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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Lowe's (LOW)

Lowe's Q2 sales rise to $26.0 billion; EPS flat at $4.27; full-year outlook cut

Mixed Impact 4 of 5 earnings Written later

Lowe's reported second-quarter 2026 net earnings of $2.4 billion and diluted EPS of $4.27, flat from a year earlier, while total sales rose to $26.0 billion from $24.0 billion. The company lowered the top end of its fiscal 2026 diluted EPS and comparable sales outlook, which matters to shareholders because the forecast now points to flat comparable sales and a narrower earnings range.

Key points

  • Q2 diluted EPS was $4.27, the same as the prior-year quarter; adjusted diluted EPS rose 1.6% to $4.40 from $4.33.
  • Q2 comparable sales rose 0.2%, and online sales grew 15.7%; total sales were $26.0 billion versus $24.0 billion.
  • Fiscal 2026 diluted EPS is now about $11.75 (previously $11.75 to $12.25); adjusted diluted EPS is about $12.25 (previously $12.25 to $12.75).
  • Q2 EPS included an $0.11 benefit from IEEPA tariff refunds, and $96 million in pre-tax acquisition-related expenses.

The filing

CompanyLowe's (LOW)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECAug 19, 2026, 8:45 AM ET
Accession number0000060667-26-000113

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 2:16 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on August 19, 2026.

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