Earnings Per Share (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Feb. 03, 2023

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted

The following table reconciles earnings per common share for 2022, 2021, and 2020:

	Years Ended
(In millions, except per share data)	February 3, 2023		January 28, 2022		January 29, 2021
Basic earnings per common share:
Net earnings attributable to Lowe's Companies, Inc.	$	6,437	$	8,442	$	5,835
Less: Net earnings allocable to participating securities	(21)		(33)		(24)
Net earnings allocable to common shares, basic	$	6,416	$	8,409	$	5,811
Weighted-average common shares outstanding	629		696		748
Basic earnings per common share	$	10.20	$	12.07	$	7.77
Diluted earnings per common share:
Net earnings attributable to Lowe's Companies, Inc.	$	6,437	$	8,442	$	5,835
Less: Net earnings allocable to participating securities	(21)		(33)		(24)
Net earnings allocable to common shares, diluted	$	6,416	$	8,409	$	5,811
Weighted-average common shares outstanding	629		696		748
Dilutive effect of non-participating share-based awards	2		3		2
Weighted-average common shares, as adjusted	631		699		750
Diluted earnings per common share	$	10.17	$	12.04	$	7.75
Anti-dilutive securities excluded from diluted weighted-average common shares	0.5		0.3		0.3