Lamb Weston Q1 net income falls 50% to $64.3 million; reaffirms fiscal 2026 outlook
Lamb Weston reported first-quarter fiscal 2026 net sales of $1,659.3 million, up $5.2 million from a year earlier, but net income fell 50% to $64.3 million and diluted EPS fell 48% to $0.46, including $31.9 million of pre-tax cash charges mostly tied to its Cost Savings Program. The company reaffirmed its fiscal 2026 targets, which matters because shareholders now see flat sales and sharply lower reported profit, with guidance unchanged rather than cut.
Key points
- Net sales were $1,659.3 million, up $5.2 million, but down 1% at constant currency as a 6% volume gain was offset by a 7% price/mix decline
- Net income was $64.3 million versus $127.4 million, and diluted EPS was $0.46 versus $0.88; adjusted diluted EPS was $0.74, down 5%
- Fiscal 2026 targets reaffirmed: constant-currency net sales of $6.35 billion to $6.55 billion and Adjusted EBITDA of $1.00 billion to $1.20 billion
- The Board declared a quarterly dividend of $0.37 per share, payable November 28, 2025 to holders of record on October 31, 2025
The filing
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