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Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. LW

NYSE · stock · Canned, Frozen & Preservd Fruit, Veg & Food Specialties · website · IPO 2016-10-31 · LEI

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. statistics & valuation

Market cap$6.2B
P / E21.5×
P / S0.9×
P / B3.4×
P / FCF11.5×
Dividend yield3.33%
Net margin4.4%
Return on equity15.9%
FCF margin8.2%
Net debt$3.6B
Net debt / EBITDA3.7×
Enterprise value USD$9.8B
EV / EBITDA10×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV6%
Return on capital9.9%
Graham number -53.3%$24.78

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($24.78); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
10.30% 12.20% 12.70% 9.60% 8.70% 4.90% 18.90% 11.20% 5.50% 4.40% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Gross margin (%)
24.60% 25.70% 26.70% 23.60% 22.70% 20.30% 26.80% 27.30% 21.70% 20.60% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Operating margin (%)
16.40% 16.90% 17.80% 14.70% 12.90% 10.80% 16.50% 16.50% 10.30% 8.90% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Return on equity (%)
152.50% 66.10% 55.70% 71.50% 40.60% 20.60% 15.90% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Shares outstanding
146.6M 147.0M 147.3M 147.1M 147.1M 145.9M 145.7M 145.6M 142.7M 139.1M 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Net debt ($)
$3.77B $3.70B $3.61B 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Share buybacks ($)
2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Return on assets (%)
13.20% 15.10% 15.70% 7.80% 7.50% 4.90% 15.50% 9.80% 4.80% 3.90% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Free cash flow margin (%)
5.00% 5.10% 9.20% 10.70% 11.00% 3.10% 2.00% -2.00% 3.60% 8.20% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Debt / equity (×)
2.15× 2.17× 2.01× 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
EPS ($)
$2.22 $2.82 $3.18 $2.49 $2.16 $1.38 $6.95 $4.98 $2.50 $2.08 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. trades at about 25.5× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 16.5×–51.8×, median 20.8×).

16.5× 51.8×

Shaded band = 10-year range (16.5×–51.8×); dot = today's 25.5×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Gross margin20.6%21.7%27.3%26.8%20.3%22.7%23.6%26.7%25.7%24.6%
Operating margin8.9%10.3%16.5%16.5%10.8%12.9%14.7%17.8%16.9%16.4%
Net margin4.4%5.5%11.2%18.9%4.9%8.7%9.6%12.7%12.2%10.3%
FCF margin8.2%3.6%-2.0%2.0%3.1%11.0%10.7%9.2%5.1%5.0%
Return on assets3.9%4.8%9.8%15.5%4.9%7.5%7.8%15.7%15.1%13.2%
Return on equity15.9%20.6%40.6%71.5%55.7%66.1%152.5%-10404.3%-124.5%-50.5%
Debt / equity2.01×2.17×2.15×———————
Current ratio1.421.381.291.562.372.882.251.741.791.55

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-05-25. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.