What If You Invested $1,000 in Lamb Weston (LW)?
Enter any amount and start date. We use historical prices to show your hypothetical return.
Lamb Weston
LW
Historical extremes
Maximum profit (buy at all-time low, sell at peak), maximum drawdown (peak to trough), and total return from IPO to current price.
Max profit
+319.75% (4.20 times)
- Buy
- Nov 11, 2016
- $26.09
- Sell
- Jul 3, 2023
- $109.5
Buying LW at the all-time low and selling at the peak would have turned $1,000 into $4,197.45.
Max drawdown
-63.20% (fell to 37% of peak)
- Peak
- Jul 3, 2023
- $109.5
- Trough
- Jan 7, 2026
- $40.29
The worst decline for LW was -63.20% (fell to 37% of peak) from peak to trough.
IPO to current
+53.19% (1.53 times)
- IPO
- Nov 10, 2016
- $26.47
- Current
- Mar 13, 2026
- $40.55
A $1,000 investment in LW at IPO would be worth $1,531.9 today.
Dollar amounts based on selected investment ($1,000)
Frequently asked questions
What is Lamb Weston (LW) stock's all-time high and all-time low?
- Lamb Weston (LW) stock's all-time low was $26.09 on Nov 11, 2016. The all-time high was $109.5 on Jul 3, 2023.
What if you invested $1,000 in Lamb Weston (LW) stock at the all-time low?
- Buying Lamb Weston (LW) stock at the all-time low ($26.09 on Nov 11, 2016) and selling at the peak ($109.5 on Jul 3, 2023) would have turned $1,000 into $4,197.45. Historical return: +319.75% (4.20 times).
What are Lamb Weston (LW)'s best buy and sell dates for maximum profit?
- The best buy date for Lamb Weston (LW) stock was Nov 11, 2016 (all-time low at $26.09). The best sell date was Jul 3, 2023 at $109.5. This investment would have returned +319.75% (4.20 times).
What was Lamb Weston (LW) stock's maximum drawdown?
- Lamb Weston (LW) stock's worst decline was -63.20% (fell to 37% of peak) from peak to trough. Peak: $109.5 on Jul 3, 2023. Trough: $40.29 on Jan 7, 2026. A $1,000 investment at the peak would have been worth $367.96 at the trough.
What if you bought Lamb Weston (LW) stock at IPO?
- A $1,000 investment in Lamb Weston (LW) stock at IPO ($26.47 on Nov 10, 2016) would be worth $1,531.9 today. Historical return: +53.19% (1.53 times). Current stock price: $40.55 as of Mar 13, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Lamb Weston (LW) 5 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Lamb Weston (LW) stock 5 years ago ($74.55 on Mar 12, 2021) would be worth $543.9 today. Historical return: -45.61% (0.54 times). Current stock price: $40.55 as of Mar 13, 2026.
About this data
- How does the investment calculator work?
- Enter an investment amount and a start date. We use historical stock prices to calculate how many shares you would have bought, then apply the current price to show your hypothetical portfolio value and return.
- What are Historical extremes?
- Max profit: buy at all-time low, sell at the highest price after. Max drawdown: the largest peak-to-trough decline in price. IPO to current: total return from IPO date to the latest price.
- What is Max drawdown?
- Maximum drawdown is the largest peak-to-trough decline in price. It shows the worst drop from any prior high to a subsequent low. Peak and Trough are the dates and prices at which this decline occurred.
- Does this include dividends?
- The calculator uses adjusted closing prices when available, which account for stock splits and dividends. For the most accurate results, we recommend using data that includes dividend adjustments.
- Where does the price data come from?
- Historical prices are from Yahoo Finance, adjusted for stock splits and dividends. We use adjusted close for all calculations.
- How are the dollar amounts in the cards calculated?
- The dollar amounts in Historical extremes use the investment amount you select in the calculator above (e.g. $1,000). They show what your investment would have been worth at the Buy/Peak/IPO date versus the Sell/Trough/Current date.
- What date range can I use?
- The available date range depends on our historical price data for LW. You can select any date between our first and most recent data point.