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% on a YoY basis from $173.8 million in Q1 2025, and up 10.75% sequentially 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.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 17.95% year-over-year to $205.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 stood at $732.5 million (down 2.64% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $733.5 million, up 4.58% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses climbed to $205.0 million in Q1 2026, from $185.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $259.3 million in Q4 2024 to a low of $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.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses jumped 62.77% in 2023 and dropped 28.62% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Tracing LW's Operating Expenses over 5 years: 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 slipped by 28.62% to $185.1 million in 2025, then increased 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 Kraft Heinz 30.29 Bn 26.20 Bn 2.22 Bn 1.07 Bn
2 General Mills 19.35 Bn 18.90 Bn 1.60 Bn 3.70 Bn
3 Hormel Foods 13.90 Bn 13.04 Bn 518.51 Mn 318.62 Mn
4 Mccormick 13.45 Bn 13.12 Bn 778.20 Mn 441.80 Mn
5 Magnum Ice Cream 10.95 Bn 10.43 Bn - -
6 Smithfield Foods 10.34 Bn 8.95 Bn 511.00 Mn 180.00 Mn
7 Darling Ingredients 9.92 Bn 9.80 Bn 404.92 Mn 1.43 Bn
8 Oatly Group AB 8.23 Bn 8.23 Bn 76.34 Mn -88.35 Mn
9 Conagra Brands 7.07 Bn 6.85 Bn 704.10 Mn 401.10 Mn
10 Lamb Weston Holdings 6.87 Bn 6.81 Bn 331.60 Mn 205.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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