LOWES COMPANIES INC (LOW) Spending and interest coverage
- R&D / revenue · 12 months: Value (m); Formula and calculation Research and development expense / revenue. Period ending 2026-07-31..
- Stock-based compensation / revenue · 12 months: Value 0.29%; Formula and calculation Share-based compensation / revenue. Period ending 2026-07-31..
- Interest coverage · 12 months: Value (m); Formula and calculation Estimated: average term debt × dated USD coupon proxy + average commercial paper × matching-currency disclosed rate at or before period end. Swaps, foreign-exchange, lease interest and amortization are not quantified..
Spending and interest coverage
Overview →Financial period ending 2026-07-31; current quote (m). Amounts retain their stated periods and units.
| Metric | Value | Formula and calculation |
|---|---|---|
| R&D / revenue · 12 months | (m) | Research and development expense / revenue. Period ending 2026-07-31. Calculation unavailable: missing inputs remain (m). |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue · 12 months | 0.29% | Share-based compensation / revenue. Period ending 2026-07-31. $262.00M ÷ $90.43B × 100 ≈ 0.29% |
| Interest coverage · 12 months | (m) | Estimated: average term debt × dated USD coupon proxy + average commercial paper × matching-currency disclosed rate at or before period end. Swaps, foreign-exchange, lease interest and amortization are not quantified. Calculation unavailable: missing inputs remain (m). |
Calculation inputs
| Input | Amount with unit | Raw financial data |
|---|---|---|
| Research and development spending | (m) | |
| Revenue | 90.43B USD | Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax |
| Stock-based compensation | 262.00M USD | Share-based Payment Arrangement, Noncash Expense |
| Operating income | 10.29B USD | Operating Income (Loss) |
| Interest expense · reported / estimated | (m) | Interest Expense · Estimated expense assumptions |
Latest interest expense basis: (m). Estimated values carry *; expand each history row’s basis for its dated balances and rate assumptions.
Calculated history
Changes compare with the next older row (previous quarter), unless explicitly labeled otherwise. Rolling 12-month growth compares two successive quarter-end rolling totals; it is not year-over-year growth.
| Period ending | Research and development spending (USD) | Revenue (USD) | Stock-based compensation (USD) | Operating income (USD) | Interest expense · reported / estimated (USD) | R&D / revenue | SBC / revenue | Interest coverage | Interest expense basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | (m) | $90.43B | $262.00M | $10.29B | (m) | (m) | 0.29% | (m) | (m) |
| 2026-05-01 | (m) | $88.43B | $254.00M | $10.21B | (m) | (m) | 0.29% | (m) | (m) |
| 2026-01-30 | (m) | $86.29B | $247.00M | $10.15B | (m) | (m) | 0.29% | (m) | (m) |
| 2025-10-31 | (m) | $84.25B | $234.00M | $10.28B | (m) | (m) | 0.28% | (m) | (m) |
| 2025-08-01 | (m) | $83.61B | $228.00M | $10.33B | (m) | (m) | 0.27% | (m) | (m) |
