What is the current annual operating margin of LOW?

As of today, LOW annual operating margin is 11.77%

What is 1-year change in LOW annual operating margin?

LOW annual operating margin is down -2.65% year-over-year

What is 3-year change in LOW annual operating margin?

LOW annual operating margin is down -9.74% over the past 3 years

How far is LOW annual operating margin from its all-time high?

LOW annual operating margin is currently -11.84% below its historical high of 13.35% set on January 1, 2024

How does LOW annual operating margin rank versus sector peers?

LOW annual operating margin is higher than 79.34% of companies in Consumer Cyclical sector

When is LOW next annual earnings release?

As of today, the next annual earnings release for LOW has not been scheduled

What is the current quarterly operating margin of LOW?

As of today, LOW quarterly operating margin is 13.36%

What is LOW quarterly operating margin most recent change?

LOW quarterly operating margin was up +20.69% on July 31, 2026

What is 1-year change in LOW quarterly operating margin?

LOW quarterly operating margin is down -7.73% year-over-year

How far is LOW quarterly operating margin from its all-time high?

LOW quarterly operating margin is currently -28.67% below its historical high of 18.73% set on January 31, 2023

How does LOW quarterly operating margin rank versus sector peers?

LOW quarterly operating margin is higher than 74.85% of companies in Consumer Cyclical sector

When is LOW next earnings release?

The next earnings release for LOW is on November 18, 2026

LOW Operating Margin History & Chart Since 1981

Annual Operating Margin

11.77%0.32%-2.65%

January 30, 2026

Summary

Current Value: As of today, LOW annual operating margin is 11.77%, down -2.65% on January 30, 2026
Historical Performance: LOW annual operating margin is down -9.74% over the past 3 years, down -3.13% over the past 5 years
All-Time High Comparison: LOW annual operating margin is currently -11.84% below its historical high of 13.35% set on January 1, 2024
3-Year Low Comparison: LOW annual operating margin is at its 3-year low
Sector Comparison: LOW annual operating margin is higher than 79.34% of companies in Consumer Cyclical sector

Operating Margin Chart

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Performance

LOW Performance
Metric	Date	Value	1Y	3Y	5Y	15Y
Annual Operating Margin	Jan 30, 26	11.77%	-2.6%	-9.7%	-3.1%	+58.4%
Quarterly Operating Margin	Jul 31, 26	13.36%	-7.7%	-14.2%	-12.5%	+28.8%
Price	Sep 9, 26	$198.60	-26.2%	-14.1%	-2.2%	+947.5%
PE Ratio	Sep 9, 26	16.79	-24.0%	-26.3%	-19.7%	+30.4%
Annual Revenue	Jan 30, 26	$86.29B	+3.1%	-11.1%	-3.7%	+76.8%
Annual Operating Profit	Jan 30, 26	$10.15B	+0.4%	-19.8%	-6.7%	+180.1%
Annual Gross Margin	Jan 30, 26	31.23%	-0.1%	-0.6%	-0.7%	-2.1%
Annual Net Margin	Jan 30, 26	7.69%	-7.2%	+16.3%	+18.5%	+88.5%

Operating Margin Highs

LOW Annual Operating Margin Highs Comparison
Period	High	Date	Current
3Y	13.35%	Jan 1, 24	-11.8%
5Y	13.35%	Jan 1, 24	-11.8%
All	13.35%	Jan 1, 24	-11.8%

Operating Margin Lows

LOW Annual Operating Margin Lows Comparison
Period	Low	Date	Current
3Y	11.77%	Jan 30, 26	at low
5Y	11.77%	Jan 30, 26	at low
All	3.05%	Jan 31, 92	+285.9%

Operating Margin History

Year	Value	Change
2026	11.77%	-2.6%
2025	12.09%	-9.4%
2024	13.35%	+2.4%
2023	13.04%	+2.4%
2022	12.73%	+4.8%
2021	12.15%	+33.2%
2020	9.12%	+6.5%
2019	8.56%	-10.8%
2018	9.60%	+7.4%
2017	8.94%	+6.0%
2016	8.43%	-1.6%
2015	8.57%	+9.2%
2014	7.85%	+8.7%
2013	7.22%	-3.1%
2012	7.45%	+0.3%
2011	7.43%	+8.9%
2010	6.82%	-13.9%
2009	7.92%	-19.2%
2008	9.80%	-10.8%
2007	10.99%	+1.8%
2006	10.80%	+5.3%
2005	10.26%	+0.8%
2004	10.18%	+6.3%

