Lowe's Companies (LOW) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield 0.14% · Shareholder yield (TTM) 0.14%.
TTM buyback yield
0.14%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
0.14%
5Y share count change
-25.3%
TTM buyback spend
$211.00M
SBC coverage (TTM)
0.85x
Diluted vs basic shares (annual)
Weighted average shares from the income statement: diluted (EPS denominator and typical buyback-yield basis) compared with basic.
Shares outstanding (annual)
Year-over-year change in diluted weighted average shares (industry-standard for EPS and per-share capital return). Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year; red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Dividend & buyback yield
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation
TTM coverage: 0.85x (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $211.00M | $247.00M | −$36.00M | 0.56B | -1.3% | 0.14% |
| 2024 | $4.05B | $221.00M | $3.83B | 0.57B | -2.8% | 2.77% |
| 2023 | $6.14B | $210.00M | $5.93B | 0.58B | -7.4% | 5.02% |
| 2022 | $14.12B | $224.00M | $13.90B | 0.63B | -9.7% | 11.25% |
| 2021 | $13.01B | $230.00M | $12.78B | 0.70B | -6.8% | 8.15% |
| 2020 | $4.97B | $155.00M | $4.82B | 0.75B | -3.6% | 4.15% |
| 2019 | $4.31B | $98.00M | $4.21B | 0.78B | -4.2% | 4.86% |
| 2018 | $3.04B | $74.00M | $2.96B | 0.81B | -3.3% | 3.94% |
| 2017 | $3.19B | $99.00M | $3.09B | 0.84B | -4.7% | 3.68% |
| 2016 | $3.60B | $90.00M | $3.50B | 0.88B | -5.2% | 5.67% |
| 2015 | $3.92B | $117.00M | $3.81B | 0.93B | -6.2% | 5.94% |
| 2014 | $3.90B | $119.00M | $3.79B | 0.99B | -6.7% | 5.98% |
| 2013 | $3.71B | $100.00M | $3.61B | 1.06B | -7.9% | 7.74% |
| 2012 | $4.39B | $100.00M | $4.29B | 1.15B | -9.5% | 10.37% |
| 2011 | $2.94B | $107.00M | $2.83B | 1.27B | -9.3% | 8.86% |
| 2010 | $2.62B | $115.00M | $2.50B | 1.40B | -4.2% | 7.77% |
| 2009 | $504.00M | $102.00M | $402.00M | 1.46B | -0.3% | 1.57% |
| 2008 | $8.00M | $0.00 | $8.00M | 1.47B | -2.8% | 0.03% |
| 2007 | $2.27B | $0.00 | $2.27B | 1.51B | -3.6% | 5.92% |
| 2006 | $1.74B | $0.00 | $1.74B | 1.57B | -2.6% | 3.39% |
| 2005 | $774.00M | $0.00 | $774.00M | 1.61B | 0.1% | 1.56% |
| 2004 | $1.00B | $0.00 | $1.00B | 1.61B | -1.6% | 2.24% |
| 2003 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 1.63B | 1.8% | — |
| 2002 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 1.60B | 0.8% | — |
| 2001 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 1.59B | 2.1% | — |
| 2000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 1.56B | 1.4% | — |
| 1999 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 1.54B | 2.2% | — |
| 1998 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 1.50B | 2.0% | — |
| 1997 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 1.47B | 7.8% | — |
| 1996 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 1.37B | — | — |
| 1995 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | $1.90M | $0.00 | $1.90M | — | — | — |
| 1990 | $26.50M | $0.00 | $26.50M | — | — | — |
| 1989 | $6.00M | $0.00 | $6.00M | — | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)4% of headroom
Headroom $5.01B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does Lowe's Companies buy back its own stock?
- Yes, Lowe's Companies (LOW) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
How much does Lowe's Companies spend on share buybacks?
- Trailing twelve months (TTM) buyback spend is about $211.00M (sum of the last four quarterly cash-flow periods in our data). Figures are illustrative; verify in filings.
What is Lowe's Companies's buyback yield?
- TTM buyback yield is about 0.14% (TTM buyback spend divided by market cap at the latest quarter-end in our data).
What is Lowe's Companies's shareholder yield?
- Shareholder yield combines dividend yield and buyback yield. For the latest period we show approximately 0.14% combined (TTM-based where available).
Is Lowe's Companies diluting shareholders?
- Compare stock-based compensation (SBC) to buybacks in the chart above. Net effect varies by year; see annual buyback vs SBC bars and the history table.
How has Lowe's Companies's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about -25.3% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).