# Lamb Weston Holdings Inc. Common Stock (LW) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Consumer Defensive / Food & Staples Retailing. Price $49.87, market value $6.9 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 24.0×** (5-yr avg 23.5×, 3-yr avg 19.1×). Lamb Weston Holdings Inc. Common Stock trades at 24.0× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 23.5×. The Consumer Defensive median in the September 2026 study was 20.1×. Forward P/E is 14.8×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 1.0×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 1.0×.
- **Price / book: 3.8×**. The shares trade at 3.8× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 10.7×**. Enterprise value is 10.7× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 7.9%** (5-yr avg 2.7%). Free cash flow equals 7.9% of the market value, above its five-year average of 2.7%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 4.2%**. The inverse of the P/E: 4.2% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 20.6%**. Lamb Weston Holdings Inc. Common Stock keeps 20.6% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells, a thin margin typical of retail, distribution and commodity businesses.
- **Operating margin: 8.9%**. 8.9% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 4.4%**. 4.4% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 15.9%**. 15.9% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on invested capital: 8.5%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 8.5%.
- **Return on assets: 3.9%**. Each dollar of assets produces 3.9% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 2.5%** (3-yr 7.3%/yr, 5-yr 12.5%/yr). Revenue grew 2.5% over the last year, against 12.5% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -16.8%** (3-yr -33.1%/yr, 5-yr -0.8%/yr). Earnings per share fell 16.8%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 71.2%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 71.2% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 2.05**. Debt is 2.05 times equity, a leveraged balance sheet that needs steady cash flow to service.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 3.7×**. It would take 3.7 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, above the 3× level most lenders treat as comfortable.
- **Current ratio: 1.42** (quick 1.42). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 1.42 times.
- **Piotroski F-score: 6/9**. 6 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 3.05%** ($1.50 per share, trailing). Lamb Weston Holdings Inc. Common Stock yields 3.05%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 72%** (38% of free cash flow). 72% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving a thin cushion.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 9**. 9 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 10.0%/yr** (1-yr 2.8%). The dividend has grown 10.0% a year over five years.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (12 analysts). 12 analysts cover Lamb Weston Holdings Inc. Common Stock; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $55.25 (+11% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -8.5%** (YTD 21.1%, 3-mo 18.4%). The shares are down 8.5% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -25.6%** (32.6% above the low). Trading 26% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 37**. An RSI of 37 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.28** (volatility 42%). Beta of 0.28 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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