Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) Free Cash Flow (2016 - 2026)
Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) reported Free Cash Flow of $146.1 million for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 30, 2026), down 46.8% from $274.4 million a year earlier and down 27.3% from the prior quarter.
Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) Free Cash Flow (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Aug 30, 2026, Lamb Weston Holdings' Free Cash Flow came in at $411.9 million, down 17.7% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), it was $540.2 million, up 134.8% from FY2025.
- Free Cash Flow has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 5.9% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Free Cash Flow came in at $230.1 million in FY2025, -$131.3 million in FY2024, $107.7 million in FY2023 (-16.2%) and $128.5 million in FY2022 (-68.3%).
- Five-year quarterly Free Cash Flow spans a low of -$229.5 million in fiscal Q3 2024 and a high of $295.2 million in fiscal Q4 2025.
- The high point for year-over-year Free Cash Flow in five years was fiscal Q4 2025 (growth of 96.0%); the low point was fiscal Q1 2025 (a decline of 93.6%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 came in at $201.1 million (Q4 2026), -$36.3 million (Q3 2026) and $101 million (Q2 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 144.43 Bn | 98.30 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 81.43 Bn | 74.75 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 513.00 Mn |
| 3 | Hershey | 34.30 Bn | 30.54 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 329.49 Mn |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 29.39 Bn | 15.92 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 893.00 Mn |
| 5 | General Mills | 18.37 Bn | 16.03 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 207.30 Mn |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 13.89 Bn | 13.67 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 337.30 Mn |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.96 Bn | 12.61 Bn | 794.90 Mn | 112.10 Mn |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 11.58 Bn | 8.27 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 172.44 Mn |
| 9 | Chewy | 8.80 Bn | 6.09 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 89.50 Mn |
| 10 | Lamb Weston Holdings | 7.42 Bn | 7.04 Bn | 266.50 Mn | 143.80 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2026 | 143.80 Mn |
| May 31, 2026 | 193.80 Mn |
| Feb 22, 2026 | -35.70 Mn |
| Nov 23, 2025 | 101.90 Mn |
| Aug 24, 2025 | 272.80 Mn |
| May 25, 2025 | 294.80 Mn |
| Feb 23, 2025 | -21.30 Mn |
| Nov 24, 2024 | -55.00 Mn |
| Aug 25, 2024 | -22.00 Mn |
| May 26, 2024 | 153.20 Mn |
| Feb 25, 2024 | -235.50 Mn |
| Nov 26, 2023 | -141.20 Mn |
| Aug 27, 2023 | 29.90 Mn |
| May 28, 2023 | 187.60 Mn |
| Feb 26, 2023 | -179.60 Mn |
| Nov 27, 2022 | -53.20 Mn |
| Aug 28, 2022 | 70.90 Mn |
| May 29, 2022 | 165.20 Mn |
| Feb 27, 2022 | -112.40 Mn |
| Nov 28, 2021 | -23.50 Mn |
Lamb Weston Holdings Free Cash Flow API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=free-cash-flow&ticker=LW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "free-cash-flow", "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=free-cash-flow&ticker=LW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();