Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) Shares Outstanding (Diluted) (2015 - 2026)
Lamb Weston Holdings' Shares Outstanding (Diluted) came in at 138.1 million for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 30, 2026), down 1.2% from 139.8 million a year earlier and down 0.7% from the prior quarter.
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Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) Shares Outstanding (Diluted) (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), Lamb Weston Holdings' Shares Outstanding (Diluted) was 139.1 million, down 2.5% from FY2025.
- Shares Outstanding (Diluted) carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of -1.1% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Shares Outstanding (Diluted) was 142.7 million in FY2025 (-2.0%), 145.6 million in FY2024 (+0.3%), 145.2 million in FY2023 (-0.5%) and 145.9 million in FY2022 (-0.8%).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure represents the lowest quarterly Shares Outstanding (Diluted) in data going back to fiscal Q2 2016.
- Year-over-year, Shares Outstanding (Diluted) has declined for nine consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 2.1% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Shares Outstanding (Diluted) over five years came in fiscal Q1 2024 (growth of 1.4%), and the weakest in fiscal Q1 2026 (a decline of 3.1%).
- Business Quant data shows LW's Shares Outstanding (Diluted) at 139.1 million (Q4 2026), 139.3 million (Q3 2026) and 139.6 million (Q2 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Dil.) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 139.34 Bn | 90.80 Bn | - | 2.20 Bn |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 80.33 Bn | 73.60 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 1.29 Bn |
| 3 | Hershey | 33.19 Bn | 29.44 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 257.36 Mn |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 26.86 Bn | 13.28 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 1.19 Bn |
| 5 | General Mills | 17.22 Bn | 14.87 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 537.90 Mn |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 13.01 Bn | 12.79 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 107.10 Mn |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.02 Bn | 11.09 Bn | 794.90 Mn | 269.40 Mn |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 10.90 Bn | 7.56 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 551.07 Mn |
| 9 | Chewy | 8.45 Bn | 5.74 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 410.10 Mn |
| 10 | Lamb Weston Holdings | 7.28 Bn | 6.91 Bn | 266.50 Mn | 138.10 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2026 | 138.10 Mn |
| May 31, 2026 | 139.10 Mn |
| Feb 22, 2026 | 139.30 Mn |
| Nov 23, 2025 | 139.60 Mn |
| Aug 24, 2025 | 139.80 Mn |
| May 25, 2025 | 142.70 Mn |
| Feb 23, 2025 | 142.40 Mn |
| Nov 24, 2024 | 143.20 Mn |
| Aug 25, 2024 | 144.20 Mn |
| May 26, 2024 | 145.60 Mn |
| Feb 25, 2024 | 145.30 Mn |
| Nov 26, 2023 | 145.50 Mn |
| Aug 27, 2023 | 146.60 Mn |
| May 28, 2023 | 145.20 Mn |
| Feb 26, 2023 | 144.80 Mn |
| Nov 27, 2022 | 144.60 Mn |
| Aug 28, 2022 | 144.60 Mn |
| May 29, 2022 | 145.90 Mn |
| Feb 27, 2022 | 145.50 Mn |
| Nov 28, 2021 | 146.30 Mn |
API Access
Lamb Weston Holdings Shares Outstanding (Diluted) 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=shares-outstanding-diluted&ticker=LW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding-diluted", "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=shares-outstanding-diluted&ticker=LW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();