Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) Gross Margin (2015 - 2026)
Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) reported Gross Margin of 21.19% for Q1 2026, down 660.0% year-over-year from 3.78% in Q1 2025, and up 5.73% quarter-over-quarter from 20.04% in Q4 2025.
Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) Gross Margin (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) has 12 years of Gross Margin data on file, last reported at 21.19% in Q1 2026.
- Gross Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 21.19%, down 660.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 was 20.57% (down 204.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 21.68%, down 564.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin grew to 21.19% in Q1 2026 per LW's latest filing, from 20.04% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Gross Margin peaked at 31.73% in Q1 2023 and troughed at 17.35% in Q4 2024.
- A 5-year average of 24.21% and a median of 23.14% in 2022 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Gross Margin soared 948 bps in 2022, then slumped 1011 bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Gross Margin shows it stood at 29.89% in 2022, then decreased by 8 bps to 27.46% in 2023, then plunged by 37 bps to 17.35% in 2024, then rose by 15 bps to 20.04% in 2025, then rose by 6 bps to 21.19% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows LW's Gross Margin at 21.19% in Q1 2026, 20.04% in Q4 2025, and 20.64% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paranovus Entertainment Technology | 75,216.52 Bn | 75,216.52 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Kraft Heinz | 26.76 Bn | 22.68 Bn | 2.22 Bn | 36.70% |
| 3 | General Mills | 17.79 Bn | 17.02 Bn | 1.37 Bn | 30.81% |
| 4 | Jbs | 13.93 Bn | 9.37 Bn | 2.32 Bn | - |
| 5 | Hormel Foods | 13.00 Bn | 12.16 Bn | 518.51 Mn | 17.44% |
| 6 | Mccormick | 12.70 Bn | 13.10 Bn | 708.90 Mn | 37.83% |
| 7 | Magnum Ice Cream | 12.17 Bn | 11.70 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | J M Smucker | 11.05 Bn | 10.99 Bn | 827.80 Mn | 35.39% |
| 9 | Smithfield Foods | 10.57 Bn | 9.49 Bn | 511.00 Mn | 13.45% |
| 10 | Lamb Weston Holdings | 5.85 Bn | 5.80 Bn | 331.60 Mn | 21.19% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Feb 22, 2026 | 21.19% |
| Nov 23, 2025 | 20.04% |
| Aug 24, 2025 | 20.64% |
| May 25, 2025 | 20.43% |
| Feb 23, 2025 | 27.79% |
| Nov 24, 2024 | 17.35% |
| Aug 25, 2024 | 21.52% |
| May 26, 2024 | 24.06% |
| Feb 25, 2024 | 27.68% |
| Nov 26, 2023 | 27.46% |
| Aug 27, 2023 | 29.99% |
| May 28, 2023 | 22.38% |
| Feb 26, 2023 | 31.73% |
| Nov 27, 2022 | 29.89% |
| Aug 28, 2022 | 24.28% |
| May 29, 2022 | 22.04% |
| Feb 27, 2022 | 23.14% |
| Nov 28, 2021 | 20.42% |
| Aug 29, 2021 | 15.37% |
| May 30, 2021 | 19.65% |