LW Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.

Consumer Defensive · Packaged Foods

6 · Fair Momentum 7.0 · Neutral Watch 8y streak

52.59

+1.51%

About the company

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.

Website Annual reports (10-K)

2.89%

72.04%

1.52

7.2B

24.92

2.11

47.91

52-week range

52.6

low 37.6 high 67.1

Dividend deep dive

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc., a Packaged Foods company, currently offers a dividend yield of 3.27%. This yield is above its 5-year average of 1.64% and significantly higher than its 5-year high of 2.69%, suggesting a potential undervaluation by Yield Theory. The company specializes in frozen potato products. Investors should note that the dividend safety is currently under a 'watch' status, indicating specific areas requiring scrutiny.

Dividend history

Lamb Weston has a track record of increasing its dividend for 8 consecutive years, placing it in the 'challenger' tier of dividend growth. The dividend has demonstrated robust growth, with a 3-year Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 14.73% and a 5-year CAGR of 9.98%. Annual dividends per share have progressed from $0.752 in 2017 to $0.92 in 2020, $1.12 in 2023, and a projected $1.48 in 2025. The company distributes dividends quarterly, typically in January, February, May, August, October, and November.

Dividend safety

The company's dividend safety is rated as 'watch'. A payout ratio of 71.36% of earnings indicates a substantial portion of profits is used for dividend payments. Leverage is notably high, with a debt-to-equity ratio of 220.065%.

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AI-generated from Quantic's dividend data · Updated 17 Jul 2026 · Information, not financial advice.