Ticker Information
Ticker
LOWCompany Name
LOWES COMPANIES INCSector
Consumer CyclicalIndustry
Home Improvement RetailExchange
NYSE2.44%Payout Yield
VS
Market
62
Sector
48
Industry
40
History
3
$ 215.68Close
$ 201.92 - $ 287.3952-Week Range
LOWES COMPANIES INC - Payout Yield Chart Analysis (TTM)
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LOW - Payout Yield Historical Data
| Date | Market Capitalization | Net Cash Flow - Issuance (Purchase) of Equity Shares | Net Cash Flow - Dividends & Other Cash Distributions | Payout Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | $ 122.19B | $ -313M | $ -2.67B | 2.44% |
| 2025-12-31 | $ 131.19B | $ -62M | $ -2.64B | 2.06% |
| 2025-09-30 | $ 135.53B | $ -1.44B | $ -2.61B | 2.99% |
| 2025-06-30 | $ 144.43B | $ -2.09B | $ -2.59B | 3.24% |
| 2025-03-31 | $ 126.06B | $ -3.1B | $ -2.58B | 4.5% |
| 2024-12-31 | $ 130.35B | $ -3.89B | $ -2.57B | 4.96% |
| 2024-09-30 | $ 154.26B | $ -2.73B | $ -2.55B | 3.42% |
| 2024-06-30 | $ 139.99B | $ -3.56B | $ -2.54B | 4.36% |
| 2024-03-31 | $ 122.78B | $ -4.8B | $ -2.53B | 5.97% |
| 2023-12-31 | $ 145.33B | $ -6B | $ -2.53B | 5.87% |
Key Performance Insights, Last 5 Years
- ✓ LOWES COMPANIES INC's latest trailing twelve months (TTM) Payout Yield stands at 2.44%.
- ✓ Over the past 5 years, LOWES COMPANIES INC's average Payout Yield has been 7.57%.
- ✓ The median Payout Yield for LOWES COMPANIES INC during this period was 7.13%
- ✓ LOWES COMPANIES INC reached its highest Payout Yield over the past 5 years at 14.38%.
- ✓ The lowest Payout Yield recorded by LOWES COMPANIES INC in the same timeframe 2.06%
LOWES COMPANIES INC's Payout Yield vs. competitors
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Payout Yield Benchmarks
| Company | Payout Yield |
|---|---|
| SBUX : STARBUCKS CORP | 2.31% |
| TJX : TJX COMPANIES INC | 2.38% |
| MAR : MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL INC | 4.09% |
| NKE : NIKE INC | 3.47% |
| CVNA : CARVANA CO | -0.78% |
| ROST : ROSS STORES INC | 2.47% |
| ORLY : O REILLY AUTOMOTIVE INC | 3.1% |
| HLT : HILTON WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS INC | 4.65% |
| DHI : HORTON D R INC | 8.56% |
| CPNG : COUPANG INC | 1.69% |
Similar metrics to Payout Yield:
- Shareholder Yield - [Calculation] The Shareholder Yield is a ratio that indicates how much money the business is giving back to shareholders. A business can return to shareholders through dividends [DivYield], share repurchases [BuybackYield], and debt reduction [DebtPaydownYield].
- Buyback Yield - [Calculation] The Buyback Yield is a ratio that calculates the difference between the trailing twelve-month share issuances and repurchases [NCFCommon] and divides it by the [MarketCap] of the company. A negative value indicates a dilution of shareholder value and might be considered as a warning sign.
- Debt Paydown Yield - [Calculation] The Debt Paydown Yield measures the net change in longterm [Debt] divided by the company’s [MarketCap]. A high debt pay down yield indicates that the business is aggressively paying down debt which increases shareholder [Equity].
- Dividend Coverage - [Calculation] The Dividend Coverage Ratio, or dividend cover, describes how often a business can pay its annual dividend to its shareholders. The dividend coverage ratio is calculated by dividing the company’s Earnings per Share [EPS] by its Dividend per Share [DPS].
- Price to Operating Cash Flow - [Calculation] Measures a company’s [MarketCap] in relation to its Operating Cash Flow [NCFO].
Definition of Payout Yield
[Calculation] The Payout Yield describes the percentage a business is returning to its shareholders in the form of share buybacks and dividends.
(-1 * CF - Equity -1 * CF - Dividends) / Market Cap
(=) Payout YieldPayout Yield for LOWES COMPANIES INC is calculated as follows:
(-1 * CF - Equity [ $ -313M ] -1 * CF - Dividends [ $ -2.67B ]) / Market Cap [ $ 122.19B ]
(=) Payout Yield [ 2.44% ] LOW - Payout Yield, Last 5 years
2.06%
Minimum
Dec 31, 2025
14.38%
Maximum
Dec 31, 2022
7.57%
Average
7.13%
Median
Payout Yield Benchmark AnalysisMarket
The chart above depicts the distribution of Payout Yield for companies in the Total Stock Market. The average Payout Yield of the companies is 1.87% with a standard deviation of 5.42%.
The following table provides additional summary stats:
Payout Yield in the Market:
| filtered constituents | 3.42K |
|---|---|
| min | -16.79% |
| max | 18.24% |
| average | 1.87% |
| median | 1.48% |
| std | 5.42% |