Lowe’s Companies, Inc. to Post Q3 2025 Earnings of $2.80 Per Share, Zacks Research Forecasts (NYSE:LOW)

Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (NYSE:LOW) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Lowe’s Companies in a report issued on Tuesday, September 3rd. Zacks Research analyst S. Singh now anticipates that the home improvement retailer will post earnings per share of $2.80 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $3.22. The consensus estimate for Lowe’s Companies’ current full-year earnings is $11.94 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Lowe’s Companies’ Q3 2026 earnings at $3.12 EPS.

Lowe’s Companies (NYSE:LOW) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 20th. The home improvement retailer reported $4.10 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.96 by $0.14. The firm had revenue of $23.59 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $23.93 billion. Lowe’s Companies had a negative return on equity of 47.07% and a net margin of 8.25%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 5.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $4.56 EPS.

A number of other research firms have also weighed in on LOW. Piper Sandler cut their price target on shares of Lowe’s Companies from $264.00 to $262.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, August 21st. Gordon Haskett reduced their target price on Lowe’s Companies from $245.00 to $240.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, August 21st. Royal Bank of Canada decreased their price target on Lowe’s Companies from $245.00 to $238.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, August 21st. StockNews.com upgraded Lowe’s Companies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, August 2nd. Finally, Evercore ISI lifted their target price on Lowe’s Companies from $225.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 21st. Twelve analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $252.83.

Lowe’s Companies Trading Down 0.5 %

Shares of NYSE:LOW opened at $244.13 on Friday. Lowe’s Companies has a 1-year low of $181.85 and a 1-year high of $262.49. The stock has a market cap of $139.11 billion, a PE ratio of 19.61, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 1.07. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $236.06 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $233.98.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Tidemark LLC purchased a new position in Lowe’s Companies during the fourth quarter worth about $27,000. Voisard Asset Management Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of Lowe’s Companies in the fourth quarter worth approximately $28,000. Transcendent Capital Group LLC purchased a new stake in Lowe’s Companies in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Stephens Consulting LLC lifted its position in Lowe’s Companies by 93.3% during the second quarter. Stephens Consulting LLC now owns 145 shares of the home improvement retailer’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 70 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Keener Financial Planning LLC purchased a new position in Lowe’s Companies in the 1st quarter worth approximately $35,000. 74.06% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Lowe’s Companies Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, November 6th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, October 23rd will be paid a $1.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, October 23rd. This is a boost from Lowe’s Companies’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.15. This represents a $4.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.88%. Lowe’s Companies’s dividend payout ratio is currently 36.95%.

About Lowe’s Companies

Lowe's Companies, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a home improvement retailer in the United States. The company offers a line of products for construction, maintenance, repair, remodeling, and decorating. It also provides home improvement products, such as appliances, seasonal and outdoor living, lawn and garden, lumber, kitchens and bath, tools, paint, millwork, hardware, flooring, rough plumbing, building materials, décor, and electrical.