Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. (LW) Dividend History

NYSE: LWYield, payment dates, growth and payout ratio.

LW next dividend

$0.38per share
Ex-dividend dateNov 6Friday, 2026
Payment dateDec 4Friday, 2026

Ex-dividend in 19 days. Shareholders who own LW before the ex-dividend date receive this payment.

  • 8 yearsof dividend increases
  • 2017paying since
  • Quarterly4 payments a year
  • +10.0%5-year growth a year
  • 2.84%forward yield

LW dividend income calculator

Dividend income a year
$152
Each payment
$38
Value of the shares
$5,359
Dividend yield
2.84%

At the latest close; forward annual dividend $1.52 per share, before tax.

LW dividends per share by year

Dividends per shareYield at year-end (right axis)

Calendar years by ex-dividend date. Yield = the year's dividends divided by the year-end share price.

LW dividend safety

Payout ratio (earnings)50.2%
Well covered · of trailing twelve-month earnings paid as dividends
Payout ratio (free cash flow)38.4%
Well covered · of fiscal 2026 free cash flow
Dividend growth (5 years)+10.0%
Growing · a year on average
Years of increases8
Established · consecutive calendar years with a higher dividend

Descriptive bands, not a rating.

LW yield on cost

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. yield on cost
BoughtPrice paidYield on costDividends since% of price
1 year ago$65.012.34%$1.512.3%
3 years ago$86.531.76%$4.345.0%
5 years ago$55.502.74%$6.3911.5%

Today’s forward dividend as a yield on the price paid then, and the dividends one share has paid since (split-adjusted, before tax).

LW dividend payments

Payment

Each bar is one payment, by ex-dividend month (last 40 payments).

LW dividends by year

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. dividends per share by year
YearDividends per shareGrowthYield (year-end)Payments
2025$1.48+2.8%3.53%4
2024$1.44+28.6%2.15%4
2023$1.12+14.3%1.04%4
2022$0.98+4.3%1.10%4
2021$0.94+2.2%1.48%4
2020$0.92+15.0%1.17%4
2019$0.80+4.7%0.93%4
2018$0.76+1.6%1.04%4
2017$0.75—1.33%4

LW dividend history

40 payments
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. dividend payment history
Ex-dividend datePayment dateAmountChangeFrequency
2026-11-062026-12-04$0.38—Quarterly
2026-08-072026-09-04$0.38—Quarterly
2026-05-082026-06-05$0.38—Quarterly
2026-01-302026-02-27$0.38+2.7%Quarterly
2025-10-312025-11-28$0.37—Quarterly
2025-08-012025-08-29$0.37—Quarterly
2025-05-022025-05-30$0.37—Quarterly
2025-01-312025-02-28$0.37+2.8%Quarterly
2024-11-012024-11-29$0.36—Quarterly
2024-08-022024-08-30$0.36—Quarterly
2024-05-022024-05-31$0.36—Quarterly
2024-02-012024-03-01$0.36+28.6%Quarterly
2023-11-022023-12-01$0.28—Quarterly
2023-08-032023-09-01$0.28—Quarterly
2023-05-042023-06-02$0.28—Quarterly
2023-02-022023-03-03$0.28+14.3%Quarterly
Show all 40 payments
Ex-dividend datePayment dateAmountChangeFrequency
2022-11-032022-12-02$0.245—Quarterly
2022-08-042022-09-02$0.245—Quarterly
2022-05-052022-06-03$0.245—Quarterly
2022-02-032022-03-04$0.245+4.3%Quarterly
2021-11-042021-12-03$0.235—Quarterly
2021-08-052021-09-03$0.235—Quarterly
2021-05-062021-06-04$0.235—Quarterly
2021-02-042021-03-05$0.235+2.2%Quarterly
2020-11-052020-12-04$0.23—Quarterly
2020-08-062020-09-04$0.23—Quarterly
2020-05-072020-06-05$0.23—Quarterly
2020-01-302020-02-28$0.23+15.0%Quarterly
2019-10-312019-11-29$0.2—Quarterly
2019-08-012019-08-30$0.2—Quarterly
2019-05-022019-05-31$0.2—Quarterly
2019-01-312019-03-01$0.2+4.7%Quarterly
2018-11-012018-11-30$0.191—Quarterly
2018-08-022018-08-31$0.191—Quarterly
2018-05-032018-06-01$0.191—Quarterly
2018-02-012018-03-02$0.191+1.6%Quarterly
2017-11-022017-12-01$0.188—Quarterly
2017-08-022017-09-01$0.188—Quarterly
2017-04-262017-06-02$0.188—Quarterly
2017-01-262017-03-01$0.188—

Amounts per share, adjusted for stock splits. Highlighted rows are announced but not yet paid.

LW stock split history

Lamb Weston has no stock splits on record.

LW dividend overview

Lamb Weston pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share, a yield of 2.84% at the latest close, paid quarterly. It paid $1.48 per share in 2025, up 2.8% from 2024. It has raised its dividend for 8 consecutive years. Over five years the dividend grew 10.0% a year on average. The payout ratio is 50.2% of trailing earnings.

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LW dividends FAQ

Does Lamb Weston pay a dividend?

Yes. Lamb Weston has paid a regular dividend since 2017, quarterly, most recently $0.38 per share with an ex-dividend date of November 6, 2026.

What is Lamb Weston's dividend yield?

Lamb Weston's forward annual dividend is $1.52 per share, a dividend yield of 2.84% at the latest close of $53.59.

When is Lamb Weston's next dividend?

Lamb Weston's next dividend of $0.38 per share goes ex-dividend on November 6, 2026 and is paid on December 4, 2026. Shareholders who own the stock before the ex-dividend date receive it.

How often does Lamb Weston pay dividends?

Lamb Weston pays dividends quarterly.

How fast is Lamb Weston's dividend growing?

Lamb Weston's dividend per share grew from $0.92 in 2020 to $1.48 in 2025, 10.0% a year on average over five years; it has increased for 8 years in a row.

What is Lamb Weston's dividend payout ratio?

Lamb Weston pays out 50.2% of its trailing earnings as dividends and 38.4% of its free cash flow (fiscal 2026).

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