Analysis of Profitability Ratios
Quarterly Data
Profitability ratios measure the company ability to generate profitable sales from its resources (assets).
Profitability Ratios (Summary)
Lowe’s Cos. Inc., profitability ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-04).
| Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Gross profit margin | Gross profit margin indicates the percentage of revenue available to cover operating and other expenditures. | Lowe’s Cos. Inc. gross profit margin ratio deteriorated from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025 but then slightly improved from Q2 2025 to Q3 2025. |
| Operating profit margin | A profitability ratio calculated as operating income divided by revenue. | Lowe’s Cos. Inc. operating profit margin ratio deteriorated from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025 and from Q2 2025 to Q3 2025. |
| Net profit margin | An indicator of profitability, calculated as net income divided by revenue. | Lowe’s Cos. Inc. net profit margin ratio deteriorated from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025 and from Q2 2025 to Q3 2025. |
| Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| ROA | A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by total assets. | Lowe’s Cos. Inc. ROA deteriorated from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025 and from Q2 2025 to Q3 2025. |
Gross Profit Margin
Lowe’s Cos. Inc., gross profit margin calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | Feb 1, 2019 | Nov 2, 2018 | Aug 3, 2018 | May 4, 2018 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross margin | 6,796) | 7,895) | 7,090) | 6,027) | 6,891) | 8,399) | 7,527) | 7,256) | 7,818) | 9,133) | 8,050) | 7,027) | 7,587) | 9,312) | 8,130) | 6,455) | 7,300) | 9,304) | 6,513) | 4,982) | 5,640) | 6,740) | 5,581) | 4,898) | 5,377) | 6,885) | 5,748) | ||||||||
| Net sales | 20,170) | 23,586) | 21,364) | 18,603) | 20,471) | 24,956) | 22,347) | 22,445) | 23,479) | 27,476) | 23,659) | 21,340) | 22,918) | 27,570) | 24,422) | 20,311) | 22,309) | 27,302) | 19,675) | 16,027) | 17,388) | 20,992) | 17,741) | 15,646) | 17,415) | 20,888) | 17,360) | ||||||||
| Profitability Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit margin1 | 33.21% | 33.21% | 33.27% | 33.39% | 33.33% | 33.25% | 33.14% | 33.23% | 33.38% | 33.33% | 33.49% | 33.30% | 33.06% | 32.97% | 33.06% | 33.01% | 32.94% | 32.89% | 32.23% | 31.80% | 31.85% | 31.47% | 31.72% | 32.12% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross Profit Margin, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amazon.com Inc. | — | — | — | — | 48.41% | 48.04% | 47.59% | 46.98% | 46.24% | 45.53% | 44.73% | 43.81% | 43.04% | 42.65% | 42.14% | 42.03% | 41.31% | 40.68% | 40.01% | 39.57% | 40.22% | 40.27% | 40.64% | 40.99% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Home Depot Inc. | 33.50% | 33.60% | 33.48% | 33.38% | 33.42% | 33.49% | 33.51% | 33.53% | 33.51% | 33.53% | 33.58% | 33.63% | 33.72% | 33.72% | 33.94% | 33.95% | 34.03% | 34.10% | 34.06% | 34.09% | 34.13% | 34.20% | 34.26% | 34.34% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| TJX Cos. Inc. | — | 30.27% | 30.22% | 30.00% | 28.99% | 28.48% | 27.85% | 27.61% | 27.92% | 28.03% | 28.45% | 28.50% | 28.78% | 28.91% | 27.61% | 23.66% | 23.97% | 23.61% | 25.04% | 28.46% | 28.30% | 28.32% | 28.49% | 28.59% | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-04).
