Outlook —

MOORESVILLE, N.C., August 19, 2026 – Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) today reported net earnings of $2.4 billion and diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $4.27 for the quarter ended July 31, 2026, compared to diluted EPS of $4.27 in the second quarter of 2025. During the second quarter ended July 31, 2026, the company recognized $96 million in pre-tax expenses associated with the acquisitions of Foundation Building Materials (FBM) and Artisan Design Group (ADG). Excluding these expenses, second quarter 2026 adjusted diluted EPS1 increased 1.6% to $4.40 compared to the prior-year adjusted diluted EPS. Both diluted EPS and adjusted diluted EPS1 include an $0.11 benefit from IEEPA tariff refunds.

Total sales for the quarter were $26.0 billion, compared to $24.0 billion in the prior-year quarter. 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.

“Sustained growth in Pro, Online and Home Services led to our fifth consecutive quarter of positive comp sales, despite pressure in discretionary DIY spending,” said Marvin R. Ellison, Lowe’s chairman, president and CEO. “While the near-term remains dynamic, our teams are executing at a high level, advancing our Total Home strategy and investing to drive growth and profitability. I would like to thank all of our frontline associates for their hard work and dedication to our customers.”

As of July 31, 2026, Lowe’s operated 1,761 stores, representing 196.0 million square feet of retail selling space.

Capital Allocation

The company remains committed to generating sustainable shareholder value through a disciplined focus on its capital allocation program. During the quarter, the company paid $673 million in dividends.

1 Adjusted diluted earnings per share is a non-GAAP financial measure. Refer to the “Non-GAAP Financial Measures Reconciliation” section of this release for additional information, as well as reconciliations between the company’s GAAP and non-GAAP financial results.

Lowe’s Business Outlook

The company is updating its outlook for fiscal year 2026 to reflect operational results for the first half of the year as well as current demand trends.

Fiscal year 2026 outlook also includes tariff refunds recognized during the second quarter and excludes any potential additional tariff refunds in the second half of the year.

Fiscal Year 2026 Outlook

•Total sales of $92.0 billion (previously $92.0 to 94.0 billion)

•Comparable sales expected to be flat as compared to prior year (previously flat to up 2%)

•Operating income as a percentage of sales (operating margin) of 11.2% (previously 11.2% to 11.4%)

•Adjusted1 operating income as a percentage of sales (adjusted operating margin) of 11.6%

(previously 11.6% to 11.8%)

•Net interest expense of approximately $1.6 billion

•Effective income tax rate of approximately 24.5%

•Diluted earnings per share of approximately $11.75 (previously $11.75 to $12.25)

•Adjusted1 diluted earnings per share of approximately $12.25 (previously $12.25 to $12.75)

•Capital expenditures of up to $2.5 billion

A conference call to discuss second quarter 2026 operating results is scheduled for today, Wednesday, August 19, at 9 a.m. ET. The conference call will be available by webcast and can be accessed by visiting Lowe’s website at ir.lowes.com and clicking on Lowe’s Second Quarter 2026 Earnings Conference Call Webcast. Supplemental slides will be available prior to the start of the conference call. A replay of the call will be archived at ir.lowes.com.

Lowe’s Companies, Inc.

Lowe's Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) is a FORTUNE® 100 home improvement company with total fiscal year 2025 sales of more than $86 billion. Lowe's employs approximately 300,000 associates and operates over 1,750 home improvement stores, 540 branches and 120 distribution centers. Lowe’s is a core value S&P 500 equity stock and a dividend aristocrat. Based in Mooresville, N.C., Lowe's supports the communities it serves through programs focused on creating safe, affordable housing, improving community spaces, helping to develop the next generation of skilled trade experts and providing disaster relief to communities in need. For more information, visit Lowes.com.

Disclosure Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements including words such as “believe”, “expect”, “anticipate”, “plan”, “desire”, “project”, “estimate”, “intend”, “will”, “should”, “could”, “would”, “may”, “strategy”, “potential”, “opportunity”, “outlook”, “scenario”, “guidance”, and similar expressions are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve, among other things, expectations, projections, and assumptions about future financial and operating results, objectives (including objectives related to environmental and social matters), business outlook, priorities, sales growth, shareholder value, capital expenditures, cash flows, the housing market, the home improvement industry, demand for products and services including customer acceptance of new offerings and initiatives, macroeconomic conditions and consumer spending, trade policy changes and additional tariffs and tariff refunds, share repurchases, and Lowe’s strategic initiatives, including those relating to acquisitions and dispositions and the impact of such transactions on our strategic and operational plans and financial results. Such statements involve risks and uncertainties, and we can give no assurance that they will prove to be correct. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements.

