Lamb Weston Holdings Stock Analysis

LW Stock  USD 48.86  0.68  1.41%   
Below is the normalized historical share price chart for Lamb Weston Holdings extending back to November 10, 2016. This chart has been adjusted for all splits and dividends and is plotted against all major global economic recessions. As of today, the current price of Lamb Weston stands at 48.86, as last reported on the 19th of February, with the highest price reaching 49.11 and the lowest price hitting 47.86 during the day.
IPO Date
10th of November 2016
200 Day MA
54.2755
50 Day MA
48.0946
Beta
0.428
 
Covid
 
Interest Hikes
Lamb Weston Holdings has over 4.16 Billion in debt which may indicate that it relies heavily on debt financing. At this time, Lamb Weston's Net Debt is fairly stable compared to the past year. Short and Long Term Debt is likely to climb to about 541.7 M in 2026, whereas Long Term Debt is likely to drop slightly above 2.4 B in 2026. Lamb Weston's financial risk is the risk to Lamb Weston stockholders that is caused by an increase in debt.

Asset vs Debt

Equity vs Debt

Lamb Weston's liquidity is one of the most fundamental aspects of both its future profitability and its ability to meet different types of ongoing financial obligations. Lamb Weston's cash, liquid assets, total liabilities, and shareholder equity can be utilized to evaluate how much leverage the Company is using to sustain its current operations. For traders, higher-leverage indicators usually imply a higher risk to shareholders. In addition, it helps Lamb Stock's retail investors understand whether an upcoming fall or rise in the market will negatively affect Lamb Weston's stakeholders.
For many companies, including Lamb Weston, marketable securities, inventories, and receivables are the most common assets that could be converted to cash. However, for Lamb Weston Holdings, the most critical issue when managing liquidity is ensuring that current assets are properly aligned with current liabilities. If they are not, Lamb Weston's management will need to obtain alternative financing to ensure there are always enough cash equivalents on the balance sheet to meet obligations.
Price Book
3.9438
Enterprise Value Ebitda
9.6414
Price Sales
1.0371
Shares Float
137.6 M
Dividend Share
1.48
Given that Lamb Weston's debt-to-equity ratio measures a Company's obligations relative to the value of its net assets, it is usually used by traders to estimate the extent to which Lamb Weston is acquiring new debt as a mechanism of leveraging its assets. A high debt-to-equity ratio is generally associated with increased risk, implying that it has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. Another way to look at debt-to-equity ratios is to compare the overall debt load of Lamb Weston to its assets or equity, showing how much of the company assets belong to shareholders vs. creditors. If shareholders own more assets, Lamb Weston is said to be less leveraged. If creditors hold a majority of Lamb Weston's assets, the Company is said to be highly leveraged.
At this time, Lamb Weston's Total Stockholder Equity is fairly stable compared to the past year. Stock Based Compensation is likely to climb to about 47.7 M in 2026, whereas Common Stock Shares Outstanding is likely to drop slightly above 116.9 M in 2026. . At this time, Lamb Weston's Price Book Value Ratio is fairly stable compared to the past year. Price To Free Cash Flows Ratio is likely to climb to 26.10 in 2026, whereas Price Earnings Ratio is likely to drop 18.37 in 2026.
Lamb Weston Holdings is undervalued with Real Value of 52.03 and Target Price of 54.64. The main objective of Lamb Weston stock analysis is to determine its intrinsic value, which is an estimate of what Lamb Weston Holdings is worth, separate from its market price. There are two main types of Lamb Weston's stock analysis: fundamental analysis and technical analysis.
The Lamb Weston stock is traded in the USA on New York Stock Exchange, with the market opening at 09:30:00 and closing at 16:00:00 every Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri except for officially observed holidays in the USA. Lamb Weston is usually not traded on Labour Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, New Year 's Day, Dr . Martin Luther King Jr 's Birthday, Washington 's Birthday, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Juneteenth Holiday, Independence Day ( substitute day ), Independence Day. Lamb Stock trading window is adjusted to America/New York timezone.
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Lamb Stock Analysis Notes

About 94.0% of the company shares are owned by institutional investors. The book value of Lamb Weston was now reported as 12.63. The company has Price/Earnings To Growth (PEG) ratio of 0.7. Lamb Weston Holdings last dividend was issued on the 30th of January 2026. Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. produces, distributes, and markets value-added frozen potato products worldwide. Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 1950 and is headquartered in Eagle, Idaho. Lamb Weston operates under Packaged Foods classification in the United States and is traded on New York Stock Exchange. It employs 8000 people. To find out more about Lamb Weston Holdings contact Thomas Werner at 208 938 1047 or learn more at https://www.lambweston.com.

