Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) Dividend Coverage Ratio (2017 - 2026)
Lamb Weston Holdings' (LW) Dividend Coverage Ratio stood at 0.56 in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 30, 2026), down 55.2% from 1.24 a year earlier and down 73.1% from the prior quarter.
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Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) Dividend Coverage Ratio (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Lamb Weston Holdings' Dividend Coverage Ratio came in at 1.23 as of Aug 30, 2026, down 13.8% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), it came in at 1.40, down 19.0% from FY2025.
- Annual Dividend Coverage Ratio has declined for three straight fiscal years.
- Across earlier fiscal years, Dividend Coverage Ratio came in at 1.73 in FY2025 (-58.6%), 4.17 in FY2024 (-39.6%), 6.91 in FY2023 (+375.7%) and 1.45 in FY2022 (-38.2%).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure is the lowest quarterly Dividend Coverage Ratio since fiscal Q2 2025.
- On a year-over-year basis, Dividend Coverage Ratio has declined for three consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 34.5% over the last six quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Dividend Coverage Ratio in the last five years was growth of 658.3% in fiscal Q1 2023, against a decline of 79.8% in fiscal Q4 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 2.08 (Q4 2026), 1.05 (Q3 2026) and 1.20 (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div. Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 141.26 Bn | 92.72 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 80.56 Bn | 73.83 Bn | 3.99 Bn | - |
| 3 | Hershey | 34.17 Bn | 30.41 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 1.60 |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 27.90 Bn | 14.32 Bn | 2.03 Bn | - |
| 5 | General Mills | 17.64 Bn | 15.28 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 1.20 |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 13.68 Bn | 13.46 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 2.78 |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.58 Bn | 11.64 Bn | 794.90 Mn | 0.76 |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 11.12 Bn | 7.79 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 0.37 |
| 9 | Chewy | 8.63 Bn | 5.92 Bn | 1.01 Bn | - |
| 10 | Lamb Weston Holdings | 7.35 Bn | 6.97 Bn | 266.50 Mn | 0.56 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2026 | 0.56 |
| May 31, 2026 | 2.08 |
| Feb 22, 2026 | 1.05 |
| Nov 23, 2025 | 1.20 |
| Aug 24, 2025 | 1.24 |
| May 25, 2025 | 2.30 |
| Feb 23, 2025 | 2.84 |
| Nov 24, 2024 | -0.70 |
| Aug 25, 2024 | 2.46 |
| May 26, 2024 | 2.49 |
| Feb 25, 2024 | 3.62 |
| Nov 26, 2023 | 5.27 |
| Aug 27, 2023 | 5.75 |
| May 28, 2023 | 12.38 |
| Feb 26, 2023 | 4.97 |
| Nov 27, 2022 | 2.92 |
| Aug 28, 2022 | 6.57 |
| May 29, 2022 | 0.90 |
| Feb 27, 2022 | 3.11 |
| Nov 28, 2021 | 0.95 |
API Access
Lamb Weston Holdings Dividend Coverage 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=dividend-coverage-ratio&ticker=LW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividend-coverage-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=dividend-coverage-ratio&ticker=LW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();