Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) Operating Margin (2015 - 2026)
Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) reported Operating Margin of 8.09% for Q1 2026, down 827.0% year-over-year from 1.11% in Q1 2025, and down 5.95% quarter-over-quarter from 8.6% in Q4 2025.
Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) Operating Margin (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) has 12 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 8.09% in Q1 2026.
- Operating Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 8.09%, down 827.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 was 9.33% (down 150.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 10.31%, down 616.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin eased to 8.09% in Q1 2026 per LW's latest filing, from 8.6% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Margin peaked at 21.29% in Q4 2022 and troughed at 1.16% in Q4 2024.
- A 5-year average of 13.32% and a median of 13.18% in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Operating Margin soared 4060 bps in 2022, then tumbled 1649 bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Operating Margin shows it stood at 21.29% in 2022, then dropped by 17 bps to 17.64% in 2023, then slumped by 93 bps to 1.16% in 2024, then jumped by 644 bps to 8.6% in 2025, then dropped by 6 bps to 8.09% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows LW's Operating Margin at 8.09% in Q1 2026, 8.6% in Q4 2025, and 9.43% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating 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 | 18.94% |
| 3 | General Mills | 17.79 Bn | 17.02 Bn | 1.37 Bn | 11.82% |
| 4 | Jbs | 13.93 Bn | 9.37 Bn | 2.32 Bn | - |
| 5 | Hormel Foods | 13.00 Bn | 12.16 Bn | 518.51 Mn | 7.30% |
| 6 | Mccormick | 12.70 Bn | 13.10 Bn | 708.90 Mn | 12.14% |
| 7 | Magnum Ice Cream | 12.17 Bn | 11.70 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | J M Smucker | 11.05 Bn | 10.99 Bn | 827.80 Mn | -23.44% |
| 9 | Smithfield Foods | 10.57 Bn | 9.49 Bn | 511.00 Mn | 8.76% |
| 10 | Lamb Weston Holdings | 5.85 Bn | 5.80 Bn | 331.60 Mn | 8.09% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Feb 22, 2026 | 8.09% |
| Nov 23, 2025 | 8.60% |
| Aug 24, 2025 | 9.43% |
| May 25, 2025 | 11.09% |
| Feb 23, 2025 | 16.36% |
| Nov 24, 2024 | 1.16% |
| Aug 25, 2024 | 12.82% |
| May 26, 2024 | 13.18% |
| Feb 25, 2024 | 15.35% |
| Nov 26, 2023 | 17.64% |
| Aug 27, 2023 | 19.41% |
| May 28, 2023 | 11.03% |
| Feb 26, 2023 | 21.24% |
| Nov 27, 2022 | 21.29% |
| Aug 28, 2022 | 13.95% |
| May 29, 2022 | 11.79% |
| Feb 27, 2022 | 14.01% |
| Nov 28, 2021 | 11.36% |
| Aug 29, 2021 | 6.12% |
| May 30, 2021 | -28.80% |