Summary
Lowe’s is the world’s second-largest home improvement retailer, with sales of $86 billion in FY26. Based in Mooresville, North Carolina, the company operated about 1,759 home improvement and hardware stores in the U.S. at the end of FY26. Retail selling space was approximately 196 million square feet. Home Decor, which includes appliances and paint, was the biggest merchandise division at 37% of FY26 sales. Building Products, including lumber, was 31%; Hardlines, including tools, seasonal, and lawn & garden, was 28%; Other categories represented the remainder of sales. About 70% of sales are to individuals and 30% are to maintenance, repair, operations and construction professionals. The states with more than 100 stores at the end of FY25 were Texas, Florida, North Carolina and California. Stores stock about 40,000 items. Online sales represent a
