Monthly category report
Garbage disposals at Lowe’s, September 2026
Ads are 15% of the top results, about four places in every 24.
At a glance
- 73%Biggest brand: InSinkErator
- 15%of the top results are ads
- 4% to 1%Biggest change: Kraus lost share
Key findings
- InSinkErator leads with 73% of the top results.
- Ads are 15% of the top results. InSinkErator is on 71% of them, more than any other brand.
- Kraus went from 4% to 1% of the top results since August.
- 4 products entered the top results.
About this report
This report covers 62 products from 30 brands in the top results for garbage disposals at Lowe’s, 1 to 30 September 2026. Top results are the first 24 products a shopper sees in a category or a search. It shows what a shopper sees, not what sells.
How it is measuredChanges this month
Kraus went from 4% to 1% of the top results since August.
- Krausdown, from 4% to 1%
- InSinkEratorup, from 71% to 73%
- Moendown, from 12% to 10%
gained share lost share
What it shows
The biggest gain was InSinkErator, from 71% to 73%. One brand lost 3% or more; no brand gained that much. InSinkErator also has one product among the new products below.
Why it matters
Kraus is seen less in garbage disposals at Lowe’s than in August: about one place in every 24 lost.
What to do
Look at which products took the places Kraus gave up in garbage disposals; the new products below are a start.
New products
4 products entered the top results.
- GE Continuous feed 1-HP Septic Safe Corded Garbage…adPosition 6$259
- Project Source Continuous feed 1/2-HP Septic Safe Corded Garbage…adPosition 9$129
- Kraus WasteGuard Continuous feed 1/2-HP Septic Safe…Position 21$140
- InSinkErator Essentials Continuous feed 1/2-HP Septic Safe…Position 22$74
No brand has more than one.
What it shows
Not one of the 4 products that entered the top results in September is new to the category: each was already in it, lower down. No brand has more than one. The best-placed new product is from GE, at position 6, priced at $259; it is an ad.
Why it matters
The 4 new products for garbage disposals at Lowe’s are those in the top results in September and not in the four weeks before.
What to do
Check whether the price changed on these 4 products: they are not launches, they were in garbage disposals already.
What shoppers search
No searches for this category this month.
What this report does not show
- Sales: a bigger share means a brand is seen more, not that it sells more.
- Lowe’s results depend on the shopper’s store.
- Who paid for an ad is not visible: the brand shown is the brand on the product.
Cite this report
Altavane Research, “Garbage disposals at Lowe’s, September 2026”, published 2 October 2026. https://altavane.com/research/lowes/garbage-disposals/september-2026. Free to quote with a link.