A wide variety of potential risks, uncertainties, and other factors could materially affect our ability to achieve the results either expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements including, but not limited to, changes in general economic conditions, such as volatility and/or lack of liquidity from time to time in U.S. and world financial markets and the consequent reduced availability and/or higher cost of borrowing to Lowe’s and its customers, slower rates of growth in real disposable personal income that could affect the rate of growth in consumer spending, inflation and its impacts on discretionary spending and on our costs, shortages, and other disruptions in the labor supply, interest rate and currency fluctuations, home price appreciation or decreasing housing turnover, age of housing stock, the availability of consumer credit and of mortgage financing, trade policy changes or additional tariffs, outbreaks of pandemics, fluctuations in fuel and energy costs, inflation or deflation of commodity prices, natural disasters, geopolitical or armed conflicts, acts of both domestic and international terrorism, and other factors that can negatively affect our customers.

Investors and others should carefully consider the foregoing factors and other uncertainties, risks and potential events including, but not limited to, those described in “Item 1A - Risk Factors” in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and as may be updated from time to time in Item 1A in our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q or other subsequent filings with the SEC. All such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and we do not undertake any obligation to update these statements other than as required by law.

LOW-IR

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Contacts: Investor Inquiries: Media Inquiries:

Shelly Hubbard Steve Salazar

704-775-3856 steve.j.salazar@lowes.com

shelly.hubbard@lowes.com

Lowe’s Companies, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Current Earnings and Accumulated Deficit (Unaudited)

In Millions, Except Per Share and Percentage Data

Three Months Ended Six Months Ended

July 31, 2026 August 1, 2025 July 31, 2026 August 1, 2025

Current Earnings Amount % Sales Amount % Sales Amount % Sales Amount % Sales

Net sales $ 25,956 100.00 $ 23,959 100.00 $ 49,034 100.00 $ 44,888 100.00

Cost of sales 17,379 66.96 15,858 66.19 32,914 67.13 29,800 66.39

Gross margin 8,577 33.04 8,101 33.81 16,120 32.87 15,088 33.61

Expenses:

Selling, general and administrative 4,456 17.17 4,175 17.42 8,879 18.10 8,222 18.31

Depreciation and amortization 572 2.20 457 1.91 1,138 2.32 902 2.01

Operating income 3,549 13.67 3,469 14.48 6,103 12.45 5,964 13.29

Interest – net 374 1.44 313 1.31 773 1.58 650 1.45

Pre-tax earnings 3,175 12.23 3,156 13.17 5,330 10.87 5,314 11.84

Income tax provision 776 2.99 758 3.16 1,303 2.66 1,276 2.84

Net earnings $ 2,399 9.24 $ 2,398 10.01 $ 4,027 8.21 $ 4,038 9.00

Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic

559 559 559 559

Basic earnings per common share (1)

$ 4.28 $ 4.28 $ 7.18 $ 7.21

Weighted average common shares outstanding – diluted

560 560 560 560

Diluted earnings per common share (1)

$ 4.27 $ 4.27 $ 7.17 $ 7.19

Cash dividends per share

$ 1.25 $ 1.20 $ 2.45 $ 2.35

Accumulated Deficit

Balance at beginning of period $ (9,884) $ (13,833) $ (10,839) $ (14,799)

Net earnings 2,399 2,398 4,027 4,038

Cash dividends declared (702) (673) (1,375) (1,317)

Share repurchases — — — (30)

Balance at end of period $ (8,187) $ (12,108) $ (8,187) $ (12,108)

(1) Under the two-class method, earnings per share is calculated using net earnings allocable to common shares, which is derived by reducing net earnings by the earnings allocable to participating securities. Net earnings allocable to common shares used in the basic and diluted earnings per share calculation were $2,392 million and for the three months ended July 31, 2026, and $2,391 million for the three months ended August 1, 2025. Net earnings allocable to common shares used in the basic and diluted earnings per share calculation were $4,016 million for the six months ended July 31, 2026, and $4,027 million for the six months ended August 1, 2025.

