Analysis of Solvency Ratios
Quarterly Data
Solvency ratios also known as long-term debt ratios measure a company ability to meet long-term obligations.
Solvency Ratios (Summary)
Lowe’s Cos. Inc., solvency ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2025-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-11-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-08-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-05-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-02-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-05-05), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-02-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-03).
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Debt to capital ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total debt plus shareholders’ equity. | Lowe’s Cos. Inc. debt to capital ratio improved from Q2 2025 to Q3 2025 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2025 to Q4 2025. |
| Debt to capital (including operating lease liability) ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total debt (including operating lease liability) plus shareholders’ equity. | Lowe’s Cos. Inc. debt to capital ratio (including operating lease liability) improved from Q2 2025 to Q3 2025 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2025 to Q4 2025. |
| Debt to assets ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total assets. | Lowe’s Cos. Inc. debt to assets ratio improved from Q2 2025 to Q3 2025 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2025 to Q4 2025. |
| Debt to assets (including operating lease liability) ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total assets. | Lowe’s Cos. Inc. debt to assets ratio (including operating lease liability) improved from Q2 2025 to Q3 2025 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2025 to Q4 2025. |
Debt to Equity
Lowe’s Cos. Inc., debt to equity calculation (quarterly data)
| Jan 31, 2025 | Nov 1, 2024 | Aug 2, 2024 | May 3, 2024 | Feb 2, 2024 | Nov 3, 2023 | Aug 4, 2023 | May 5, 2023 | Feb 3, 2023 | Oct 28, 2022 | Jul 29, 2022 | Apr 29, 2022 | Jan 28, 2022 | Oct 29, 2021 | Jul 30, 2021 | Apr 30, 2021 | Jan 29, 2021 | Oct 30, 2020 | Jul 31, 2020 | May 1, 2020 | Jan 31, 2020 | Nov 1, 2019 | Aug 2, 2019 | May 3, 2019 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Short-term borrowings | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | 72) | 499) | —) | —) | —) | —) | 1,000) | 1,000) | —) | —) | —) | 1,000) | 1,000) | 1,941) | 637) | —) | —) | |||||||
| Current maturities of long-term debt | 2,586) | 2,576) | 1,290) | 1,294) | 537) | 544) | 592) | 589) | 585) | 609) | 121) | 121) | 868) | 1,352) | 1,344) | 1,338) | 1,112) | 609) | 609) | 604) | 597) | 574) | 1,009) | 1,008) | |||||||
| Long-term debt, excluding current maturities | 32,901) | 32,906) | 34,659) | 34,622) | 35,384) | 35,374) | 35,839) | 35,863) | 32,876) | 32,904) | 28,763) | 28,776) | 23,859) | 23,881) | 21,967) | 21,906) | 20,668) | 21,185) | 20,197) | 20,200) | 16,768) | 16,635) | 16,538) | 16,542) | |||||||
| Total debt | 35,487) | 35,482) | 35,949) | 35,916) | 35,921) | 35,918) | 36,431) | 36,524) | 33,960) | 33,513) | 28,884) | 28,897) | 24,727) | 26,233) | 24,311) | 23,244) | 21,780) | 21,794) | 21,806) | 21,804) | 19,306) | 17,846) | 17,547) | 17,550) | |||||||
| Shareholders’ equity (deficit) | (14,231) | (13,419) | (13,763) | (14,606) | (15,050) | (15,147) | (14,732) | (14,710) | (14,254) | (12,868) | (8,442) | (6,877) | (4,816) | (1,576) | (175) | 445) | 1,437) | 4,073) | 4,356) | 1,716) | 1,972) | 2,458) | 2,640) | 3,236) | |||||||
| Solvency Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to equity1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 52.23 | 15.16 | 5.35 | 5.01 | 12.71 | 9.79 | 7.26 | 6.65 | 5.42 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to Equity, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amazon.com Inc. | — | — | — | — | 0.24 | 0.27 | 0.31 | 0.36 | 0.39 | 0.43 | 0.48 | 0.54 | 0.59 | 0.58 | 0.62 | 0.53 | 0.54 | 0.63 | 0.67 | 0.58 | 0.66 | 0.73 | 0.83 | 0.78 | |||||||
| Home Depot Inc. | 8.04 | 9.43 | 12.61 | 23.53 | 42.25 | 29.32 | 31.54 | 116.72 | 27.65 | 33.10 | 173.11 | — | — | 37.82 | 17.48 | 20.52 | 11.29 | 23.01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| TJX Cos. Inc. | — | 0.35 | 0.37 | 0.38 | 0.39 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.52 | 0.53 | 0.59 | 0.62 | 0.60 | 0.56 | 0.52 | 0.52 | 0.87 | 1.04 | 1.11 | 1.33 | 1.52 | 0.38 | 0.40 | 0.42 | 0.44 | |||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2025-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-11-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-08-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-05-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-02-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-05-05), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-02-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-03).
