Stock Analysis on Net

Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Quarterly Data

The balance sheet provides creditors, investors, and analysts with information on company resources (assets) and its sources of capital (its equity and liabilities). It normally also provides information about the future earnings capacity of a company assets as well as an indication of cash flows that may come from receivables and inventories.

Liabilities represents obligations of a company arising from past events, the settlement of which is expected to result in an outflow of economic benefits from the entity.

Lowe’s Cos. Inc., consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)

US$ in millions

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May 1, 2026 Jan 30, 2026 Oct 31, 2025 Aug 1, 2025 May 2, 2025 Jan 31, 2025 Nov 1, 2024 Aug 2, 2024 May 3, 2024 Feb 2, 2024 Nov 3, 2023 Aug 4, 2023 May 5, 2023 Feb 3, 2023 Oct 28, 2022 Jul 29, 2022 Apr 29, 2022 Jan 28, 2022 Oct 29, 2021 Jul 30, 2021 Apr 30, 2021 Jan 29, 2021 Oct 30, 2020 Jul 31, 2020 May 1, 2020
Short-term borrowings 380 72 499 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000
Current maturities of long-term debt 810 2,431 2,437 4,175 4,183 2,586 2,576 1,290 1,294 537 544 592 589 585 609 121 121 868 1,352 1,344 1,338 1,112 609 609 604
Current operating lease liabilities 662 713 691 536 562 563 497 552 552 487 533 534 525 522 651 652 639 636 573 557 551 541 530 520 506
Accounts payable 11,975 9,762 10,236 9,513 11,235 9,290 10,602 10,336 11,737 8,704 9,914 10,333 11,885 10,524 12,249 12,631 13,831 11,354 11,334 12,011 13,964 10,884 12,759 12,916 10,841
Accrued compensation and employee benefits 972 1,285 1,023 1,098 853 1,008 828 1,055 870 954 750 1,026 766 1,109 1,405 1,227 1,190 1,561 1,353 1,331 1,312 1,350 1,117 1,139 982
Deferred revenue 1,629 1,477 1,537 1,558 1,500 1,358 1,359 1,417 1,409 1,408 1,499 1,566 1,645 1,603 1,736 1,968 2,094 1,914 1,954 2,041 2,022 1,608 1,614 1,715 1,212
Other current liabilities 3,846 3,795 3,527 4,742 4,055 3,952 3,585 3,596 3,644 3,478 3,256 3,561 3,728 4,669 4,226 3,767 3,956 3,335 3,268 3,380 3,705 3,235 2,935 3,471 3,180
Current liabilities 20,274 19,463 19,451 21,622 22,388 18,757 19,447 18,246 19,506 15,568 16,496 17,612 19,210 19,511 20,876 20,366 21,831 19,668 20,834 21,664 22,892 18,730 19,564 21,370 18,325
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities 36,751 37,490 37,498 30,548 30,541 32,901 32,906 34,659 34,622 35,384 35,374 35,839 35,863 32,876 32,904 28,763 28,776 23,859 23,881 21,967 21,906 20,668 21,185 20,197 20,200
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities 3,937 4,043 4,070 3,801 3,669 3,628 3,741 3,738 3,759 3,737 3,602 3,611 3,479 3,512 4,048 4,069 4,061 4,021 4,136 3,841 3,925 3,890 3,907 3,859 3,915
Deferred income taxes, net 1,239 1,039 808
Deferred revenue, Lowe’s protection plans 1,248 1,262 1,273 1,283 1,266 1,268 1,260 1,256 1,225 1,225 1,228 1,231 1,206 1,201 1,184 1,169 1,137 1,127 1,119 1,097 1,050 1,019 1,007 981 915
Other liabilities 762 764 735 760 762 779 808 798 859 931 966 960 869 862 829 800 797 781 1,006 1,010 982 991 1,144 1,000 761
Noncurrent liabilities 43,937 44,598 44,384 36,392 36,238 38,576 38,715 40,451 40,465 41,277 41,170 41,641 41,417 38,451 38,965 34,801 34,771 29,788 30,142 27,915 27,863 26,568 27,243 26,037 25,791
Total liabilities 64,211 64,061 63,835 58,014 58,626 57,333 58,162 58,697 59,971 56,845 57,666 59,253 60,627 57,962 59,841 55,167 56,602 49,456 50,976 49,579 50,755 45,298 46,807 47,407 44,116
Preferred stock, $5 par value; issued and outstanding: none
Common stock, $0.50 par value 280 281 280 280 280 280 282 284 286 287 288 291 296 301 305 316 326 335 343 350 358 366 376 378 377
Capital in excess of par value 68 370 228 147 13 7 12 90 129 10
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit) (9,884) (10,839) (11,165) (12,108) (13,833) (14,799) (13,993) (14,342) (15,188) (15,637) (15,744) (15,341) (15,310) (14,862) (13,313) (8,895) (7,367) (5,115) (1,913) (460) 98 1,117 3,942 4,134 1,722
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) 266 271 275 281 286 288 292 295 296 300 302 306 304 307 140 137 164 (36) (6) (65) (11) (136) (245) (285) (393)
Shareholders’ equity (deficit) (9,270) (9,917) (10,382) (11,400) (13,254) (14,231) (13,419) (13,763) (14,606) (15,050) (15,147) (14,732) (14,710) (14,254) (12,868) (8,442) (6,877) (4,816) (1,576) (175) 445 1,437 4,073 4,356 1,716
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity (deficit) 54,941 54,144 53,453 46,614 45,372 43,102 44,743 44,934 45,365 41,795 42,519 44,521 45,917 43,708 46,973 46,725 49,725 44,640 49,400 49,404 51,200 46,735 50,880 51,763 45,832

