Lowe's Companies (NYSE:LOW) reported quarterly earnings of $4.40 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $4.22 by 4.27 percent. This is a 1.62 percent increase over earnings of $4.33 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $25.956 billion which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $26.155 billion by 0.76 percent. This is a 8.34 percent increase over sales of $23.959 billion the same period last year.