1 Q4 2025 Calculation
Debt to equity = Total debt ÷ Shareholders’ equity (deficit)
= 35,487 ÷ -14,231 = —
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
Debt to Equity (including Operating Lease Liability)
Lowe’s Cos. Inc., debt to equity (including operating lease liability) calculation (quarterly data)
| Jan 31, 2025 | Nov 1, 2024 | Aug 2, 2024 | May 3, 2024 | Feb 2, 2024 | Nov 3, 2023 | Aug 4, 2023 | May 5, 2023 | Feb 3, 2023 | Oct 28, 2022 | Jul 29, 2022 | Apr 29, 2022 | Jan 28, 2022 | Oct 29, 2021 | Jul 30, 2021 | Apr 30, 2021 | Jan 29, 2021 | Oct 30, 2020 | Jul 31, 2020 | May 1, 2020 | Jan 31, 2020 | Nov 1, 2019 | Aug 2, 2019 | May 3, 2019 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Short-term borrowings | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | 72) | 499) | —) | —) | —) | —) | 1,000) | 1,000) | —) | —) | —) | 1,000) | 1,000) | 1,941) | 637) | —) | —) | |||||||
| Current maturities of long-term debt | 2,586) | 2,576) | 1,290) | 1,294) | 537) | 544) | 592) | 589) | 585) | 609) | 121) | 121) | 868) | 1,352) | 1,344) | 1,338) | 1,112) | 609) | 609) | 604) | 597) | 574) | 1,009) | 1,008) | |||||||
| Long-term debt, excluding current maturities | 32,901) | 32,906) | 34,659) | 34,622) | 35,384) | 35,374) | 35,839) | 35,863) | 32,876) | 32,904) | 28,763) | 28,776) | 23,859) | 23,881) | 21,967) | 21,906) | 20,668) | 21,185) | 20,197) | 20,200) | 16,768) | 16,635) | 16,538) | 16,542) | |||||||
| Total debt | 35,487) | 35,482) | 35,949) | 35,916) | 35,921) | 35,918) | 36,431) | 36,524) | 33,960) | 33,513) | 28,884) | 28,897) | 24,727) | 26,233) | 24,311) | 23,244) | 21,780) | 21,794) | 21,806) | 21,804) | 19,306) | 17,846) | 17,547) | 17,550) | |||||||
| Current operating lease liabilities | 563) | 497) | 552) | 552) | 487) | 533) | 534) | 525) | 522) | 651) | 652) | 639) | 636) | 573) | 557) | 551) | 541) | 530) | 520) | 506) | 501) | 499) | 492) | 500) | |||||||
| Noncurrent operating lease liabilities | 3,628) | 3,741) | 3,738) | 3,759) | 3,737) | 3,602) | 3,611) | 3,479) | 3,512) | 4,048) | 4,069) | 4,061) | 4,021) | 4,136) | 3,841) | 3,925) | 3,890) | 3,907) | 3,859) | 3,915) | 3,943) | 3,942) | 4,055) | 4,064) | |||||||
| Total debt (including operating lease liability) | 39,678) | 39,720) | 40,239) | 40,227) | 40,145) | 40,053) | 40,576) | 40,528) | 37,994) | 38,212) | 33,605) | 33,597) | 29,384) | 30,942) | 28,709) | 27,720) | 26,211) | 26,231) | 26,185) | 26,225) | 23,750) | 22,287) | 22,094) | 22,114) | |||||||
| Shareholders’ equity (deficit) | (14,231) | (13,419) | (13,763) | (14,606) | (15,050) | (15,147) | (14,732) | (14,710) | (14,254) | (12,868) | (8,442) | (6,877) | (4,816) | (1,576) | (175) | 445) | 1,437) | 4,073) | 4,356) | 1,716) | 1,972) | 2,458) | 2,640) | 3,236) | |||||||
| Solvency Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to equity (including operating lease liability)1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 62.29 | 18.24 | 6.44 | 6.01 | 15.28 | 12.04 | 9.07 | 8.37 | 6.83 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to Equity (including Operating Lease Liability), Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amazon.com Inc. | — | — | — | — | 0.52 | 0.58 | 0.64 | 0.71 | 0.77 | 0.84 | 0.91 | 1.00 | 1.06 | 1.05 | 1.08 | 0.97 | 0.96 | 1.07 | 1.07 | 0.98 | 1.08 | 1.16 | 1.23 | 1.20 | |||||||
