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Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. (LW) stock

LWNYSECanned, Frozen & Preservd Fruit, Veg & Food SpecialtiesFiscal year ends May 31
Financials through Q1 FY2027, quarter ended Aug 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Oct 6, 2026Score 11/309% below fair value
$56.06+0.83 (+1.50%)

Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $7.72BP/E 30.5Yield 2.68%

Lamb Weston statistics

109 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.

Important dates

Next earnings
Dec 18, 2026 (estimated, before the open)
Last ex-dividend date
Aug 7, 2026
Fundamentals through
Aug 30, 2026
Share price as of
Nov 13, 2026

Valuation ratiosIndustry

Market Cap
$7.72B
$1.17B
Enterprise Value
$11.49B
$1.62B
PE Ratio
30.47
20.82
PS Ratio
1.17
0.80
PB Ratio
4.28
1.83
P/TBV Ratio
13.43
3.48
P/FCF Ratio
18.75
16.04
P/OCF Ratio
9.35
10.33

Enterprise valuationIndustry

EV / Sales
1.73
1.02
EV / EBITDA
12.50
13.41
EV / EBIT
22.23
16.59
EV / FCF
27.89
19.52

Share statisticsIndustry

Shares Change (YoY)
-2.12%
0.58%
Float
123M
46M
Shares Held by Insiders
10.8%
10.2%
Shares Held by Institutions
94.6%
57.3%

Short sellingIndustry

Short Interest
8M
–
Short Interest Change
-12.6%
1.45%
Short % of Float
6.83%
6.50%
Short % of Shares Outstanding
6.09%
4.93%
Days to Cover
4.69
4.50

Stock price statisticsIndustry

52-Week High
$61.00
–
52-Week Low
$37.62
–
20-Day Moving Average
$54.92
–
50-Day Moving Average
$50.35
–
200-Day Moving Average
$47.19
–
Average True Range (14)
$1.83
–
Price Change (1 Week)
1.48%
0.59%
Price Change (1 Month)
3.41%
1.37%
Price Change (3 Months)
6.80%
-4.99%
Price Change (6 Months)
27.2%
-5.78%
Price Change (YTD)
33.8%
-14.3%
Price Change (1 Year)
-4.11%
-12.5%
Price Change (3 Years)
-41.5%
-32.3%
Price Change (5 Years)
-0.80%
-40.7%
Price Change (10 Years)
85.7%
-5.51%
Average Volume (10 Days)
2M
–
Average Volume (20 Days)
2M
–
Average Volume (90 Days)
2M
–
Relative Volume
0.75
0.71
Relative Strength Index (14)
58.5
49.9
Volatility (1 Year)
42.9%
46.1%
Beta (5 Years)
0.52
0.46

MarginsIndustry

Gross Margin
19.4%
29.4%
Pretax Margin
5.31%
4.13%
Profit Margin
3.85%
1.49%
EBITDA Margin
13.9%
5.70%
FCF Margin
6.22%
6.10%

Returns on capitalIndustry

Return on Equity (ROE)
14.2%
5.06%
Return on Assets (ROA)
3.50%
1.47%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
6.67%
4.43%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
8.74%
5.34%

Financial positionIndustry

Current Ratio
1.45
1.39
Quick Ratio
0.68
0.56
Debt / Equity
2.17
0.60
Debt / EBITDA
4.27
3.17
Debt / FCF
9.54
4.95
Net Debt / EBITDA
4.09
2.76

GrowthIndustry

Revenue Growth (YoY)
2.58%
2.72%
Net Income Growth (YoY)
-13.4%
-12.4%
EPS Growth (YoY)
-12.0%
-12.0%
FCF Growth (YoY)
-17.7%
-0.54%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
7.31%
1.93%
Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
12.5%
6.06%
EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)
-33.1%
1.12%
EPS Growth (5Y CAGR)
-0.75%
2.91%

EfficiencyIndustry

Asset Turnover
0.91
0.91
Inventory Turnover
5.70
5.29
Revenue Per Employee
$662.33K
$664.16K
Profits Per Employee
$25.48K
$16.51K
Employee Count
10,000
600
WACC
6.83%
7.48%

Income statement (TTM)Industry

Revenue
$6.62B
$814.99M
Gross Profit
$1.28B
$207.33M
Operating Income
$516.80M
$423.10K
Pretax Income
$351.90M
$11.82M
Net Income
$254.80M
$2.26M
EBITDA
$919.10M
$9.84M
EPS (Diluted)
$1.84
$0.14

Balance sheetIndustry

Total Debt
$3.93B
$674.70M
Net Cash (Debt)
-$3.76B
-$512.30K
Net Cash Per Share
-$27.31
-$0.04
Equity (Book Value)
$1.81B
$143.59M
Book Value Per Share
$13.11
$5.66
Tangible Book Value
$575.20M
$4.47M
Working Capital
$640.80M
$25.54M

Cash flow (TTM)Industry

Operating Cash Flow
$825.70M
$15.26M
Capital Expenditures
-$413.80M
-$60.19M
Free Cash Flow
$411.90M
$99.47M
FCF Per Share
$2.99
$1.40

Dividends and yieldsIndustry

Earnings Yield
3.30%
2.59%
FCF Yield
5.33%
4.77%
Dividend Yield
2.68%
3.56%
Shareholder Yield
2.68%
3.36%
Dividend Per Share
$1.50
$1.56
Dividend Growth (YoY)
2.74%
2.92%
Years of Dividend Growth
10
4
Payout Ratio
81.6%
69.4%
FCF Payout Ratio
50.5%
54.3%

Taxes and interestIndustry

Income Tax
$97.10M
$11.70M
Effective Tax Rate
27.6%
23.6%

Scores and fair valueIndustry

Graham Number
$23.30
$22.77
Graham Upside
-58.4%
-32.8%
Altman Z-Score
2.64
2.54
Piotroski F-Score
7
4
Beneish M-Score
-2.87
-2.62

Total return vs. the S&P 500

Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 13, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.

PeriodLWS&P 500DifferenceLW per yearS&P 500 per year
1 month+7.9%-3.0%+10.9 pts
3 months+4.2%-2.8%+7.0 pts
Year to date+37.1%+11.5%+25.7 pts
1 year-0.7%+13.5%−14.1 pts
3 years-37.5%+77.7%−115.2 pts-14.5%+21.1%
5 years+8.9%+72.6%−63.7 pts+1.7%+11.5%
10 years+120.2%+308.2%−187.9 pts+8.2%+15.1%

Short interest

Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.

8M LW shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 12.6% from the previous report, or 6.83% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 4.7 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 39.7% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.

Settlement dateShares shortChangeAvg. daily volumeDays to cover
Oct 30, 20268,394,564-12.6%1,790,4874.7
Oct 15, 20269,600,992+34.3%4,063,7242.4
Sep 30, 20267,149,106+7.3%1,689,3224.2
Sep 15, 20266,659,809+5.8%1,311,6215.1
Aug 31, 20266,294,922+7.2%1,320,9754.8
Aug 14, 20265,874,062-9.9%1,244,8824.7
Jul 31, 20266,516,764-4.2%2,495,9582.6
Jul 15, 20266,800,411-4.7%1,391,1344.9
Jun 30, 20267,135,677-2.1%1,672,7934.3
Jun 15, 20267,285,695+3.6%1,193,7966.1
May 29, 20267,034,324+3.9%1,677,4864.2
May 15, 20266,769,446-5.6%1,583,8544.3

Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.

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