Year	Value	Change
2003	9.58%	+17.8%
2002	8.13%	+8.8%
2001	7.47%	+1.4%
2000	7.37%	+8.4%
1999	6.80%	+10.4%
1998	6.16%	+5.5%
1997	5.84%	+6.0%
1996	5.51%	-9.4%
1995	6.08%	+27.5%
1994	4.77%	+29.6%
1993	3.68%	+20.7%
1992	3.05%	-26.5%
1991	4.15%	-14.1%
1990	4.83%	-18.5%
1989	5.93%	+20.8%
1988	4.91%	-8.1%
1987	5.34%	-11.0%
1986	6.00%	-16.6%
1985	7.19%	+4.7%
1984	6.87%	+36.6%
1983	5.03%	+23.3%
1982	4.08%	-16.2%
1981	4.87%	-

FAQ

What is the current annual operating margin of LOW?: As of today, LOW annual operating margin is 11.77%
What is 1-year change in LOW annual operating margin?: LOW annual operating margin is down -2.65% year-over-year
What is 3-year change in LOW annual operating margin?: LOW annual operating margin is down -9.74% over the past 3 years
How far is LOW annual operating margin from its all-time high?: LOW annual operating margin is currently -11.84% below its historical high of 13.35% set on January 1, 2024
How does LOW annual operating margin rank versus sector peers?: LOW annual operating margin is higher than 79.34% of companies in Consumer Cyclical sector
When is LOW next annual earnings release?: As of today, the next annual earnings release for LOW has not been scheduled

Operating Margin Formula

Operating Profit Margin = Operating Income

Revenue × 100%

Quarterly Operating Margin

13.36%2.29%+20.69%

July 31, 2026

Summary

Current Value: As of today, LOW quarterly operating margin is 13.36%, up +20.69% on July 31, 2026
Historical Performance: LOW quarterly operating margin is down -7.73% year-over-year, down -14.19% over the past 3 years
All-Time High Comparison: LOW quarterly operating margin is currently -28.67% below its historical high of 18.73% set on January 31, 2023
3-Year Low Comparison: LOW quarterly operating margin is +60.96% above its 3-year low of 8.30% reached on January 30, 2026
Sector Comparison: LOW quarterly operating margin is higher than 74.85% of companies in Consumer Cyclical sector

Performance

LOW Performance
Metric	Date	Value	3M	1Y	3Y	5Y
Quarterly Operating Margin	Jul 31, 26	13.36%	+20.7%	-7.7%	-14.2%	-12.5%
Annual Operating Margin	Jan 30, 26	11.77%	–	-2.6%	-9.7%	-3.1%
Price	Sep 9, 26	$198.60	-8.6%	-26.2%	-14.1%	-2.2%
PE Ratio	Sep 9, 26	16.79	-8.7%	-24.0%	-26.3%	-19.7%
Quarterly Revenue	Jul 31, 26	$25.96B	+12.5%	+8.3%	+4.0%	-5.8%
Quarterly Operating Profit	Jul 31, 26	$3.47B	+35.8%	0.0%	-10.7%	-17.6%
Quarterly Gross Margin	Jul 31, 26	30.53%	+1.0%	-4.3%	-4.4%	-5.5%
Quarterly Net Margin	Jul 31, 26	9.22%	+31.1%	-7.6%	-13.7%	-15.5%

Quarterly Operating Margin Highs

LOW Quarterly Operating Margin Highs Comparison
Period	High	Date	Current
1Y	14.48%	N/A	-7.7%
3Y	15.57%	N/A	-14.2%
5Y	18.73%	Jan 31, 23	-28.7%
All	18.73%	Jan 31, 23	-28.7%

