Lamb Weston vs McCormick
McCormick reported revenue of $6.8 billion in fiscal 2025, about the same as Lamb Weston's $6.6 billion in fiscal 2026. Lamb Weston's revenue grew 2.5% in its latest year, and McCormick's grew 1.7%. Lamb Weston had an operating margin of 8.9%, against 15.7% at McCormick. Free cash flow was $540 million at Lamb Weston and $740 million at McCormick. Their fiscal years end in different months (May 31 and November 30), so the periods don't line up exactly.
Side by side
| Lamb Weston | McCormick | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2026, May 31, 2026 | FY2025, Nov 30, 2025 |
| Revenue | $6.6B | $6.8B |
| Revenue growth | 2.5% | 1.7% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 12.5% | 4.1% |
| Gross margin | 20.6% | 37.9% |
| Operating margin | 8.9% | 15.7% |
| Net margin | 4.4% | 11.5% |
| Free cash flow | $540M | $740M |
| Free cash flow margin | 8.2% | 10.8% |
| Return on capital | 7.1% | 8.7% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 3.9x | 3.1x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $208M | $518M |
| Change in diluted share count | −2.5% | −0.1% |
| Last close | $53.67 | $47.97 |
| P/E at the last close | 29.3× | 8.7× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | bought $19.4 million, sold $0 | bought $205,801, sold $25.0 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 of 9 | 6 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
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Operating margin
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Lamb Weston and McCormick pages.