Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) FCF Margin (2016 - 2026)
Lamb Weston Holdings' FCF Margin was 8.75% in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 30, 2026), down 7.79 percentage points from 16.54% a year earlier and down 2.61 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) FCF Margin (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Lamb Weston Holdings' FCF Margin was 6.22% through Aug 30, 2026, down 1.53 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), it was 8.17%, up 4.60 percentage points from FY2025.
- FCF Margin shows a five-year change of -2.88 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, FCF Margin was 3.57% in FY2025 (+5.60 pp), -2.03% in FY2024 (-4.04 pp), 2.01% in FY2023 (-1.12 pp) and 3.13% in FY2022 (-7.91 pp).
- Quarterly FCF Margin has moved between -15.74% (fiscal Q3 2024) and 17.62% (fiscal Q4 2025) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, FCF Margin has declined for three straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +4.63 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for FCF Margin over five years was fiscal Q1 2026 (a gain of 16.28 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q3 2022 (a drop of 11.60 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, LW's FCF Margin in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 was 11.36% (Q4 2026), -2.32% (Q3 2026) and 6.24% (Q2 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 140.61 Bn | 92.06 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 80.56 Bn | 73.83 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 5.48% |
| 3 | Hershey | 33.97 Bn | 30.22 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 11.82% |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 27.90 Bn | 14.32 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 14.26% |
| 5 | General Mills | 17.49 Bn | 15.13 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 4.72% |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 13.63 Bn | 13.41 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 15.20% |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.49 Bn | 11.55 Bn | 794.90 Mn | 5.54% |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 11.23 Bn | 7.90 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 5.82% |
| 9 | Chewy | 8.65 Bn | 5.94 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 2.69% |
| 10 | Lamb Weston Holdings | 7.31 Bn | 6.94 Bn | 266.50 Mn | 8.61% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2026 | 8.61% |
| May 31, 2026 | 10.95% |
| Feb 22, 2026 | -2.28% |
| Nov 23, 2025 | 6.30% |
| Aug 24, 2025 | 16.44% |
| May 25, 2025 | 17.59% |
| Feb 23, 2025 | -1.40% |
| Nov 24, 2024 | -3.44% |
| Aug 25, 2024 | -1.33% |
| May 26, 2024 | 9.50% |
| Feb 25, 2024 | -16.15% |
| Nov 26, 2023 | -8.15% |
| Aug 27, 2023 | 1.80% |
| May 28, 2023 | 11.07% |
| Feb 26, 2023 | -14.33% |
| Nov 27, 2022 | -4.17% |
| Aug 28, 2022 | 6.30% |
| May 29, 2022 | 14.33% |
| Feb 27, 2022 | -11.77% |
| Nov 28, 2021 | -2.33% |
Lamb Weston Holdings FCF Margin API
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params = {"slug": "fcf-margin", "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=fcf-margin&ticker=LW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();