NYSE · Packaged Foods

LW (LW) Stock

$52.60 -3.54% NYSE: LW Consumer Defensive

Valuation

MetricValue
Price$52.60
Market Cap$7.23B
P/E Ratio16.88
P/B Ratio3.35
P/S Ratio0.89
EPS (TTM)$2.50
52-Week High$67.07
52-Week Low$37.62
Dividend Yield3.56%

Financials & Margins

MetricValue
ROE20.54%
ROA4.83%
ROCE38.26%
Gross Margin10.31%
Operating Margin10.31%
Net Margin4.61%
Debt/Equity2.19
Current Ratio1.38

Annual Financials (USD)

Metric20212022202320242025
Revenue$3.7B$4.1B$5.4B$6.5B$6.5B
Operating Profit$475.0M$444.0M$882.0M$1.1B$665.0M
Net Profit$318.0M$201.0M$1.0B$726.0M$357.0M
EPS$2.16$1.38$6.95$4.98$2.50
Op Margin12.9%10.8%16.5%16.5%10.3%

Balance Sheet (USD)

Metric20212022202320242025
Total Assets$4.2B$4.1B$6.5B$7.4B$7.4B
Total Liabilities$3.7B$3.8B$5.1B$5.6B$5.7B
Cash$784.0M$525.0M$305.0M$71.0M$71.0M
Borrowings$2.8B$2.8B$3.5B$3.9B$4.2B

Latest News

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Cash Flow (USD)

Metric20212022202320242025
Operating Cash Flow$553.0M$419.0M$762.0M$798.0M$868.0M
Investing Cash Flow$-310.0M$-601.0M$-2.0B$-1.9B$-1.3B
Financing Cash Flow$-34.0M$-163.0M$-51.0M$-230.0M$-310.0M
Net Cash Flow$-580.0M$-258.0M$-220.0M$-233.0M$-1.0M
Free Cash Flow$406.0M$129.0M$108.0M$-131.0M$230.0M

Valuation & Return Ratios

MetricValue
PEG Ratio—
EV / EBITDA9.24
FCF Yield10.89%
Quick Ratio0.69
Interest Coverage3.69
Return 1Y0.77%
Return 3Y-38.91%
Return 5Y-7.09%

Peer Comparison

TickerPriceChangeP/EMarket CapDiv Yield
CAG $16.11 +0.56% -4.05 $7.71B 4.32%
CPB $23.71 +0.13% 11.33 $7.07B 6.72%
EDUNew Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. $48.55 -0.25% 18.38 $7.73B 2.47%
INGR $104.23 +0.74% 8.97 $6.57B 3.25%
OLLI $72.34 -4.08% 17.75 $4.37B 0.00%

About LW

LW is led by CEO Michael Jared Smith, employs 10,100 people, headquartered in Eagle, US, publicly traded since 2016.

LW stock trades at $52.60 with a market capitalization of $7.23B. The stock is valued at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 16.88, price-to-book of 3.35, price-to-sales of 0.89. Over the past 52 weeks the stock has ranged between $37.62 and $67.07, and currently trades 21.6% below its 52-week high. It pays a dividend yielding 3.56%.

On profitability, LW generates a return on equity (ROE) of 20.54% — well above the market average, a sign of a high-quality business, return on capital employed of 38.26%, an operating margin of 10.31%, a net profit margin of 4.61%.

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