1 Q3 2025 Calculation
Gross profit margin = 100
× (Gross marginQ3 2025
+ Gross marginQ2 2025
+ Gross marginQ1 2025
+ Gross marginQ4 2024)
÷ (Net salesQ3 2025
+ Net salesQ2 2025
+ Net salesQ1 2025
+ Net salesQ4 2024)
= 100 × (6,796 + 7,895 + 7,090 + 6,027)
÷ (20,170 + 23,586 + 21,364 + 18,603)
= 33.21%
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Gross profit margin | Gross profit margin indicates the percentage of revenue available to cover operating and other expenditures. | Lowe’s Cos. Inc. gross profit margin ratio deteriorated from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025 but then slightly improved from Q2 2025 to Q3 2025. |
Operating Profit Margin
Lowe’s Cos. Inc., operating profit margin calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | Feb 1, 2019 | Nov 2, 2018 | Aug 3, 2018 | May 4, 2018 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income | 2,536) | 3,447) | 2,653) | 1,687) | 2,696) | 3,886) | 3,288) | 1,704) | 924) | 4,229) | 3,302) | 1,849) | 2,789) | 4,210) | 3,245) | 1,524) | 2,175) | 3,957) | 1,991) | 958) | 1,558) | 2,381) | 1,417) | (567) | 957) | 2,163) | 1,465) | ||||||||
| Net sales | 20,170) | 23,586) | 21,364) | 18,603) | 20,471) | 24,956) | 22,347) | 22,445) | 23,479) | 27,476) | 23,659) | 21,340) | 22,918) | 27,570) | 24,422) | 20,311) | 22,309) | 27,302) | 19,675) | 16,027) | 17,388) | 20,992) | 17,741) | 15,646) | 17,415) | 20,888) | 17,360) | ||||||||
| Profitability Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating profit margin1 | 12.33% | 12.48% | 12.79% | 13.38% | 12.83% | 10.51% | 10.60% | 10.47% | 10.74% | 12.76% | 12.72% | 12.56% | 12.36% | 11.79% | 11.55% | 10.77% | 10.64% | 10.53% | 9.30% | 8.75% | 6.67% | 5.83% | 5.54% | 5.63% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating Profit Margin, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amazon.com Inc. | — | — | — | — | 9.77% | 9.00% | 8.02% | 6.41% | 4.76% | 3.29% | 2.54% | 2.38% | 2.58% | 3.15% | 4.12% | 5.30% | 6.18% | 6.68% | 6.63% | 5.93% | 5.72% | 5.24% | 4.76% | 5.18% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Home Depot Inc. | 13.70% | 13.91% | 13.97% | 14.21% | 14.51% | 14.88% | 15.19% | 15.27% | 15.33% | 15.30% | 15.20% | 15.24% | 15.10% | 14.79% | 14.70% | 13.84% | 14.01% | 13.99% | 13.85% | 14.37% | 14.26% | 14.31% | 14.36% | 14.35% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| TJX Cos. Inc. | — | 10.96% | 10.86% | 10.69% | 10.17% | 10.02% | 9.82% | 9.73% | 9.76% | 9.77% | 10.18% | 9.79% | 9.55% | 9.32% | 7.05% | 1.81% | 3.13% | 3.26% | 5.86% | 10.59% | 10.49% | 10.56% | 10.61% | 10.82% | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-04).