Lamb Weston Quarterly Total Revenue

1.62 Billion

Lamb Weston Holdings Investment Alerts

Lamb Weston Holdings generated a negative expected return over the last 90 days
Lamb Weston Holdings has high historical volatility and very poor performance
Over 94.0% of the company shares are owned by institutional investors
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Lamb Largest EPS Surprises

Earnings surprises can significantly impact Lamb Weston's stock price both in the short term and over time. Negative earnings surprises usually result in a price decline. However, it has been seen that positive earnings surprises lead to an immediate rise in a stock's price and a gradual increase over time. This is why we often hear news about some companies beating earning projections. Financial analysts spend a large amount of time predicting earnings per share (EPS) along with other important future indicators. Many analysts use forecasting models, management guidance, and additional fundamental information to derive an EPS estimate.
Reported
Fiscal Date
Estimated EPS
Reported EPS
Surprise
2021-04-07
2021-02-280.510.45-0.0611 
2017-04-06
2017-02-280.530.590.0611 
2017-01-10
2016-11-300.560.630.0712 
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Lamb Weston Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Scores

Lamb Weston's ESG score is a quantitative measure that evaluates Lamb Weston's performance and commitment regarding environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors. These scores are becoming increasingly crucial in investment decision-making processes, providing insights into non-financial aspects of Lamb Weston's operations that may have significant financial implications and affect Lamb Weston's stock price as well as guide investors towards more socially responsible investments.

Lamb Stock Institutional Investors

Institutional investors include commercial and private banks, credit unions, insurance companies, pension funds, hedge funds, endowments, and mutual funds. Operating companies that invest excess capital in these types of assets may also be included in the term and may influence corporate governance by exercising voting rights in their investments.
Shares
Norges Bank2025-06-30
2.3 M
Continental Grain Co.2025-06-30
2.1 M
Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts2025-06-30
1.9 M
Ion Asset Management Ltd.2025-06-30
1.6 M
Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc.2025-06-30
1.6 M
Ubs Group Ag2025-06-30
1.5 M
Gates Capital Management Inc2025-06-30
1.5 M
Capital Research Global Investors2025-06-30
1.5 M
Massachusetts Financial Services Company2025-06-30
1.4 M
Vanguard Group Inc2025-06-30
17 M
Blackrock Inc2025-06-30
14.1 M
Note, although Lamb Weston's institutional investors appear to be way more sophisticated than retail investors, it remains unclear if professional active investment managers can reliably enhance risk-adjusted returns by an amount that exceeds fees and expenses.

Lamb Market Capitalization

The company currently falls under 'Mid-Cap' category with a market capitalization of 6.71 B.

Lamb Profitablity

The company has Net Profit Margin (PM) of 0.06 %, which suggests that even a small decline in it sales will erase profits and may result in a net loss, or a negative profit margin. This is way below average. Likewise, it shows Net Operating Margin (NOM) of 0.09 %, which signifies that for every $100 of sales, it has a net operating income of $0.09.
Last ReportedProjected for Next Year
Return On Tangible Assets 0.08  0.13 
Return On Capital Employed 0.15  0.22 
Return On Assets 0.08  0.12 
Return On Equity 1.52  1.60 

Management Efficiency

Lamb Weston Holdings has Return on Asset (ROA) of 0.0691 % which means that for every $100 of assets, it generated a profit of $0.0691. This is way below average. Likewise, it shows a return on total equity (ROE) of 0.2316 %, which means that it produced $0.2316 on every 100 dollars invested by current stockholders. Lamb Weston's management efficiency ratios could be used to measure how well Lamb Weston manages its routine affairs as well as how well it operates its assets and liabilities. Return On Tangible Assets is likely to climb to 0.13 in 2026. Return On Capital Employed is likely to climb to 0.22 in 2026. At this time, Lamb Weston's Net Tangible Assets are fairly stable compared to the past year. Non Current Assets Total is likely to climb to about 6.5 B in 2026, whereas Other Assets are likely to drop slightly above 317.4 M in 2026.
Last ReportedProjected for Next Year
Book Value Per Share 1.64  1.56 
Tangible Book Value Per Share(0.70)(0.66)
Enterprise Value Over EBITDA 15.16  11.47 
Price Book Value Ratio 37.52  39.39 
Enterprise Value Multiple 15.16  11.47 
Price Fair Value 37.52  39.39 
Effective management at Lamb Weston has been a driving force behind its market achievements. We assess the correlation between management practices and financial success to determine the stock's value.
Dividend Yield
0.0297
Operating Margin
0.0947
Profit Margin
0.0606
Forward Dividend Yield
0.0315
Beta
0.428

