LOWES COMPANIES INC

Net Sales – Net sales in the third quarter of 2025 increased 3.2% to $20.8 billion. Comparable sales increased 0.4%, consisting of a 3.4% increase in comparable average ticket, partially offset by a 3.0% decline in comparable customer transactions.

During the third quarter of 2025, ten of our 14 product categories experienced positive comparable store sales, led by Rough Plumbing, Appliances, Paint and Flooring. Strength in these categories reflects continued growth with our Pro customer and online, as well as our broad assortment of appliances available next-day to our customers in the majority of the United States.

Net sales increased 0.9% to $65.7 billion for the first nine months of 2025 compared to 2024. Comparable sales declined 0.1% over the same period, driven by a 3.0% decline in comparable customer transactions, partially offset by a comparable average ticket increase of 2.9%.

Gross Margin – For the third quarter of 2025, gross margin as a percentage of sales increased fifty basis points compared to 2024. The gross margin improvement for the quarter was driven by cycling storm pressures from the prior year, as well as improvements in credit revenue and better sell-through of inventory as part of item rationalization efforts.

Gross margin as a percentage of sales increased thirty-five basis points in the first nine months of 2025 compared to 2024, primarily due to cycling storm pressures from the prior year, as well as improvements in credit revenue.

SG&A – For the third quarter of 2025, SG&A expense deleveraged 102 basis points as a percentage of sales compared to the third quarter of 2024, primarily due to cycling the prior year gain on contingent consideration associated with the fiscal 2022 sale of the Canadian retail business, expenses associated with the acquisitions of ADG and FBM, along with an increase in employee compensation and benefits.

SG&A expense as a percentage of sales deleveraged 63 basis points as a percentage of sales for the first nine months of 2025 compared to 2024, primarily due to the same factors that impacted SG&A for the third quarter.

Depreciation and Amortization – Depreciation and amortization deleveraged 13 basis points as a percentage of sales for the third quarter of 2025 compared to 2024.

Depreciation and amortization deleveraged 13 basis points as a percentage of sales for the first nine months of 2025 compared to 2024.

Interest – Net – Net interest expense for the third quarter of 2025 deleveraged 12 basis points as a percentage of sales primarily due to the costs related to the bridge financing for the FBM acquisition.

Net interest expense for the first nine months of 2025 deleveraged one basis point as a percentage of sales.

Income Tax Provision – Our effective income tax rates were 24.1% and 23.6% for the three months ended October 31, 2025 and November 1, 2024, respectively, and 24.0% and 23.8% for the nine months ended October 31, 2025 and November 1, 2024, respectively.