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Lowes

NYSE: LOW · SEC CIK 0000060667 · Wikidata Q1373493 · Retail-Lumber & Other Building Materials Dealers · Mooresville, NC

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Grade A, 98 out of 100

Method v1.1, as of Oct 28, 2026. How we grade.

graded on 13 of 16 indicators
Employees
167,000 (SEC 10-K, Mar 23, 2026)
Revenue
$86,286,000,000 (SEC XBRL, 2025)

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CategoryGradeCoverage
Economic systems, wealth and laborGrade A, 99 out of 1005 indicators with data · 6 of 6 causes graded
Healthcare, education and social welfareGrade A, 100 out of 1001 indicators with data · 2 of 4 causes graded
Race, identity and social justiceGrade A, 98 out of 1002 indicators with data · 5 of 6 causes graded
Immigration and border policyGrade A, 100 out of 1001 indicators with data · 3 of 3 causes graded
Criminal justice, policing and public safetyGrade A, 100 out of 1001 indicators with data · 1 of 1 causes graded
Climate, energy and environmental policyGrade A, 90 out of 1002 indicators with data · 3 of 4 causes graded
Foreign policy, military and international affairsGrade A, 100 out of 1001 indicators with data · 2 of 2 causes graded
Political institutions and democratic restructuringNo gradeNot graded: no public record links companies to these causes
Radical structural and revolutionary positionsGrade A, 100 out of 1001 indicators with data · 1 of 1 causes graded
Economic systems, wealth and labor Grade A, 99 out of 100

Causes

  • Democratic socialism — Not graded: no company record measures this. Employee-ownership plans in Form 5500 data are a possible later addition and were not checked
  • Wealth redistribution Grade A, 100 out of 100 (Effective income-tax rate)
  • Wealth taxes Grade A, 100 out of 100 (Effective income-tax rate)
  • Public ownership of industries — Not graded: no company record measures this. Employee-ownership plans in Form 5500 data are a possible later addition and were not checked
  • Stronger labor unions Grade A, 96 out of 100 (Union-rights findings)
  • Living minimum wage Grade A, 100 out of 100 (Median employee pay, Wage theft found)
  • Guaranteed employment — Not graded: no company record measures this. Employee-ownership plans in Form 5500 data are a possible later addition and were not checked
  • Shorter workweek Grade A, 100 out of 100 (Overtime back wages found)
  • Worker ownership — Not graded: no company record measures this. Employee-ownership plans in Form 5500 data are a possible later addition and were not checked
  • Anti-corporate concentration Grade A, 100 out of 100 (Antitrust and consumer-protection actions)
  • Corporate responsibility — Not graded yet: this cause was added after method v1.0; which company indicators count for it is a method v1.1 decision

Indicators

Effective income-tax rate C-ECO-1 Grade A, 100 out of 100

Income-tax expense $6,738,000,000 / pre-tax income $28,075,000,000 = 24.0% (FY2024-FY2026, 3 years)

Effective income-tax rate: 3 records from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, from 2024 to 2026.

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Records about Effective income-tax rate
DateAgencyWhat the agency recordedAmount or outcomeRecordRetrievedMatchedReport
Jan 30, 2026U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Form 10-K, fiscal year ended 2026-01-30: income-tax expense (benefit) $2,093,000,000; income before income taxes $8,747,000,000 (XBRL)$2,093,000,000Source recordOct 27, 2026matched by SEC CIKReport an error
Jan 31, 2025U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Form 10-K, fiscal year ended 2025-01-31: income-tax expense (benefit) $2,196,000,000; income before income taxes $9,153,000,000 (XBRL)$2,196,000,000Source recordOct 27, 2026matched by SEC CIKReport an error
Feb 2, 2024U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Form 10-K, fiscal year ended 2024-02-02: income-tax expense (benefit) $2,449,000,000; income before income taxes $10,175,000,000 (XBRL)$2,449,000,000Source recordOct 27, 2026matched by SEC CIKReport an error

Union-rights findings C-LAB-3 Grade A, 96 out of 100

5 findings = 0.299 per 10,000 employees; 27 charges shown as allegations, not scored

Union-rights findings: 5 records from the National Labor Relations Board, from 2021 to 2023. Outcomes as recorded: Informal Settlement (5).

See the records (5)
Records about Union-rights findings
DateAgencyWhat the agency recordedAmount or outcomeRecordRetrievedMatchedReport
Jul 19, 2023National Labor Relations Board NLRB case 12-CA-322022, Lowe's Home Centers, LLC, Ormond Beach, FL: unfair labor practice charge filed 2023-07-19; closed 2024-07-08: Informal SettlementInformal SettlementSource recordOct 26, 2026matched by name (subsidiary)Report an error
Jun 27, 2023National Labor Relations Board NLRB case 15-CA-320747, Lowe's Home Improvement, New Orleans, LA: unfair labor practice charge filed 2023-06-27; closed 2025-12-01: Informal SettlementInformal SettlementSource recordOct 26, 2026matched by name (alias)Report an error
Feb 8, 2023National Labor Relations Board NLRB case 15-CA-311780, Lowe's Home Centers, LLC, New Orleans, LA: unfair labor practice charge filed 2023-02-08; closed 2025-12-01: Informal SettlementInformal SettlementSource recordOct 26, 2026matched by name (subsidiary)Report an error
Nov 14, 2022National Labor Relations Board NLRB case 15-CA-307168, Lowe's Home Centers, LLC, New Orleans, LA: unfair labor practice charge filed 2022-11-14; closed 2025-12-01: Informal SettlementInformal SettlementSource recordOct 26, 2026matched by name (subsidiary)Report an error
Sep 20, 2021National Labor Relations Board NLRB case 25-CA-283147, Lowe’s Home Centers, LLC, Indianapolis, IN: unfair labor practice charge filed 2021-09-20; closed 2022-01-06: Informal SettlementInformal SettlementSource recordOct 26, 2026matched by name (subsidiary)Report an error

Allegations about Union-rights findings: shown, not scored. These are charges, complaints or pending cases. They are listed for information and never lower a grade.

Union-rights findings: 27 allegations from the National Labor Relations Board, from 2021 to 2026. Outcomes as recorded: status: Open (2), closed: Dismissal Non-adjusted (13), closed: Withdrawal Non-adjusted (9), closed: Withdrawal Adjusted (3).

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The newest 5 of 27 allegations about Union-rights findings
DateAgencyWhat the agency recordedAmount or outcomeRecordRetrievedMatchedReport
Feb 13, 2026National Labor Relations BoardAllegation NLRB case 15-CA-381192, Lowe's Home Centers, LLC, Bentonville, AR: unfair labor practice charge filed 2026-02-13; status Open; the allegations are not a findingstatus: OpenSource recordOct 26, 2026matched by name (subsidiary)Report an error
Nov 19, 2025National Labor Relations BoardAllegation NLRB case 01-CA-376847, Foundation Building Materials, West Hartford, CT: unfair labor practice charge filed 2025-11-19; closed 2026-02-17: Dismissal Non-adjusted; the allegations are not a findingclosed: Dismissal Non-adjustedSource recordOct 26, 2026matched by name (subsidiary)Report an error
Jul 1, 2025National Labor Relations BoardAllegation NLRB case 22-CA-368634, Lowe's Home Improvement, Woodbridge, NJ: unfair labor practice charge filed 2025-07-01; closed 2026-06-18: Dismissal Non-adjusted; the allegations are not a findingclosed: Dismissal Non-adjustedSource recordOct 26, 2026matched by name (alias)Report an error
Apr 7, 2025National Labor Relations BoardAllegation NLRB case 10-CA-364219, Lowe's Home Improvement, Mooresville, NC: unfair labor practice charge filed 2025-04-07; closed 2026-05-26: Dismissal Non-adjusted; the allegations are not a findingclosed: Dismissal Non-adjustedSource recordOct 26, 2026matched by name (alias)Report an error
Jan 24, 2025National Labor Relations BoardAllegation NLRB case 21-CA-358999, Lowe's, La Habra, CA: unfair labor practice charge filed 2025-01-24; closed 2025-12-11: Withdrawal Non-adjusted; the allegations are not a findingclosed: Withdrawal Non-adjustedSource recordOct 26, 2026matched by name (alias)Report an error

All 27 allegations about Union-rights findings, newest first, on one page, each with its source.

Median employee pay C-LAB-5Not extracted yet

Not extracted yet: the proxy statement does not give this in a form the parser reads; it is in the hand-entry queue

Median employee pay: 1 record from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, dated Apr 16, 2026.

