Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) FCF Payout Ratio (2016 - 2026)

Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) reported FCF Payout Ratio of 1.42 for Q1 2026, up 45.45% on a YoY basis from 0.97 in Q1 2025, and down 377.16% sequentially from 0.51 in Q4 2025.

Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) FCF Payout Ratio (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) has 11 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 1.42 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio rose 45.45% year-over-year to 1.42; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 stood at 0.17 (down 80.95% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.25, up 4.83% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio declined to 1.42 in Q1 2026, from 0.51 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 12.02 in Q3 2024 to a low of 2.6 in Q1 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 0.82 and a median of 0.2 in 2022 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
  • Peak annual rise in FCF Payout Ratio reached 8658.12% in 2024, while the deepest fall reached 352.69% in 2024.
  • Tracing LW's FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.45 in 2022, then declined by 8.45% to 0.41 in 2023, then plunged by 352.69% to 1.04 in 2024, then soared by 149.11% to 0.51 in 2025, then tumbled by 377.16% to 1.42 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows LW's FCF Payout Ratio at 1.42 in Q1 2026, 0.51 in Q4 2025, and 0.19 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Kraft Heinz 30.29 Bn 26.20 Bn 2.22 Bn 0.62
2 General Mills 19.35 Bn 18.90 Bn 1.60 Bn 3.57
3 Hormel Foods 13.90 Bn 13.04 Bn 518.51 Mn 2.98
4 Mccormick 13.45 Bn 13.12 Bn 778.20 Mn 0.41
5 Magnum Ice Cream 10.95 Bn 10.43 Bn - -
6 Smithfield Foods 10.34 Bn 8.95 Bn 511.00 Mn -
7 Darling Ingredients 9.92 Bn 9.80 Bn 404.92 Mn -
8 Oatly Group AB 8.23 Bn 8.23 Bn 76.34 Mn -
9 Conagra Brands 7.07 Bn 6.85 Bn 704.10 Mn -
10 Lamb Weston Holdings 6.87 Bn 6.81 Bn 331.60 Mn -1.42

Historic Data

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DateValue
Feb 22, 2026 -1.42
Nov 23, 2025 0.51
Aug 24, 2025 0.19
May 25, 2025 0.06
Feb 23, 2025 -2.60
Nov 24, 2024 -1.04
Aug 25, 2024 12.02
May 26, 2024 0.21
Feb 25, 2024 1.99
Nov 26, 2023 0.41
Aug 27, 2023 0.14
May 28, 2023 0.10
Feb 26, 2023 2.08
Nov 27, 2022 0.45
Aug 28, 2022 0.21
Feb 27, 2022 -0.14
Nov 28, 2021 0.28
Aug 29, 2021 0.41
May 30, 2021 0.27
Feb 28, 2021 0.64