Current Yield
3.37%
TTM Dividend/Share
$1.50
Payment Frequency
Quarterly
Payout Ratio
70.1%
Consecutive Growth Years
9 (Dividend Challenger)
Key takeaways
- Dividend Challenger — Lamb Weston (LW) has raised its dividend for 9 consecutive years.
- Lamb Weston (LW) currently yields 3.37%, paying $1.50 per share over the trailing twelve months, distributed quarterly.
- Payout ratio is 70.1% — the share of earnings distributed as dividends.
- 6 of 7 dividend safety checks passed.
- 5-year dividend CAGR of 9.98% (growth is decelerating).
Dividend health for Lamb Weston (LW)
Cash-flow, leverage and returns metrics that signal whether the dividend is well-covered and sustainable.
Chowder score | 13.3% |
FCF payout ratio | 8.1% |
Net debt / EBITDA | 4.0x |
Interest coverage | 3.43x |
ROIC (TTM) | 7.3% |
Dividend safety score for Lamb Weston (LW)
Checks covering payout coverage, free-cash-flow support, leverage and dividend-growth durability.
6 of 7 checks passed
Payout ratio below 75%
Payout ratio is 70.1%, well below the 75% threshold.
Free cash flow covers dividend
TTM FCF after dividends is $427M — FCF fully covers the payout.
No dividend cuts in 9 years
No dividend cuts in the available 9 years of data.
Positive earnings growth trend
Earnings per share have grown over the past 5 years.
9+ years of consecutive growth
N/A — only 9 years of data available (need 10+).
FCF payout ratio below 70%
FCF payout ratio is 8.1%, below the 70% threshold.
Net Debt/EBITDA below 3x
Net Debt/EBITDA is 4.0x.
Dividend growth ≤ earnings growth (5Y)
Dividend growth (10.0%) ≤ EPS growth (15.5%) — sustainable.
This analysis is for informational purposes only and is not financial advice. Safety scores and comparisons reflect historical data and do not predict future performance.
Per-payment dividend history
38 payments from 2017 to 2026 · Adj. Dividend is split-adjusted
| May 8, 2026 | Jun 5, 2026 | $0.3800 | $0.3800 |
| Jan 30, 2026 | Feb 27, 2026 | $0.3800 | $0.3800 |
| Oct 31, 2025 | Nov 28, 2025 | $0.3700 | $0.3700 |
| Aug 1, 2025 | Aug 29, 2025 | $0.3700 | $0.3700 |
| May 2, 2025 | May 30, 2025 | $0.3700 | $0.3700 |
| Jan 31, 2025 | Feb 28, 2025 | $0.3700 | $0.3700 |
| Nov 1, 2024 | Nov 29, 2024 | $0.3600 | $0.3600 |
| Aug 2, 2024 | Aug 30, 2024 | $0.3600 | $0.3600 |
| May 2, 2024 | May 31, 2024 | $0.3600 | $0.3600 |
| Feb 1, 2024 | Mar 1, 2024 | $0.3600 | $0.3600 |
| Nov 2, 2023 | Dec 1, 2023 | $0.2800 | $0.2800 |
| Aug 3, 2023 | Sep 1, 2023 | $0.2800 | $0.2800 |
- May 8, 2026$0.3800
- Jan 30, 2026$0.3800
- Oct 31, 2025$0.3700
- Aug 1, 2025$0.3700
- May 2, 2025$0.3700
- Jan 31, 2025$0.3700
- Nov 1, 2024$0.3600
- Aug 2, 2024$0.3600
- May 2, 2024$0.3600
- Feb 1, 2024$0.3600
- Nov 2, 2023$0.2800
- Aug 3, 2023$0.2800
Historical dividend yield for Lamb Weston (LW)
Dividend per share for Lamb Weston (LW)
CAGR (per year)1Y: 2.78%5Y: 9.98%↓ Decelerating
| Year | Total ($/share) | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $0.75 | 4 |
| 2018 | $0.77 | 4 |
| 2019 | $0.80 | 4 |
| 2020 | $0.92 | 4 |
| 2021 | $0.94 | 4 |
| 2022 | $0.98 | 4 |
| 2023 | $1.12 | 4 |
| 2024 | $1.44 | 4 |
| 2025 | $1.48 | 4 |
| 2026 | $0.76 | 2 |
Dividend growth for Lamb Weston (LW)
Year-over-year change in total annual dividend per share (split-adjusted, by ex-dividend year). Green is an increase, red a cut.
Dividend Increase Track Record
Year-over-year change in total annual DPS (dividends per share, split-adjusted), based on ex-dividend date.
| 2026 | $1.4800 | — | — |
| 2025 | $1.4400 | $1.4800 | +2.8% |
| 2024 | $1.1200 | $1.4400 | +28.6% |
| 2023 | $0.9800 | $1.1200 | +14.3% |
| 2022 | $0.9400 | $0.9800 | +4.3% |
| 2021 | $0.9200 | $0.9400 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | $0.8000 | $0.9200 | +15.0% |
| 2019 | $0.7650 | $0.8000 | +4.6% |
| 2018 | $0.7500 | $0.7650 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | — | $0.7500 | — |
- 2026—
- 2025$1.4800
- 2024$1.4400
- 2023$1.1200
- 2022$0.9800
- 2021$0.9400
- 2020$0.9200
- 2019$0.8000
- 2018$0.7650
- 2017$0.7500
DPS sums split-adjusted amounts (adj. dividend) by ex-dividend calendar year—the same basis as the Adj. Dividend column in Dividend Payment History. The Dividend column can differ after stock splits. This table uses four decimals per annual total so the Change column matches the shown amounts; each payment row in Dividend Payment History also uses four.
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