Lamb Weston
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. In the quarter to August 2026, revenue was flat, EPS fell 54.0%, free cash flow fell 47.3% and total debt was flat, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Dividend growth for ten consecutive years, operating cash flow growth for three; insiders bought in the last twelve months.
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Lamb Weston (LW) P/E ratio
As of 16 October 2026, Lamb Weston (LW) trades at a P/E ratio of 28.9×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 10.3× (April 2024) to 60.3× (August 2022); the current reading is higher than 75% of that period. That is above the Packaged Foods industry median of 13.4× and above the Consumer Defensive sector median of 18.1×.
P/E ratio, daily
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Annual newest first
| Period | P/E ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 20.3× | (6.85%) |
| FY2025 | 21.8× | 23.24% |
| FY2024 | 17.7× | 10.68% |
| FY2023 | 16.0× | (67.42%) |
| FY2022 | 49.0× | 26.57% |
| FY2021 | 38.7× | 57.05% |
| FY2020 | 24.6× | 32.64% |
| FY2019 | 18.6× | (17.55%) |
| FY2018 | 22.5× | 9.15% |
| FY2017 | 20.6× | 32.69% |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | P/E ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | 29.5× | 45.29% |
| May 2026 | 20.3× | (6.83%) |
| Feb 2026 | 21.8× | 2.03% |
| Nov 2025 | 21.3× | (21.18%) |
| 39 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
P/E ratio against peers
| Company | P/E ratio |
|---|---|
| CAG Conagra Brands compare | n/m |
| SFD Smithfield Foods, Inc. compare | 6.9× |
| INGR Ingredion Incorporated compare | 10.5× |
| PPC Pilgrim's Pride Corporation compare | 12.8× |
| CPB The Campbell's Company compare | 14.8× |
| DAR Darling Ingredients Inc. compare | 16.3× |
| LW Lamb Weston | 28.9× |
| HRL Hormel Foods Corporation compare | 32.4× |
| MICC The Magnum Ice Cream Company N.V. compare | — |
| Packaged Foods industry median | 13.4× |
| Consumer Defensive sector median | 18.1× |
| Market median | 18.1× |
What P/E ratio is
Price to Earnings Ratio shows how much investors pay for each dollar of a company’s annual profit per share.
Stock Price ÷ EPS (Basic) (TTM)