Lowe’s (LOW) stock rallied on Wednesday following the release of the home improvement retail company’s Q3 2025 earnings report. This report started with adjusted diluted earnings per share of $3.06, which came in above analysts’ estimate of $2.97 per share. It was also a 5.9% increase year-over-year from $2.89 per share.
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Lowe’s reported revenue of $20.81 billion for Q3 2025, which was just below analysts’ estimate of $20.82 billion. However, the company’s revenue did increase 3.17% year-over-year from $20.17 billion. Comparable sales were up 0.4% compared to Q3 2024 due to 11.4% online sales growth, double-digit growth in home services, and continued growth in Pro sales.
Lowe’s stock was up 6.43% in pre-market trading on Wednesday, following a 2.41% drop yesterday. The company’s shares have fallen 9.25% year-to-date and 16.52% over the past 12 months.
Lowe’s Guidance
Lowe’s provided updated guidance in its Q3 2025 earnings report. It now expects full-year 2025 adjusted diluted EPS of $12.25 alongside revenue of $86 billion. These are both up from its prior EPS and revenue outlooks of $12.20 to $12.45 and $84.5 billion to $85.5 billion. For comparison, Wall Street’s estimates for the year are $12.27 per share and revenue of $85.66 billion.
Additional guidance for 2025 includes flat comparable sales, adjusted operating income as a percentage of sales of 12.1%, a net interest expense of $1.4 billion, an effective income tax rate of 24%, and capital expenditures of $2.5 billion.
Is Lowe’s Stock a Buy, Sell, or Hold?
Turning to Wall Street, the analysts’ consensus rating for Lowe’s is Moderate Buy, based on 16 Buy and eight Hold ratings over the past three months. With that comes an average LOW stock price target of $284.18, representing a potential 29.43% upside for the shares. These ratings and price targets will likely change as analysts update their coverage after today’s earnings report.