| Home Depot Inc. | 9.38 | 10.95 | 14.62 | 28.03 | 50.04 | 34.44 | 37.07 | 136.54 | 32.24 | 38.30 | 199.91 | — | — | 43.73 | 20.47 | 23.99 | 13.16 | 26.74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| TJX Cos. Inc. | — | 1.56 | 1.63 | 1.69 | 1.72 | 1.83 | 1.90 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.23 | 2.34 | 2.27 | 2.08 | 1.99 | 2.01 | 2.42 | 2.66 | 2.81 | 3.36 | 3.48 | 1.93 | 2.07 | 2.14 | 2.18 | |||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2025-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-11-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-08-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-05-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-02-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-05-05), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-02-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-03).
1 Q4 2025 Calculation
Debt to equity (including operating lease liability) = Total debt (including operating lease liability) ÷ Shareholders’ equity (deficit)
= 39,678 ÷ -14,231 = —
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
Debt to Capital
Lowe’s Cos. Inc., debt to capital calculation (quarterly data)
| Jan 31, 2025 | Nov 1, 2024 | Aug 2, 2024 | May 3, 2024 | Feb 2, 2024 | Nov 3, 2023 | Aug 4, 2023 | May 5, 2023 | Feb 3, 2023 | Oct 28, 2022 | Jul 29, 2022 | Apr 29, 2022 | Jan 28, 2022 | Oct 29, 2021 | Jul 30, 2021 | Apr 30, 2021 | Jan 29, 2021 | Oct 30, 2020 | Jul 31, 2020 | May 1, 2020 | Jan 31, 2020 | Nov 1, 2019 | Aug 2, 2019 | May 3, 2019 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Short-term borrowings | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | 72) | 499) | —) | —) | —) | —) | 1,000) | 1,000) | —) | —) | —) | 1,000) | 1,000) | 1,941) | 637) | —) | —) | |||||||
| Current maturities of long-term debt | 2,586) | 2,576) | 1,290) | 1,294) | 537) | 544) | 592) | 589) | 585) | 609) | 121) | 121) | 868) | 1,352) | 1,344) | 1,338) | 1,112) | 609) | 609) | 604) | 597) | 574) | 1,009) | 1,008) | |||||||
| Long-term debt, excluding current maturities | 32,901) | 32,906) | 34,659) | 34,622) | 35,384) | 35,374) | 35,839) | 35,863) | 32,876) | 32,904) | 28,763) | 28,776) | 23,859) | 23,881) | 21,967) | 21,906) | 20,668) | 21,185) | 20,197) | 20,200) | 16,768) | 16,635) | 16,538) | 16,542) | |||||||
| Total debt | 35,487) | 35,482) | 35,949) | 35,916) | 35,921) | 35,918) | 36,431) | 36,524) | 33,960) | 33,513) | 28,884) | 28,897) | 24,727) | 26,233) | 24,311) | 23,244) | 21,780) | 21,794) | 21,806) | 21,804) | 19,306) | 17,846) | 17,547) | 17,550) | |||||||
| Shareholders’ equity (deficit) | (14,231) | (13,419) | (13,763) | (14,606) | (15,050) | (15,147) | (14,732) | (14,710) | (14,254) | (12,868) | (8,442) | (6,877) | (4,816) | (1,576) | (175) | 445) | 1,437) | 4,073) | 4,356) | 1,716) | 1,972) | 2,458) | 2,640) | 3,236) | |||||||
| Total capital | 21,256) | 22,063) | 22,186) | 21,310) | 20,871) | 20,771) | 21,699) | 21,814) | 19,706) | 20,645) | 20,442) | 22,020) | 19,911) | 24,657) | 24,136) | 23,689) | 23,217) | 25,867) | 26,162) | 23,520) | 21,278) | 20,304) | 20,187) | 20,786) | |||||||