1 Q3 2025 Calculation
Operating profit margin = 100
× (Operating incomeQ3 2025
+ Operating incomeQ2 2025
+ Operating incomeQ1 2025
+ Operating incomeQ4 2024)
÷ (Net salesQ3 2025
+ Net salesQ2 2025
+ Net salesQ1 2025
+ Net salesQ4 2024)
= 100 × (2,536 + 3,447 + 2,653 + 1,687)
÷ (20,170 + 23,586 + 21,364 + 18,603)
= 12.33%
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Operating profit margin | A profitability ratio calculated as operating income divided by revenue. | Lowe’s Cos. Inc. operating profit margin ratio deteriorated from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025 and from Q2 2025 to Q3 2025. |
Net Profit Margin
Lowe’s Cos. Inc., net profit margin calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | Feb 1, 2019 | Nov 2, 2018 | Aug 3, 2018 | May 4, 2018 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net earnings | 1,695) | 2,383) | 1,755) | 1,020) | 1,773) | 2,673) | 2,260) | 958) | 154) | 2,992) | 2,333) | 1,207) | 1,896) | 3,018) | 2,321) | 978) | 692) | 2,828) | 1,337) | 510) | 1,049) | 1,676) | 1,046) | (823) | 629) | 1,520) | 988) | ||||||||
| Net sales | 20,170) | 23,586) | 21,364) | 18,603) | 20,471) | 24,956) | 22,347) | 22,445) | 23,479) | 27,476) | 23,659) | 21,340) | 22,918) | 27,570) | 24,422) | 20,311) | 22,309) | 27,302) | 19,675) | 16,027) | 17,388) | 20,992) | 17,741) | 15,646) | 17,415) | 20,888) | 17,360) | ||||||||
| Profitability Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net profit margin1 | 8.19% | 8.25% | 8.46% | 8.94% | 8.49% | 6.48% | 6.65% | 6.63% | 6.97% | 8.84% | 8.85% | 8.77% | 8.63% | 7.41% | 7.23% | 6.51% | 6.29% | 7.12% | 6.17% | 5.93% | 4.11% | 3.52% | 3.31% | 3.25% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Profit Margin, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amazon.com Inc. | — | — | — | — | 8.04% | 7.35% | 6.38% | 5.29% | 3.62% | 2.43% | 0.82% | -0.53% | 2.25% | 2.39% | 4.48% | 7.10% | 5.73% | 6.64% | 6.42% | 5.53% | 4.99% | 4.10% | 3.56% | 4.13% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Home Depot Inc. | 9.45% | 9.71% | 9.79% | 9.92% | 10.22% | 10.48% | 10.75% | 10.87% | 10.87% | 10.88% | 10.83% | 10.87% | 10.79% | 10.55% | 10.45% | 9.74% | 9.94% | 9.91% | 9.79% | 10.20% | 10.01% | 10.18% | 10.24% | 10.28% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| TJX Cos. Inc. | — | 8.56% | 8.47% | 8.25% | 7.85% | 7.77% | 7.56% | 7.00% | 6.90% | 6.77% | 6.69% | 6.76% | 5.85% | 5.81% | 4.00% | 0.28% | 2.24% | 2.11% | 4.57% | 7.84% | 7.70% | 7.65% | 7.69% | 7.85% | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-04).
1 Q3 2025 Calculation
Net profit margin = 100
× (Net earningsQ3 2025
+ Net earningsQ2 2025
+ Net earningsQ1 2025
+ Net earningsQ4 2024)
÷ (Net salesQ3 2025
+ Net salesQ2 2025
+ Net salesQ1 2025
+ Net salesQ4 2024)
= 100 × (1,695 + 2,383 + 1,755 + 1,020)
÷ (20,170 + 23,586 + 21,364 + 18,603)
= 8.19%
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Net profit margin | An indicator of profitability, calculated as net income divided by revenue. | Lowe’s Cos. Inc. net profit margin ratio deteriorated from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025 and from Q2 2025 to Q3 2025. |
Return on Equity (ROE)
Lowe’s Cos. Inc., ROE calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | Feb 1, 2019 | Nov 2, 2018 | Aug 3, 2018 | May 4, 2018 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net earnings | 1,695) | 2,383) | 1,755) | 1,020) | 1,773) | 2,673) | 2,260) | 958) | 154) | 2,992) | 2,333) | 1,207) | 1,896) | 3,018) | 2,321) | 978) | 692) | 2,828) | 1,337) | 510) | 1,049) | 1,676) | 1,046) | (823) | 629) | 1,520) | 988) | ||||||||
| Shareholders’ equity (deficit) | (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) | 3,644) | 5,394) | 5,781) | 5,745) | ||||||||
| Profitability Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ROE1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,532.36% | 406.05% | 131.77% | 131.40% | 266.43% | 217.09% | 119.93% | 95.76% | 73.30% | 63.50% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ROE, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amazon.com Inc. | — | — | — | — | 19.24% | 18.79% | 17.39% | 15.07% | 10.97% | 7.75% | 2.78% | -1.86% | 8.24% | 8.83% | 15.98% | 24.13% | 21.78% | 25.64% | 26.04% | 22.84% | 20.99% | 17.88% | 16.18% | 18.67% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Home Depot Inc. | 252.51% | 334.21% | 817.03% | 1,450.48% | 1,098.18% | 1,215.96% | 4,626.24% | 1,095.07% | 1,317.03% | 7,124.47% | — | — | 1,539.90% | 736.64% | 844.74% | 390.00% | 813.68% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| TJX Cos. Inc. | — | 61.21% | 62.02% | 61.27% | 60.14% | 60.25% | 59.20% | 54.97% | 60.02% | 62.26% | 59.63% | 54.69% | 41.40% | 39.21% | 24.63% | 1.55% | 13.47% | 15.26% | 35.54% | 55.01% | 56.45% | 57.76% | 59.31% | 60.61% | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-04).