| 2025-05-02 | (m) | $83.24B | $224.00M | $10.31B | (m) | (m) | 0.27% | (m) | (m) |
| 2025-01-31 | (m) | $83.67B | $221.00M | $10.47B | (m) | (m) | 0.26% | (m) | (m) |
| 2024-11-01 | (m) | $83.72B | $214.00M | $10.32B | (m) | (m) | 0.26% | (m) | (m) |
| 2024-08-02 | (m) | $84.02B | $207.00M | $10.48B | (m) | (m) | 0.25% | (m) | (m) |
| 2024-05-03 | (m) | $85.39B | $206.00M | $10.92B | (m) | (m) | 0.24% | (m) | (m) |
| 2024-02-02 | (m) | $86.38B | $210.00M | $11.56B | (m) | (m) | 0.24% | (m) | (m) |
| 2023-11-03 | (m) | $90.22B | $218.00M | $11.57B | (m) | (m) | 0.24% | (m) | (m) |
| 2023-08-04 | (m) | $93.23B | $226.00M | $9.80B | (m) | (m) | 0.24% | (m) | (m) |
| 2023-05-05 | (m) | $95.75B | $232.00M | $10.14B | (m) | (m) | 0.24% | (m) | (m) |
| 2023-02-03 | (m) | $97.06B | $223.00M | $10.16B | (m) | (m) | 0.23% | (m) | (m) |
| 2022-10-28 | (m) | $95.95B | $226.00M | $10.30B | (m) | (m) | 0.24% | (m) | (m) |
| 2022-07-29 | (m) | $95.39B | $225.00M | $12.17B | (m) | (m) | 0.24% | (m) | (m) |
| 2022-04-29 | (m) | $95.49B | $226.00M | $12.15B | (m) | (m) | 0.24% | (m) | (m) |
| 2022-01-28 | (m) | $96.25B | $230.00M | $12.09B | (m) | (m) | 0.24% | (m) | (m) |
| 2021-10-29 | (m) | $95.22B | $217.00M | $11.77B | (m) | (m) | 0.23% | (m) | (m) |
| 2021-07-30 | (m) | $94.61B | $206.00M | $11.15B | (m) | (m) | 0.22% | (m) | (m) |
| 2021-04-30 | (m) | $94.34B | $182.00M | $10.90B | (m) | (m) | 0.19% | (m) | (m) |
| 2021-01-29 | (m) | $89.60B | $155.00M | $9.65B | (m) | (m) | 0.17% | (m) | (m) |
| 2020-10-30 | (m) | $85.31B | $130.00M | $9.08B | (m) | (m) | 0.15% | (m) | (m) |
| 2020-07-31 | (m) | $80.39B | $111.00M | $8.46B | (m) | (m) | 0.14% | (m) | (m) |
| 2020-05-01 | (m) | $74.08B | $83.00M | $6.89B | (m) | (m) | 0.11% | (m) | (m) |
| 2020-01-31 | (m) | $72.15B | $98.00M | $6.31B | (m) | (m) | 0.14% | (m) | (m) |
| 2019-11-01 | (m) | $71.77B | $70.00M | $4.79B | (m) | (m) | 0.10% | (m) | (m) |
| 2019-08-02 | (m) | $71.80B | $63.00M | $4.19B | (m) | (m) | 0.09% | (m) | (m) |
| 2019-05-03 | (m) | $71.69B | $92.00M | $3.97B | (m) | (m) | 0.13% | (m) | (m) |
| 2019-02-01 | (m) | $71.31B | $74.00M | $4.02B | (m) | (m) | 0.10% | (m) | (m) |
| 2018-11-02 | (m) | $71.16B | $100.00M | $5.68B | (m) | (m) | 0.14% | (m) | (m) |
| 2018-08-03 | (m) | $70.51B | $106.00M | $6.27B | (m) | (m) | 0.15% | (m) | (m) |
| 2018-05-04 | (m) | $69.12B | $97.00M | $6.49B | (m) | (m) | 0.14% | (m) | (m) |
| 2018-02-02 | (m) | $68.62B | $99.00M | $6.59B | (m) | (m) | 0.14% | (m) | (m) |
| 2017-11-03 | (m) | $68.91B | $97.00M | $6.76B | (m) | (m) | 0.14% | (m) | (m) |
| 2017-08-04 | (m) | $67.88B | $96.00M | $6.15B | (m) | (m) | 0.14% | (m) | (m) |
| 2017-05-05 | (m) | $66.64B | $91.00M | $5.82B | (m) | (m) | 0.14% | (m) | (m) |
| 2017-02-03 | (m) | $65.02B | $90.00M | $5.85B | (m) | (m) | 0.14% | (m) | (m) |
| 2016-10-28 | (m) | $62.47B | $104.00M | (m) | (m) | (m) | 0.17% | (m) | (m) |
