LOW Lowe`s Cos margins

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Relative Growth: Rel. Growth: 53
Relative Strength: Rel. Strength: 20
Relative Valuation: Rel. Valuation: 70
Relative Profitability: Rel. Profitability: 40
Gross margin
33.1%
Operating margin
11.4%
EBITDA margin
14.8%
Net margin
7.3%

Using the latest TTM figures, Lowe`s Cos shows a gross margin of 33.1%, an operating margin of 11.4%, an EBITDA margin of 14.8%, and a net margin of 7.3%. Each available margin weakened from the same period last year. Operating margin recorded the strongest contraction, falling by 1 percentage points.

LOW margin history

Gross, operating, EBITDA and net margin trends

Over the last 3 years, Lowe`s Cos recorded average margins of 33.34% gross, 12.33% operating, 15.37% EBITDA, and 8.13% net. Right now, all four current margins are below their three-year averages.

LOW margin expansion

Year-over-year margin changes in percentage points

Year over year, gross, operating, EBITDA, and net margins all declined, with operating margin showing the largest decrease at 1 percentage point.

Gross margin expansion
-0.4pp
Operating margin expansion
-1pp
EBITDA margin expansion
-0.6pp
Net margin expansion
-0.9pp

LOW Gross margin

Lowe`s Cos recorded an average gross margin of 33.34% across the last 3 years. Lowe`s Cos currently reports a gross margin of 33.1%, 0.2 percentage points below its three-year average. Gross margin was highest at 33.6% in Oct 2025 and lowest at 33.1% in Jul 2026.

LOW Operating margin

Lowe`s Cos's operating margin averaged 12.33% during the last 3 years. Compared with its three-year average, Lowe`s Cos's current operating margin is 11.4% and is 0.9 percentage points below its three-year average. Over the last 3 years, Lowe`s Cos's operating margin peaked at 13.4% in Feb 2024 and reached a low of 11.4% in Jul 2026.

LOW EBITDA margin

Lowe`s Cos recorded an average EBITDA margin of 15.37% across the last 3 years. Lowe`s Cos currently reports an EBITDA margin of 14.8%, 0.6 percentage points below its three-year average. EBITDA margin was highest at 16.2% in Feb 2024 and lowest at 14.8% in Jul 2026.

LOW Net margin

Over the last 3 years, Lowe`s Cos's net margin averaged 8.13%. Right now, Lowe`s Cos's current net margin is 7.3%, which is 0.8 percentage points below its three-year average. During this period, net margin reached a high of 8.9% in Feb 2024 and a low of 7.3% in Jul 2026.

LOW margin group comparison

Margins compared with peer-group, industry and sector averages

Lowe`s Cos's gross margin of 33.1% is lower than the Consumer Cyclical sector, the industry and its peers average. Looking at the Consumer Cyclical sector average of 36.3%, Lowe`s Cos's gross margin is 9% lower.

LOW margin peer comparison

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Frequently asked questions

What is Lowe`s Cos's gross margin?

As of Jul 31, 2026, LOW has a gross margin of 33.1%.

What is Lowe`s Cos's operating margin?

As of Jul 31, 2026, LOW has an operating margin of 11.4%.

What is Lowe`s Cos's EBITDA margin?

The current EBITDA margin for LOW is 14.8% as of Jul 31, 2026.

What is Lowe`s Cos's net margin?

The current net margin for LOW is 7.3% as of Jul 31, 2026.

What are the average margins of LOW?

Lowe`s Cos's gross, operating, EBITDA, and net margins averaged 33.3% gross, 12.3% operating, 15.4% EBITDA, and 8.1% net over the last 3 years.

What are the highest historical margins of LOW?

In the last 5 years, the highest margins reported by LOW were 33.6% gross in Oct 2025, 13.4% operating in Feb 2024, 16.2% EBITDA in Feb 2024, and 8.9% net in Feb 2024.

What are the lowest historical margins of LOW?

Over this 5-year history, Lowe`s Cos's margins fell as low as 33.1% gross in Oct 2021, 10.5% operating in Feb 2023, 13.1% EBITDA in Feb 2023, and 6.5% net in Aug 2023.