Company: Lowe's Companies, Inc.
Ticker: LOW
Form: 10-K
Filed: 2026-03-23
Fiscal Period: {"fp": "FY", "fy": 2026}

Question: What was Lowe's Companies, Inc.'s operating cash flow margin in fiscal year 2026?
Question Type: derived_ratio

Concept: NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities
RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax
Answer (Numeric): 11.43
Answer (Display): 11.43%
Unit: percent

Evidence:
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Derivation: {"denominator": "revenue", "denominator_value": 86286.0, "format": "percentage", "numerator": "operating_cash_flow", "numerator_value": 9864.0, "op": "divide"}