Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

1. Financial Statements

See the following items and page numbers appearing in Item 8 of this Annual Report:


						Page No.

			Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm			35

			Consolidated Statements of Earnings for each of the three fiscal years in the period ended January 30, 2026			38

			Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for each of the three fiscal years in the period ended January 30, 2026			38

			Consolidated Balance Sheets as of January 3 0 , 202 6 and January 31 , 202 5			39

			Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Deficit for each of the three fiscal years in the period ended January 30, 2026			40

			Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for each of the three fiscal years in the period ended January 30, 2026			41

			Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for each of the three fiscal years in the period ended January 30, 2026			42

2. Financial Statement Schedules

All schedules have been omitted as they are either not applicable or the information is included within our consolidated financial statements and notes to the consolidated financial statements.


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3. Exhibits


Exhibit Number				Incorporated by Reference
	Exhibit Description		Form		File No.		Exhibit		Filing Date
3.1		Restated Charter of Lowe’s Companies, Inc.		10-Q		001-07898		3.1		September 1, 2009

3.2		Bylaws of Lowe’s Companies, Inc., as amended and restated November 11, 2022.		8-K		001-07898		3.1		November 16, 2022

4.1		Amended and Restated Indenture, dated as of December 1, 1995, between Lowe’s Companies, Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association, as successor trustee.		8-K		001-07898		4.1		December 15, 1995

4.2		Form of Lowe’s Companies, Inc.’s 6 7/8% Debentures due February 15, 2028.		8-K		001-07898		4.2		February 20, 1998

4.3		First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of February 23, 1999, to the Amended and Restated Indenture, dated as of December 1, 1995, between Lowe’s Companies, Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association, as successor trustee.		10-K		001-07898		10.13		April 19, 1999

4.4		Form of Lowe’s Companies, Inc.’s 6 1/2% Debentures due March 15, 2029.		10-K		001-07898		10.19		April 19, 1999

4.5		Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of October 6, 2005, to the Amended and Restated Indenture, dated as of December 1, 1995, between Lowe’s Companies, Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association, as successor trustee, including as an exhibit thereto a form of Lowe’s Companies, Inc.’s 5.5% Notes maturing in October 2035.		10-K		001-07898		4.5		April 3, 2007

4.6		Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of October 10, 2006, to the Amended and Restated Indenture, dated as of December 1, 1995, between Lowe’s Companies, Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association, as successor trustee, including as an exhibit thereto a form of Lowe’s Companies, Inc.’s 5.80% Notes maturing in October 2036.		S-3 (POSASR)		333-137750		4.5		October 10, 2006

4.7		Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 11, 2007, to the Amended and Restated Indenture, dated as of December 1, 1995, between Lowe’s Companies, Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association, as successor trustee, including as exhibits thereto a form of Lowe’s Companies, Inc.’s 6.10% Notes maturing in September 2017 and a form of Lowe’s Companies, Inc.’s 6.65% Notes maturing in September 2037.		8-K		001-07898		4.1		September 11, 2007


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Exhibit Number		Incorporated by Reference
Exhibit Number	Exhibit Description	Form	File No.	Exhibit	Filing Date
4.8	Sixth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 15, 2010, to the Amended and Restated Indenture, dated as of December 1, 1995, between Lowe’s Companies, Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association, as successor trustee, including as exhibits thereto a form of Lowe’s Companies, Inc.’s 4.625% Notes maturing in April 2020 and a form of Lowe’s Companies, Inc.’s 5.800% Notes maturing in April 2040.	8-K	001-07898	4.1	April 15, 2010

4.9	Eighth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 23, 2011, to the Amended and Restated Indenture, dated as of December 1, 1995, between Lowe’s Companies, Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association, as successor trustee, including as exhibits thereto a form of Lowe’s Companies, Inc.’s 3.800% Notes maturing in November 2021 and a form of Lowe’s Companies, Inc.’s 5.125% Notes maturing in November 2041.	8-K	001-07898	4.1	November 23, 2011