| Solvency Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to capital1 | 1.67 | 1.61 | 1.62 | 1.69 | 1.72 | 1.73 | 1.68 | 1.67 | 1.72 | 1.62 | 1.41 | 1.31 | 1.24 | 1.06 | 1.01 | 0.98 | 0.94 | 0.84 | 0.83 | 0.93 | 0.91 | 0.88 | 0.87 | 0.84 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to Capital, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amazon.com Inc. | — | — | — | — | 0.19 | 0.21 | 0.24 | 0.26 | 0.28 | 0.30 | 0.32 | 0.35 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.38 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.39 | 0.40 | 0.37 | 0.40 | 0.42 | 0.45 | 0.44 | |||||||
| Home Depot Inc. | 0.89 | 0.90 | 0.93 | 0.96 | 0.98 | 0.97 | 0.97 | 0.99 | 0.97 | 0.97 | 0.99 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 0.97 | 0.95 | 0.95 | 0.92 | 0.96 | 1.01 | 1.11 | 1.11 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.08 | |||||||
| TJX Cos. Inc. | — | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.34 | 0.35 | 0.37 | 0.38 | 0.37 | 0.36 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.46 | 0.51 | 0.53 | 0.57 | 0.60 | 0.27 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.30 | |||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2025-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-11-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-08-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-05-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-02-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-05-05), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-02-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-03).
1 Q4 2025 Calculation
Debt to capital = Total debt ÷ Total capital
= 35,487 ÷ 21,256 = 1.67
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Debt to capital ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total debt plus shareholders’ equity. | Lowe’s Cos. Inc. debt to capital ratio improved from Q2 2025 to Q3 2025 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2025 to Q4 2025. |
Debt to Capital (including Operating Lease Liability)
Lowe’s Cos. Inc., debt to capital (including operating lease liability) calculation (quarterly data)
| Jan 31, 2025 | Nov 1, 2024 | Aug 2, 2024 | May 3, 2024 | Feb 2, 2024 | Nov 3, 2023 | Aug 4, 2023 | May 5, 2023 | Feb 3, 2023 | Oct 28, 2022 | Jul 29, 2022 | Apr 29, 2022 | Jan 28, 2022 | Oct 29, 2021 | Jul 30, 2021 | Apr 30, 2021 | Jan 29, 2021 | Oct 30, 2020 | Jul 31, 2020 | May 1, 2020 | Jan 31, 2020 | Nov 1, 2019 | Aug 2, 2019 | May 3, 2019 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Short-term borrowings | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | 72) | 499) | —) | —) | —) | —) | 1,000) | 1,000) | —) | —) | —) | 1,000) | 1,000) | 1,941) | 637) | —) | —) | |||||||
| Current maturities of long-term debt | 2,586) | 2,576) | 1,290) | 1,294) | 537) | 544) | 592) | 589) | 585) | 609) | 121) | 121) | 868) | 1,352) | 1,344) | 1,338) | 1,112) | 609) | 609) | 604) | 597) | 574) | 1,009) | 1,008) | |||||||
| Long-term debt, excluding current maturities | 32,901) | 32,906) | 34,659) | 34,622) | 35,384) | 35,374) | 35,839) | 35,863) | 32,876) | 32,904) | 28,763) | 28,776) | 23,859) | 23,881) | 21,967) | 21,906) | 20,668) | 21,185) | 20,197) | 20,200) | 16,768) | 16,635) | 16,538) | 16,542) | |||||||
