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Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. (LW)

Consumer Defensive | Packaged Foods | Eagle, United States | NYSE
46.98 USD +0.53 (1.141%) ⇧ (July 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★☆☆☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 3:09 a.m. EDT

Lamb Weston presents a classic value trap scenario where attractive metrics mask deteriorating operational reality. While the stock trades at a low P/S ratio and offers a 3.36% yield, the business is failing to generate growth; revenue is flat at 2.9%, and earnings have collapsed by nearly 63% year-over-year. The price history confirms this structural decline, with the stock down roughly 35% over the last year and missing two consecutive annual targets. The balance sheet is fragile, carrying debt-to-equity of 220% against a book value of only $13.15, leaving little margin for error. Although the dividend is stable and the yield is compelling, the payout ratio sits near 70%, which is unsustainable if earnings continue to erode. The recent price bounce appears to be a technical relief rally rather than a fundamental reversal, as the underlying economics remain broken.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.026758
AutoARIMA0.027041
AutoTheta0.027688
MSTL0.027760
MSTL_600.043237
MSTL_1150.074078
MSTL_60_1150.082553

Forecast horizon: 60 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 44%
H-stat 1.40
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.549
Excess Kurtosis -0.69
Attribute Value
Sector Consumer Defensive
Ex Dividend Date 2026-05-07
Last Dividend Date 2026-05-07
Debt to Equity Ratio 220.065
Revenue per Share 46.699
Market Cap 6,486,660,096
Trailing P/E 21.75
Forward P/E 15.59
Beta 0.46
Profit Margins 4.61%
Website https://www.lambweston.com

As of July 11, 2026, 3:09 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy open interest in out-of-the-money puts (strikes 35-40) acting as a floor, while call volume is concentrated near the money (47-52.5) suggesting a bid for a rebound rather than a breakout. The imbalance in open interest favors downside protection, indicating the market views the current level as vulnerable to further weakness despite recent price recovery.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.90% 2.99% 2.26% 1.89%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-05-08 0.380 0.904547
2026-01-30 0.380 0.827346
2025-10-31 0.370 0.599384
2025-08-01 0.370 0.660832
2025-05-02 0.370 0.718447
2025-01-31 0.370 0.617284
2024-11-01 0.360 0.466987
2024-08-02 0.360 0.632244
2024-05-02 0.360 0.426136
2024-02-01 0.360 0.341426
2023-11-02 0.280 0.298794
2023-08-03 0.280 0.273946
2023-05-04 0.280 0.251889
2023-02-02 0.280 0.288422
2022-11-03 0.245 0.288711
2022-08-04 0.245 0.303857
2022-05-05 0.245 0.386253
2022-02-03 0.245 0.382992
2021-11-04 0.235 0.418522
2021-08-05 0.235 0.366158
2021-05-06 0.235 0.301089
2021-02-04 0.235 0.296642
2020-11-05 0.230 0.339433
2020-08-06 0.230 0.362205
2020-05-07 0.230 0.415013
2020-01-30 0.230 0.249674
2019-10-31 0.200 0.256279
2019-08-01 0.200 0.300526
2019-05-02 0.200 0.301341
2019-01-31 0.200 0.276625
2018-11-01 0.191 0.247313
2018-08-02 0.191 0.270807
2018-05-03 0.191 0.298251
2018-02-01 0.191 0.332753
2017-11-02 0.188 0.362934
2017-08-02 0.188 0.429616
2017-04-26 0.188 0.445076
2017-01-26 0.188 0.517479
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.52
dividendYield 3.27
exDividendDate 2026-05-08
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.49
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.032077502
lastDividendValue 0.38
lastDividendDate 2026-05-08
dividendDate 2026-06-05