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Records about Median employee pay
DateAgencyWhat the agency recordedAmount or outcomeRecordRetrievedMatchedReport
Apr 16, 2026U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Proxy statement (DEF 14A) filed 2026-04-16: CEO pay ratio 578:1—Source recordOct 23, 2026matched by SEC CIKReport an error

Wage theft found C-LAB-2 Grade A, 100 out of 100

No records found. No records found (2021 on)

Overtime back wages found C-LAB-2-OT Grade A, 100 out of 100

No records found. No records found (2021 on)

Antitrust and consumer-protection actions C-ECO-3 Grade A, 100 out of 100

No records found. No resolved cases found (2021 on)

Serious workplace-safety violations C-LAB-1 Grade A, 100 out of 100

1 weighted serious, willful and repeat violations and fatality inspections = 0.006 per 1,000 employees

Serious workplace-safety violations: 1 record from the U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, dated Jun 17, 2025.

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Records about Serious workplace-safety violations
DateAgencyWhat the agency recordedAmount or outcomeRecordRetrievedMatchedReport
Jun 17, 2025U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA fatality/catastrophe inspection 348317025 at LOWES, Vacaville, CA, opened 2025-06-17: no violations cited; current penalty $0; case closed 2025-08-27$0 · no violations citedSource recordOct 27, 2026matched by nameReport an error

Mine-safety violations (mining companies only) C-LAB-6Not covered

MSHA covers mines; this company is not a mining company

Healthcare, education and social welfare Grade A, 100 out of 100

Causes

  • Medicare for All Grade A, 100 out of 100 (Private health-insurance business)
  • Elimination of private health insurance Grade A, 100 out of 100 (Private health-insurance business)
  • Tuition-free public college — Not graded: no national open data ties companies to this. Corporate-landlord data exists only city by city
  • Student debt cancellation — No indicator behind this cause has data for this company yet (Consumer-finance enforcement)
  • Public or social housing — Not graded: no national open data ties companies to this. Corporate-landlord data exists only city by city
  • Universal rent control — Not graded: no national open data ties companies to this. Corporate-landlord data exists only city by city
  • Universal childcare — Not graded: no national open data ties companies to this. Corporate-landlord data exists only city by city
  • Guaranteed basic income — Not graded: no national open data ties companies to this. Corporate-landlord data exists only city by city
  • Free or subsidized public transit — Not graded: no national open data ties companies to this. Corporate-landlord data exists only city by city
  • Tenant power — Not graded: no national open data ties companies to this. Corporate-landlord data exists only city by city
  • Broad debt cancellation — No indicator behind this cause has data for this company yet (Consumer-finance enforcement)
  • Food safety — Not graded on the company card: food brands are graded on the food report card

Indicators

Private health-insurance business C-HLT-1 Grade A, 100 out of 100

No private health-insurance business (based on the company's line of business)

Graded based on the company's line of business (decision D3).

Private health-insurance business: 1 record from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, dated Oct 27, 2026.

See the record (1)
Records about Private health-insurance business
DateAgencyWhat the agency recordedAmount or outcomeRecordRetrievedMatchedReport
Oct 27, 2026U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission SEC industry code (SIC) 5211: Retail-Lumber & Other Building Materials Dealers—Source recordOct 27, 2026the company's own SEC recordReport an error

Consumer-finance enforcement C-FIN-1Not covered

CFPB reaches consumer-finance companies; none of this company's records are in its data

Race, identity and social justice Grade A, 98 out of 100

Causes

Indicators

Discrimination findings: race C-EQ-1-RACE Grade A, 100 out of 100

No records found. No resolved EEOC suits found (2021 on)

Publishes its EEO-1 workforce data C-EQ-3Not checked yet

Not checked yet (checked by hand each year)

Discrimination findings: sexual orientation and gender identity C-EQ-1-SOGI Grade A, 100 out of 100

No records found. No resolved EEOC suits found (2021 on)

Violations on or near tribal lands C-ENV-7 Grade A, 90 out of 100

1 cases with penalties (counted as 1: over $1 million counts double)

Violations on or near tribal lands: 1 record from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, dated Nov 17, 2022; the amounts total $141,730.