Lowe’s Companies, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited)

In Millions, Except Percentage Data

Three Months Ended Six Months Ended

July 31, 2026 August 1, 2025 July 31, 2026 August 1, 2025

Amount % Sales Amount % Sales Amount % Sales Amount % Sales

Net earnings $ 2,399 9.24 $ 2,398 10.01 $ 4,027 8.21 $ 4,038 9.00

Cash flow hedges – net of tax (3) (0.01) (4) (0.01) (7) (0.02) (7) (0.02)

Other (1) — (1) (0.01) (2) — — —

Other comprehensive loss (4) (0.01) (5) (0.02) (9) (0.02) (7) (0.02)

Comprehensive income $ 2,395 9.23 $ 2,393 9.99 $ 4,018 8.19 $ 4,031 8.98

Lowe’s Companies, Inc.

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)

In Millions, Except Par Value Data

July 31, 2026 August 1, 2025

Assets

Current assets:

Cash and cash equivalents $ 3,172 $ 4,860

Short-term investments 235 396

Receivables - net 1,238 320

Merchandise inventory - net 17,737 16,342

Other current assets 960 721

Total current assets 23,342 22,639

Property, less accumulated depreciation 18,276 17,708

Operating lease right-of-use assets 4,071 3,887

Long-term investments 179 273

Deferred income taxes - net — 140

Intangible assets - net 5,709 976

Goodwill 3,957 691

Other assets 347 300

Total assets $ 55,881 $ 46,614

Liabilities and shareholders' deficit

Current liabilities:

Current maturities of long-term debt $ 2,352 $ 4,175

Current operating lease liabilities 733 536

Accounts payable 11,076 9,513

Accrued compensation and employee benefits 1,168 1,098

Deferred revenue 1,609 1,558

Other current liabilities 4,194 4,742

Total current liabilities 21,132 21,622

Long-term debt, excluding current maturities 35,204 30,548

Noncurrent operating lease liabilities 3,734 3,801

Deferred income taxes - net 1,201 —

Deferred revenue - Lowe's protection plans 1,253 1,283

Other liabilities 794 760

Total liabilities 63,318 58,014

Shareholders' deficit:

Preferred stock, $5 par value: Authorized - 5.0 million shares; Issued and outstanding - none — —

Common stock, $0.50 par value: Authorized - 5.6 billion shares; Issued and outstanding - 561 million and 561 million, respectively 281 280

Capital in excess of par value 207 147

Accumulated deficit (8,187) (12,108)

Accumulated other comprehensive income 262 281

Total shareholders' deficit (7,437) (11,400)

Total liabilities and shareholders' deficit $ 55,881 $ 46,614

Lowe’s Companies, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)

In Millions

Six Months Ended

July 31, 2026 August 1, 2025

Cash flows from operating activities:

Net earnings $ 4,027 $ 4,038

Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:

Depreciation and amortization 1,292 1,022

Noncash lease expense 338 267

Deferred income taxes 165 70

Loss on property and other assets - net 15 30

Share-based payment expense 132 117

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

Receivables - net (157) (22)

Merchandise inventory – net (436) 1,173

Other operating assets 236 20

Accounts payable 1,313 150

Other operating liabilities 84 745

Net cash provided by operating activities 7,009 7,610

Cash flows from investing activities:

Purchases of investments (808) (845)

Proceeds from sale/maturity of investments 1,079 827

Capital expenditures (1,063) (1,013)

Proceeds from sale of property and other long-term assets 8 7

Acquisition of business - net (5) (1,314)

Other – net 28 (5)

Net cash used in investing activities (761) (2,343)

Cash flows from financing activities:

Repayment of debt (2,397) (796)

Proceeds from issuance of common stock under share-based payment plans 71 70

Cash dividend payments (1,346) (1,290)

Repurchases of common stock (366) (113)

Other – net (20) (39)

Net cash used in financing activities (4,058) (2,168)

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 2,190 3,099

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 982 1,761

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $ 3,172 $ 4,860

Lowe’s Companies, Inc.

Non-GAAP Financial Measure Reconciliation (Unaudited)

To provide additional transparency, the Company has presented the non-GAAP financial measure of adjusted diluted earnings per share for the three months ended July 31, 2026 and August 1, 2025. This measure excludes the impact of certain items, further described below, to assist analysts and investors in understanding operational performance for the second quarter of fiscal 2026.

Fiscal 2026 Impacts

During fiscal 2026, the Company recognized financial impacts from the following:

•In the second quarter of fiscal 2026, the Company recognized pre-tax expenses of $96 million consisting of intangible asset amortization related to the acquisitions of Artisan Design Group and Foundation Building Materials (Acquisitions of businesses).

Fiscal 2025 Impacts

During fiscal 2025, the Company recognized financial impacts from the following:

•In the second quarter of fiscal 2025, the Company recognized pre-tax expenses of $43 million consisting of transaction costs, purchase accounting adjustments, and intangible asset amortization related to the acquisition of Artisan Design Group (Acquisitions of businesses).

