Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.: Lamb Weston reported $6.4513 billion in fiscal 2025 net sales. Lamb Weston trades as LW on NYSE.
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.: Key Facts
- Founded: 1950 by H.J. Lamb, Don Weston.
- Headquarters: Eagle, Idaho.
- CEO: Michael J. Smith.
- Latest annual revenue: $6.5B.
- Employees: 10,100.
Lamb Weston makes money by producing frozen french fries, potato specialties, appetizers, sweet potato products, and private-label or branded retail items. Foodservice is the core market, especially large restaurant chains and distributors. Profitability depends on potato crop quality, processing yields, plant utilization, pricing, customer contracts, and cold-chain execution.
Fiscal 2025 net sales were $6.4513 billion, compared with $6.4676 billion in fiscal 2024. Net income fell to $357.2 million from $725.5 million as price/mix, demand, restructuring expense, and operating issues weighed on results. The lower market cap around $6.6 billion reflects investor concern over recovery timing.
Lamb Weston competes most directly with McCain Foods and other frozen potato processors, while also fighting for freezer space and menu relevance against broader snack and side-dish options. Its strongest position is with customers that need consistent fry quality, supply reliability, and customized specifications across many locations.
The outlook depends on rebuilding customer momentum, improving plant utilization, managing inventory, reducing execution mistakes, and proving that international and value-added foodservice growth can offset mature North American demand.
