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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) Return on equity
Lamb Weston's return on equity over the twelve months to 31 August 2026 was 14.2%, down 2.1 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (16.3%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −282.0% (fiscal 2019) to 310.9% (fiscal 2020); the current reading is higher than 25% of that period. That is above the Packaged Foods industry median of 0.00% and above the Consumer Defensive sector median of 0.42%.
Return on equity, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on equity | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 16.3% | (3.98) |
| FY2025 | 20.3% | (25.10) |
| FY2024 | 45.4% | (68.52) |
| FY2023 | 113.9% | 66.11 |
| FY2022 | 47.8% | (40.43) |
| FY2021 | 88.2% | (222.68) |
| FY2020 | 310.9% | 592.91 |
| FY2019 | −282.0% | (197.14) |
| FY2018 | −84.9% | (171.11) |
| FY2017 | 86.2% | 65.88 |
Against its own ten years
Return on equity against peers
| Company | Return on equity |
|---|---|
| LW Lamb Weston | 14.2% |
| INGR Ingredion Incorporated compare | 13.5% |
| SFD Smithfield Foods, Inc. compare | 13.4% |
| CPB The Campbell's Company compare | 10.4% |
| PPC Pilgrim's Pride Corporation compare | 8.61% |
| HRL Hormel Foods Corporation compare | 4.30% |
| DAR Darling Ingredients Inc. compare | 0.00% |
| CAG Conagra Brands compare | −24.9% |
| MICC The Magnum Ice Cream Company N.V. compare | — |
| Packaged Foods industry median | 0.00% |
| Consumer Defensive sector median | 0.42% |
| Market median | 0.51% |
What Return on equity is
ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)
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