See the record (1)
Records about Violations on or near tribal lands
DateAgencyWhat the agency recordedAmount or outcomeRecordRetrievedMatchedReport
Nov 17, 2022U.S. Environmental Protection Agency EPA enforcement case 06-2023-0901, Lowe's Home Centers, LLC (Administrative - Formal; RCRA); federal penalty assessed $141,730; dated 2022-11-17; defendant(s) named: Lowe's Home Centers, LLC$141,730Source recordOct 27, 2026matched by name (subsidiary)Report an error

Women in leadership C-EQ-2Not extracted yet

Not extracted yet: the proxy statement does not give this in a form the parser reads; it is in the hand-entry queue

Women in leadership: 1 record from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, dated Apr 16, 2026.

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Records about Women in leadership
DateAgencyWhat the agency recordedAmount or outcomeRecordRetrievedMatchedReport
Apr 16, 2026U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Proxy statement (DEF 14A) filed 2026-04-16: CEO pay ratio 578:1—Source recordOct 23, 2026matched by SEC CIKReport an error

Discrimination findings: sex C-EQ-1-SEX Grade A, 99 out of 100

1 resolved suits = 0.060 per 10,000 employees

Discrimination findings: sex: 1 record from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, dated Sep 16, 2022; the amounts total $700,000.

See the record (1)
Records about Discrimination findings: sex
DateAgencyWhat the agency recordedAmount or outcomeRecordRetrievedMatchedReport
Sep 16, 2022U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission EEOC press release, 2022-09-16: "Lowe’s to Pay $700,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Discrimination Lawsuit"$700,000 · settledSource recordOct 27, 2026matched by name (alias)Report an error
Immigration and border policy Grade A, 100 out of 100

Causes

  • Abolish ICE Grade A, 100 out of 100 (Immigration-enforcement contracts)
  • Broad immigration amnesty — Not graded: no public record links companies to this cause
  • End immigrant detention Grade A, 100 out of 100 (Immigration-enforcement contracts)
  • Decriminalize migration — Not graded: no public record links companies to this cause
  • End mass deportations Grade A, 100 out of 100 (Immigration-enforcement contracts)
  • Immigrant access to public services — Not graded: no public record links companies to this cause
  • Eliminate visa caps and quotas — Not graded: no public record links companies to this cause
  • Open borders — Not graded: no public record links companies to this cause

Indicators

Immigration-enforcement contracts C-GOV-1 Grade A, 100 out of 100

No records found. No obligations found (2021 on; based on the company's line of business)

Graded based on the company's line of business (decision D3).

Criminal justice, policing and public safety Grade A, 100 out of 100

Causes

  • Police abolition — Not graded: no public record links companies to this cause
  • Defund or reallocate police budgets — Not graded: no public record links companies to this cause
  • Prison abolition Grade A, 100 out of 100 (Prison and detention contracts)
  • End cash bail — Not graded: no public record links companies to this cause (bail-bond firms are rarely SEC filers)
  • Drug decriminalization — Not graded: no public record links companies to this cause
  • End mandatory minimums — Not graded: no public record links companies to this cause
  • End qualified immunity — Not graded: no public record links companies to this cause
  • Prisoner voting rights — Not graded: no public record links companies to this cause
  • Civilian oversight of police — Not graded: no public record links companies to this cause
  • Gun violence — Not graded yet: this cause was added after method v1.0, and no company record has been chosen for it

Indicators

Prison and detention contracts C-GOV-2 Grade A, 100 out of 100

No records found. No obligations found (2021 on; based on the company's line of business)

Graded based on the company's line of business (decision D3).

Climate, energy and environmental policy Grade A, 90 out of 100

Causes

Indicators

Greenhouse-gas emissions C-ENV-4Not covered

This company's industry is not one the program reaches and no facility reports were found

Toxic releases C-ENV-3Not covered

This company's industry is not one the program reaches and no facility reports were found

Fossil-fuel business C-ENV-5 Grade A, 100 out of 100

No fossil-fuel business found (based on the company's line of business)

Graded based on the company's line of business (decision D3).

Fossil-fuel business: 1 record from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, dated Oct 27, 2026.

See the record (1)
Records about Fossil-fuel business
DateAgencyWhat the agency recordedAmount or outcomeRecordRetrievedMatchedReport
Oct 27, 2026U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission SEC industry code (SIC) 5211: Retail-Lumber & Other Building Materials Dealers—Source recordOct 27, 2026the company's own SEC recordReport an error

Pollution near overburdened communities C-ENV-6Not covered

No TRI or GHGRP facilities with demographic data linked to this company

Graded based on the company's line of business (decision D3).