4.10	Ninth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 23, 2012, to the Amended and Restated Indenture, dated as of December 1, 1995, between Lowe’s Companies, Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association, as successor trustee, including as exhibits thereto a form of Lowe’s Companies, Inc.’s 1.625% Notes maturing in April 2017, a form of Lowe’s Companies, Inc.’s 3.120% Notes maturing in April 2022 and a form of Lowe’s Companies, Inc.’s 4.650% Notes maturing in April 2042.	8-K	001-07898	4.1	April 23, 2012

4.11	Tenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 11, 2013, to the Amended and Restated Indenture, dated as of December 1, 1995, between Lowe’s Companies, Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association, as successor trustee, including as exhibits thereto a form of Lowe’s Companies, Inc.’s 3.875% Notes maturing in September 2023 and a form of Lowe’s Companies, Inc.’s 5.000% Notes maturing in September 2043.	8-K	001-07898	4.1	September 11, 2013

4.12	Eleventh Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 10, 2014, to the Amended and Restated Indenture, dated as of December 1, 1995, between Lowe’s Companies, Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association, as successor trustee, including as exhibits thereto a form of Lowe’s Companies, Inc.’s Floating Rate Notes maturing in September 2019, a form of Lowe’s Companies, Inc.’s 3.125% Notes maturing in September 2024 and a form of Lowe’s Companies, Inc.’s 4.250% Notes maturing in September 2044.	8-K	001-07898	4.1	September 10, 2014


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Exhibit Number		Incorporated by Reference
Exhibit Number	Exhibit Description	Form	File No.	Exhibit	Filing Date
4.13	Twelfth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 16, 2015, to the Amended and Restated Indenture, dated as of December 1, 1995, between Lowe’s Companies, Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association, as successor trustee, including as exhibits thereto a form of Lowe’s Companies, Inc.’s Floating Rate Notes maturing in September 2018, a form of Lowe’s Companies, Inc.’s 3.375% Notes maturing in September 2025 and a form of Lowe’s Companies, Inc.’s 4.375% Notes maturing in September 2045.	8-K	001-07898	4.1	September 16, 2015

4.14	Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 20, 2016, to the Amended and Restated Indenture, dated as of December 1, 1995, between Lowe’s Companies, Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, including as exhibits thereto a form of Lowe’s Companies, Inc.’s Floating Rate Notes maturing in April 2019, a form of Lowe’s Companies, Inc.’s 1.15% Notes maturing in April 2019, a form of Lowe’s Companies, Inc.’s 2.50% Notes maturing in April 2026 and a form of Lowe’s Companies, Inc.’s 3.70% Notes maturing in April 2046.	8-K	001-07898	4.1	April 20, 2016

4.15	Fourteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 3, 2017, between Lowe’s Companies, Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association, as successor trustee, including as exhibits thereto a form of 3.100% Notes due May 3, 2027 and a form of 4.050% Notes due May 3, 2047.	8-K	001-07898	4.1	May 3, 2017

4.16	Fifteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 5, 2019, between Lowe’s Companies, Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association (as successor trustee), including as exhibits thereto a form of 3.650% Notes due April 5, 2029 and a form of 4.550% Notes due April 5, 2049.	8-K	001-07898	4.2	April 5, 2019

4.17	Sixteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 26, 2020, between Lowe’s Companies, Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association (as successor trustee), including as exhibits thereto a form of 4.000% Notes due April 15, 2025, a form of 4.500% Notes due April 15, 2030, a form of 5.000% Notes due April 15, 2040 and a form of 5.125% Notes due April 15, 2050.	8-K	001-07898	4.2	March 27, 2020


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Exhibit Number		Incorporated by Reference
Exhibit Number	Exhibit Description	Form	File No.	Exhibit	Filing Date
4.18	Seventeenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of October 22, 2020, between Lowe’s Companies, Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association (as successor trustee), including as exhibits thereto a form of 1.300% Notes due April 15, 2028, a form of 1.700% Notes due October 15, 2030 and a form of 3.000% Notes due October 15, 2050.	8-K	001-07898	4.2	October 22, 2020

4.19	Eighteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 31, 2021, between Lowe’s Companies, Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association (as successor trustee), including as exhibits thereto a form of 2.625% Notes due April 1, 2031 and a form of 3.500% Notes due April 1, 2051.	8-K	001-07898	4.2	March 31, 2021

