Lowe's schedules Q1 2026 earnings call May 20

Lowe's said on May 13 that it will hold its first-quarter 2026 earnings conference call at 9 a.m. Eastern on Wednesday, May 20, with a live webcast on its investor relations site. The Mooresville, North Carolina-based home improvement retailer said supplemental materials will be posted 15 minutes before the call and that a replay will be available from noon Eastern on May 20 through May 19, 2027. The timing puts Lowe's among the headline U.S. retail reports due this week. Preview reports from market outlets and earnings calendars have listed the company as reporting before the opening bell on Wednesday, with Wall Street looking for a closely watched read on demand in home improvement after a weak stretch for the group. (corporate.lowes.com) ### When exactly is Lowe's reporting, and where will investors hear it? Lowe's said the conference call is scheduled for 9 a.m. ET on May 20 and will be carried in the Quarterly Earnings section of its investor relations website. The company said listeners can hear the call live online and view supplemental materials there. (msn.com) A Lowe's event page separately lists May 20, 2026 as the start and end date for the Q1 2026 earnings conference call. The company has not yet posted the earnings release itself on the materials reviewed here, only the call notice and event listing. (corporate.lowes.com) ### What numbers are analysts expecting before the call? Analysts expect Lowe's to post first-quarter earnings per share of about $2.96, according to multiple preview reports published ahead of Wednesday's release. Revenue expectations were clustered around roughly $22.95 billion to $22.98 billion in those previews. (corporate.lowes.com) Barchart said analysts expected profit of $2.96 per share, up 1.4% from $2.92 a year earlier, and noted that Lowe's had topped bottom-line estimates in each of the prior four quarters. MarketBeat's earnings calendar also listed consensus revenue near $22.98 billion and the call time at 9 a.m. ET. (barchart.com) ### Why is this call getting extra attention? Investopedia said Lowe's was one of the headline retail earnings reports of the week and reported that options markets were implying a sizable move in the stock after results. That preview said sales and profits were projected to rise from a year earlier. (barchart.com) StockStory said the broader home-furnishing and home-improvement retail group had fallen 11.8% on average over the prior month, while Lowe's shares were down 13.7% over the same period heading into earnings. That framing has fed investor caution around the report, though the company itself has not characterized sentiment that way in its call notice. (msn.com) ### What will investors be listening for beyond the quarter? Lowe's 2025 annual report said fiscal 2025 sales were more than $86 billion, comparable sales rose 0.2%, and adjusted diluted earnings per share were $12.28. The company said it was continuing to push its Total Home strategy, including Pro customer growth, online sales expansion and supplier assortment through its Pro Extended Aisle program. (marketbeat.com) The annual report also said online sales grew 8.8% in fiscal 2025 and represented 13% of retail sales. Those figures give investors a baseline for what management may discuss on the call when asked about demand, professional customers and category performance early in fiscal 2026. (corporate.lowes.com) ### What happens next on May 20? Wednesday, May 20 is the next concrete step: Lowe's is scheduled to release first-quarter results before the market opens and then host the earnings call at 9 a.m. ET. The company said supplemental materials will appear 15 minutes before the call, and the replay will remain available on its investor relations site through May 19, 2027. (corporate.lowes.com 1) (corporate.lowes.com 2)