LOWES COMPANIES INC

Sources of Liquidity

Cash flows from operations, combined with our continued access to capital markets on both a short-term and long-term basis, as needed, remain adequate to fund our operations, make strategic investments to support long-term growth, return cash to shareholders in the form of dividends, and repay debt maturities as they become due. We believe these sources of liquidity will continue to support our business for the next twelve months. As of October 31, 2025, we held $0.6 billion of cash and cash equivalents, as well as $5.0 billion in undrawn capacity on our Revolving Credit Facilities at quarter end.

Cash Flows Provided by Operating Activities

Cash flows from operating activities continued to provide the primary source of our liquidity. The decrease in net cash provided by operating activities for the nine months ended October 31, 2025, compared to the nine months ended November 1, 2024, wasprimarily driven by the timing of income tax payments in the third quarter of fiscal 2025 which were previously deferred under the income tax relief announced by the IRS for businesses impacted by Hurricane Helene.

Cash Flows Used in Investing Activities

Net cash used in investing activities is primarily driven by our acquisitions of ADG and FBM which used $10.1 billion for the nine months ended October 31, 2025. In addition, total capital expenditures were $1.6 billion and $1.4 billion for the nine months ended October 31, 2025, and November 1, 2024, respectively. Our capital expenditures generally consist of investments in our strategic initiatives to enhance our ability to serve customers, improve existing stores, and support expansion plans. For fiscal 2025, our guidance for capital expenditures is up to $2.5 billion.

Cash Flows Provided by / (Used in) Financing Activities

Net cash provided by and used in financing activities primarily consists of transactions related to our debt, share repurchases, and cash dividend payments.

Debt

During the three months ended October 31, 2025, the Company issued $5.0 billion of unsecured notes. In addition, the Company entered into a $2.0 billion unsecured term loan credit agreement (2025 Term Loan) which has a maturity date of October 2028. The proceeds from the unsecured notes and the 2025 Term Loan were designated to finance, in part, our acquisition of FBM and general corporate purposes.

On September 16, 2025, the Company entered into a $2.0 billion five-year unsecured credit agreement (2025 Credit Agreement), which has a maturity date of September 2030, replacing the Company’s $2.0 billion five-year unsecured revolving credit agreement entered into in December 2021, and as amended (Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement).

On September 16, 2025, the Company also amended the five-year unsecured revolving credit agreement dated September 1, 2023 (the 2023 Credit Agreement) with a syndicate of banks, which has a maturity date of September 2028 and an aggregate availability of $2.0 billion. Under the amendment, borrowings under the 2023 Credit Agreement will no longer be subject to a SOFR credit spread adjustment.

The 2025 Credit Agreement and the 2023 Credit Agreement (collectively the Long-Term Credit Agreements) support the Company’s commercial paper program. The amounts available to be drawn under the Long-Term Credit Agreements are reduced by the amount of borrowings under the commercial paper program. As of October 31, 2025, November 1, 2024, and January 31, 2025, there were no outstanding borrowings under the Company’s commercial paper program or the Long-Term Credit Agreements.

On September 16, 2025, the Company also entered into a $1.0 billion 364-day unsecured revolving credit agreement (collectively with the Long-Term Credit Agreements the “Revolving Credit Facilities”) which has a maturity date of September 2026 and had no outstanding borrowings as of October 31, 2025.

The following table includes additional information related to our debt for the nine months ended October 31, 2025, and November 1, 2024:

Share Repurchases

We have a share repurchase program, authorized by the Company’s Board of Directors, that is executed through purchases made from time to time either in the open market or through private off-market transactions. We also withhold shares from employees to satisfy tax withholding liabilities. Shares repurchased are retired and returned to authorized and unissued status. The following table provides, on a settlement date basis, the total number of shares repurchased, average price paid per share, and the total cash used to repurchase shares for the nine months ended October 31, 2025, and November 1, 2024:

1 Excludes unsettled share repurchases and excise taxes.

As of October 31, 2025, we had $10.8 billion remaining available under our share repurchase program with no expiration date. In fiscal 2025, the Company paused its share repurchase program.

Dividends

Dividends are paid in the quarter immediately following the quarter in which they are declared. Dividends paid per share increased from $3.35 per share for the nine months ended November 1, 2024, to $3.50 per share for the nine months ended October 31, 2025.

Capital Resources

We expect to continue to have access to the capital markets on both a short-term and long-term basis when needed for liquidity purposes by issuing commercial paper or new long-term debt. The availability and the borrowing costs of these funds could be adversely affected, however, by a downgrade of our debt ratings or a deterioration of certain financial ratios. The table below reflects our debt ratings by Standard & Poor’s (S&P) and Moody’s as of November 26, 2025, which we are disclosing to enhance understanding of our sources of liquidity and the effect of our ratings on our cost of funds. Our commercial paper and senior debt ratings may be subject to revision or withdrawal at any time by the assigning rating organization, and each rating should be evaluated independently of any other rating.

There are no provisions in any agreements that would require early cash settlement of existing debt or leases as a result of a downgrade in our debt rating or a decrease in our stock price.