In addition, the Company has presented full year fiscal 2026 guidance of the non-GAAP financial measures adjusted operating

margin and adjusted diluted earnings per share, which exclude the impact of intangible asset amortization, and related tax

effects if applicable, related to the acquisitions of Foundation Building Materials and Artisan Design Group. When evaluated

with our GAAP results, we believe these non-GAAP measures provide investors with meaningful measures of comparable

performance.

Adjusted operating margin and adjusted diluted earnings per share should not be considered an alternative to, or more

meaningful indicator of, the Company’s operating margin or diluted earnings per share as prepared in accordance with GAAP.

The Company’s methods of determining non-GAAP financial measures may differ from the method used by other companies

and may not be comparable.

A reconciliation between the Company’s GAAP and non-GAAP financial results is shown below and available on the Company’s website at ir.lowes.com.

Three Months Ended

July 31, 2026 August 1, 2025

Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share Pre-Tax Earnings

Tax 1

Net Earnings Pre-Tax Earnings

Tax 1

Net Earnings

Diluted Earnings Per Share, As Reported $ 4.27 $ 4.27

Acquisitions of businesses 0.17 (0.04) 0.13 0.08 (0.02) 0.06

Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share $ 4.40 $ 4.33

1 Represents the corresponding tax benefit or expense specifically related to the item excluded from adjusted diluted earnings per share.

Our adjusted operating margin and adjusted diluted earnings per share guidance for fiscal 2026 excludes an expected 40 basis

points and $0.50 after tax impact, respectively, from intangible asset amortization.

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1. Adjusted Gross Margin, Adjusted Operating Margin, and Adjusted Diluted EPS are non-GAAP financial measures. Refer to ir.lowes.com for a reconciliation of non-GAAP measures. GROSS MARGIN -77 basis points vs. LY -80 basis points vs. LY ADJ. GROSS MARGIN1 Marvin R. Ellison, Chairman & CEO “Sustained growth in Pro, Online and Home Services led to our fifth consecutive quarter of positive comp sales, despite pressure in discretionary DIY spending. While the near-term remains dynamic, our teams are executing at a high level, advancing our Total Home strategy and investing to drive growth and profitability.” Comparable Sales Summary COMP TRANSACTIONS COMP $107.85 AVERAGE TICKET ONLINE SALES GROWTH -2.1% +2.3% +15.7% Monthly Comp Sales Performance Comp Sales by Ticket Size MAY We returned $673 MILLION to our shareholders through dividends Financial Highlights $4.27 DILUTED EPS 0.0% vs. LY 13.7% OPERATING MARGIN -81 basis points vs. LY $4.40 ADJ. DILUTED EPS1 +1.6% vs. LY ADJ. DILUTED EPS 14.0% ADJ. OPERATING MARGIN1 -62 basis points vs. LY ADJ. OPERATING MARGIN JUNE JULY -0.4% +1.7% -1.2%-1.0% +0.3% +4.7% 2026 2025 Total Home Strategy Updates Product Category Performance Positive Comp Sales in 9 of 13 product categories 8 of 15 Regions Delivered positive comp sales growth 33.0% +0.2% COMP SALES Q2 2026 RESULTS LAWN & GARDEN LUMBER MILLWORK APPLIANCES ELECTRICAL KITCHENS & BATH PAINT ROUGH PLUMBING TOOLS & HARDWARE Positive Pro comp sales as we continue to enhance in-store and digital tools Double digit growth in Online sales driven by our enhanced user experience Expanding key assortments leveraging our square footage and advancing space productivity -1.4% -0.7% +2.7%>$500 $100-$500 <$100 Exhibit 99.2

Drive Pro penetration Accelerate online sales Expand home services Create a loyalty ecosystem Increase space productivity Total Home Strategy Solving problems and fulfilling dreams for the home