Technical Drivers

As of the 19th of February, Lamb Weston secures the Mean Deviation of 1.7, risk adjusted performance of (0.03), and Standard Deviation of 3.66. In connection with fundamental indicators, the technical analysis model lets you check existing technical drivers of Lamb Weston Holdings, as well as the relationship between them. Please verify Lamb Weston Holdings variance and skewness to decide if Lamb Weston Holdings is priced some-what accurately, providing market reflects its recent price of 48.86 per share. Given that Lamb Weston Holdings has information ratio of (0.06), we recommend you to check Lamb Weston's last-minute market performance to make sure the company can sustain itself at a future point.

Lamb Weston Holdings Price Movement Analysis

The output start index for this execution was twenty-nine with a total number of output elements of thirty-two.

Lamb Weston Holdings Insider Trading Activities

Some recent studies suggest that insider trading raises the cost of capital for securities issuers and decreases overall economic growth. Trading by specific Lamb Weston insiders, such as employees or executives, is commonly permitted as long as it does not rely on Lamb Weston's material information that is not in the public domain. Local jurisdictions usually require such trading to be reported in order to monitor insider transactions. In many U.S. states, trading conducted by corporate officers, key employees, directors, or significant shareholders must be reported to the regulator or publicly disclosed, usually within a few business days of the trade. In these cases Lamb Weston insiders are required to file a Form 4 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) when buying or selling shares of their own companies.

Lamb Weston Outstanding Bonds

Lamb Weston issues bonds to finance its operations. Corporate bonds make up one of the largest components of the U.S. bond market, which is considered the world's largest securities market. Lamb Weston Holdings uses the proceeds from bond sales for a wide variety of purposes, including financing ongoing mergers and acquisitions, buying new equipment, investing in research and development, buying back their own stock, paying dividends to shareholders, and even refinancing existing debt. Most Lamb bonds can be classified according to their maturity, which is the date when Lamb Weston Holdings has to pay back the principal to investors. Maturities can be short-term, medium-term, or long-term (more than ten years). Longer-term bonds usually offer higher interest rates but may entail additional risks.

Lamb Weston Predictive Daily Indicators

Lamb Weston intraday indicators are useful technical analysis tools used by many experienced traders. Just like the conventional technical analysis, daily indicators help intraday investors to analyze the price movement with the timing of Lamb Weston stock daily movement. By combining multiple daily indicators into a single trading strategy, you can limit your risk while still earning strong returns on your managed positions.

Lamb Weston Corporate Filings

13A
17th of February 2026
An amended filing to the original Schedule 13G
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F4
6th of February 2026
The report filed by a party regarding the acquisition or disposition of a company's common stock, as well as derivative securities such as options, warrants, and convertible securities
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5th of February 2026
Other Reports
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8K
4th of February 2026
Report filed with the SEC to announce major events that shareholders should know about
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13A
16th of January 2026
The form used by investors holding more than 5% of a company's stock, to report their beneficial ownership pursuant to Rule 13d-1 or Rule 13d-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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8K
8th of January 2026
Report filed with the SEC to announce major events that shareholders should know about
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8K
19th of December 2025
Report filed with the SEC to announce major events that shareholders should know about
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13A
14th of November 2025
The form used by investors holding more than 5% of a company's stock, to report their beneficial ownership pursuant to Rule 13d-1 or Rule 13d-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Lamb Weston Forecast Models

Lamb Weston's time-series forecasting models are one of many Lamb Weston's stock analysis techniques aimed at predicting future share value based on previously observed values. Time-series forecasting models ae widely used for non-stationary data. Non-stationary data are called the data whose statistical properties e.g. the mean and standard deviation are not constant over time but instead, these metrics vary over time. These non-stationary Lamb Weston's historical data is usually called time-series. Some empirical experimentation suggests that the statistical forecasting models outperform the models based exclusively on fundamental analysis to predict the direction of the market movement and maximize returns from investment trading.

