lamb weston holdings inc. - LW

LW

Close Chg Chg %
52.28 -0.44 -0.84%

Closed Market

51.84

-0.44 (0.84%)

Volume: 1.07M

Last Updated:

Aug 10, 2026, 3:59 PM EDT

Company Overview: lamb weston holdings inc. - LW

LW Key Data

Open

$51.82

Day Range

51.48 - 52.33

52 Week Range

37.63 - 67.06

Market Cap

$7.29B

Shares Outstanding

137.48M

Public Float

135.79M

Beta

0.45

Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

25.42

EPS

$2.09

Yield

283.07%

Dividend

$0.38

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Aug 7, 2026

SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

1.95M

 

LW Performance

1 Week
 
-0.88%
 
1 Month
 
11.54%
 
3 Months
 
23.33%
 
1 Year
 
0.50%
 
5 Years
 
-22.08%
 

LW Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 14
Full Ratings ➔

About lamb weston holdings inc. - LW

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. engages in the production, distribution, and marketing of value-added frozen potato products. It operates through the North America and International segments. The North America segment includes frozen potato products sold in the United States, Canada, and Mexico to quick service and full-service restaurants and chains, foodservice distributors, non-commercial channels, and retailers. International segment primarily includes frozen potato products sold outside of North America. The company was founded in 1950 and is headquartered in Eagle, ID.

LW At a Glance

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.
599 South Rivershore Lane
Eagle, Idaho 83616
Phone 1-208-938-1047 Revenue 6.61B
Industry Food: Specialty/Candy Net Income 290.00M
Sector Consumer Non-Durables 2026 Sales Growth 2.496%
Fiscal Year-end 05 / 2027 Employees 10,000
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LW Valuation

P/E Current 25.417
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) 20.712
Price to Sales Ratio 0.908
Price to Book Ratio 3.252
Price to Cash Flow Ratio 6.37
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 9.356
Enterprise Value to Sales 1.509
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.405

LW Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 661,230.00
Income Per Employee 29,000.00
Receivables Turnover 8.487
Total Asset Turnover 0.895

LW Liquidity

Current Ratio 1.423
Quick Ratio 0.715
Cash Ratio 0.048

LW Profitability

Gross Margin 19.465
Operating Margin 10.199
Pretax Margin 6.21
Net Margin 4.386
Return on Assets 3.926
Return on Equity 16.28
Return on Total Capital 4.947
Return on Invested Capital 5.257

LW Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 221.223
Total Debt to Total Capital 68.869
Total Debt to Total Assets 54.703
Long-Term Debt to Equity 202.17
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 62.938
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Annual Financials for Lamb Weston Holdings Inc. - LW

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All values USD millions. 2023 2024 2025 2026 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
5.35B 6.47B 6.45B 6.61B
Sales Growth
+30.54% +20.88% -0.25% +2.50%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
3.92B 4.70B 5.09B 5.33B
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
-
Depreciation & Amortization Expense
218.30M 297.80M 402.90M 391.80M
Depreciation
211.30M 278.20M 371.50M 355.40M
Amortization of Intangibles
7.00M 19.60M 31.40M 36.40M
COGS Growth
+19.95% +20.02% +8.14% +4.71%
Gross Income
1.43B 1.76B 1.37B 1.29B
Gross Income Growth
+72.13% +23.22% -22.62% -5.75%
Gross Profit Margin
+26.77% +27.29% +21.17% +19.47%
2023 2024 2025 2026 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
591.50M 643.50M 527.40M 612.70M
Research & Development
17.20M 26.40M 22.00M 18.90M
Other SG&A
574.30M 617.10M 505.40M 593.80M
SGA Growth
+53.92% +8.79% -18.04% +16.17%
Other Operating Expense
- - - -
-
Unusual Expense
(21.80M) 45.30M 189.50M 91.50M
EBIT after Unusual Expense
862.40M 1.08B 648.70M 582.90M
Non Operating Income/Expense
19.70M (10.60M) 16.40M 8.20M
Non-Operating Interest Income
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - 10.50M
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Interest Expense
109.20M 135.80M 180.00M 180.50M
Interest Expense Growth
-32.17% +24.36% +32.55% +0.28%
Gross Interest Expense
126.70M 185.30M 205.90M 193.00M
Interest Capitalized
17.50M 49.50M 25.90M 12.50M
Pretax Income
772.90M 929.50M 485.10M 410.60M
Pretax Income Growth
+172.72% +20.26% -47.81% -15.36%
Pretax Margin
+14.45% +14.37% +7.52% +6.21%
Income Tax
224.60M 230.00M 143.10M 128.10M
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
199.90M 176.60M 92.00M 93.40M
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
24.30M 54.80M 50.70M (6.00M)
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
(13.00M) 13.10M (1.90M) 36.70M
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
13.40M (14.50M) 2.30M 4.00M
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - 10.50M
-
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
- - - -
-
Consolidated Net Income
1.01B 725.50M 357.20M 290.00M
Minority Interest Expense
- - - -
-
Net Income
1.01B 725.50M 357.20M 290.00M
Net Income Growth
+402.19% -28.09% -50.76% -18.81%
Net Margin Growth
+18.86% +11.22% +5.54% +4.39%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
1.01B 725.50M 357.20M 290.00M
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
1.01B 725.50M 357.20M 290.00M
EPS (Basic)
6.982 5.0069 2.512 2.0878
EPS (Basic) Growth
+405.65% -28.29% -49.83% -16.89%
Basic Shares Outstanding
144.50M 144.90M 142.20M 138.90M
EPS (Diluted)
6.9484 4.9828 2.5032 2.0848
EPS (Diluted) Growth
+404.60% -28.29% -49.76% -16.71%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
145.20M 145.60M 142.70M 139.10M
EBITDA
1.06B 1.42B 1.24B 1.07B
EBITDA Growth
+66.76% +34.01% -12.54% -14.09%
EBITDA Margin
+19.79% +21.94% +19.24% +16.12%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation HOLD Average Target Price 52.00
Number of Ratings 14 Current Quarters Estimate 0.589
FY Report Date 08 / 2026 Current Year's Estimate 3.043
Last Quarter’s Earnings 0.87 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings 3.01 Next Fiscal Year Estimate 3.394
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 9 9 10 10
Mean Estimate 0.59 0.77 3.04 3.39
High Estimates 0.62 0.81 3.13 3.49
Low Estimate 0.56 0.71 2.96 3.30
Coefficient of Variance 3.27 4.19 2.00 1.80

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 2 2 2
OVERWEIGHT 2 2 3
HOLD 10 10 9
UNDERWEIGHT 0 0 0
SELL 0 0 0
MEAN Hold Hold Hold

Insider Actions for Lamb Weston Holdings Inc. - LW

Date Name Shares Transaction Value
Apr 16, 2026 JANA Partners Management LP Director 5,348,980 Open market or private purchase of non-derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $42.12 per share 225,299,037.60
Apr 16, 2026 JANA Partners Management LP Director 5,398,980 Open market or private purchase of non-derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $43.19 per share 233,181,946.20

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