# Lamb Weston Holdings Inc. (LW) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-11-04. NYSE, United States. Sector: Consumer Defensive / Food Products. Price $54.92, market value $7.6 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 30.0×** (5-yr avg 23.5×, 3-yr avg 19.1×). Lamb Weston Holdings Inc. trades at 30.0× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 23.5×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Consumer Defensive median in the September 2026 study was 20.1×. Forward P/E is 15.6×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 1.1×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 1.1×.
- **Price / book: 4.2×**. The shares trade at 4.2× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 12.2×**. Enterprise value is 12.2× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 5.4%** (5-yr avg 2.7%). Free cash flow equals 5.4% 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: 3.3%**. The inverse of the P/E: 3.3% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 19.4%**. Lamb Weston Holdings Inc. keeps 19.4% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells, a thin margin typical of retail, distribution and commodity businesses.
- **Operating margin: 7.8%**. 7.8% 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: 7.4%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 7.4%.
- **Return on assets: 3.5%**. Each dollar of assets produces 3.5% 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: 4.0×**. It would take 4.0 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: 7/9**. 7 of 9 fundamental checks pass: strong and improving financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 2.77%** ($1.51 per share, trailing). Lamb Weston Holdings Inc. yields 2.77%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 72%** (50% 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.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -6.8%** (YTD 37.4%, 3-mo 6.8%). The shares are down 6.8% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -12.9%** (46.0% above the low). Trading 13% 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): 69**. An RSI of 69 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.23** (volatility 43%). Beta of 0.23 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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