Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) Operating Margin (2015 - 2026)
Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) posted Operating Margin of 4.92% for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 30, 2026), down 4.51 percentage points from 9.43% a year earlier and down 4.61 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) Operating Margin (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Aug 30, 2026, Operating Margin at Lamb Weston Holdings was 7.80%, down 1.64 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), it was 8.94%, down 1.37 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual Operating Margin has declined for three consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year change of -3.99 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Lamb Weston Holdings' Operating Margin was 10.31% in FY2025 (-6.16 pp), 16.47% in FY2024 (-0.01 pp), 16.49% in FY2023 (+5.64 pp) and 10.84% in FY2022 (-2.09 pp).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Operating Margin since fiscal Q2 2025.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Margin has declined in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -3.48 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Operating Margin in the past five years was fiscal Q2 2023, with a gain of 9.93 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q2 2025, with a drop of 16.49 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin for the three prior fiscal quarters was 9.54% (Q4 2026), 8.09% (Q3 2026) and 8.60% (Q2 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 140.61 Bn | 92.06 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 80.56 Bn | 73.83 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 20.80% |
| 3 | Hershey | 33.97 Bn | 30.22 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 23.06% |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 27.90 Bn | 14.32 Bn | 2.03 Bn | -102.70% |
| 5 | General Mills | 17.49 Bn | 15.13 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 14.43% |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 13.63 Bn | 13.41 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 23.05% |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.49 Bn | 11.55 Bn | 794.90 Mn | 10.72% |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 11.23 Bn | 7.90 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 3.75% |
| 9 | Chewy | 8.65 Bn | 5.94 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 2.76% |
| 10 | Lamb Weston Holdings | 7.31 Bn | 6.94 Bn | 266.50 Mn | 4.92% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2026 | 4.92% |
| May 31, 2026 | 9.54% |
| 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% |
Lamb Weston Holdings Operating Margin API
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