| Total debt | 35,487) | 35,482) | 35,949) | 35,916) | 35,921) | 35,918) | 36,431) | 36,524) | 33,960) | 33,513) | 28,884) | 28,897) | 24,727) | 26,233) | 24,311) | 23,244) | 21,780) | 21,794) | 21,806) | 21,804) | 19,306) | 17,846) | 17,547) | 17,550) | |||||||
| Current operating lease liabilities | 563) | 497) | 552) | 552) | 487) | 533) | 534) | 525) | 522) | 651) | 652) | 639) | 636) | 573) | 557) | 551) | 541) | 530) | 520) | 506) | 501) | 499) | 492) | 500) | |||||||
| Noncurrent operating lease liabilities | 3,628) | 3,741) | 3,738) | 3,759) | 3,737) | 3,602) | 3,611) | 3,479) | 3,512) | 4,048) | 4,069) | 4,061) | 4,021) | 4,136) | 3,841) | 3,925) | 3,890) | 3,907) | 3,859) | 3,915) | 3,943) | 3,942) | 4,055) | 4,064) | |||||||
| Total debt (including operating lease liability) | 39,678) | 39,720) | 40,239) | 40,227) | 40,145) | 40,053) | 40,576) | 40,528) | 37,994) | 38,212) | 33,605) | 33,597) | 29,384) | 30,942) | 28,709) | 27,720) | 26,211) | 26,231) | 26,185) | 26,225) | 23,750) | 22,287) | 22,094) | 22,114) | |||||||
| Shareholders’ equity (deficit) | (14,231) | (13,419) | (13,763) | (14,606) | (15,050) | (15,147) | (14,732) | (14,710) | (14,254) | (12,868) | (8,442) | (6,877) | (4,816) | (1,576) | (175) | 445) | 1,437) | 4,073) | 4,356) | 1,716) | 1,972) | 2,458) | 2,640) | 3,236) | |||||||
| Total capital (including operating lease liability) | 25,447) | 26,301) | 26,476) | 25,621) | 25,095) | 24,906) | 25,844) | 25,818) | 23,740) | 25,344) | 25,163) | 26,720) | 24,568) | 29,366) | 28,534) | 28,165) | 27,648) | 30,304) | 30,541) | 27,941) | 25,722) | 24,745) | 24,734) | 25,350) | |||||||
| Solvency Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to capital (including operating lease liability)1 | 1.56 | 1.51 | 1.52 | 1.57 | 1.60 | 1.61 | 1.57 | 1.57 | 1.60 | 1.51 | 1.34 | 1.26 | 1.20 | 1.05 | 1.01 | 0.98 | 0.95 | 0.87 | 0.86 | 0.94 | 0.92 | 0.90 | 0.89 | 0.87 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to Capital (including Operating Lease Liability), Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amazon.com Inc. | — | — | — | — | 0.34 | 0.37 | 0.39 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.46 | 0.48 | 0.50 | 0.51 | 0.51 | 0.52 | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.52 | 0.52 | 0.49 | 0.52 | 0.54 | 0.55 | 0.54 | |||||||
| Home Depot Inc. | 0.90 | 0.92 | 0.94 | 0.97 | 0.98 | 0.97 | 0.97 | 0.99 | 0.97 | 0.97 | 1.00 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 0.98 | 0.95 | 0.96 | 0.93 | 0.96 | 1.01 | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.03 | 1.03 | 1.07 | |||||||
| TJX Cos. Inc. | — | 0.61 | 0.62 | 0.63 | 0.63 | 0.65 | 0.66 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.69 | 0.70 | 0.69 | 0.68 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.71 | 0.73 | 0.74 | 0.77 | 0.78 | 0.66 | 0.67 | 0.68 | 0.69 | |||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2025-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-11-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-08-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-05-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-02-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-05-05), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-02-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-03).
