---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000060667-21-000165"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LOW"
cik: "0000060667"
company_name: "LOWES COMPANIES INC"
filed_at: "2021-11-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-28T07:32:24.126968+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Lowe's Q3 EPS $2.73 beats; raises FY outlook; US comp +2.6%; $12B buyback plan

## Summary
- Net earnings $1.9B, diluted EPS $2.73; adjusted EPS $2.73, up 38% YoY from $1.98.
- Total sales $22.9B (+2.7%); US comp sales +2.6%, two-year US comp +33.7%.
- Pro sales growth >16%, Lowes.com +25%; all 15 regions delivered 2-year comp >+19%.
- Operating margin +242 bps, gross margin +38 bps; disciplined cost management.
- Repurchased 13.7M shares for $2.9B in Q3; plans ~$12B total repurchases for fiscal 2021.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000060667-21-000165
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LOW
- cik: 0000060667
- company_name: LOWES COMPANIES INC
- filed_at: 2021-11-17T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/60667/000006066721000165/0000060667-21-000165-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/60667/000006066721000165/low-20211117.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000060667-21-000165
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000060667-21-000165.txt

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