Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) FCF Margin (2016 - 2026)
Lamb Weston Holdings' FCF Margin was 11.36% in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended May 31, 2026), down 6.25 percentage points from 17.62% a year earlier but up 13.68 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) FCF Margin (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), FCF Margin at Lamb Weston Holdings came in at 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 was higher in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +5.14 percentage points.
- 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 Q1 2022 (a drop of 17.97 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, LW's FCF Margin in the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026 was -2.32% (Q3 2026), 6.24% (Q2 2026) and 16.54% (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 133.59 Bn | 108.95 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 75.71 Bn | 69.03 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 5.48% |
| 3 | Hershey | 32.64 Bn | 28.88 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 11.82% |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 27.82 Bn | 14.35 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 14.26% |
| 5 | General Mills | 18.09 Bn | 15.75 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 4.72% |
| 6 | Mccormick | 13.03 Bn | 12.90 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 17.41% |
| 7 | J M Smucker | 12.89 Bn | 12.68 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 15.20% |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 10.92 Bn | 7.61 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 5.82% |
| 9 | Chewy | 7.33 Bn | 4.62 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 2.69% |
| 10 | Lamb Weston Holdings | 5.95 Bn | 5.64 Bn | 361.40 Mn | 11.36% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 31, 2026 | 11.36% |
| Feb 22, 2026 | -2.32% |
| Nov 23, 2025 | 6.24% |
| Aug 24, 2025 | 16.54% |
| May 25, 2025 | 17.62% |
| Feb 23, 2025 | -1.30% |
| Nov 24, 2024 | -3.10% |
| Aug 25, 2024 | 0.26% |
| May 26, 2024 | 9.34% |
| Feb 25, 2024 | -15.74% |
| Nov 26, 2023 | -6.91% |
| Aug 27, 2023 | 4.04% |
| May 28, 2023 | 11.92% |
| Feb 26, 2023 | -11.92% |
| Nov 27, 2022 | -2.80% |
| Aug 28, 2022 | 8.08% |
| May 29, 2022 | 14.94% |
| Feb 27, 2022 | -10.91% |
| Nov 28, 2021 | -2.24% |
| Aug 29, 2021 | 8.42% |
API Access
Lamb Weston Holdings FCF Margin API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-margin&ticker=LW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
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();