Quarterly Operating Margin Lows

LOW Quarterly Operating Margin Lows Comparison
Period	Low	Date	Current
1Y	8.30%	Jan 30, 26	+61.0%
3Y	8.30%	Jan 30, 26	+61.0%
5Y	3.94%	Oct 28, 22	+239.1%
All	-364.13%	Jan 31, 88	+103.7%

Quarterly Operating Margin History

Month	Value	Change
Jul 2026	13.36%	+20.7%
Apr 2026	11.07%	+33.4%
Jan 2026	8.30%	-30.4%
Oct 2025	11.92%	-17.7%
Jul 2025	14.48%	+21.5%
Apr 2025	11.92%	+26.4%
Jan 2025	9.43%	-23.4%
Oct 2024	12.31%	-14.7%
Jul 2024	14.43%	+16.2%
Apr 2024	12.42%	+30.9%
Jan 2024	9.49%	-27.9%
Oct 2023	13.17%	-15.4%
Jul 2023	15.57%	+9.2%
Apr 2023	14.26%	-23.9%
Jan 2023	18.73%	+375.4%
Oct 2022	3.94%	-74.4%
Jul 2022	15.39%	+10.2%
Apr 2022	13.96%	+61.2%
Jan 2022	8.66%	-28.8%
Oct 2021	12.17%	-20.3%
Jul 2021	15.27%	+14.9%
Apr 2021	13.29%	+56.4%
Jan 2021	8.50%	-23.4%
Oct 2020	11.10%	-31.1%
Jul 2020	16.10%	+37.0%
Apr 2020	11.75%	+64.8%
Jan 2020	7.13%	-23.1%
Oct 2019	9.27%	-18.3%
Jul 2019	11.34%	+41.9%
Apr 2019	7.99%	+23.9%
Jan 2019	6.45%	+17.3%
Oct 2018	5.50%	-52.0%
Jul 2018	11.46%	+35.8%
Apr 2018	8.44%	+19.0%
Jan 2018	7.09%	-23.1%
Oct 2017	9.22%	-24.5%
Jul 2017	12.22%	+32.1%
Apr 2017	9.25%	+15.0%
Jan 2017	8.04%	+34.7%
Oct 2016	5.97%	-46.8%
Jul 2016	11.23%	+13.3%
Apr 2016	9.91%	+197.6%
Jan 2016	3.33%	-64.0%
Oct 2015	9.25%	-18.7%
Jul 2015	11.38%	+29.9%
Apr 2015	8.76%	+34.2%
Jan 2015	6.53%	-18.1%
Oct 2014	7.97%	-27.4%
Jul 2014	10.98%	+35.1%
Apr 2014	8.13%	+43.9%
Jan 2014	5.65%	-21.5%
Oct 2013	7.20%	-30.1%
Jul 2013	10.30%	+37.3%
Apr 2013	7.50%	+45.3%
Jan 2013	5.16%	-22.1%
Oct 2012	6.62%	-28.0%
Jul 2012	9.19%	+26.8%
Apr 2012	7.25%	+29.7%
Jan 2012	5.59%	-14.9%
Oct 2011	6.57%	-36.6%
Jul 2011	10.37%	+52.5%
Apr 2011	6.80%	+26.4%
Jan 2011	5.38%	-19.1%
Oct 2010	6.65%	-33.2%
Jul 2010	9.95%	+41.9%
Apr 2010	7.01%	+73.1%
Jan 2010	4.05%	-30.4%
Oct 2009	5.82%	-39.9%
Jul 2009	9.68%	+36.0%
Apr 2009	7.12%	+113.8%
Jan 2009	3.33%	-54.1%
Oct 2008	7.26%	-32.7%
Jul 2008	10.79%	+23.6%
Apr 2008	8.73%	+29.7%
Jan 2008	6.73%	-27.9%
Oct 2007	9.34%	-21.5%
Jul 2007	11.90%	+16.9%

