Lowe's Companies, Inc. (LOW) earnings on May 20, 2026
More Lowe's Companies, Inc. earnings
Prior outlook: Pessimistic Outcome: Partial
Lowe's reported strong earnings, but the stock initially fell on cautious outlook before recovering to finish higher. Investors weighed the good results against a mixed financial forecast.
LOW price around the earnings
220.55
Change: +1.0%
2026-05-20, 23:42 UTC
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Prior thesis
Prior outlook: Pessimistic Outcome: Partial
- Thesis published
Mixed outlook, the risk outweighs the reward.
The company's outlook is mixed, with some earnings guidance falling short of expectations, despite a strong history of beating past earnings. Recent price drops have made the stock oversold, but negative trends and analyst caution suggest risks.
Context analyzed before publication
- Summary
- Mixed contexts: the scenario reads optimistic but recent weakness is noted.
- Reasoning
- Despite a strong history of beating earnings expectations and positive analyst outlooks, recent price weakness is a concern. Flat future growth projections temper enthusiasm, though a partnership with Synchrony suggests an optimistic reading.
- Playbook
- The scenario shows potential near support levels given analyst targets, while the negative price momentum remains a factor. A trend reversal confirmation would be a key development.
- Trend
- Recent selloff to support; divergence risk.
Analysts
Drivers
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Analysts
Positive
Analysts point to an optimistic scenario for the stock price, with a majority rating it a buy.
Evidence
- Analyst consensus
- Buy
- Consensus average (1-5)
- 1.94
- Analysts covering the stock
- 33
- Average price target
- 285.06
- Lowest price target
- 228
- Highest price target
- 325
- Upside to price target
- 26%
- Quarterly earnings growth
- -11%
- Revenue growth
- 10.9%
- Forward EPS
- 13.63
- Trailing EPS
- 11.85
- Analyst moves in the last 60 days
- 1
- Strong buy: 4
- Buy: 17
- Hold: 13
- Sell: 0
- Strong sell: 1
- Strong buy
- 4
- Buy
- 17
- Hold
- 13
- Sell
- 0
- Strong sell
- 1
- April 7, 2026 · Evercore ISI Group: Maintains rating (In-Line → In-Line)
News and sentiment
Drivers
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News & sentiment
Positive
An expanded partnership with Synchrony for a rewards card is expected to provide a modest positive impact.
Evidence
Sentiment
- Sentiment
- Constructive
- Mention volume
- Low
- Normalized volume
- 33%
News
Sources (4)
- Synchrony Expands Partnership With Lowe's To Issue MyLowe's Pro Rewards American Express Card — Benzinga
- Synchrony Expands Collaboration With Lowe's To Issue MyLowe's Pro Rewards American Express Card — Benzinga
- $100 Invested In Lowe's Companies 15 Years Ago Would Be Worth This Much Today — Benzinga
- Here's How Much You Would Have Made Owning Lowe's Companies Stock In The Last 15 Years — Benzinga
Technicals
Drivers
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Technical
Negative
The stock has experienced a notable price drop recently, nearing a key support level which presents both risk and potential rebound scenario.
Evidence
- Average true range (ATR)
- 2.6%
- Distance to 52-week high
- -22.8%
- 14-day change (14d)
- -8.4%
- 30-day change
- -4.5%
- 30-day relative strength
- -4.5%
- Benchmark change
- +0.0%
- Nearest support
- 224.52
- Nearest resistance
- 226.92
- Volume accumulation ratio
- 1.09
Trends
Drivers
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Macro & trends
Negative
Future earnings and revenue growth are expected to be flat, indicating potential pressure on the company's profitability.
Evidence
- Average earnings surprise
- +2.3%
- February 25, 2026: actual EPS 1.98 vs estimate 1.94 (surprise +1.9%)
- November 19, 2025: actual EPS 3.06 vs estimate 2.95 (surprise +3.6%)
- August 20, 2025: actual EPS 4.33 vs estimate 4.24 (surprise +2.2%)
- May 21, 2025: actual EPS 2.92 vs estimate 2.88 (surprise +1.4%)
Expected move
Drivers
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Past earnings
Positive
The company has consistently exceeded earnings expectations over the last year, showing strong operational performance.
There is no implied-move data available for this event.
Reactions over its last 19 earnings
- Median move
- 2%
- 75th percentile move
- 4.3%
- 90th percentile move
- 5.6%
- Up / down moves
- 11 / 8
- Average up move
- +2.5%
- Average down move
- -3.6%
Monitoring and close
What Lowe's Companies, Inc. reported
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Pre-market second reading after the results
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How the stock reacted
- Outcome
- Partial
- Consolidated
- +1.2%
- Max favorable move (MFE)
- 4.8%
- Max adverse move (MAE)
- 1.7%