Lowe's Companies, Inc. (LOW)

Lowe's Companies Employees

Lowe's Companies had 276,000 employees as of January 30, 2026. The number of employees increased by 6,000 or 2.22% compared to the previous year. That makes Lowe's Companies the 70th largest employer in the world and 25th in the United States.

• Employees: 276,000
• Change (1Y): 6,000
• Growth (1Y): 2.22%
• Revenue / Employee: $327,652
• Profits / Employee: $24,004
• Market Cap: 127.77B

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Employees History

Date	Employees	Change (1Y)	Growth (1Y)
Jan 30, 2026	276,000	6,000	2.22%
Jan 31, 2025	270,000	-14,000	-4.93%
Feb 2, 2024	284,000	-23,000	-7.49%
Feb 3, 2023	307,000	-33,000	-9.71%
Jan 28, 2022	340,000	0	-
Jan 29, 2021	340,000	20,000	6.25%
Jan 31, 2020	320,000	20,000	6.67%
Feb 1, 2019	300,000	-10,000	-3.23%
Feb 2, 2018	310,000	20,000	6.90%
Feb 3, 2017	290,000	20,000	7.41%
Jan 29, 2016	270,000	4,000	1.50%
Jan 30, 2015	266,000	4,000	1.53%
Jan 31, 2014	262,000	17,000	6.94%
Feb 1, 2013	245,000	-3,000	-1.21%
Feb 3, 2012	248,000	14,000	5.98%
Jan 28, 2011	234,000	-5,000	-2.09%
Jan 29, 2010	239,000	10,000	4.37%
Jan 30, 2009	229,000	13,000	6.02%
Feb 1, 2008	216,000	6,000	2.86%
Feb 2, 2007	210,000	25,000	13.51%
Feb 3, 2006	185,000	23,000	14.20%
Jan 28, 2005	162,000	15,000	10.20%
Jan 30, 2004	147,000	-6,000	-3.92%
Jan 31, 2003	153,000	45,000	41.67%
Feb 1, 2002	108,000	14,000	14.89%
Feb 2, 2001	94,000	10,000	11.90%
Jan 28, 2000	84,000	18,000	27.27%
Jan 31, 1999	66,000	6,000	10.00%
Jan 31, 1998	60,000	6,000	11.11%
Jan 31, 1997	54,000	9,454	21.22%
Jan 31, 1996	44,546	6,991	18.62%
Jan 31, 1995	37,555	8,712	30.20%
Jan 31, 1994	28,843	-	-

Data Source: Official company filings Last updated: Jan 30, 2026

The employees data for this stock was gathered manually by the Stock Analysis team based on SEC filings and investor relations materials.

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Last checked:

Nov 6, 2026

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