Lamb Weston Bond Ratings

Lamb Weston Holdings financial ratings play a critical role in determining how much Lamb Weston have to pay to access credit markets, i.e., the amount of interest on their issued debt. The threshold between investment-grade and speculative-grade ratings has important market implications for Lamb Weston's borrowing costs.
Piotroski F Score
6
HealthyView
Beneish M Score
(3.18)
Unlikely ManipulatorView

Lamb Weston Holdings Debt to Cash Allocation

Many companies such as Lamb Weston, eventually find out that there is only so much market out there to be conquered, and adding the next product or service is only half as profitable per unit as their current endeavors. Eventually, the company will reach a point where cash flows are strong, and extra cash is available but not fully utilized. In this case, the company may start buying back its stock from the public or issue more dividends.
Lamb Weston Holdings reports 4.16 B of total liabilities with total debt to equity ratio (D/E) of 5.42, which implies that the company may not be able to produce enough cash to satisfy its debt commitments. Lamb Weston Holdings has a current ratio of 2.05, indicating that it is in good position to pay out its debt commitments in time. Nevertheless, prudent borrowing could serve as an effective mechanism for Lamb to finance growth opportunities yielding strong returns.

Lamb Weston Common Stock Shares Outstanding Over Time

Lamb Weston Assets Financed by Debt

The debt-to-assets ratio shows the degree to which Lamb Weston uses debt to finance its assets. It includes both long-term and short-term borrowings maturing within one year. It also includes both tangible and intangible assets, such as goodwill.

Lamb Weston Debt Ratio

    
  43.0   
It appears slightly above 57% of Lamb Weston's assets are financed through equity. Typically, companies with high debt-to-asset ratios are said to be highly leveraged. The higher the ratio, the greater risk will be associated with the Lamb Weston's operation. In addition, a high debt-to-assets ratio may indicate a low borrowing capacity of Lamb Weston, which in turn will lower the firm's financial flexibility.

Lamb Weston Corporate Bonds Issued

Lamb Short Long Term Debt Total

Short Long Term Debt Total

2.58 Billion

At this time, Lamb Weston's Short and Long Term Debt Total is fairly stable compared to the past year.

About Lamb Stock Analysis

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Last ReportedProjected for Next Year
Pretax Profit Margin 0.13  0.15 
Operating Profit Margin 0.15  0.15 
Net Profit Margin 0.10  0.11 
Gross Profit Margin 0.24  0.19 

Current Lamb Analysis - Recommendations

We track the performance of the top 100 financial experts across various large and mid-size financial boutiques. Lamb analyst recommendations are determined by taking all analyst recommendations and averaging them as Strong Buy, Buy, Hold, Strong Sell or Sell. There is no one specific way to measure analysis performance other than comparing it to the past results via a very sophisticated attribution analysis. Lamb analyst consensus and target price projections should be used in combination with other traditional techniques such as stock price forecasting, technical analysis, earnings estimate, and various momentum models.
Target PriceConsensus# of Analysts
54.64Buy14Odds
Lamb Weston Holdings current and past analyst recommendations published by a number of research institutions as well as average analyst consensus.
Most Lamb analysts issue ratings four times a year, at intervals of three months. Ratings are usually accompanied by a target price to helps potential investors understand Lamb stock's fair price compared to its market value. Analysts arrive at stock ratings after researching public financial statements of Lamb Weston Holdings, talking to its executives and customers, or listening to Lamb conference calls.
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Lamb Stock Analysis Indicators

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Begin Period Cash Flow71.4 M
Long Term Debt3.7 B
Common Stock Shares Outstanding142.7 M
Total Stockholder Equity1.7 B
Total Cashflows From Investing Activities-648 M
Tax Provision143.1 M
Quarterly Earnings Growth Y O Y-0.477
Property Plant And Equipment Net3.8 B
Cash And Short Term Investments70.7 M
Cash70.7 M
Accounts Payable616.4 M
Net Debt4.1 B
50 Day M A48.0946
Total Current Liabilities1.5 B
Other Operating Expenses5.8 B
Non Current Assets Total5.4 B
Forward Price Earnings14.4509
Non Currrent Assets Other68.1 M
Stock Based Compensation39.5 M

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