Month	Value	Change
Apr 2007	10.18%	+6.4%
Jan 2007	9.57%	-10.9%
Oct 2006	10.74%	-7.3%
Jul 2006	11.58%	-1.6%
Apr 2006	11.77%	+7.8%
Jan 2006	10.92%	+6.4%
Oct 2005	10.26%	-12.8%
Jul 2005	11.76%	+16.6%
Apr 2005	10.09%	-4.0%
Jan 2005	10.51%	+8.1%
Oct 2004	9.72%	-16.3%
Jul 2004	11.61%	+28.9%
Apr 2004	9.01%	-8.2%
Jan 2004	9.81%	+1.2%
Oct 2003	9.69%	-15.3%
Jul 2003	11.44%	+12.8%
Apr 2003	10.14%	+10.0%
Jan 2003	9.22%	+1.0%
Oct 2002	9.13%	>+9,900.0%
Jul 2002	0.02%	-99.8%
Apr 2002	8.54%	+14.2%
Jan 2002	7.48%	-7.5%
Oct 2001	8.09%	-12.3%
Jul 2001	9.22%	+22.0%
Apr 2001	7.56%	+30.3%
Jan 2001	5.80%	-25.0%
Oct 2000	7.73%	-13.1%
Jul 2000	8.90%	+14.2%
Apr 2000	7.79%	+15.6%
Jan 2000	6.74%	-7.5%
Oct 1999	7.29%	-16.1%
Jul 1999	8.69%	+23.8%
Apr 1999	7.02%	+8.8%
Jan 1999	6.45%	-3.4%
Oct 1998	6.68%	-17.3%
Jul 1998	8.08%	+39.6%
Apr 1998	5.79%	+9.7%
Jan 1998	5.28%	-12.1%
Oct 1997	6.01%	-20.7%
Jul 1997	7.58%	+43.0%
Apr 1997	5.30%	-35.4%
Jan 1997	8.21%	+41.8%
Oct 1996	5.79%	-24.8%
Jul 1996	7.70%	+69.2%
Apr 1996	4.55%	+0.7%
Jan 1996	4.52%	-10.1%
Oct 1995	5.03%	-36.1%
Jul 1995	7.87%	+11.8%
Apr 1995	7.04%	+11.7%
Jan 1995	6.30%	+11.3%
Oct 1994	5.66%	-20.6%
Jul 1994	7.13%	+14.3%
Apr 1994	6.24%	-13.8%
Jan 1994	7.24%	+60.5%
Oct 1993	4.51%	-22.4%
Jul 1993	5.81%	+22.3%
Apr 1993	4.75%	-25.2%
Jan 1993	6.35%	+94.8%
Oct 1992	3.26%	-28.8%
Jul 1992	4.58%	+5.3%
Apr 1992	4.35%	+222.2%
Jan 1992	1.35%	-54.1%
Oct 1991	2.94%	-36.6%
Jul 1991	4.64%	+58.4%
Apr 1991	2.93%	-56.4%
Jan 1991	6.72%	+94.8%
Oct 1990	3.45%	-38.6%
Jul 1990	5.62%	+14.2%
Apr 1990	4.92%	+66.8%
Jan 1990	2.95%	-39.8%
Oct 1989	4.90%	+101.5%
Jan 1989	-319.65%	+12.2%
Jan 1988	-364.13%	-8.8%
Jan 1987	-334.60%	-8.1%
Jan 1986	-309.65%	+0.6%
Jan 1985	-311.41%	-

FAQ

What is the current quarterly operating margin of LOW?: As of today, LOW quarterly operating margin is 13.36%
What is LOW quarterly operating margin most recent change?: LOW quarterly operating margin was up +20.69% on July 31, 2026
What is 1-year change in LOW quarterly operating margin?: LOW quarterly operating margin is down -7.73% year-over-year
How far is LOW quarterly operating margin from its all-time high?: LOW quarterly operating margin is currently -28.67% below its historical high of 18.73% set on January 31, 2023
How does LOW quarterly operating margin rank versus sector peers?: LOW quarterly operating margin is higher than 74.85% of companies in Consumer Cyclical sector
When is LOW next earnings release?: The next earnings release for LOW is on November 18, 2026

Operating Margin Formula

Operating Profit Margin = Operating Income

Revenue × 100%

Data Sources & References

LOW Official Website www.lowes.com
Most Recent Annual Report (10-K) www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/60667/000006066726000020/0000060667-26-000020-index.htm
LOW Profile on Yahoo Finance finance.yahoo.com/quote/LOW
LOW Profile on NASDAQ.com www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/stocks/low