Federal environmental enforcement C-ENV-1 Grade B, 70 out of 100

2 cases with penalties (counted as 3: over $1 million counts double)

Federal environmental enforcement: 2 records from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, from 2022 to 2026; the amounts total $13,141,730. Outcomes as recorded: Final Order With Penalty (1).

See the records (2)
Records about Federal environmental enforcement
DateAgencyWhat the agency recordedAmount or outcomeRecordRetrievedMatchedReport
Jul 8, 2026U.S. Environmental Protection Agency EPA enforcement case 05-2012-0121, Lowe's Inc. (Judicial; TSCA): Final Order With Penalty; federal penalty assessed $13,000,000; dated 2026-07-08; defendant(s) named: Lowe's Home Centers LLC$13,000,000 · Final Order With PenaltySource recordOct 27, 2026matched by name (subsidiary)Report an error
Nov 17, 2022U.S. Environmental Protection Agency EPA enforcement case 06-2023-0901, Lowe's Home Centers, LLC (Administrative - Formal; RCRA); federal penalty assessed $141,730; dated 2022-11-17; defendant(s) named: Lowe's Home Centers, LLC$141,730Source recordOct 27, 2026matched by name (subsidiary)Report an error

Facilities in serious non-compliance now C-ENV-2Not covered

No ECHO facilities linked to this company yet

Foreign policy, military and international affairs Grade A, 100 out of 100

Causes

  • Anti-imperialism — Not graded: no public record links companies to this cause
  • Major defense spending cuts Grade A, 100 out of 100 (Defense dependence)
  • Close overseas military bases — Not graded: no public record links companies to this cause
  • Palestinian self-determination — Not graded: the UN OHCHR database of businesses involved in settlements is not used until its reuse terms are checked (decision D11)
  • End military aid to Israel — Not graded: the UN OHCHR database of businesses involved in settlements is not used until its reuse terms are checked (decision D11)
  • Opposition to economic sanctions — Not graded: no public record links companies to this cause
  • Reduce U.S. military alliances — Not graded: no public record links companies to this cause
  • Anti-interventionism Grade A, 100 out of 100 (Defense dependence)

Indicators

Defense dependence C-GOV-3 Grade A, 100 out of 100

No records found. No Defense obligations found (2021 on; based on the company's line of business)

Graded based on the company's line of business (decision D3).

Political institutions and democratic restructuring No grade

Not graded: no public record links companies to these causes

Causes

  • Abolish Electoral College — Not graded: no public record links companies to this cause
  • Multiparty democracy — Not graded: no public record links companies to this cause
  • Abolish U.S. Senate — Not graded: no public record links companies to this cause
  • Supreme Court restructuring — Not graded: no public record links companies to this cause
  • Publicly funded elections — Shown, not graded (Political money and lobbying (shown, not graded))
  • Voting rights for noncitizens — Not graded: no public record links companies to this cause
  • New socialist constitution — Not graded: no public record links companies to this cause
  • Parliamentary-style government — Not graded: no public record links companies to this cause
  • Government overreach — Not graded yet: this cause was added after method v1.0, and no company record has been chosen for it
  • Elections 2026 — Not graded yet: this cause was added after method v1.0, and no company record has been chosen for it

Indicators

Political money and lobbying (shown, not graded) C-ECO-2Shown, not graded

PAC contributions $0; lobbying $0 reported (2021 on; shown, not graded)

Radical structural and revolutionary positions Grade A, 100 out of 100

Causes

  • Abolition of capitalism — Not graded: no public record links companies to this cause
  • Revolutionary transformation — Not graded: no public record links companies to this cause
  • Abolition of private profit in essential services Grade A, 100 out of 100 (Private health-insurance business)
  • Nationalization of major corporations — Not graded: no public record links companies to this cause
  • Worker-controlled government — Not graded: no public record links companies to this cause
  • Dismantling existing security institutions — Not graded: no public record links companies to this cause

Indicators

Private health-insurance business C-HLT-1 Grade A, 100 out of 100

No private health-insurance business (based on the company's line of business)

Graded based on the company's line of business (decision D3).

The records behind Private health-insurance business are listed under Healthcare, education and social welfare.

Lobbying and political money (shown, not graded)

PAC contributions $0; lobbying $0 reported (2021 on; shown, not graded)

We show these amounts and lists without grading them: lobbying reports do not say whether a company was for or against a bill (decision D5).

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