4.20	Nineteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 20, 2021, between Lowe’s Companies, Inc. and U.S. Bank Association (as successor trustee), including as exhibits thereto a form of 1.700% Notes due September 15, 2028 and a form of 2.800% Notes due September 15, 2041.	8-K	001-07898	4.2	September 20, 2021

4.21	Twentieth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 24, 2022, between Lowe’s Companies, Inc. and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (as successor in interest to U.S. Bank National Association as successor trustee). including as exhibits thereto a form of 3.350% Notes due April 1, 2027, a form of 3.750% Notes due April 1, 2032, a form of 4.250% notes due April 1, 2052 and a form of 4.450% Notes due April 1, 2062.	8-K	001-07898	4.2	March 24, 2022

4.22	Twenty-First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 8, 2022, between Lowe’s Companies, Inc. and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (as successor in interest to U.S. Bank National Association as successor trustee). including as exhibits thereto a form of 4.400% Notes due September 8, 2025, a form of 5.000% Notes due April 15, 2033, a form of 5.625% notes due April 15, 2053 and a form of 5.800% Notes due September 15, 2062.	8-K	001-07898	4.2	September 8, 2022


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Exhibit Number		Incorporated by Reference
Exhibit Number	Exhibit Description	Form	File No.	Exhibit	Filing Date
4.23	Twenty-Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 30, 2023, between Lowe’s Companies, Inc. and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (as successor in interest to U.S. Bank National Association as successor trustee). including as exhibits thereto a form of 4.800% Notes due April 1, 2026, a form of 5.150% Notes due July 1, 2033, a form of 5.750% notes due July 1, 2053 and a form of 5.850% Notes due April 1, 2063.	8-K	001-07898	4.2	March 30, 2023

4.24	Twenty-Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 30, 2025, between Lowe’s Companies, Inc. and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (as successor in interest to U.S. Bank National Association as successor trustee), including as exhibits thereto a form of 3.950% Notes due October 15, 2027, and form of 4.000% Notes due October 15, 2028, a form of 4.250% Notes due March 15, 2031, a form of 4.500% Notes due October 15, 2032 and a form of 4.850% Notes due October 15, 2035.	8-K	001-07898	4.2	September 30, 2025

4.25	Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of December 14, 2021, by and among Lowe’s Companies, Inc., Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, swing line lender and a letter of credit issuer, U.S. Bank National Association and Wells Fargo Bank. National Association, as co-syndication agents and letter of credit issuers, and Citibank, N.A., Goldman Sachs Bank USA, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Barclays Bank PLC, as co-documentation agents, and the other lenders party thereto.	8-K	001-07898	10.1	December 15, 2021

4.26	Amendment No. 1 to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of January 17, 2023, by and among Lowe’s Companies, Inc., Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, swing line lender and a letter of credit issuer, and the other lenders party thereto.	8-K	001-07898	10.1	January 23, 2023


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Exhibit Number		Incorporated by Reference
Exhibit Number	Exhibit Description	Form	File No.	Exhibit	Filing Date
4.27	Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September 1, 2023, by and among Lowe’s Companies, Inc., Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, swing line lender and a letter of credit issuer, U.S. Bank National Association and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as co-syndication agents and letter of credit issuers, Citibank, N.A., Goldman Sachs Bank USA, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Barclays Bank PLC, as co-documentation agents, and the other lenders party thereto.	8-K	001-07898	10.1	September 7, 2023

4.28	Description of Securities.	10-K	001-07898	4.27	March 25, 2024

10.1	Lowe’s Companies, Inc. Directors’ Deferred Compensation Plan, as amended and restated May 28, 2021.*	10-Q	001-07898	10.1	August 26, 2021

10.2	Lowe’s Companies, Inc. 2020 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.*	S-8	333-249586	99.1	October 21, 2020

10.3	Lowe’s Companies Benefit Restoration Plan, as amended and restated as of January 1, 2025.*‡	10-K	001-07898	10.3	March 24, 2025

10.4	Lowe’s Companies, Inc. Cash Deferral Plan, as amended and restated as of January 1, 2025.*‡	10-K	001-07898	10.4	March 24, 2025

