What was Lowe's's compound annual growth rate (CAGR) since 2025?

Lowe's's CAGR from 2025 to September 2026 was -12.9% per year. For comparison, the S&P 500 has historically averaged around 10% annually. However, this came with substantially higher volatility and drawdown risk.

How does Lowe's compare to the S&P 500 since 2025?

The same $1,000 invested in an S&P 500 index fund in 2025 would be worth approximately $1,332.93 today. Lowe's underperformed the S&P 500 by $546.48.

What is the inflation-adjusted return on $1,000 in Lowe's since 2025?

Adjusted for cumulative US inflation since 2025, the real purchasing-power value of the Lowe's position is approximately $771.97 in 2025 dollars. After inflation, the investment has lost purchasing power compared with the original amount.

How did Lowe's perform in 2025?

Lowe's rose 2.0% during 2025, from $238.42 at the start of the year to $243.11 at the start of 2026.

What If You Invested $1,000 in Lowe's in 2025?

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If I had putintoat the start of…

it would be worth today

$786.45

−$213.55 loss0.79x-12.9% a year

The same $1,000 in an S&P 500 index fund: $1,333

Its shares paid about $20.34 in dividends over the last 12 months.

No tax on a loss. Selling can offset tax on other gains.

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Growth Over Time

Performance Metrics

Total Invested

$1,000.00

Current Value

$786.45

Total Loss

−$213.55

Multiplier

0.79x

CAGR

-12.9%

Max Drawdown

-29.1%

Inflation-Adjusted

$771.97

Benchmark Comparison

How does $1,000.00 invested in 2025 compare across different asset classes?

Asset	Value Today	Return
Lowe's	$786.45	0.79x
S&P 500	$1,332.93	1.33x
Gold	$1,601.07	1.60x
Savings (2% APY)	$1,035.13	1.04x

Dividends

Over the last 12 months, the 4.19 shares you'd own now paid about $20.34 in dividends (about $1.70 a month). That's 2% of the $1,000 put in.

Without reinvesting dividends, it would be worth $759.24 instead of $786.45.

Dividends from Yahoo Finance. Shares today assume every dividend was reinvested.

Back in 2025

In August 2025, Lowe's agreed to acquire Foundation Building Materials, a distributor of interior building products, for about $8.8 billion. prnewswire.com
In 2025, a gallon of gas averaged $3.10 and the new iPhone 17 Pro started at $1,099. eia.gov apple.com
During 2025 itself, Lowe's rose 2.0%, #73 of the 114 investments we track. The best was Robinhood (+192%); the worst was Polkadot (−73%). Full 2025 results →

$1,000 in Lowe's, year by year

Of the 114 investments we track that were available at the start of 2025, Lowe's ranks #84 by growth to today — just behind Netflix and ahead of Home Depot. See the full 2025 ranking →

Lowe's started 2025 at its highest start-of-year price up to then, after rising 15% in 2024. It's worth less than the $1,000 put in today; the last January it was above that was 2026. Its best January was 2026, at $1,020. Today it's 23% below that, so selling then would have beaten holding. It has trailed the same $1,000 in the S&P 500 at every January since, and still does. Month by month, the deepest fall ran from Jan 2026 ($1,110) to today ($786.45), a drop of 29%. At its lowest month-end, in Aug 2026, it was worth $859.83.

When	Worth	Change	S&P 500
Start of 2025	$1,000	—	$1,000
Start of 2026	$1,020	+2.0%	$1,179
Today	$786	−23%	$1,333

Values at the start of each year (first trading day for stocks). The S&P 500 column includes reinvested dividends, like the stock values.

Historical Context

At the start of 2025, Lowe's was priced at $238.42 (adjusted for later splits and dividends). $1,000 would have bought about 4.19 shares. Lowe's runs home-improvement stores.

Frequently Asked Questions

A $1,000 investment in Lowe's at the start of 2025 would be worth approximately $786.45 today — a 0.79x return ($213.55 loss) over 1.7 years.

Methodology & Sources

Price data: Historical prices are the closing price on the first trading day of each year, adjusted for splits and dividends (so returns assume dividends were reinvested), from Yahoo Finance and MacroTrends. Current prices come from Yahoo Finance and refresh hourly; if that source is unavailable, the last saved price is used.

Calculation: Assumes a single purchase at the start of 2025 (or the first trading day, for companies that listed that year), held until today. No transaction fees, taxes, or slippage are included.

Benchmarks: The S&P 500 comparison uses the S&P 500 Total Return index (dividends reinvested, like an index fund) at the start of2025 and today. Gold uses the price per troy ounce. Savings account assumes a 2% APY compounded annually.

Inflation adjustment: Uses U.S. CPI-U annual averages from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 2026 CPI value is estimated.

Educational purposes only. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Not financial advice.