What might the future hold for investors who buy Lowe's today? The company has a payout ratio target of 35%, so management will try to pay that percentage of its net income out as dividends in the years ahead. Its current payout ratio is roughly that, at 38%, so investors could expect dividend growth to roughly match any increases in net income.For context, the U.S. economy has seen nearly 18% inflation since 2021. Lowe's dividend growth has more than quintupled the rate of inflation post-pandemic, somethin ...