| 2016-07-29 | (m) | $61.09B | $109.00M | (m) | (m) | (m) | 0.18% | (m) | (m) |
| 2016-04-29 | (m) | $60.18B | $113.00M | (m) | (m) | (m) | 0.19% | (m) | (m) |
| 2016-01-29 | (m) | $59.07B | $117.00M | (m) | (m) | (m) | 0.20% | (m) | (m) |
| 2015-10-30 | (m) | $58.38B | $119.00M | (m) | (m) | (m) | 0.20% | (m) | (m) |
| 2015-07-31 | (m) | $57.70B | $123.00M | (m) | (m) | (m) | 0.21% | (m) | (m) |
| 2015-05-01 | (m) | $56.95B | $120.00M | (m) | (m) | (m) | 0.21% | (m) | (m) |
| 2015-01-30 | (m) | $56.22B | $119.00M | (m) | (m) | (m) | 0.21% | (m) | (m) |
| 2014-10-31 | (m) | $55.34B | $114.00M | (m) | (m) | (m) | 0.21% | (m) | (m) |
| 2014-08-01 | (m) | $54.62B | $109.00M | (m) | (m) | (m) | 0.20% | (m) | (m) |
| 2014-05-02 | (m) | $53.73B | $110.00M | (m) | (m) | (m) | 0.20% | (m) | (m) |
| 2014-01-31 | (m) | $53.42B | $100.00M | (m) | (m) | (m) | 0.19% | (m) | (m) |
| 2013-11-01 | (m) | $52.80B | $95.00M | (m) | (m) | (m) | 0.18% | (m) | (m) |
| 2013-08-02 | (m) | $51.92B | $90.00M | (m) | (m) | (m) | 0.17% | (m) | (m) |
| 2013-05-03 | (m) | $50.46B | $93.00M | (m) | (m) | (m) | 0.18% | (m) | (m) |
| 2013-02-01 | (m) | $50.52B | $100.00M | (m) | (m) | (m) | 0.20% | (m) | (m) |
| 2012-11-02 | (m) | $51.10B | $101.00M | (m) | (m) | (m) | 0.20% | (m) | (m) |
| 2012-08-03 | (m) | $50.88B | $102.00M | (m) | (m) | (m) | 0.20% | (m) | (m) |
| 2012-05-04 | (m) | $51.18B | $102.00M | (m) | (m) | (m) | 0.20% | (m) | (m) |
| 2012-02-03 | (m) | $50.21B | $107.00M | (m) | (m) | (m) | 0.21% | (m) | (m) |
| 2011-10-28 | (m) | $49.06B | $112.00M | (m) | (m) | (m) | 0.23% | (m) | (m) |
| 2011-07-29 | (m) | $48.79B | $119.00M | (m) | (m) | (m) | 0.24% | (m) | (m) |
| 2011-04-29 | (m) | $48.61B | $119.00M | (m) | (m) | (m) | 0.24% | (m) | (m) |
| 2011-01-28 | (m) | $48.81B | $115.00M | (m) | $332.00M | (m) | 0.24% | (m) | Reported |
| 2010-10-29 | (m) | $48.50B | $108.00M | (m) | $302.00M | (m) | 0.22% | (m) | Reported |
| 2010-07-30 | (m) | $48.29B | $107.00M | (m) | $299.00M | (m) | 0.22% | (m) | Reported |
| 2010-04-30 | (m) | $47.78B | $104.00M | (m) | $291.00M | (m) | 0.22% | (m) | Reported |
| 2010-01-29 | (m) | $47.22B | $102.00M | (m) | $287.00M | (m) | 0.22% | (m) | Reported |
| 2009-10-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2009-07-31 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2009-05-01 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2009-01-30 | (m) | $48.23B | $95.00M | (m) | $280.00M | (m) | 0.20% | (m) | Reported |
| 2008-10-31 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2008-08-01 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2008-02-01 | (m) | $48.28B | $99.00M | (m) | $194.00M | (m) | 0.21% | (m) | Reported |
(m) means missing inputs. Historical market-based ratios use the saved close on or immediately before period ending and that period’s reported shares; current quotes are not substituted. Five-year projections repeat historical CAGR, not analyst forecasts.
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