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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 invested capital
Lamb Weston's return on invested capital over the twelve months to 31 August 2026 was 5.80%, down 0.7 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (6.51%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 6.51% (fiscal 2026) to 18.8% (fiscal 2017) — the current reading is the lowest in ten years. That is above the Packaged Foods industry median of 0.00% and above the Consumer Defensive sector median of 0.96%.
Return on invested capital, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on invested capital | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 6.51% | (0.66) |
| FY2025 | 7.17% | (4.85) |
| FY2024 | 12.0% | (0.05) |
| FY2023 | 12.1% | 1.24 |
| FY2022 | 10.8% | (1.36) |
| FY2021 | 12.2% | (2.22) |
| FY2020 | 14.4% | (3.68) |
| FY2019 | 18.1% | (0.09) |
| FY2018 | 18.2% | (0.65) |
| FY2017 | 18.8% | 3.09 |
Against its own ten years
Return on invested capital against peers
| Company | Return on invested capital |
|---|---|
| INGR Ingredion Incorporated compare | 10.0% |
| SFD Smithfield Foods, Inc. compare | 9.17% |
| PPC Pilgrim's Pride Corporation compare | 6.14% |
| LW Lamb Weston | 5.80% |
| CPB The Campbell's Company compare | 5.54% |
| HRL Hormel Foods Corporation compare | 3.64% |
| MICC The Magnum Ice Cream Company N.V. compare | 0.00% |
| DAR Darling Ingredients Inc. compare | 0.00% |
| CAG Conagra Brands compare | −7.75% |
| Packaged Foods industry median | 0.00% |
| Consumer Defensive sector median | 0.96% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on invested capital is
Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.
TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)
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