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Operating Cash Flow for Lowe's Companies (LOW)

As of · Reported

Metric

Latest period

$3.35B

YoY change

+2.5%

5Y CAGR

-2.2%

Peak year (2020)

$11.05B

Operating Cash Flow history chart for Lowe's Companies (LOW) from 1989 to 2025

Latest: $9.86B

Operating Cash Flow growth chart for Lowe's Companies (LOW) from 1989 to 2025

Latest: +2.5%

Operating Cash Flow history table for Lowe's Companies (LOW) from 1989 to 2025

  • 2025$9.86B+2.5%
  • 2024$9.63B+18.2%
  • 2023$8.14B-5.2%
  • 2022$8.59B-15.1%
  • 2021$10.11B-8.5%
  • 2020$11.05B+157.2%
  • 2019$4.30B-30.6%
  • 2018$6.19B+22.3%
  • 2017$5.07B-9.8%
  • 2016$5.62B+17.4%
  • 2015$4.78B-2.9%
  • 2014$4.93B+19.9%
  • 2013$4.11B+9.3%
  • 2012$3.76B-13.5%
  • 2011$4.35B+12.9%
  • 2010$3.85B-5.0%
  • 2009$4.05B-1.6%
  • 2008$4.12B-5.2%
  • 2007$4.35B-3.4%
  • 2006$4.50B+17.2%
  • 2005$3.84B+25.0%
  • 2004$3.07B+0.6%
  • 2003$3.05B+13.3%
  • 2002$2.70B+67.1%
  • 2001$1.61B+42.8%
  • 2000$1.13B-3.5%
  • 1999$1.17B+57.9%
  • 1998$741.64M+7.3%
  • 1997$690.97M+27.3%
  • 1996$543.00M+79.0%
  • 1995$303.30M-15.5%
  • 1994$359.00M+185.6%
  • 1993$125.70M-49.9%
  • 1992$250.80M+168.2%
  • 1991$93.50M+18.1%
  • 1990$79.20M-37.7%
  • 1989$127.20M—

Operating Cash Flow values are taken from Lowe's Companies's reported cash flow statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.

About Operating Cash Flow at Lowe's Companies (LOW)

Operating Cash Flow for Lowe's Companies (LOW): headline value $3.35B · YoY +2.5%. Annual and quarterly series, chart, and tables are below.

Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .

As of the 2025 fiscal year, Lowe's Companies (LOW) reported operating cash flow of $9.86B – edged up 2.5% year-over-year.

Over 2020–2025 (5 years), Lowe's Companies operating cash flow expanded at a -2.2% compound annual rate, sustaining 2 straight years of year-over-year growth.

Lowe's Companies operating cash flow peaked at $11.05B in 2020; the latest annual figure is $9.86B in 2025 (10.7% below peak).

The highest annual operating cash flow of $11.05B was reported in 2020. The lowest in the available history was $79.20M in 1990.

Lowe's Companies Operating Cash Flow by Year

Lowe's Companies Operating Cash Flow 2025: $9.86B

In 2025, Lowe's Companies reported operating cash flow of $9.86B, edged up 2.5% from 2024.

Lowe's Companies Operating Cash Flow 2024: $9.63B

Lowe's Companies operating cash flow in 2024 was $9.63B, grew 18.2% from 2023.

Lowe's Companies Operating Cash Flow 2023: $8.14B

2023's operating cash flow for Lowe's Companies came in at $8.14B, declined 5.2% below 2022.

Lowe's Companies Operating Cash Flow 2022: $8.59B

Lowe's Companies posted operating cash flow of $8.59B in 2022, declined 15.1% below 2021.

Lowe's Companies Operating Cash Flow 2021: $10.11B

Lowe's Companies operating cash flow in 2021 was $10.11B.

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