Latest period
560M
YoY change
-1.3%
5Y CAGR
-5.7%
Peak year (FY2003)
1.63B
Latest annual
560M
Shares Outstanding history chart for Lowe's Companies (LOW) from 2017 to 2026
Latest: 560M
Shares Outstanding growth chart for Lowe's Companies (LOW) from 2017 to 2026
Latest: -1.3%
Shares Outstanding history table for Lowe's Companies (LOW) from 1986 to 2026
| FY2025 | 560M | -1.3% | -7.46M | ||
| FY2024 | 567M | -2.8% | -16.5M | ||
| FY2023 | 584M | -7.4% | -47M | ||
| FY2022 | 631M | -9.7% | -68M | ||
| FY2021 | 699M | -6.8% | -51M | ||
| FY2020 | 750M | -3.6% | -28M | ||
| FY2019 | 778M | -4.2% | -34M | ||
| FY2018 | 812M | -3.3% | -28M | ||
| FY2017 | 840M | -4.7% | -41M | ||
| FY2016 | 881M | -5.2% | -48M | ||
| FY2015 | 929M | -6.2% | -61M | ||
| FY2014 | 990M | -6.7% | -71M | ||
| FY2013 | 1.06B | -7.9% | -91M | ||
| FY2012 | 1.15B | -9.5% | -121M | ||
| FY2011 | 1.27B | -9.3% | -130M | ||
| FY2010 | 1.4B | -4.2% | -61M | ||
| FY2009 | 1.46B | -0.3% | -4M | ||
| FY2008 | 1.47B | -2.8% | -42M | ||
| FY2007 | 1.51B | -3.6% | -56M | ||
| FY2006 | 1.57B | -2.6% | -41M | ||
| FY2005 | 1.61B | +0.1% | +1.82M | ||
| FY2004 | 1.61B | -1.6% | -26.7M | ||
| FY2003 | 1.63B | +1.8% | +28.6M | ||
| FY2002 | 1.6B | +0.8% | +13.2M | ||
| FY2001 | 1.59B | +2.1% | +32.6M | ||
| FY2000 | 1.56B | +1.4% | +22M | ||
| FY1999 | 1.54B | +2.2% | +32.4M | ||
| FY1998 | 1.5B | +2.0% | +29.8M | ||
| FY1997 | 1.47B | +7.8% | +106M | ||
| FY1996 | 1.37B | +2.8% | +37.6M | ||
| FY1995 | 1.33B | +3.3% | +42.5M | ||
| FY1994 | 1.29B | +9.8% | +115M | ||
| FY1993 | 1.17B | +0.3% | +3.28M | ||
| FY1992 | 1.17B | +34.8% | +302M | ||
| FY1991 | 867M | -26.9% | -318M | ||
| FY1990 | 1.19B | +2.8% | +32.7M | ||
| FY1989 | 1.15B | -4.3% | -51.2M | ||
| FY1988 | 1.2B | +7.5% | +83.5M | ||
| FY1987 | 1.12B | -8.5% | -104M | ||
| FY1986 | 1.22B | +7.7% | +87.3M | ||
| FY1985 | 1.14B | — | — |
- FY2025560M-1.3%
- FY2024567M-2.8%
- FY2023584M-7.4%
- FY2022631M-9.7%
- FY2021699M-6.8%
- FY2020750M-3.6%
- FY2019778M-4.2%
- FY2018812M-3.3%
- FY2017840M-4.7%
- FY2016881M-5.2%
- FY2015929M-6.2%
- FY2014990M-6.7%
- FY20131.06B-7.9%
- FY20121.15B-9.5%
- FY20111.27B-9.3%
- FY20101.4B-4.2%
- FY20091.46B-0.3%
- FY20081.47B-2.8%
- FY20071.51B-3.6%
- FY20061.57B-2.6%
- FY20051.61B+0.1%
- FY20041.61B-1.6%
- FY20031.63B+1.8%
- FY20021.6B+0.8%
- FY20011.59B+2.1%
- FY20001.56B+1.4%
- FY19991.54B+2.2%
- FY19981.5B+2.0%
- FY19971.47B+7.8%
- FY19961.37B+2.8%
- FY19951.33B+3.3%
- FY19941.29B+9.8%
- FY19931.17B+0.3%
- FY19921.17B+34.8%
- FY1991867M-26.9%
- FY19901.19B+2.8%
- FY19891.15B-4.3%
- FY19881.2B+7.5%
- FY19871.12B-8.5%
- FY19861.22B+7.7%
- FY19851.14B—
Shares Outstanding values are taken from Lowe's Companies's reported income 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 Shares Outstanding at Lowe's Companies (LOW)
According to Lowe's Companies's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported diluted shares outstanding is 560M. Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding is the share count used to compute per-share metrics like EPS. Buybacks lower it; new issuance, stock-based compensation, and convertible securities raise it. Multiply by the stock price for market capitalization.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
The 2025 reading of Lowe's Companies (LOW) diluted shares outstanding is 560M – edged down 1.3% year-over-year.
Lowe's Companies diluted shares outstanding compound annual growth for the 2020–2025 (5 years) window is -5.7%, with a net decline across the window.
Between 2003 and 2025, Lowe's Companies diluted shares outstanding plunged 65.7%, falling from 1.63B to 560M.
Across the available history, diluted shares outstanding reached its high of 1.63B in 2003 and its low of 560M in 2025.
Lowe's Companies Shares Outstanding by Year
Lowe's Companies Shares Outstanding 2025: 560M
Lowe's Companies posted diluted shares outstanding of 560M in 2025, edged down 1.3% below 2024. This figure represents the lowest annual value in the available history.
Lowe's Companies Shares Outstanding 2024: 567M
In 2024, Lowe's Companies reported diluted shares outstanding of 567M, edged down 2.8% below 2023.
Lowe's Companies Shares Outstanding 2023: 584M
Lowe's Companies diluted shares outstanding in 2023 was 584M, declined 7.4% below 2022.
Lowe's Companies Shares Outstanding 2022: 631M
2022's diluted shares outstanding for Lowe's Companies came in at 631M, declined 9.7% below 2021.
Lowe's Companies Shares Outstanding 2021: 699M
Lowe's Companies diluted shares outstanding in 2021 was 699M.
See more financial history for Lowe's Companies (LOW).
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