1 Q4 2025 Calculation
Debt to capital (including operating lease liability) = Total debt (including operating lease liability) ÷ Total capital (including operating lease liability)
= 39,678 ÷ 25,447 = 1.56
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Debt to capital (including operating lease liability) ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total debt (including operating lease liability) plus shareholders’ equity. | Lowe’s Cos. Inc. debt to capital ratio (including operating lease liability) improved from Q2 2025 to Q3 2025 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2025 to Q4 2025. |
Debt to Assets
Lowe’s Cos. Inc., debt to assets calculation (quarterly data)
| Jan 31, 2025 | Nov 1, 2024 | Aug 2, 2024 | May 3, 2024 | Feb 2, 2024 | Nov 3, 2023 | Aug 4, 2023 | May 5, 2023 | Feb 3, 2023 | Oct 28, 2022 | Jul 29, 2022 | Apr 29, 2022 | Jan 28, 2022 | Oct 29, 2021 | Jul 30, 2021 | Apr 30, 2021 | Jan 29, 2021 | Oct 30, 2020 | Jul 31, 2020 | May 1, 2020 | Jan 31, 2020 | Nov 1, 2019 | Aug 2, 2019 | May 3, 2019 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Short-term borrowings | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | 72) | 499) | —) | —) | —) | —) | 1,000) | 1,000) | —) | —) | —) | 1,000) | 1,000) | 1,941) | 637) | —) | —) | |||||||
| Current maturities of long-term debt | 2,586) | 2,576) | 1,290) | 1,294) | 537) | 544) | 592) | 589) | 585) | 609) | 121) | 121) | 868) | 1,352) | 1,344) | 1,338) | 1,112) | 609) | 609) | 604) | 597) | 574) | 1,009) | 1,008) | |||||||
| Long-term debt, excluding current maturities | 32,901) | 32,906) | 34,659) | 34,622) | 35,384) | 35,374) | 35,839) | 35,863) | 32,876) | 32,904) | 28,763) | 28,776) | 23,859) | 23,881) | 21,967) | 21,906) | 20,668) | 21,185) | 20,197) | 20,200) | 16,768) | 16,635) | 16,538) | 16,542) | |||||||
| Total debt | 35,487) | 35,482) | 35,949) | 35,916) | 35,921) | 35,918) | 36,431) | 36,524) | 33,960) | 33,513) | 28,884) | 28,897) | 24,727) | 26,233) | 24,311) | 23,244) | 21,780) | 21,794) | 21,806) | 21,804) | 19,306) | 17,846) | 17,547) | 17,550) | |||||||
| Total assets | 43,102) | 44,743) | 44,934) | 45,365) | 41,795) | 42,519) | 44,521) | 45,917) | 43,708) | 46,973) | 46,725) | 49,725) | 44,640) | 49,400) | 49,404) | 51,200) | 46,735) | 50,880) | 51,763) | 45,832) | 39,471) | 39,764) | 40,695) | 43,219) | |||||||
| Solvency Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to assets1 | 0.82 | 0.79 | 0.80 | 0.79 | 0.86 | 0.84 | 0.82 | 0.80 | 0.78 | 0.71 | 0.62 | 0.58 | 0.55 | 0.53 | 0.49 | 0.45 | 0.47 | 0.43 | 0.42 | 0.48 | 0.49 | 0.45 | 0.43 | 0.41 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to Assets, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amazon.com Inc. | — | — | — | — | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.22 | 0.24 | 0.23 | |||||||
| Home Depot Inc. | 0.56 | 0.56 | 0.58 | 0.54 | 0.58 | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.57 | 0.56 | 0.54 | 0.54 | 0.56 | 0.54 | 0.51 | 0.49 | 0.53 | 0.53 | 0.55 | 0.61 | 0.61 | 0.56 | 0.55 | 0.55 | |||||||
| TJX Cos. Inc. | — | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.18 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.23 | 0.28 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.10 | |||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2025-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-11-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-08-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-05-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-02-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-05-05), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-02-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-03).