Q2 2026 Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures Management of Lowe's Companies, Inc. (the Company) uses certain non-GAAP financial measures to provide additional insight for analysts and investors in evaluating the Company's financial and operating performance. These non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered alternatives to, or more meaningful indicators of, the Company's financial measures as prepared in accordance with GAAP. The Company's methods of determining these non-GAAP financial measures may differ from the methods used by other companies and may not be comparable. The Company has provided the following non-GAAP financial measures to assist the user in comparing its operating performance for the three months ended July 31, 2026 and August 1, 2025: adjusted gross margin, adjusted operating margin, and adjusted diluted earnings per share. These measures exclude the impact of certain items, further described below. Fiscal 2026 Impacts During fiscal 2026, the Company recognized financial impacts from the following: • In the second quarter of fiscal 2026, the Company recognized pre-tax expenses of $96 million consisting of intangible asset amortization related to the acquisitions of Artisan Design Group and Foundation Building Materials (Acquisitions of businesses). Fiscal 2025 Impacts During fiscal 2025, the Company recognized financial impacts from the following: • In the second quarter of fiscal 2025, the Company recognized pre-tax expenses of $43 million consisting of transaction costs, purchase accounting adjustments, and intangible asset amortization related to the acquisition of Artisan Design Group (Acquisitions of businesses). The following provides a reconciliation of the Company's non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures: Three Months Ended Adjusted Gross Margin (in millions, except percentage data) August 1, 2025 Gross Margin, As Reported $ 8,101 Acquisitions of businesses 7 Adjusted Gross Margin $ 8,108 Gross Margin, % of Sales 33.81 % Adjusted Gross Margin, % of Sales 33.84 % Three Months Ended Adjusted Operating Income (in millions, except percentage data) July 31, 2026 August 1, 2025 Operating Income, As Reported $ 3,549 $ 3,469 Acquisitions of businesses 96 43 Adjusted Operating Income $ 3,645 $ 3,512 Operating Margin, % of Sales 13.67 % 14.48 % Adjusted Operating Margin, % of Sales 14.04 % 14.66 %

Three Months Ended July 31, 2026 August 1, 2025 Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share Pre-Tax Earnings Tax 1 Net Earnings Pre-Tax Earnings Tax 1 Net Earnings Diluted Earnings Per Share, As Reported $ 4.27 $ 4.27 Acquisitions of businesses 0.17 (0.04) 0.13 0.08 (0.02) 0.06 Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share $ 4.40 $ 4.33 1 Represents the corresponding tax benefit or expense specifically related to the item excluded from adjusted diluted earnings per share.

Forward-Looking Statements This presentation includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements including words such as “believe”, “expect”, “anticipate”, “plan”, “desire”, “project”, “estimate”, “intend”, “will”, “should”, “could”, “would”, “may”, “strategy”, “potential”, “opportunity”, “outlook”, “scenario”, “guidance”, and similar expressions are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve, among other things, expectations, projections, and assumptions about future financial and operating results, objectives (including objectives related to environmental and social matters), business outlook, priorities, sales growth, shareholder value, capital expenditures, cash flows, the housing market, the home improvement industry, demand for products and services including customer acceptance of new offerings and initiatives, macroeconomic conditions and consumer spending, trade policy changes and additional tariffs and tariff refunds, share repurchases, and Lowe’s strategic initiatives, including those relating to acquisitions and dispositions and the impact of such transactions on our strategic and operational plans and financial results. Such statements involve risks and uncertainties and we can give no assurance that they will prove to be correct. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements. A wide variety of potential risks, uncertainties, and other factors could materially affect our ability to achieve the results either expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements including, but not limited to, changes in general economic conditions, such as volatility and/or lack of liquidity from time to time in U.S. and world financial markets and the consequent reduced availability and/or higher cost of borrowing to Lowe’s and its customers, slower rates of growth in real disposable personal income that could affect the rate of growth in consumer spending, inflation and its impacts on discretionary spending and on our costs, shortages, and other disruptions in the labor supply, interest rate and currency fluctuations, home price appreciation or decreasing housing turnover, age of housing stock, the availability of consumer credit and of mortgage financing, trade policy changes or additional tariffs, outbreaks of pandemics, fluctuations in fuel and energy costs, inflation or deflation of commodity prices, natural disasters, geopolitical or armed conflicts, acts of both domestic and international terrorism, and other factors that can negatively affect our customers. Investors and others should carefully consider the foregoing factors and other uncertainties, risks and potential events including, but not limited to, those described in “Item 1A - Risk Factors” in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and as may be updated from time to time in our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q or other subsequent filings with the SEC. All such forward- looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and we do not undertake any obligation to update these statements other than as required by law.

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Aug. 19, 2026

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Document Type

8-K

Entity Registrant Name

LOWES COMPANIES INC

Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code

Entity File Number

1-7898

Entity Tax Identification Number

56-0578072

Entity Address, Address Line One

1000 Lowes Blvd.

Entity Address, City or Town

Mooresville

Entity Address, State or Province

Entity Address, Postal Zip Code

28117

City Area Code

704

Local Phone Number

758-1000

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