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.056437016
Address1 599 South Rivershore Lane
All Time High 117.382
All Time Low 28.75
Ask 47.5
Ask Size 300
Audit Risk 1
Average Analyst Rating 2.5 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,491,070
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,520,208
Average Volume 1,520,208
Average Volume10Days 1,491,070
Beta 0.455
Bid 46.5
Bid Size 400
Board Risk 4
Book Value 13.147
City Eagle
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 2
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 46.98
Current Ratio 1.461
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 48.06
Day Low 46.77
Debt To Equity 220.065
Display Name Lamb Weston
Dividend Date 1,780,617,600
Dividend Rate 1.52
Dividend Yield 3.27
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,784,923,200
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,784,923,200
Earnings Growth -0.622
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.63
Earnings Timestamp 1,784,896,200
Earnings Timestamp End 1,784,896,200
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,784,896,200
Ebitda 1,165,799,936
Ebitda Margins 0.17886
Enterprise To Ebitda 8.964
Enterprise To Revenue 1.603
Enterprise Value 10,449,959,936
Eps Current Year 2.81804
Eps Forward 3.01285
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 2.16
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,778,198,400
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 43.7306
Fifty Day Average Change 3.249401
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.074304976
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -5.6437016
Fifty Two Week High 67.07
Fifty Two Week High Change -20.09
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.2995378
Fifty Two Week Low 37.62
Fifty Two Week Low Change 9.360001
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.24880385
Fifty Two Week Range 37.62 - 67.07
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,478,788,200,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 1.79
Float Shares 136,755,588
Forward Eps 3.01285
Forward P E 15.593208
Free Cashflow 596,987,520
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 10,100
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,782,864,000
Gross Margins 0.2066
Gross Profits 1,346,599,936
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.030650001
Held Percent Institutions 0.98447
Implied Shares Outstanding 138,072,803
Industry Packaged Foods
Industry Disp Packaged Foods
Industry Key packaged-foods
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,778,198,400
Last Dividend Value 0.38
Last Fiscal Year End 1,748,131,200
Long Business Summary Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. engages in the production, distribution, and marketing of frozen potato products in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and internationally. It offers frozen potatoes, commercial ingredients, and appetizers under the Lamb Weston brand, as well as under various customer labels. The company also provides its products under its owned or licensed brands, such as Grown in Idaho and Alexia, and other licensed brands, as well as under retailers' own brands. It sells its products through a network of internal sales personnel and independent brokers, agents, and distributors to quick service and full-service restaurants and chains, wholesale, grocery, mass merchants, club retailers, and specialty retailers, as well as foodservice distributors and institutions, including businesses, educational institutions, independent restaurants, regional chain restaurants, and convenience stores. Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 1950 and is headquartered in Eagle, Idaho.
Long Name Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 6,486,660,096
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_374372246
Most Recent Quarter 1,771,718,400
Net Income To Common 300,300,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,779,667,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 6,486,660,284
Number Of Analyst Opinions 12
Open 46.86
Operating Cashflow 978,600,000
Operating Margins 0.109280005
Overall Risk 1
Payout Ratio 0.69949996
Peg Ratio 1.06
Phone 208 938 1047
Pre Market Change 0.26000214
Pre Market Change Percent 0.5534316
Pre Market Price 47.24
Pre Market Time 1,784,034,696
Previous Close 46.45
Price Eps Current Year 16.671162
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 3.5734386
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.99519175
Profit Margins 0.04607
Quick Ratio 0.573
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.5
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.529999
Regular Market Change Percent 1.14101
Regular Market Day High 48.06
Regular Market Day Low 46.77
Regular Market Day Range 46.77 - 48.06
Regular Market Open 46.86
Regular Market Previous Close 46.45
Regular Market Price 46.98
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,802
Regular Market Volume 915,960
Return On Assets 0.06337
Return On Equity 0.17355
Revenue Growth 0.029
Revenue Per Share 46.699
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20365608
Sector Consumer Defensive
Sector Disp Consumer Defensive
Sector Key consumer-defensive
Share Holder Rights Risk 1
Shares Outstanding 138,072,803
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0517
Shares Short 7,135,677
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 7,034,324
Short Name Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.059
Short Ratio 5.02
Source Interval 15
State ID
Symbol LW
Target High Price 65.0
Target Low Price 40.0
Target Mean Price 47.58333
Target Median Price 46.0
Total Cash 57,500,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.416
Total Debt 4,020,800,000
Total Revenue 6,518,000,128
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.49
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.032077502
Trailing Eps 2.16
Trailing P E 21.749998
Trailing Peg Ratio 1.0553
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 49.03275
Two Hundred Day Average Change -2.0527496
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.04186487
Type Disp Equity
Volume 915,960
Website https://www.lambweston.com
Zip 83,616