1 Q4 2025 Calculation
Debt to assets = Total debt ÷ Total assets
= 35,487 ÷ 43,102 = 0.82
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Debt to assets ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total assets. | Lowe’s Cos. Inc. debt to assets ratio improved from Q2 2025 to Q3 2025 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2025 to Q4 2025. |
Debt to Assets (including Operating Lease Liability)
Lowe’s Cos. Inc., debt to assets (including operating lease liability) calculation (quarterly data)
| Jan 31, 2025 | Nov 1, 2024 | Aug 2, 2024 | May 3, 2024 | Feb 2, 2024 | Nov 3, 2023 | Aug 4, 2023 | May 5, 2023 | Feb 3, 2023 | Oct 28, 2022 | Jul 29, 2022 | Apr 29, 2022 | Jan 28, 2022 | Oct 29, 2021 | Jul 30, 2021 | Apr 30, 2021 | Jan 29, 2021 | Oct 30, 2020 | Jul 31, 2020 | May 1, 2020 | Jan 31, 2020 | Nov 1, 2019 | Aug 2, 2019 | May 3, 2019 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Short-term borrowings | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | 72) | 499) | —) | —) | —) | —) | 1,000) | 1,000) | —) | —) | —) | 1,000) | 1,000) | 1,941) | 637) | —) | —) | |||||||
| Current maturities of long-term debt | 2,586) | 2,576) | 1,290) | 1,294) | 537) | 544) | 592) | 589) | 585) | 609) | 121) | 121) | 868) | 1,352) | 1,344) | 1,338) | 1,112) | 609) | 609) | 604) | 597) | 574) | 1,009) | 1,008) | |||||||
| Long-term debt, excluding current maturities | 32,901) | 32,906) | 34,659) | 34,622) | 35,384) | 35,374) | 35,839) | 35,863) | 32,876) | 32,904) | 28,763) | 28,776) | 23,859) | 23,881) | 21,967) | 21,906) | 20,668) | 21,185) | 20,197) | 20,200) | 16,768) | 16,635) | 16,538) | 16,542) | |||||||
| Total debt | 35,487) | 35,482) | 35,949) | 35,916) | 35,921) | 35,918) | 36,431) | 36,524) | 33,960) | 33,513) | 28,884) | 28,897) | 24,727) | 26,233) | 24,311) | 23,244) | 21,780) | 21,794) | 21,806) | 21,804) | 19,306) | 17,846) | 17,547) | 17,550) | |||||||
| Current operating lease liabilities | 563) | 497) | 552) | 552) | 487) | 533) | 534) | 525) | 522) | 651) | 652) | 639) | 636) | 573) | 557) | 551) | 541) | 530) | 520) | 506) | 501) | 499) | 492) | 500) | |||||||
| Noncurrent operating lease liabilities | 3,628) | 3,741) | 3,738) | 3,759) | 3,737) | 3,602) | 3,611) | 3,479) | 3,512) | 4,048) | 4,069) | 4,061) | 4,021) | 4,136) | 3,841) | 3,925) | 3,890) | 3,907) | 3,859) | 3,915) | 3,943) | 3,942) | 4,055) | 4,064) | |||||||
| Total debt (including operating lease liability) | 39,678) | 39,720) | 40,239) | 40,227) | 40,145) | 40,053) | 40,576) | 40,528) | 37,994) | 38,212) | 33,605) | 33,597) | 29,384) | 30,942) | 28,709) | 27,720) | 26,211) | 26,231) | 26,185) | 26,225) | 23,750) | 22,287) | 22,094) | 22,114) | |||||||
| Total assets | 43,102) | 44,743) | 44,934) | 45,365) | 41,795) | 42,519) | 44,521) | 45,917) | 43,708) | 46,973) | 46,725) | 49,725) | 44,640) | 49,400) | 49,404) | 51,200) | 46,735) | 50,880) | 51,763) | 45,832) | 39,471) | 39,764) | 40,695) | 43,219) | |||||||
| Solvency Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to assets (including operating lease liability)1 | 0.92 | 0.89 | 0.90 | 0.89 | 0.96 | 0.94 | 0.91 | 0.88 | 0.87 | 0.81 | 0.72 | 0.68 | 0.66 | 0.63 | 0.58 | 0.54 | 0.56 | 0.52 | 0.51 | 0.57 | 0.60 | 0.56 | 0.54 | 0.51 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to Assets (including Operating Lease Liability), Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amazon.com Inc. | — | — | — | — | 0.24 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.34 | 0.35 | 0.35 | |||||||
| Home Depot Inc. | 0.65 | 0.65 | 0.67 | 0.64 | 0.68 | 0.65 | 0.65 | 0.65 | 0.66 | 0.65 | 0.62 | 0.62 | 0.64 | 0.62 | 0.60 | 0.58 | 0.62 | 0.61 | 0.64 | 0.71 | 0.73 | 0.67 | 0.66 | 0.66 | |||||||
| TJX Cos. Inc. | — | 0.39 | 0.41 | 0.43 | 0.42 | 0.41 | 0.43 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.44 | 0.47 | 0.46 | 0.44 | 0.43 | 0.45 | 0.49 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.59 | 0.65 | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.50 | 0.50 | |||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2025-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-11-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-08-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-05-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-02-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-05-05), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-02-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-03).
