Lowe's is an American retail company based in Mooresville, Iredell County, North Carolina. The focus of business is on home improvement and household appliances. The company is listed in the Standard & Poorโs 100 stock index.
Lowe's was founded in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina in 1946. The company's shares have been traded on the New York Stock Exchange since 1961. Loweโs has 1,840 stores in 49 states across the United States and around 266,000 employees. The chain is also represented in Canada (33 branches) and Australia. In May 2015, the chain acquired 13 branches from Target Canada. Hardware store chain The Home Depot is Lowe's biggest competitor.
According to Lowe's Companies's latest financial reports the company's current earnings are โน86.28 Billion. In 2025 the company made an earning of โน969.61 Billion a decrease over its 2024 earnings that were of โน1.002 Trillion. The earnings displayed on this page is the company's Pretax Income.