Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) Q3 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $0.75
- Estimate
- $0.59
- Surprise
- +27.7%
- Revenue (period 2026-08-30)
- $1.67B
- Score today
- 4.5/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) beat the $0.59 estimate with adjusted EPS of $0.75 — a large 27.7% upside surprise.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates LW Sell at 4.5/10; no pre/post engine snapshot brackets this report.
4 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +27.7% surprise compares with a +22.6% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-12-17.
What supports the rating
- Sector modifier (Consumer Defensive): +0.8
- Strong earnings beat streak (4/4)
What argues against it
- Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining
- V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.2)
- Leverage penalty (D/E 2.2): -1.5
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $53.52
- Stop
- $49.86
The stock trades at 29.4× trailing but 15.2× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-10-26 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
LW at TrendMatrix's latest read
Defensive staples are judged on margin resilience: pricing power against input costs matters more here than top-line drama.
- Industry
- Packaged Foods
- Market cap
- $7.42B
- P/E (fwd)
- 15.2
- P/E (ttm)
- 29.4
- 52-week range
- $37.62–$67.07
- Off 52-week high
- 20.2%
- RSI (14)
- 69
- Volume vs avg
- 0.13×
- Score today
- 4.5/10