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Lowe's Companies stock: balance sheet and debt

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$227.46Closing price of 12 Nov 2026MEQIRI Score 68 out of 100

Lowe's Companies has a debt to equity ratio of −4.51 and an interest coverage of 6.7x.

Daily figure as of 13 Nov 2026

Debt / Equity
−4.51
Interest coverage
6.7x
Current ratio
1.08
Cash & equivalents
$1.35B
Total assets
$54.14B
Equity ratio
−18.3%
Goodwill
$3.95B
Plus intangible assets of $5.91B
Net debt
$43.33B

Total assets and equity ratio

How large the balance sheet of Lowe's Companies, Inc. is, how much of it is equity and how much is goodwill from acquisitions.

Equity ratio

Figures as a table
YearTotal assetsGoodwill and intangible assetsof which goodwillEquity ratioNet debt
2006$27.77Bnot reported separatelynot reported separately56.6%$3.64B
2007$30.87Bnot reported separatelynot reported separately52.1%$6.15B
2008$32.69Bnot reported separatelynot reported separately55.2%$5.4B
2009$33.01Bnot reported separatelynot reported separately57.8%$4.02B
2010$33.7Bnot reported separatelynot reported separately53.7%$5.45B
2011$33.56Bnot reported separatelynot reported separately49.3%$6.33B
2012$32.67Bnot reported separatelynot reported separately42.4%$8.41B
2013$32.73Bnot reported separatelynot reported separately36.2%$9.95B
2014$31.83Bnot reported separatelynot reported separately31.3%$10.78B
2015$31.81Bnot reported separatelynot reported separately24.1%$11.94B
2016$34.41B$1.08B$1.08B18.7%$15.04B
2017$35.29B$1.31B$1.31B16.6%$16.17B
2018$34.64B$303M$303M10.5%$15.49B
2019$40.99B$562M$303M4.8%$22.87B
2020$48.29B$311M$311M3.0%$21.02B
2021$46.33B$833M$311M−10.4%$27.98B
2022$45.27B$614M$311M−31.5%$36.26B
2023$43.36Bnot reported separatelynot reported separately−34.7%$38.92B
2024$44.57Bnot reported separatelynot reported separately−31.9%$37.55B
2025$54.14B$9.85B$3.95B−18.3%$43.33B

The equity ratio divides total equity, including non-controlling interests, by total assets. Net debt is debt minus cash and short-term investments; a negative figure means cash exceeds debt.

Equity and debt

What the company owns and owes

  • Cash & equivalents
  • Equity
  • Debt
Figures as a table
YearCash & equivalentsEquityDebtDebt / Equity
2006$796M$15.73B$4.44B0.28
2007$530M$16.1B$6.68B0.41
2008$661M$18.06B$6.06B0.34
2009$1.06B$19.07B$5.08B0.27
2010$1.12B$18.11B$6.57B0.36
2011$1.3B$16.53B$7.63B0.46
2012$666M$13.86B$9.08B0.66
2013$576M$11.85B$10.52B0.89
2014$591M$9.97B$11.37B1.14
2015$712M$7.65B$12.65B1.65
2016$658M$6.43B$15.7B2.44
2017$690M$5.87B$16.86B2.87
2018$729M$3.64B$16.22B4.45
2019$876M$1.97B$23.75B12.04
2020$5.2B$1.44B$26.21B18.24
2021$1.4B−$4.82B$29.38B−6.1
2022$1.73B−$14.25B$37.99B−2.67
2023$1.23B−$15.05B$40.15B−2.67
2024$2.13B−$14.23B$39.68B−2.79
2025$1.35B−$9.92B$44.68B−4.51

Data status and sources

Score
Daily value of 13 Nov 2026, recalculated nightly
Price
Closing price of 12 Nov 2026
Latest annual report
Fiscal year 2025, period end 30 Jan 2026
Source
Financial statements, ratios and prices from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), based on the company's reports. MEQIRI calculates the score and fair value from them.

Mandatory disclosures for this rating

  • ; time horizon around 12 months
  • Rated Neutral, published since 7 Nov 2026 (in the score history since 1 May 2026)
  • Valuation signal Fairly valued since 7 Nov 2026
  • End-of-day prices, metrics cached for up to 24 hours
  • Score and fair value are estimates from a disclosed model. They are not facts and not a price target.
  • Produced by SSM Ventures UG (haftungsbeschränkt), responsible person Sven Brostmeyer, Managing Director, automatically according to the disclosed model.
  • Not investment advice. Losses up to and including a total loss are possible. Personal circumstances are not considered.

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