Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) Return on Capital Employed (2017 - 2026)
Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) posted Return on Capital Employed of 9.9% for Q2 2026, down 3.1% sequentially from 10.22% in Q1 2026, and down 131.0% YoY from 31.93% in Q2 2025.
Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) Return on Capital Employed (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Lamb Weston Holdings has reported Return on Capital Employed for 10 years, with the latest figure at 9.9% in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 131.0% year-over-year to 9.9% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was 9.9% (down 131.0% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 9.9%, down 137.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed declined to 9.9% in Q2 2026 per LW's latest filing, from 10.22% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 20.91% in Q4 2023 and troughed at 9.9% in Q2 2026.
- A 5-year average of 15.18% and a median of 14.24% in 2022 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Return on Capital Employed soared 913 bps in 2023, then tumbled 952 bps in 2024.
- Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 19.56% in 2022, then gained by 7 bps to 20.91% in 2023, then plunged by 46 bps to 11.39% in 2024, then increased by 9 bps to 12.42% in 2025, then fell by 20 bps to 9.9% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 9.9%, 10.22%, and 12.42% for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 31, 2026 | 9.90% |
| Feb 22, 2026 | 10.22% |
| Nov 23, 2025 | 12.42% |
| Aug 24, 2025 | 10.06% |
| May 25, 2025 | 11.21% |
| Feb 23, 2025 | 11.89% |
| Nov 24, 2024 | 11.39% |
| Aug 25, 2024 | 16.71% |
| May 26, 2024 | 18.75% |
| Feb 25, 2024 | 19.51% |
| Nov 26, 2023 | 20.91% |
| Aug 27, 2023 | 19.99% |
| May 28, 2023 | 19.85% |
| Feb 26, 2023 | 20.72% |
| Nov 27, 2022 | 19.56% |
| Aug 28, 2022 | 15.49% |
| May 29, 2022 | 12.99% |
| Feb 27, 2022 | 11.59% |
| Nov 28, 2021 | 10.77% |
| Aug 29, 2021 | 11.27% |