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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) Net margin
Lamb Weston's net margin over the twelve months to 31 August 2026 was 3.85%, down 0.5 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (4.39%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 4.39% (fiscal 2026) to 18.9% (fiscal 2023) — the current reading is the lowest in ten years. That is above the Packaged Foods industry median of 0.53% and above the Consumer Defensive sector median of 1.92%.
Net margin, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Net margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 4.39% | (1.15) |
| FY2025 | 5.54% | (5.68) |
| FY2024 | 11.2% | (7.64) |
| FY2023 | 18.9% | 13.96 |
| FY2022 | 4.90% | (3.76) |
| FY2021 | 8.66% | (0.99) |
| FY2020 | 9.65% | (3.09) |
| FY2019 | 12.7% | 0.57 |
| FY2018 | 12.2% | 1.92 |
| FY2017 | 10.3% | 0.88 |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Net margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | 1.74% | (4.45) |
| May 2026 | 6.19% | 2.74 |
| Feb 2026 | 3.45% | (0.39) |
| Nov 2025 | 3.84% | (0.04) |
| 39 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Net margin against peers
| Company | Net margin |
|---|---|
| DAR Darling Ingredients Inc. compare | 12.5% |
| INGR Ingredion Incorporated compare | 8.21% |
| SFD Smithfield Foods, Inc. compare | 5.94% |
| CPB The Campbell's Company compare | 4.14% |
| LW Lamb Weston | 3.85% |
| HRL Hormel Foods Corporation compare | 2.82% |
| PPC Pilgrim's Pride Corporation compare | 1.75% |
| CAG Conagra Brands compare | −17.0% |
| MICC The Magnum Ice Cream Company N.V. compare | — |
| Packaged Foods industry median | 0.53% |
| Consumer Defensive sector median | 1.92% |
| Market median | 1.06% |
What Net margin is
Net Profit Margin tells an investor how much of each unit of revenue ends up as profit for shareholders after all costs, interest and taxes.
Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Revenue
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