10.5	Form of Lowe’s Companies, Inc. Deferred Stock Unit Agreement for Outside Directors.*	10-Q	001-07898	10.1	September 3, 2019

10.6	Form of Lowe’s Companies, Inc. Deferred Stock Unit Agreement for Nonemployee Directors.*	10-Q	001-07898	10.2	August 25, 2022

10.7	Form of Lowe’s Companies, Inc. Deferred Stock Unit Agreement for Nonemployee Directors.*	10-Q	001-07898	10.1	August 30, 2023

10.8	Lowe’s Companies, Inc. 2006 Long Term Incentive Plan, as amended and restated effective as of May 27, 2022.*	8-K	001-07898	10.1	June 2, 2022

10.9	Lowe’s Companies, Inc. 2016 Annual Incentive Plan, effective as of February 1, 2016.*	DEF 14A	001-07898	Appendix C	April 11, 2016

10.10	Offer Letter between Marvin R. Ellison and Lowe’s Companies, Inc. entered into on May 21, 2018.*	8-K	001-07898	10.1	May 22, 2018

10.11	Offer Letter between Lowe’s Companies, Inc. and Joseph M. McFarland III entered into on July 18, 2018.*	10-Q	001-07898	10.2	September 4, 2018


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Exhibit Number		Incorporated by Reference
Exhibit Number	Exhibit Description	Form	File No.	Exhibit	Filing Date
10.12	Offer Letter between Lowe’s Companies, Inc. and William P. Boltz entered into on July 15, 2018.*	10-K	001-07898	10.20	March 21, 2022

10.13	Offer Letter between Lowe’s Companies, Inc. and Seemantini Godbole entered into on October 30, 2018.*	10-K	001-07898	10.21	March 21, 2022

10.14	Offer Letter between Lowe’s Companies, Inc. and Brandon J. Sink entered into on April 8, 2022.*	8-K	001-07898	10.1	April 8, 2022

10.15	Offer Letter between Lowe’s Companies, Inc. and Juliette W. Pryor entered into on March 15, 2023.*‡	10-K	001-07898	10.24	March 25, 2024

10.16	Form of Lowe’s Companies, Inc. Restricted Stock Award Agreement for Tier I Officers.*	10-K	001-07898	10.28	March 23, 2020

10.17	Form of Lowe’s Companies, Inc. Performance Share Unit Award Agreement for Tier I Officers.*	10-Q	001-07898	10.2	June 3, 2019

10.18	Form of Lowe’s Companies, Inc. Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement for Tier I Officers.*	10-Q	001-07898	10.6	June 3, 2019

10.19	Form of Lowe’s Companies, Inc. Change in Control Agreement for Tier I Senior Officers.*	10-Q	001-07898	10.7	August 1, 2025

10.20	Form of Lowe’s Companies, Inc. Performance Share Unit Award Agreement.*	10-Q	001-07898	10.1	November 25, 2020

10.21	Form of Lowe’s Companies, Inc. Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement.*	10-Q	001-07898	10.2	May 28, 2020

10.22	Form of Lowe’s Companies, Inc. Director Indemnification Agreement.*	10-Q	001-07898	10.6	December 6, 2018

10.23	Form of Lowe’s Companies, Inc. Officer Indemnification Agreement.*	10-K	001-07898	10.43	April 2, 2019

10.24	Form of Lowe’s Companies, Inc. 2021 Restricted Stock Award Agreement.*	10-Q	001-07898	10.4	May 27, 2021

10.25	Form of Lowe’s Companies, Inc. 2021 Performance Share Unit Award Agreement.*	10-Q	001-07898	10.2	May 27, 2021

10.26	Form of Lowe’s Companies, Inc. 2021 Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement.*	10-Q	001-07898	10.3	May 27, 2021

10.27	Form of Lowe’s Companies, Inc. 2022 Performance Share Unit Award Agreement.*	10-Q	001-07898	10.2	May 26, 2022


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Exhibit Number		Incorporated by Reference
Exhibit Number	Exhibit Description	Form	File No.	Exhibit	Filing Date

10.28	Lowe’s Companies, Inc. Severance Plan for Senior Officers as amended and restated May 26, 2022.*	10-Q	001-07898	10.1	November 27, 2024

