Lowe's stock falls as company confronts 'reality' of tariffs, sluggish housing market

Lowe's (LOW) stock fell on Wednesday after the home improvement retailer issued cautious guidance that overshadowed its fourth quarter earnings beat. The company said it expects same-store sales growth to be flat to up 2% year over year in 2026. Wall Street was looking for 2% growth, according to Bloomberg consensus data. "We're just focused on the reality," CEO Marvin Ellison told Yahoo Finance. "We have a very dynamic tariff environment, and that environment is in existence prior to the Supreme Court ...