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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) Operating margin
Lamb Weston's operating margin over the twelve months to 31 August 2026 was 7.80%, down 1.1 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (8.94%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 8.94% (fiscal 2026) to 17.8% (fiscal 2019) — the current reading is the lowest in ten years. That is above the Packaged Foods industry median of 2.53% and above the Consumer Defensive sector median of 1.70%.
Operating margin, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Operating margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 8.94% | (1.37) |
| FY2025 | 10.3% | (6.16) |
| FY2024 | 16.5% | (0.02) |
| FY2023 | 16.5% | 5.65 |
| FY2022 | 10.8% | (2.09) |
| FY2021 | 12.9% | (1.75) |
| FY2020 | 14.7% | (3.11) |
| FY2019 | 17.8% | 0.85 |
| FY2018 | 16.9% | 0.58 |
| FY2017 | 16.4% | 3.89 |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Operating margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | 4.92% | (4.62) |
| May 2026 | 9.54% | 1.45 |
| Feb 2026 | 8.09% | (0.51) |
| Nov 2025 | 8.60% | (0.83) |
| 39 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Operating margin against peers
| Company | Operating margin |
|---|---|
| DAR Darling Ingredients Inc. compare | 17.9% |
| INGR Ingredion Incorporated compare | 11.9% |
| CPB The Campbell's Company compare | 8.74% |
| LW Lamb Weston | 7.80% |
| SFD Smithfield Foods, Inc. compare | 7.59% |
| HRL Hormel Foods Corporation compare | 3.47% |
| PPC Pilgrim's Pride Corporation compare | 3.40% |
| CAG Conagra Brands compare | −15.2% |
| MICC The Magnum Ice Cream Company N.V. compare | — |
| Packaged Foods industry median | 2.53% |
| Consumer Defensive sector median | 1.70% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Operating margin is
EBIT Margin tells an investor how much operating profit, before interest and taxes, a company keeps from each unit of revenue.
EBIT ÷ Revenue
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