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-05-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2026-01-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-08-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-05-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2025-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-11-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-08-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-05-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-02-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-05-05), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-02-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-01).


The balance sheet exhibits a significant expansion of total liabilities and a persistent deficit in shareholders' equity over the analyzed period. Total liabilities grew from 44,116 million USD in May 2020 to 64,211 million USD by May 2026, reflecting a strategic increase in leverage and a shift in the company's capital structure.

Liability Composition and Debt Trends
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities, shows a consistent upward trajectory, rising from 20,200 million USD in May 2020 to 36,751 million USD in May 2026. This indicates a heavy reliance on long-term borrowing to fund operations or capital returns. Current maturities of long-term debt exhibit high volatility, with significant peaks in early 2025, reaching 4,183 million USD in May 2025, suggesting periodic concentrations of debt refinancing or repayment.
Working Capital and Current Obligations
Current liabilities have fluctuated between 15,568 million USD and 22,892 million USD. Accounts payable remains the primary component of current liabilities, demonstrating seasonal volatility characteristic of retail operations, with a general range between 8,700 million USD and 13,900 million USD. Current operating lease liabilities have remained relatively stable, hovering between 487 million USD and 713 million USD.
Equity Deficit and Retained Earnings
A profound shift is observed in shareholders' equity, which transitioned from a positive 1,716 million USD in May 2020 to a substantial deficit. The equity position reached its lowest point of -15,147 million USD in November 2023. This deficit is primarily driven by a severe decline in retained earnings, which moved from 1,722 million USD to a peak deficit of -15,744 million USD in November 2023. The subsequent trend indicates a gradual recovery, with the deficit narrowing to -9,270 million USD by May 2026.
Other Noncurrent Obligations
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities have remained remarkably consistent, fluctuating narrowly around the 3,500 million to 4,100 million USD range. A new entry for deferred income taxes, net, appeared in late 2025, rising to 1,239 million USD by May 2026, introducing a new component to the noncurrent liability profile.

The convergence of increasing long-term debt and a sustained negative equity balance suggests an aggressive capital management strategy, likely involving significant share repurchases or dividend distributions that exceeded accumulated earnings over the multi-year period.

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