Lowe's (LOW) came out with quarterly earnings of $2.89 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.82 per share. This compares to earnings of $3.06 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of 2.48%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this home improvement retailer would post earnings of $3.96 per share when it actually produced earnings of $4.10, delivering a surprise of 3.54%.Over the last four quarters, the co ...