Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) Operating Expenses (2015 - 2026)
Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) posted Operating Expenses of $192.6 million for Q2 2026, down 6.05% sequentially from $205.0 million in Q1 2026, and up 23.07% YoY from $156.5 million in Q2 2025.
Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) Operating Expenses (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Lamb Weston Holdings has reported Operating Expenses for 12 years, with the latest figure at $192.6 million in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 23.07% year-over-year to $192.6 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was $768.6 million (up 4.79% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at $768.6 million, up 4.79% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses eased to $192.6 million in Q2 2026 per LW's latest filing, from $205.0 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 $164.4 million and a median of $174.6 million in 2024 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.
- Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at $109.8 million in 2022, then soared by 54.83% to $170.0 million in 2023, then soared by 52.53% to $259.3 million in 2024, then fell by 28.62% to $185.1 million in 2025, then rose by 4.05% to $192.6 million in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses over the past three periods registered $192.6 million, $205.0 million, and $185.1 million for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kraft Heinz | 30.37 Bn | 27.69 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 8.46 Bn |
| 2 | General Mills | 21.49 Bn | 21.03 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 3.70 Bn |
| 3 | Mccormick | 14.93 Bn | 14.60 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 441.80 Mn |
| 4 | Jbs | 14.80 Bn | 11.34 Bn | 4.91 Bn | 3.83 Bn |
| 5 | J M Smucker | 13.21 Bn | 13.15 Bn | 862.10 Mn | 362.30 Mn |
| 6 | Hormel Foods | 13.14 Bn | 12.28 Bn | 518.51 Mn | 318.62 Mn |
| 7 | Magnum Ice Cream | 12.22 Bn | 11.50 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Darling Ingredients | 10.40 Bn | 10.24 Bn | 503.37 Mn | 1.52 Bn |
| 9 | Smithfield Foods | 8.75 Bn | 7.40 Bn | 478.00 Mn | 191.00 Mn |
| 10 | Lamb Weston Holdings | 7.45 Bn | 7.38 Bn | 361.40 Mn | 192.60 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 31, 2026 | 192.60 Mn |
| 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 |