1 Q4 2025 Calculation
Debt to assets (including operating lease liability) = Total debt (including operating lease liability) ÷ Total assets
= 39,678 ÷ 43,102 = 0.92
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Debt to assets (including operating lease liability) ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total assets. | Lowe’s Cos. Inc. debt to assets ratio (including operating lease liability) improved from Q2 2025 to Q3 2025 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2025 to Q4 2025. |
Financial Leverage
Lowe’s Cos. Inc., financial leverage calculation (quarterly data)
| Jan 31, 2025 | Nov 1, 2024 | Aug 2, 2024 | May 3, 2024 | Feb 2, 2024 | Nov 3, 2023 | Aug 4, 2023 | May 5, 2023 | Feb 3, 2023 | Oct 28, 2022 | Jul 29, 2022 | Apr 29, 2022 | Jan 28, 2022 | Oct 29, 2021 | Jul 30, 2021 | Apr 30, 2021 | Jan 29, 2021 | Oct 30, 2020 | Jul 31, 2020 | May 1, 2020 | Jan 31, 2020 | Nov 1, 2019 | Aug 2, 2019 | May 3, 2019 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total assets | 43,102) | 44,743) | 44,934) | 45,365) | 41,795) | 42,519) | 44,521) | 45,917) | 43,708) | 46,973) | 46,725) | 49,725) | 44,640) | 49,400) | 49,404) | 51,200) | 46,735) | 50,880) | 51,763) | 45,832) | 39,471) | 39,764) | 40,695) | 43,219) | |||||||
| Shareholders’ equity (deficit) | (14,231) | (13,419) | (13,763) | (14,606) | (15,050) | (15,147) | (14,732) | (14,710) | (14,254) | (12,868) | (8,442) | (6,877) | (4,816) | (1,576) | (175) | 445) | 1,437) | 4,073) | 4,356) | 1,716) | 1,972) | 2,458) | 2,640) | 3,236) | |||||||
| Solvency Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Financial leverage1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 115.06 | 32.52 | 12.49 | 11.88 | 26.71 | 20.02 | 16.18 | 15.41 | 13.36 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Financial Leverage, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amazon.com Inc. | — | — | — | — | 2.19 | 2.26 | 2.35 | 2.45 | 2.61 | 2.66 | 2.83 | 3.01 | 3.17 | 3.12 | 3.19 | 3.07 | 3.04 | 3.17 | 3.14 | 3.13 | 3.44 | 3.41 | 3.50 | 3.39 | |||||||
| Home Depot Inc. | 14.48 | 16.81 | 21.91 | 43.53 | 73.30 | 52.85 | 57.22 | 211.01 | 48.94 | 59.22 | 319.94 | — | — | 70.56 | 34.20 | 41.51 | 21.39 | 43.60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| TJX Cos. Inc. | — | 3.97 | 3.93 | 3.96 | 4.07 | 4.44 | 4.38 | 4.47 | 4.45 | 5.02 | 5.02 | 4.95 | 4.74 | 4.67 | 4.49 | 4.94 | 5.28 | 5.67 | 5.70 | 5.36 | 4.06 | 4.38 | 4.31 | 4.38 | |||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2025-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-11-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-08-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-05-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-02-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-05-05), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-02-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-03).
1 Q4 2025 Calculation
Financial leverage = Total assets ÷ Shareholders’ equity (deficit)
= 43,102 ÷ -14,231 = —
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.