1 Q3 2025 Calculation
ROE = 100
× (Net earningsQ3 2025
+ Net earningsQ2 2025
+ Net earningsQ1 2025
+ Net earningsQ4 2024)
÷ Shareholders’ equity (deficit)
= 100 × (1,695 + 2,383 + 1,755 + 1,020)
÷ -13,419 = —
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
Return on Assets (ROA)
Lowe’s Cos. Inc., ROA calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | Feb 1, 2019 | Nov 2, 2018 | Aug 3, 2018 | May 4, 2018 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net earnings | 1,695) | 2,383) | 1,755) | 1,020) | 1,773) | 2,673) | 2,260) | 958) | 154) | 2,992) | 2,333) | 1,207) | 1,896) | 3,018) | 2,321) | 978) | 692) | 2,828) | 1,337) | 510) | 1,049) | 1,676) | 1,046) | (823) | 629) | 1,520) | 988) | ||||||||
| Total assets | 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) | 34,508) | 36,713) | 37,105) | 38,237) | ||||||||
| Profitability Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ROA1 | 15.32% | 15.42% | 15.92% | 18.49% | 18.02% | 13.58% | 13.86% | 14.73% | 14.23% | 18.04% | 17.00% | 18.91% | 16.63% | 14.19% | 13.32% | 12.49% | 10.55% | 11.06% | 9.98% | 10.85% | 7.41% | 6.21% | 5.49% | 6.71% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ROA, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amazon.com Inc. | — | — | — | — | 8.53% | 8.01% | 7.10% | 5.76% | 4.12% | 2.74% | 0.92% | -0.59% | 2.64% | 2.77% | 5.21% | 7.93% | 6.87% | 8.17% | 8.33% | 6.64% | 6.16% | 5.10% | 4.77% | 5.14% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Home Depot Inc. | 15.02% | 15.25% | 18.77% | 19.79% | 20.78% | 21.25% | 21.92% | 22.38% | 22.24% | 22.27% | 21.57% | 22.86% | 21.82% | 21.54% | 20.35% | 18.23% | 18.66% | 18.67% | 18.68% | 21.94% | 21.23% | 21.54% | 21.80% | 25.27% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| TJX Cos. Inc. | — | 15.59% | 15.68% | 15.04% | 13.54% | 13.77% | 13.25% | 12.34% | 11.96% | 12.40% | 12.04% | 11.53% | 8.87% | 8.73% | 4.99% | 0.29% | 2.38% | 2.68% | 6.63% | 13.55% | 12.88% | 13.40% | 13.53% | 21.36% | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-04).
1 Q3 2025 Calculation
ROA = 100
× (Net earningsQ3 2025
+ Net earningsQ2 2025
+ Net earningsQ1 2025
+ Net earningsQ4 2024)
÷ Total assets
= 100 × (1,695 + 2,383 + 1,755 + 1,020)
÷ 44,743 = 15.32%
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| ROA | A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by total assets. | Lowe’s Cos. Inc. ROA deteriorated from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025 and from Q2 2025 to Q3 2025. |