10.29	Form of Lowes Companies, Inc. 2023 Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement.*	10-Q	001-07898	10.1	June 1, 2023

10.30	Form of Lowes Companies, Inc. 2023 Performance Share Unit Award Agreement.*	10-Q	001-07898	10.2	June 1, 2023

10.31	Form of Lowes Companies, Inc. 2023 Restricted Stock Award Agreement.*	10-Q	001-07898	10.3	June 1, 2023

10.32	Credit Agreement, dated as of September 16, 2025, by and among, among others, Lowe’s Companies, Inc., Bank of America, N.A., as administrative processing agent, co-administrative agent, swing line lender and letter of credit issuer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as co-administrative agent and letter of credit issuer, U.S. Bank National Association, as syndication agent and L/C issuer, the co-documentation agents party thereto, the joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners party thereto, and the lenders party thereto.	8-K	001-07898	10.1	September 19, 2025

10.33	Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of September 16, 2025, by and among, among others, Lowe’s Companies, Inc., Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, Goldman Sachs Bank USA, as syndication agent, the co-documentation agents party thereto, the joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners party thereto, the lenders party thereto.	8-K	001-07898	10.2	September 19, 2025

10.34	364-Day Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of September 16, 2025, by and among, among others, Lowe’s Companies, Inc., Bank of America, N.A., as administrative processing agent and co-administrative agent, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as co-administrative agent, U.S. Bank National Association, as syndication agent, the co-documentation agents party thereto, the joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners party thereto, and the lenders party thereto.	8-K	001-07898	10.3	September 19, 2025

10.35	Amendment No. 1 to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September 16, 2025, by and among Lowe’s Companies, Inc., Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, and the other lenders party thereto.	8-K	001-07898	10.4	September 19, 2025


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Exhibit Number		Incorporated by Reference
Exhibit Number	Exhibit Description	Form	File No.	Exhibit	Filing Date
10.36	Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 19, 2025, by and among Lowe’s Companies, Inc., ASP Flag Parent Holdings, Inc. and ASP Flag Holdings LP.	8-K	001-07898	2.1	August 20, 2025

19.1	Lowe’s Companies, Inc. Insider Trading Policy and Trading Window and Pre-Clearance Policy.‡	10-K	001-07898	19.1	March 24, 2025

21.1	List of Subsidiaries.‡

23.1	Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.‡

24.1	Power of Attorney (included on the Signatures page of this Annual Report on Form 10-K).‡

31.1	Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.‡

31.2	Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.‡

32.1	Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.†

32.2	Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.†

97.1	Lowe’s Companies, Inc. Rule 10D-1 Compensation Recovery (Clawback) Policy.	10-K	001-07898	97.1	March 25, 2024

97.2	Lowe’s Companies, Inc. Senior Officer Compensation Recovery (Clawback) Policy.	10-K	001-07898	97.2	March 25, 2024

99.1	Lowe’s 401(k) Plan, as amended and restated, executed on July 15, 2024 (filed to include this amendment as an exhibit to the Registration Statement on Form S-8, Registration No.033-29772).	10-Q	001-07898	99.1	August 29, 2024

99.2	Amendment Number 2024-1 (Plan Loans) to the Lowe’s 401(k) Plan, effective as of January 1, 2025 (filed to include this amendment as an exhibit to the Registration Statement on Form S-8, Registration No.033-29772).‡	10-K	001-07898	99.2	March 24, 2025


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Exhibit Number		Incorporated by Reference
Exhibit Number	Exhibit Description	Form	File No.	Exhibit	Filing Date
99.3	Amendment Number 2024-2 (RMDs) to the Lowe’s 401(k) Plan, effective January 1, 2025 (filed to include this amendment as an exhibit to the Registration Statement on Form S-8, Registration No.033-29772).‡	10-K	001-07898	99.3	March 24, 2025

101.INS	XBRL Instance Document – the XBRL Instance Document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.‡

101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.‡

101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.‡

101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.‡

101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.‡

101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.‡

104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL document and included in Exhibit 101).‡


*	Indicates a management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
‡	Filed herewith.
†	Furnished herewith.

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