Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) Operating Expenses (2015 - 2026)
Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) reported Operating Expenses of $205.0 million for Q1 2026, up 17.95% year-over-year from $173.8 million in Q1 2025, and up 10.75% quarter-over-quarter from $185.1 million in Q4 2025.
Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) Operating Expenses (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) has 12 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $205.0 million in Q1 2026.
- Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $205.0 million, up 17.95% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 was $732.5 million (down 2.64% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $733.5 million, up 4.58% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses rose to $205.0 million in Q1 2026 per LW's latest filing, from $185.1 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $259.3 million in Q4 2024 and troughed at $87.2 million in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of $162.7 million and a median of $173.8 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Operating Expenses soared 62.77% in 2023, then fell 28.62% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $109.8 million in 2022, then surged by 54.83% to $170.0 million in 2023, then surged by 52.53% to $259.3 million in 2024, then declined by 28.62% to $185.1 million in 2025, then gained by 10.75% to $205.0 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows LW's Operating Expenses at $205.0 million in Q1 2026, $185.1 million in Q4 2025, and $185.9 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (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 | 1.07 Bn |
| 3 | General Mills | 17.79 Bn | 17.02 Bn | 1.37 Bn | 837.30 Mn |
| 4 | Jbs | 13.93 Bn | 9.37 Bn | 2.32 Bn | -1.84 Bn |
| 5 | Hormel Foods | 13.00 Bn | 12.16 Bn | 518.51 Mn | 318.62 Mn |
| 6 | Mccormick | 12.70 Bn | 13.10 Bn | 708.90 Mn | 456.30 Mn |
| 7 | Magnum Ice Cream | 12.17 Bn | 11.70 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | J M Smucker | 11.05 Bn | 10.99 Bn | 827.80 Mn | 368.20 Mn |
| 9 | Smithfield Foods | 10.57 Bn | 9.49 Bn | 511.00 Mn | 180.00 Mn |
| 10 | Lamb Weston Holdings | 5.85 Bn | 5.80 Bn | 331.60 Mn | 205.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Feb 22, 2026 | 205.00 Mn |
| Nov 23, 2025 | 185.10 Mn |
| Aug 24, 2025 | 185.90 Mn |
| May 25, 2025 | 156.50 Mn |
| Feb 23, 2025 | 173.80 Mn |
| Nov 24, 2024 | 259.30 Mn |
| Aug 25, 2024 | 143.90 Mn |
| May 26, 2024 | 175.40 Mn |
| Feb 25, 2024 | 179.80 Mn |
| Nov 26, 2023 | 170.00 Mn |
| Aug 27, 2023 | 176.20 Mn |
| May 28, 2023 | 192.40 Mn |
| Feb 26, 2023 | 131.50 Mn |
| Nov 27, 2022 | 109.80 Mn |
| Aug 28, 2022 | 116.30 Mn |
| May 29, 2022 | 118.20 Mn |
| Feb 27, 2022 | 87.20 Mn |
| Nov 28, 2021 | 91.10 Mn |
| Aug 29, 2021 | 91.10 Mn |
| May 30, 2021 | 99.10 Mn |