How to buy Lowe’s Companies shares

Lowe's Companies Inc (LOW) is a publicly traded home improvement retail business based in the US which employs around 300,000 staff. Lowe's Companies is listed on the NYSE and traded in US dollars. Its current price of $246.94 is 0.9% up on its price a month ago ($244.70).

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Is Lowe's Companies under- or over-valued?

Valuing a stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge value. Check out the Lowe's Companies P/E ratio, PEG ratio and EBITDA.

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Frequently asked questions

• Does Lowe's Companies pay dividends?

  • Dividend yield
  • Forward yield
  • Payout ratio

  Dividend yield: 2.07% of stock value

  Forward annual dividend yield: 2.13% of stock value

  Dividend payout ratio: 38.94% of net profits

  Lowe's Companies has recently paid out dividends equivalent to 2.07% of its share value annually.

  Lowe's Companies has paid out, on average, around 38.94% of recent net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 2.13% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), shareholders could enjoy a 2.13% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Lowe's Companies's case, that would currently equate to about 4.65 per share.

  While Lowe's Companies's payout ratio might seem fairly standard, it's worth remembering that it may be investing much of the rest of its net profits in future growth.

  Lowe's Companies's next dividend payout is expected around 3 February 2026. To benefit from it's next dividend payout, you'll need to buy Lowe's Companies shares before 20 January 2026 (the "ex-dividend date").

• When does the fiscal year end for Lowe's Companies?

  Lowe's Companies's fiscal year ends in January.

• Where is Lowe's Companies based?

  Lowe's Companies's address is: 1000 Lowes Blvd., Mooresville, NC, United States, 28117

• Have Lowe's Companies's shares ever split?

  Lowe's Companies's shares were split on a 2:1 basis on 2 July 2006. So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Lowe's Companies shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Lowe's Companies shares which in turn could have impacted Lowe's Companies's share price.

• How do I sell Lowe's Companies shares?

  It's as easy to sell Lowe's Companies as it is to buy! Here's how to sell Lowe's Companies shares that you already own.

  1. Open your investment app. If you've got one with desktop access, you can log in online
  2. Go to your portfolio. This should be in the main menu
  3. Find your shares. You may be able to search your portfolio
  4. Choose how many you'd like to sell. You'll be able to review the price and see how much you'll receive
  5. Sell your Lowe's Companies shares. Your investment platform will let you know when your shares are sold

• Can you buy Lowe's Companies shares with a debit card?

  Most dealing providers will let you use your debit card to top up your account and buy shares. The main ways are with a debit card, bank transfer or with Apple/Google Pay.

• What's the easiest way to buy Lowe's Companies shares?

  The easiest way to get hold of some Lowe's Companies shares is to sign up for a share trading app and place a market order or basic order. This type of order tells the platform that you're interested, so it'll try to execute it as quickly as it can. It could take some time for the order to go through, especially if there's a lot of volatility in Lowe's Companies shares.

• Do you need to complete a W8-BEN form if you want to invest in Lowe's Companies?

  Yes. When you investing in a US stock, you need to complete a W8-BEN form to minimise your tax liability. Whether these are automatically handled for you depends on your broker, so it would be a good idea to check with them directly.

• What is the key financial information for Lowe's Companies?

  Lowe's Companies financials

  Revenue TTM	$84.3 billion
  Operating margin TTM	11.92%
  Gross profit TTM	$28.3 billion
  Return on assets TTM	13.18%
  Return on equity TTM	0%
  Profit margin	8.05%
  Book value	$-18.51
  Market capitalisation The total market value Lowe's Companies's outstanding shares	$138.2 billion

  TTM: trailing 12 months

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