Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) Debt Ratio (2016 - 2026)
Lamb Weston Holdings' (LW) Debt Ratio was 0.54 for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 30, 2026), down 2.2% from 0.55 a year earlier but up 1.1% from the prior quarter.
Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) Debt Ratio (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), Debt Ratio at Lamb Weston Holdings was 0.53, down 5.1% from FY2025.
- By fiscal year, Debt Ratio came in at 0.56 in FY2025 (+7.7%), 0.52 in FY2024 (-2.3%), 0.53 in FY2023 (-19.4%) and 0.66 in FY2022 (+1.3%).
- Five-year quarterly Debt Ratio spans a low of 0.47 in fiscal Q2 2024 and a high of 0.67 in fiscal Q3 2022.
- Year over year, Debt Ratio has now declined in each of the last four quarters, with growth averaging 2.4% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Debt Ratio in five years was fiscal Q2 2025 (growth of 16.7%); the low point was fiscal Q2 2024 (a decline of 21.8%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 came in at 0.53 (Q4 2026), 0.54 (Q3 2026) and 0.53 (Q2 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 140.61 Bn | 92.06 Bn | - | 0.31 |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 80.56 Bn | 73.83 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 0.30 |
| 3 | Hershey | 33.97 Bn | 30.22 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 0.40 |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 27.90 Bn | 14.32 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 0.26 |
| 5 | General Mills | 17.49 Bn | 15.13 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 0.45 |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 13.63 Bn | 13.41 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 0.42 |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.49 Bn | 11.55 Bn | 794.90 Mn | 0.30 |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 11.23 Bn | 7.90 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 0.21 |
| 9 | Chewy | 8.65 Bn | 5.94 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 0.16 |
| 10 | Lamb Weston Holdings | 7.31 Bn | 6.94 Bn | 266.50 Mn | 0.54 |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2026 | 0.54 |
| May 31, 2026 | 0.53 |
| Feb 22, 2026 | 0.54 |
| Nov 23, 2025 | 0.53 |
| Aug 24, 2025 | 0.55 |
| May 25, 2025 | 0.56 |
| Feb 23, 2025 | 0.57 |
| Nov 24, 2024 | 0.55 |
| Aug 25, 2024 | 0.54 |
| May 26, 2024 | 0.52 |
| Feb 25, 2024 | 0.53 |
| Nov 26, 2023 | 0.47 |
| Aug 27, 2023 | 0.51 |
| May 28, 2023 | 0.53 |
| Feb 26, 2023 | 0.63 |
| Nov 27, 2022 | 0.60 |
| Aug 28, 2022 | 0.62 |
| May 29, 2022 | 0.66 |
| Feb 27, 2022 | 0.67 |
| Nov 28, 2021 | 0.66 |
Lamb Weston Holdings Debt Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=debt-ratio&ticker=LW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "debt-ratio", "ticker": "LW", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=debt-ratio&ticker=LW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();