Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) Return on Equity [ROE] (2019 - 2026)
Lamb Weston Holdings' Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 15.47% for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended May 31, 2026), down 4.82 percentage points from 20.29% a year earlier and down 1.02 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) Return on Equity [ROE] (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), Lamb Weston Holdings' Return on Equity [ROE] was 15.86%, down 3.54 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Equity [ROE] has declined in each of the last three fiscal years, with a five-year change of -72.35 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Return on Equity [ROE] was 19.40% in FY2025 (-24.33 pp), 43.73% in FY2024 (-18.16 pp), 61.89% in FY2023 (+11.58 pp) and 50.32% in FY2022 (-37.89 pp).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] in data going back to fiscal Q1 2020.
- Year-over-year, Return on Equity [ROE] increased in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -12.71 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Equity [ROE] over five years came in fiscal Q2 2023 (a gain of 40.43 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q1 2022 (a drop of 67.81 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows LW's Return on Equity [ROE] at 16.49% (Q3 2026), 21.89% (Q2 2026) and 16.49% (Q1 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 132.43 Bn | 107.80 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 73.80 Bn | 67.12 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 13.45% |
| 3 | Hershey | 31.86 Bn | 28.11 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 32.04% |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 26.96 Bn | 13.49 Bn | 2.03 Bn | -8.70% |
| 5 | General Mills | 17.20 Bn | 14.85 Bn | 1.49 Bn | -12.01% |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 12.70 Bn | 12.49 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 4.06% |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.49 Bn | 12.36 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 21.14% |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 10.97 Bn | 7.66 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 4.33% |
| 9 | Chewy | 7.31 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 68.88% |
| 10 | Lamb Weston Holdings | 5.74 Bn | 5.43 Bn | 361.40 Mn | 15.47% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 31, 2026 | 15.47% |
| Feb 22, 2026 | 16.49% |
| Nov 23, 2025 | 21.89% |
| Aug 24, 2025 | 16.49% |
| May 25, 2025 | 20.29% |
| Feb 23, 2025 | 21.02% |
| Nov 24, 2024 | 19.86% |
| Aug 25, 2024 | 32.72% |
| May 26, 2024 | 39.46% |
| Feb 25, 2024 | 38.55% |
| Nov 26, 2023 | 45.01% |
| Aug 27, 2023 | 48.98% |
| May 28, 2023 | 51.58% |
| Feb 26, 2023 | 86.16% |
| Nov 27, 2022 | 80.02% |
| Aug 28, 2022 | 56.36% |
| May 29, 2022 | 56.22% |
| Feb 27, 2022 | 47.21% |
| Nov 28, 2021 | 39.59% |
| Aug 29, 2021 | 46.74% |
API Access
Lamb Weston Holdings Return on Equity [ROE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=LW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "ticker": "LW", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=LW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();