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How Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. stacks up
LW · against 114 other Consumer Defensive companies of similar size
Profitability
61/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #58 of 115 · scores higher than 49% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score16 peers with a profitability score of 60–69, including LW · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 61?
Weighted metrics compared with all Consumer Defensive companies.Mainly thanks to its return on assets and operating margin, which are stronger than most Consumer Defensive peers.
- Return on invested capital is close to the peer norm. Return on invested capital: 8.8% vs peer median 7.7%
- a wider operating margin: stronger than 63% of peers. Operating margin: 10.5% vs peer median 7.6%
- a higher return on assets: stronger than 70% of peers. Return on assets: 6.0% vs peer median 4.0%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = LW, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | LW | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 111 reported | 8.8% | 12.3% | 36% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 115 reported | 10.5% | 9.3% | 53% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 108 reported | 6.0% | 5.3% | 58% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 108 reported | 16.3% | 13.0% | 66% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 115 reported | 20.7% | 36.8% | 19% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around LW| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 443.8B INR (≈$5.3B) | 99 | 54 | |
| 1 | 114.2B MXN (≈$6.2B) | 99 | 57 | |
| 3 | 18.6B MYR (≈$4.1B) | 98 | 76 | |
| 4 | 1.19T INR (≈$14.2B) | 97 | 60 | |
| 5 | 41.5B CNY (≈$5.8B) | 96 | 54 | |
| 55 | 3.8B EUR (≈$4.2B) | 63 | 70 | |
| 56 | 32.4B CNY (≈$4.5B) | 62 | 56 | |
| 56 | 4.9B EUR (≈$5.4B) | 62 | 42 | |
| 58 | 5.1B CHF (≈$5.8B) | 61 | 52 | |
| 58 | 7.6B USD | 61 | 43 | |
| 60 | 41.5B SAR (≈$11.2B) | 60 | 61 | |
| 60 | 60.6B SEK (≈$6.1B) | 60 | 43 | |
| 60 | 5.0B USD | 60 | 50 | |
| 60 | 79.1B NOK (≈$7.5B) | 60 | 38 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score