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LW Consumer Defensive Packaged Foods
Lamb Weston’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended May 2026) was $6.6 billion, up 2.50% from fiscal 2025.
- Revenue
- +0.66%
- EPS
- −54.4%
- Free cash flow
- −47.3%
- Total debt
- −1.00%
Quarter to August 2026, against a year earlier
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Lamb Weston (LW) Gross margin
Lamb Weston's gross margin over the twelve months to 31 August 2026 was 19.4%, down 1.2 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (20.6%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 20.1% (fiscal 2015) to 27.3% (fiscal 2024); the current reading is higher than 25% of that period. That is below the Packaged Foods industry median of 28.4% and below the Consumer Defensive sector median of 34.6%.
Gross margin, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Gross margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 20.6% | (1.12) |
| FY2025 | 21.7% | (5.64) |
| FY2024 | 27.3% | 0.55 |
| FY2023 | 26.8% | 6.47 |
| FY2022 | 20.3% | (2.36) |
| FY2021 | 22.7% | (0.95) |
| FY2020 | 23.6% | (3.10) |
| FY2019 | 26.7% | 1.02 |
| FY2018 | 25.7% | 1.11 |
| FY2017 | 24.6% | 2.47 |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Gross margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | 16.0% | (4.46) |
| May 2026 | 20.4% | (0.77) |
| Feb 2026 | 21.2% | 1.15 |
| Nov 2025 | 20.0% | (0.60) |
| 39 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Gross margin against peers
| Company | Gross margin |
|---|---|
| CPB The Campbell's Company compare | 28.1% |
| DAR Darling Ingredients Inc. compare | 26.8% |
| CAG Conagra Brands compare | 23.8% |
| INGR Ingredion Incorporated compare | 23.7% |
| LW Lamb Weston | 19.4% |
| HRL Hormel Foods Corporation compare | 15.7% |
| SFD Smithfield Foods, Inc. compare | 12.6% |
| PPC Pilgrim's Pride Corporation compare | 7.90% |
| MICC The Magnum Ice Cream Company N.V. compare | — |
| Packaged Foods industry median | 28.4% |
| Consumer Defensive sector median | 34.6% |
| Market median | 45.1% |
What Gross margin is
Gross Margin tells an investor how much of each sale a company keeps after paying the direct costs of making or buying what it sells.
Gross Profit ÷ Revenue
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