Analysis of Short-term (Operating) Activity Ratios
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Activity ratios measure how efficiently a company performs day-to-day tasks, such us the collection of receivables and management of inventory.
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Short-term Activity Ratios (Summary)
Lowe’s Cos. Inc., short-term (operating) activity ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-03).
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Inventory turnover | An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by inventory. | Lowe’s Cos. Inc. inventory turnover ratio improved from Q3 2025 to Q4 2025 but then deteriorated significantly from Q4 2025 to Q1 2026. |
| Payables turnover | An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by payables. | Lowe’s Cos. Inc. payables turnover ratio increased from Q3 2025 to Q4 2025 but then decreased significantly from Q4 2025 to Q1 2026. |
| Working capital turnover | An activity ratio calculated as revenue divided by working capital. | Lowe’s Cos. Inc. working capital turnover ratio improved from Q3 2025 to Q4 2025 and from Q4 2025 to Q1 2026. |
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Average inventory processing period | An activity ratio equal to the number of days in the period divided by inventory turnover over the period. | Lowe’s Cos. Inc. number of days of inventory outstanding improved from Q3 2025 to Q4 2025 but then deteriorated significantly from Q4 2025 to Q1 2026. |
| Average payables payment period | An estimate of the average number of days it takes a company to pay its suppliers; equal to the number of days in the period divided by payables turnover ratio for the period. | Lowe’s Cos. Inc. number of days of payables outstanding decreased from Q3 2025 to Q4 2025 but then increased from Q4 2025 to Q1 2026 exceeding Q3 2025 level. |
Inventory Turnover
Lowe’s Cos. Inc., inventory turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | Jan 31, 2020 | Nov 1, 2019 | Aug 2, 2019 | May 3, 2019 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of sales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Merchandise inventory, net | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory turnover1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amazon.com Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home Depot Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TJX Cos. Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-03).
1 Q1 2026 Calculation
Inventory turnover
= (Cost of salesQ1 2026
+ Cost of salesQ4 2025
+ Cost of salesQ3 2025
+ Cost of salesQ2 2025)
÷ Merchandise inventory, net
= ( + + + )
÷ =
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Inventory turnover | An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by inventory. | Lowe’s Cos. Inc. inventory turnover ratio improved from Q3 2025 to Q4 2025 but then deteriorated significantly from Q4 2025 to Q1 2026. |
Payables Turnover
Lowe’s Cos. Inc., payables turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | Jan 31, 2020 | Nov 1, 2019 | Aug 2, 2019 | May 3, 2019 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of sales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accounts payable | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables turnover1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amazon.com Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home Depot Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TJX Cos. Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-03).
1 Q1 2026 Calculation
Payables turnover
= (Cost of salesQ1 2026
+ Cost of salesQ4 2025
+ Cost of salesQ3 2025
+ Cost of salesQ2 2025)
÷ Accounts payable
= ( + + + )
÷ =
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Payables turnover | An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by payables. | Lowe’s Cos. Inc. payables turnover ratio increased from Q3 2025 to Q4 2025 but then decreased significantly from Q4 2025 to Q1 2026. |
Working Capital Turnover
Lowe’s Cos. Inc., working capital turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | Jan 31, 2020 | Nov 1, 2019 | Aug 2, 2019 | May 3, 2019 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current assets | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Less: Current liabilities | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Working capital | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net sales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Working capital turnover1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Working Capital Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amazon.com Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home Depot Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TJX Cos. Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-03).
1 Q1 2026 Calculation
Working capital turnover
= (Net salesQ1 2026
+ Net salesQ4 2025
+ Net salesQ3 2025
+ Net salesQ2 2025)
÷ Working capital
= ( + + + )
÷ =
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Working capital turnover | An activity ratio calculated as revenue divided by working capital. | Lowe’s Cos. Inc. working capital turnover ratio improved from Q3 2025 to Q4 2025 and from Q4 2025 to Q1 2026. |
Average Inventory Processing Period
Lowe’s Cos. Inc., average inventory processing period calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | Jan 31, 2020 | Nov 1, 2019 | Aug 2, 2019 | May 3, 2019 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory turnover | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average inventory processing period1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Inventory Processing Period, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amazon.com Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home Depot Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TJX Cos. Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-03).
1 Q1 2026 Calculation
Average inventory processing period = 365 ÷ Inventory turnover
= 365 ÷ =
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Average inventory processing period | An activity ratio equal to the number of days in the period divided by inventory turnover over the period. | Lowe’s Cos. Inc. number of days of inventory outstanding improved from Q3 2025 to Q4 2025 but then deteriorated significantly from Q4 2025 to Q1 2026. |
Average Payables Payment Period
Lowe’s Cos. Inc., average payables payment period calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | Jan 31, 2020 | Nov 1, 2019 | Aug 2, 2019 | May 3, 2019 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables turnover | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average payables payment period1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Payables Payment Period, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amazon.com Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home Depot Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TJX Cos. Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-03).
1 Q1 2026 Calculation
Average payables payment period = 365 ÷ Payables turnover
= 365 ÷ =
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Average payables payment period | An estimate of the average number of days it takes a company to pay its suppliers; equal to the number of days in the period divided by payables turnover ratio for the period. | Lowe’s Cos. Inc. number of days of payables outstanding decreased from Q3 2025 to Q4 2025 but then increased from Q4 2025 to Q1 2026 exceeding Q3 2025 level. |