secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     LOWES COMPANIES INC (LOW)
CIK:        0000060667
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-05-21T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000060667-25-000091
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.65
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Lowe's Q1 net earnings $1.6B, EPS $2.92; comps -1.7%; reaffirms FY outlook
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- Net earnings $1.6B, diluted EPS $2.92 (down 4.6% YoY from $3.06); total sales $20.9B (-2.3% YoY).
- Comparable sales decreased 1.7%; Pro comp up mid-single digits, online sales up mid-single digits.
- Gross margin 33.4% (+19bps YoY); operating margin 11.9% (-50bps YoY).
- FY2025 outlook affirmed: total sales $83.5-$84.5B, EPS $12.15-$12.40, operating margin 12.3%-12.4%.
- Returned $645M to shareholders via dividends in Q1; 1,750 stores operating as of May 2, 2025.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/60667/000006066725000091/0000060667-25-000091-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/60667/000006066725000091/low-20250521.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000060667-25-000091

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