Lamb Weston

LW

Market cap $6.04B

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EAGLE, Idaho--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: LW) announced today that on April 10, 2026, the company granted 37,923 restricted stock units (the “Inducement Awards”) to James D. Gray. The company's Compensation and Human Capital Committee approved the grant of Inducement Awards, made under the Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. 2026 Inducement Stock Plan, to Mr. Gray as a material inducement to Mr. Gray's hiring as Chief Financial Officer on April 2, 2026. The restricted stock units.

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Lamb Weston is upgraded to a buy, anticipating stronger margins in fiscal 2027 as temporary headwinds abate. Palm oil tariff eliminations and reduced capital spending should lower costs, supporting margin expansion and freeing up cash for buybacks. Starboard Value's activism targets SG&A reductions and potential divestiture of low-margin international assets, though management remains non-committal.

Explore Lamb Weston's (LW) international revenue trends and how these numbers impact Wall Street's forecasts and what's ahead for the stock.

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Lamb Weston NYSE: LW, the king of frozen potatoes for both residential and commercial markets, scored a double beat in its Q3 FY2026 earnings report on April 1.

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: LW) on Wednesday posted stronger-than-expected earnings and revenue for the third quarter.

Conagra Brands (NYSE: CAG), Cal-Maine Foods (NASDAQ: CALM), and Lamb Weston (NYSE: LW) all reported Q3 FY2026 earnings on April 1, 2026, and Wall Street's verdict is split: Cal-Maine is the relative bright spot, Lamb Weston faces genuine skepticism despite a headline beat, and Conagra sits under direct analyst pressure with a price target below current trading levels.

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. (LW) Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript