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Item 8 — Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. · 10-K · FY 2026 · Period ended May 31, 2026
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Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (KPMG, LLP, Boise, ID, PCAOB ID No. 185) 41
Consolidated Statements of Earnings for the fiscal years ended May 31, 2026, May 25, 2025, and May 26, 2024 44
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the fiscal years ended May 31, 2026, May 25, 2025, and May 26, 2024 45
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of May 31, 2026, and May 25, 2025 46
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the fiscal years ended May 31, 2026, May 25, 2025, and May 26, 2024 47
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the fiscal years ended May 31, 2026, May 25, 2025, and May 26, 2024 48
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 49
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Stockholders and Board of Directors
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.:
Opinion on the Consolidated Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. and subsidiaries (the Company) as of May 31, 2026 and May 25, 2025, the related consolidated statements of earnings, comprehensive income, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the fiscal years in the three-year period ended May 31, 2026, and the related notes and consolidated financial statement schedule (collectively, the consolidated financial statements). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of May 31, 2026 and May 25, 2025, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the fiscal years in the three-year period ended May 31, 2026, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of May 31, 2026, based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission, and our report dated July 24, 2026 expressed an unqualified opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
Basis for Opinion
These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Critical Audit Matter
The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current period audit of the consolidated financial statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relates to accounts or disclosures that are material to the consolidated financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of a critical audit matter does not alter in any way our opinion on the consolidated financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing a separate opinion on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which it relates.
Sufficiency of audit evidence over the finished goods inventory held at third-party warehouse locations
As discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company has recognized finished goods inventory of $704.2 million as of May 31, 2026, the majority of which is held at third-party warehouse locations. The tracking of the existence and completeness of finished goods inventory quantities held at third-party warehouse locations is reliant upon manual processes and automated processes within the Company’s enterprise resource planning system.
We identified the evaluation of the sufficiency of audit evidence obtained related to the quantities of finished goods inventory held at third-party warehouse locations as a critical audit matter. Challenging auditor judgment was required to determine the nature and extent of procedures to be performed over the quantity of finished goods inventory held at third-party warehouse locations, including the determination of third-party warehouse locations at which to observe physical inventory counts and the need to involve information technology (IT) professionals with specialized skills and knowledge to assess the IT system involved.
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The following are the primary procedures we performed to address this critical audit matter. We applied auditor judgment to determine the nature and extent of procedures to be performed over the quantities of finished goods inventory held at third-party warehouse locations by evaluating:
•homogeneity of the locations
•historical results of physical counts of inventory
•inventory quantities by location.
We evaluated the design and tested the operating effectiveness of certain internal controls within the Company’s inventory process, including controls over finished goods inventory quantities held at third-party warehouse locations. We involved IT professionals with specialized skills and knowledge, who assisted in testing certain general IT and application controls related to the Company’s process of recording finished goods inventory quantities held at third-party warehouse locations. We tested the existence and completeness of finished goods inventory by observing a sample of physical inventory counts near year-end. We also obtained external confirmation of inventory quantities held at certain third-party warehouse locations for a sample of locations. In addition, we evaluated the overall sufficiency of audit evidence obtained over finished goods inventory quantities held at third-party warehouse locations by assessing the results of procedures performed including the appropriateness of such evidence.
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2016.
/s/ KPMG LLP
Boise, Idaho
July 24, 2026
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Stockholders and the Board of Directors
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.:
Opinion on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
We have audited Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. and subsidiaries' (the Company) internal control over financial reporting as of May 31, 2026, based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. In our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of May 31, 2026, based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the consolidated balance sheets of the Company as of May 31, 2026 and May 25, 2025, the related consolidated statements of earnings, comprehensive income, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the fiscal years in the three-year period ended May 31, 2026, and the related notes and consolidated financial statement schedule (collectively, the consolidated financial statements), and our report dated July 24, 2026 expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements.
Basis for Opinion
The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management's Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audit also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Definition and Limitations of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
/s/ KPMG LLP
Boise, Idaho
July 24, 2026
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Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Earnings
(dollars in millions, except per share amounts)
For the Fiscal Years Ended May
2026 2025 2024
Net sales $ 6,612.3 $ 6,451.3 $ 6,467.6
Cost of sales 5,252.6 5,052.7 4,700.9
Gross profit 1,359.7 1,398.6 1,766.7
Selling, general and administrative expenses 664.6 633.5 701.4
Cost Savings Program and Restructuring expenses, net 104.0 100.0 —
Income from operations 591.1 665.1 1,065.3
Interest expense, net 180.5 180.0 135.8
Income before income taxes and equity method earnings 410.6 485.1 929.5
Income tax expense 128.1 143.1 230.0
Equity method investment earnings 7.5 15.2 26.0
Net income $ 290.0 $ 357.2 $ 725.5
Earnings per share:
Basic $ 2.09 $ 2.51 $ 5.01
Diluted $ 2.08 $ 2.50 $ 4.98
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic 138.9 142.2 144.9
Diluted 139.1 142.7 145.6
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
(dollars in millions)
For the Fiscal Years Ended May
2026 2025 2024
Pre-Tax Amount Tax (Expense) Benefit After-Tax Amount Pre-Tax Amount Tax (Expense) Benefit After-Tax Amount Pre-Tax Amount Tax (Expense) Benefit After-Tax Amount
Net income $ 418.1 $ (128.1) $ 290.0 $ 500.3 $ (143.1) $ 357.2 $ 955.5 $ (230.0) $ 725.5
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Unrealized pension and post-retirement benefit obligations gains (losses) 6.3 (0.9) 5.4 1.0 (0.3) 0.7 (5.9) 1.3 (4.6)
Unrealized currency translation gains 72.1 — 72.1 66.6 0.5 67.1 19.3 (0.4) 18.9
Other (0.2) — (0.2) (0.5) 0.1 (0.4) (0.5) 0.1 (0.4)
Comprehensive income $ 496.3 $ (129.0) $ 367.3 $ 567.4 $ (142.8) $ 424.6 $ 968.4 $ (229.0) $ 739.4
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(dollars in millions, except share data)
May 31, 2026 May 25, 2025
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 68.2 $ 70.7
Receivables, net of allowances of $1.9 and $0.9 779.1 781.6
Inventories 968.5 1,035.4
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 198.6 145.0
Total current assets 2,014.4 2,032.7
Property, plant and equipment, net 3,690.0 3,687.9
Operating lease assets 111.6 113.2
Goodwill 1,130.1 1,090.2
Intangible assets, net 108.3 114.0
Other assets 325.7 354.6
Total assets $ 7,380.1 $ 7,392.6
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Short-term borrowings $ 249.4 $ 370.8
Current portion of long-term debt and financing obligations 70.6 77.8
Accounts payable 613.1 616.4
Accrued liabilities 482.4 411.0
Total current liabilities 1,415.5 1,476.0
Long-term liabilities:
Long-term debt and financing obligations, excluding current portion 3,595.2 3,682.8
Deferred income taxes 297.5 253.5
Other noncurrent liabilities 247.0 242.6
Total long-term liabilities 4,139.7 4,178.9
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock of $1.00 par value, 600,000,000 shares authorized; 152,134,757 and 151,390,267 shares issued 152.1 151.4
Treasury stock, at cost, 14,679,316 and 12,152,507 common shares (961.8) (838.0)
Additional distributed capital (426.9) (479.1)
Retained earnings 2,929.7 2,848.9
Accumulated other comprehensive income 131.8 54.5
Total stockholders’ equity 1,824.9 1,737.7
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 7,380.1 $ 7,392.6
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity
(dollars in millions, except share and per share data)
Common Stock, net of Treasury Shares Common Stock Amount Treasury Stock Amount Additional Paid-in (Distributed) Capital Retained Earnings Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Total Stockholders' Equity
Balance at May 28, 2023 145,665,683 $ 150.3 $ (314.3) $ (558.6) $ 2,160.7 $ (26.8) $ 1,411.3
Dividends declared, $1.28 per share — — — — (184.9) — (184.9)
Common stock issued 441,886 0.4 — 0.3 — — 0.7
Stock-settled, stock-based compensation expense — — — 46.8 — — 46.8
Repurchase of common stock and common stock withheld to cover taxes (2,440,913) — (225.3) — — — (225.3)
Other — — (1.3) 2.6 (1.5) — (0.2)
Comprehensive income — — — — 725.5 13.9 739.4
Balance at May 26, 2024 143,666,656 $ 150.7 $ (540.9) $ (508.9) $ 2,699.8 $ (12.9) $ 1,787.8
Dividends declared, $1.46 per share — — — — (206.9) — (206.9)
Common stock issued 654,870 0.7 — (0.6) — — 0.1
Stock-settled, stock-based compensation expense — — — 39.4 — — 39.4
Repurchase of common stock and common stock withheld to cover taxes (5,083,766) — (294.4) — — — (294.4)
Other — — (2.7) (9.0) (1.2) — (12.9)
Comprehensive income — — — — 357.2 67.4 424.6
Balance at May 25, 2025 139,237,760 $ 151.4 $ (838.0) $ (479.1) $ 2,848.9 $ 54.5 $ 1,737.7
Dividends declared, $1.50 per share — — — — (208.0) — (208.0)
Common stock issued 744,490 0.7 — 3.8 — — 4.5
Stock-settled, stock-based compensation expense — — — 46.2 — — 46.2
Repurchase of common stock and common stock withheld to cover taxes (2,526,809) — (122.8) — — — (122.8)
Other — — (1.0) 2.2 (1.2) — —
Comprehensive income — — — — 290.0 77.3 367.3
Balance at May 31, 2026 137,455,441 $ 152.1 $ (961.8) $ (426.9) $ 2,929.7 $ 131.8 $ 1,824.9
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(dollars in millions)
For Fiscal Year
2026 2025 2024
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income $ 290.0 $ 357.2 $ 725.5
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization of intangibles and debt issuance costs 396.7 374.8 306.8
Stock-settled, stock-based compensation expense 46.2 39.5 46.8
Equity method investment (earnings) loss, net of distributions (2.5) 11.9 (15.5)
Deferred income taxes 40.5 0.6 (1.3)
Cost Savings Program and Restructuring expenses 37.8 48.7 —
Blue chip swap transaction gains — (21.1) (18.0)
Other 1.0 (21.4) 24.9
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Receivables 20.3 (22.2) (15.1)
Inventories 77.8 112.6 (203.3)
Income taxes payable/receivable, net (41.9) (10.3) 20.1
Prepaid expenses and other current assets (2.6) 9.5 9.7
Accounts payable (1.5) 2.0 36.5
Accrued liabilities 81.1 (13.5) (118.9)
Net cash provided by operating activities $ 942.9 $ 868.3 $ 798.2
Cash flows from investing activities
Additions to property, plant and equipment (402.7) (638.2) (929.5)
Additions to other long-term assets (7.4) (33.6) (62.3)
Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired — — (10.5)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment 26.0 2.0 —
Proceeds from blue chip swap transactions, net of purchases — 21.1 18.0
Other 3.9 0.7 0.2
Net cash used for investing activities $ (380.2) $ (648.0) $ (984.1)
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from short-term borrowings 1,169.8 1,738.5 1,074.9
Repayments of short-term borrowings (1,296.9) (1,695.7) (910.0)
Proceeds from issuance of debt 103.5 525.3 592.0
Repayments of debt and financing obligations (217.1) (276.6) (401.1)
Dividends paid (207.5) (206.9) (174.0)
Repurchase of common stock and common stock withheld to cover taxes (122.8) (294.4) (225.3)
Other 1.9 (15.2) (4.5)
Net cash used for financing activities $ (569.1) $ (225.0) $ (48.0)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 3.9 4.0 0.5
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents (2.5) (0.7) (233.4)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 70.7 71.4 304.8
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $ 68.2 $ 70.7 $ 71.4
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
1. NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. (“we,” “us,” “our,” the “Company,” or “Lamb Weston”) is a leading global producer, distributor, and marketer of value-added frozen potato products and is headquartered in Eagle, Idaho. We have two reportable segments: North America and International.
Basis of Presentation
These Consolidated Financial Statements present the financial results of Lamb Weston for the fiscal years ended May 31, 2026, May 25, 2025, and May 26, 2024 (“fiscal 2026, 2025, and 2024”), and have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) in the United States of America (“U.S.”). The fiscal year of Lamb Weston ends the last Sunday in May. The fiscal years for the Consolidated Financial Statements presented consist of a 53-week period for fiscal 2026 and 52-week periods for fiscal 2025 and 2024.
The financial statements include all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) that we consider necessary for a fair presentation of such financial statements. Our Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of Lamb Weston and all of our majority-owned subsidiaries. Intercompany investments, accounts, and transactions have been eliminated.
Certain amounts in the prior year period consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to conform with the current period presentation. These reclassifications had no financial impact on previously reported net income, cash flows, or stockholders’ equity.
The equity method of accounting is applied for investments when the Company has significant influence over the investee’s operations, or when the investee is structured with separate capital accounts and our investment is considered more than minor. Our equity method investments are described in Note 6, Other Assets.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of the Consolidated Financial Statements in conformity with GAAP requires us to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in our Consolidated Financial Statements and the accompanying notes. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates, including but not limited to those related to the measurement of assets acquired and the liabilities assumed based on the fair value at the acquisition date, provisions for income taxes, estimates of sales incentives and trade promotion allowances, and valuation of goodwill and intangible assets. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. We adjust such estimates and assumptions when facts and circumstances dictate. As future events and their effects cannot be determined with precision, actual results could differ significantly from these estimates. Changes in these estimates will be reflected in the Consolidated Financial Statements in future periods.
Revenue from Contracts with Customers
Generally, we recognize revenue on a point-in-time basis when the customer takes title to the product and assumes the risks and rewards for the product. However, for customized products, which are products manufactured to customers’ unique specifications, we recognize revenue over time, utilizing an output method, which is generally as the products are produced. This is because once a customized product is manufactured pursuant to a purchase order, we have an enforceable right to payment for that product. Conversely, for non-customized products, revenue is generally recognized upon shipment. As a result, the timing of the receipt of a purchase order may create quarterly fluctuations.
The nature of our contracts varies based on the business, customer type, and region; however, in all instances it is our customary business practice to receive a valid order from the customer, in which each party’s rights and related payment terms are clearly identifiable. Our payment terms are consistent with industry standards and generally include early pay discounts. Amounts billed and due from customers are short-term in nature and are classified as receivables, since payments are unconditional and only the passage of time is required before payments are due. As of May 31, 2026 and May 25, 2025, we had $134.2 million and $132.7 million, respectively, of unbilled receivables for customized products for which we have recognized revenue and recorded the amounts in “Receivables” on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. We generally do not offer financing to our customers. We also do not provide a general right of return. However, customers may seek to return defective or non-conforming products. Following a customer return, we may offer remedies, including cash refunds, credit towards future purchases, or product replacement. As a result, customers’ right of return and related refund or product liabilities are estimated and recorded as reductions in revenue.
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We have contract terms that give rise to variable consideration including, but not limited to, discounts, coupons, rebates, and volume-based incentives. We estimate volume rebates based on the most likely amount method outlined in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. We estimate early payment discounts and other customer trade incentives based principally on historical sales and coupon utilization and redemption rates, influenced by judgments about current market conditions such as competitive activity in specific product categories, which is consistent with the expected value method outlined in ASC 606. We have concluded that these methods result in the best estimate of the consideration we are entitled to from our customers. Because of the complexity of some of these trade promotions, however, the ultimate resolution may result in payments that are materially different from our estimates. As additional information becomes known, we may change our estimates.
We have elected to present all sales taxes on a net basis, account for shipping and handling activities as fulfillment activities, recognize the incremental costs of obtaining a contract as expense when incurred if the amortization period of the asset we would recognize is one year or less, and not record interest income or interest expense when the difference in timing of control or transfer and customer payment is one year or less.
Advertising and Promotion
Advertising and promotion expenses totaled $36.6 million, $35.8 million, and $49.7 million in fiscal 2026, 2025, and 2024, respectively, and are included in “Selling, general and administrative expenses” in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings as the expenses are incurred.
Research and Development
Research and development costs are expensed as incurred and totaled $18.9 million, $22.0 million, and $26.4 million in fiscal 2026, 2025, and 2024, respectively, and are included in “Selling, general and administrative expenses” in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings.
Stock-Based Compensation
Compensation expense resulting from all stock-based compensation transactions is measured and recorded in the Consolidated Financial Statements based on the grant date fair value of the equity instruments issued. Compensation expense is recognized over the period the employee or non-employee director provides service in exchange for the award. See Note 10, Stock-Based Compensation, for additional information.
Pension and Post-Retirement Benefits
Certain U.S. employees were covered by a defined benefit pension plan (the “Pension Plan”) which was terminated for all participants in fiscal 2026. During fiscal 2024, the Employee Benefit Investment Committee (“EBIC”) approved a resolution to terminate the Pension Plan, and in July 2024, the Pension Plan was formally amended to approve the termination. On July 1, 2025, the Pension Plan began paying benefits via lump-sum payments to eligible participants electing that option totaling $27.4 million and the Pension Plan purchased annuity contracts from an insurance company during the second and third quarters of fiscal 2026, which irrevocably transferred $9.9 million of the Pension Plan’s obligations and related assets to the selected insurance company. As a result of the Pension Plan termination, we recorded a $14.2 million pre-tax non-cash pension settlement charge in fiscal 2026.
As part of the termination process, in fiscal 2026 we contributed $14.6 million to fully fund the Pension Plan for required lump-sum payments, the purchase of annuity contracts, and payment to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation for participants who did not elect one of the other two options. In fiscal 2025, we contributed $0.6 million. Prior to the Pension Plan’s termination, we made pension plan contributions that were sufficient to fund our actuarial determined costs, generally equal to the minimum amounts required by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
We also have a nonqualified defined benefit pension plan that provides unfunded supplemental retirement benefits to certain U.S. executives. This plan is closed to new participants and pension benefit accruals are frozen for active participants.
U.S. employees are eligible to participate in a defined contribution savings plan with employer matching provisions. Eligible employees participate in a contributory defined contribution plan (“the 401(k) Plan”), which permits participants to make contributions by salary reduction pursuant to Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Regardless of employee participation level, we generally provide a 3% contribution to the 401(k) Plan. In addition to this, we will generally match 100% of the first 6% of the participating employee’s contribution election to the 401(k) Plan. The Plan’s matching contributions have a five-year graded vesting with 20% vesting each year. We made employer contributions of $41.2 million, $41.5 million, and $48.1 million in fiscal 2026, 2025, and 2024, respectively.
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We sponsor a non-qualified deferred compensation savings plan that permits eligible U.S. employees to continue to make deferrals and receive company matching contributions when their contributions to the 401(k) Plan are stopped due to limitations under U.S. tax law. In addition, we sponsor a non-qualified deferred compensation plan for non-employee directors that allow directors to defer their cash compensation and stock awards. Both deferred compensation plans are unfunded non-qualified defined contribution plans. Participant deferrals and company matching contributions (for the employee deferred compensation plan only) are not invested in separate trusts, but are paid directly from our general assets at the time benefits become due and payable. At May 31, 2026 and May 25, 2025, we had $25.5 million and $27.0 million, respectively, of liabilities attributable to participation in our deferred compensation plans recorded on our Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less at the date of acquisition are classified as cash and cash equivalents and stated at cost, which approximates market value. We maintain various banking relationships with high quality financial institutions, and we invest available cash in money market funds that are backed by U.S. Treasury securities and can be redeemed without notice.
Trade Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
Trade accounts receivable are stated at the amount we expect to collect based on our past experience, as well as reliance on the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, which was enacted to help promote fair trade in the fruit and vegetable industry by establishing a code of fair business practices. The collectability of our accounts receivable is based upon a combination of factors. In circumstances where a specific customer is unable to meet its financial obligations (e.g., bankruptcy filings, substantial downgrading of credit sources), a specific reserve for bad debts is recorded against amounts due to the Company to reduce the net recorded receivable to the amount that we reasonably believe will be collected. For all other customers, reserves for bad debts are recognized based on forward-looking information to assess expected credit losses. If collection experience deteriorates, the estimate of the recoverability of amounts due could be reduced. We periodically review our allowance for doubtful accounts and adjustments to the valuation allowance are recorded as income or expense in “Selling, general and administrative expenses” in our Consolidated Statements of Earnings. Trade accounts receivable balances that remain outstanding after we have used reasonable collection efforts are written off through a charge to the valuation allowance and a credit to accounts receivable.
Inventories
Inventories are valued at the lower of cost (determined using the first-in, first-out method) or net realizable value and include all costs directly associated with manufacturing products: materials, labor, and manufacturing overhead. Inventories are reduced to net realizable value after consideration of excess, obsolete, and unsaleable inventories based on quantities on hand and estimated future usage and sales. The majority of our finished goods inventories are held at third-party warehouses not owned or leased by the Company. The components of inventories were as follows:
(in millions) May 31, 2026 May 25, 2025
Raw materials and packaging $ 145.8 $ 171.5
Finished goods 704.2 755.7
Supplies and other 118.5 108.2
Inventories $ 968.5 $ 1,035.4
Leased Assets
Leases consist of real property and machinery and equipment. Operating lease assets and liabilities are recognized at the commencement date of the lease based on the present value of the lease payments over the lease term. Our leases may include options to extend or terminate. Options to extend are included in the lease term when it is reasonably certain that we will exercise the option. Some leases have variable payments, however, because they are not based on an index or rate, they are not included in lease assets and liabilities. Variable payments for leases of land and buildings primarily relate to common area maintenance, insurance, taxes, and utilities. Variable payments for equipment, vehicles, and leases within supply agreements primarily relate to usage, repairs, and maintenance. As the implicit rate is not readily determinable for most of our leases, we use an incremental borrowing rate to determine the initial present value of lease payments over the lease terms on a collateralized basis over a similar term, which is based on market and company specific information. Assets and liabilities related to leases having a lease term of twelve months or less are not recorded on the balance sheet and the related lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease. In addition, we account for lease and non-lease components as a single lease component for all of our leases. See Note 9, Leases, for more information.
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Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment are recorded at cost. Cost includes expenditures for major improvements and replacements and the amount of interest cost associated with significant capital additions. The amount of interest capitalized from construction in progress was $12.5 million, $25.9 million, and $49.5 million in fiscal 2026, 2025, and 2024, respectively. Construction in progress does not include deposits made on equipment, materials, and services yet to be received; refer to Note 6, Other Assets in these Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for more information. Repairs and maintenance costs are expensed as incurred. The components of property, plant and equipment were as follows:
(in millions) May 31, 2026 May 25, 2025
Land and land improvements $ 221.2 $ 191.6
Buildings, machinery and equipment 5,689.0 5,136.3
Furniture, fixtures, office equipment and other 144.0 161.9
Construction in progress 327.3 551.7
Property, plant and equipment, at cost 6,381.5 6,041.5
Less accumulated depreciation (2,691.5) (2,353.6)
Property, plant and equipment, net $ 3,690.0 $ 3,687.9
Depreciation is computed on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the respective classes of assets as follows:
Land improvements 1-20 years
Buildings and building improvements 10-40 years
Machinery and equipment 5-20 years
Furniture, fixtures, office equipment, and other 3-15 years
Below is a breakout between Cost of sales (“COS”) and Selling, general and administrative expenses (“SG&A”) for depreciation and total amortization for fiscal 2026, 2025, and 2024 :
(in millions) May 31, 2026 May 25, 2025 May 26, 2024
Depreciation - COS $ 341.7 $ 323.7 $ 266.1
Depreciation - SG&A 13.7 15.0 12.1
$ 355.4 $ 338.7 $ 278.2
Amortization $ 36.4 $ 31.4 $ 19.6
At May 31, 2026 and May 25, 2025, purchases of property, plant and equipment included in accounts payable were $76.5 million and $85.4 million, respectively.
Long-Lived Asset Impairment
We review long-lived assets for impairment upon the occurrence of events or changes in circumstances which indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may not be fully recoverable, measured by comparing their net book value to the undiscounted projected future cash flows generated by their use. Impaired assets are recorded at their estimated fair value.
Goodwill and Other Identifiable Intangible Assets
We perform an annual impairment assessment of goodwill at the reporting unit level in the fourth quarter of each year, or more frequently if indicators of potential impairment exist. We have an option to evaluate goodwill for impairment by first performing a qualitative assessment of events and circumstances to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. If we determine that it is not more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amounts, then a quantitative goodwill impairment test is not required to be performed. For quantitative goodwill impairment tests, we determine the fair value of our reporting units using an income approach. Under the income approach, we calculate the fair value of each reporting unit based on the present value of estimated future cash flows. If the carrying amount of the reporting units is in excess of their estimated fair value, the reporting unit will record an impairment charge by the amount that the carrying amount exceeds the reporting unit’s fair value, not to exceed the total amount of goodwill allocated to the reporting unit.
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We amortize intangible assets with finite lives over their estimated useful life. We perform a review of significant finite-lived identified intangible assets to determine whether facts and circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. These reviews can be affected by various factors, including external factors such as industry and economic trends, and internal factors such as changes in our business strategy and our forecasts for our products lines.
See Note 5, Goodwill and Other Identifiable Intangible Assets, for additional information.
Fair Values of Financial Instruments
When determining fair value, we consider the principal or most advantageous market in which we would transact, as well as assumptions that market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability.
The three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value are:
Level 1—Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. We evaluate security-specific market data when determining whether a market is active.
Level 2—Observable market-based inputs other than those included in Level 1, such as quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets or quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in inactive markets.
Level 3—Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability reflecting our own assumptions and best estimate of what inputs market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.
See Note 11, Fair Value Measurements, for additional information.
Foreign Currency
Most of our foreign subsidiaries use the local currency of their respective countries as their functional currency. Assets and liabilities are translated at exchange rates prevailing at the balance sheet dates. Revenues and expenses are translated into U.S. dollars using daily and monthly average exchange rates. Gains and losses resulting from the translation of Consolidated Balance Sheets are recorded as a component of “Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).”
Foreign currency transactions resulted in a gain of $8.2 million in fiscal 2026 and losses of $15.2 million and $28.6 million for fiscal 2025 and 2024, respectively. These amounts were recorded in “Selling, general and administrative expenses” in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings.
Derivative Financial Instruments
We use derivatives and other financial instruments to hedge a portion of our commodity, currency and interest rate risks. We do not hold or issue derivatives and other financial instruments for trading purposes. Derivative instruments are reported in our Consolidated Balance Sheets at their fair values, unless the derivative instruments qualify for the normal purchase normal sale exception (“NPNS”) under GAAP and such exception has been elected. If the NPNS exception is elected, the fair values of such contracts are not recognized. Changes in derivative instrument values are recognized in “Cost of sales” and “Selling, general and administrative expenses” in our Consolidated Statements of Earnings. We do not designate commodity or interest rate derivatives to achieve hedge accounting treatment.
Income Taxes
We recognize current tax liabilities and assets based on an estimate of taxes payable or refundable in the current year for each of the jurisdictions in which we transact business. As part of the determination of our current tax liability, management exercises judgment in evaluating positions taken in the tax returns. We recognize the effect of income tax positions only if those positions are more likely than not of being sustained. Recognized income tax positions are measured at the largest amount that is greater than a 50% likelihood of being realized. Changes in recognition or measurement are reflected in the period in which the change in judgment occurs.
We also recognize deferred tax assets and liabilities for the estimated future tax effects attributable to temporary differences (e.g., the difference in book basis versus tax basis of fixed assets resulting from differing depreciation methods). Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are remeasured to reflect new tax rates in the periods rate changes are enacted. If appropriate, we recognize valuation allowances to reduce deferred tax assets to amounts that are more likely than not to be ultimately realized, based on our assessment of estimated future taxable income.
See Note 3, Income Taxes, for more information.
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New and Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In December 2023, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, to enhance transparency and decision usefulness of income tax disclosures, particularly around rate reconciliations and income taxes paid information. We have prospectively adopted ASU 2023-09 for our Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal 2026 and additional required disclosures have been included within Note 3, Income Taxes.
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40), which requires disaggregated disclosure of income statement expenses in public business entities. ASU 2024-03 is effective for our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending May 28, 2028, and for our Quarterly Reports beginning fiscal year 2029, on a prospective basis, with early adoption permitted. We are evaluating the impact of adopting this ASU on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
In September 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-06, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other - Internal - Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Internal-Use Software. This guidance provides criteria that must be met for entities to capitalize software development costs and factors to consider if there is significant uncertainty associated with the development activities of software. This guidance is effective for interim periods beginning in our fiscal year 2029. Early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact of adopting this ASU on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
In May 2026, the FASB issued ASU 2026-02, Environmental Credits and Environmental Credit Obligations (Topic 818). This ASU provides recognition, measurement, presentation, and disclosure requirements for all entities that generate, purchase, or receive environmental credits or have a regulatory compliance obligation that may be settled with environmental credits. This guidance is effective for interim periods beginning in our fiscal year 2029. Early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact of adopting this ASU on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
There were no other accounting pronouncements recently issued that had or are expected to have a material impact on our Consolidated Financial Statements.
2. EARNINGS PER SHARE
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per common share for the periods presented:
For the Fiscal Years Ended May
(in millions, except per share amounts) 2026 2025 2024
Numerator:
Net income $ 290.0 $ 357.2 $ 725.5
Denominator:
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding 138.9 142.2 144.9
Add: Dilutive effect of employee incentive plans (a) 0.2 0.5 0.8
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding 139.1 142.7 145.6
Earnings per share:
Basic $ 2.09 $ 2.51 $ 5.01
Diluted $ 2.08 $ 2.50 $ 4.98
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(a)Potential dilutive shares of common stock from employee incentive plans are determined by applying the treasury stock method to the assumed exercise of outstanding stock options and the assumed vesting of outstanding restricted stock units and performance share awards. As of May 31, 2026 and May 25, 2025, we excluded 5.7 million and 0.8 million, respectively, of shares of stock-based awards from the computation of diluted earnings per share because they would be antidilutive. As of May 26, 2024, an insignificant number of stock-based awards were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share because they would be antidilutive.
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3. INCOME TAXES
Pre-tax income (loss), inclusive of equity method investment earnings, consisted of the following:
For the Fiscal Years Ended May
(in millions) 2026 2025 2024
United States $ 500.8 $ 418.1 $ 807.8
Non-U.S. (82.7) 82.2 147.7
Total pre-tax income $ 418.1 $ 500.3 $ 955.5
The provision for income taxes included the following:
For the Fiscal Years Ended May
(in millions) 2026 2025 2024
Current
U.S. federal $ 79.0 $ 85.7 $ 140.5
State and local 14.4 6.3 36.1
Non-U.S. (6.0) 50.7 54.8
Total current provision for taxes 87.4 142.7 231.4
Deferred
U.S. federal 32.9 (1.3) 27.7
State and local 3.8 (0.6) (14.6)
Non-U.S. 4.0 2.3 (14.5)
Total deferred provision for taxes $ 40.7 $ 0.4 $ (1.4)
Total provision for taxes $ 128.1 $ 143.1 $ 230.0
The following table reconciles the U.S. statutory tax rate of 21% on income before taxes, including equity method earnings, with the actual provision for income taxes:
For the Fiscal Year Ended May
(in millions) 2026
Amount ($) Percent
Provision computed at U.S. Federal statutory rate $ 87.8 21.0 %
Domestic federal tax effects:
Tax credits (0.4) (0.1) %
Effects of cross-border tax laws (2.3) (0.6) %
Non-taxable or non-deductible items 6.2 1.5 %
Other 0.2 — %
Domestic state and local income taxes, net of federal effect (a) 7.0 1.7 %
Foreign tax effects:
Argentina
Tax rate differential (5.9) (1.4) %
Non-deductible FX translation 9.9 2.4 %
Change in valuation allowance 6.8 1.6 %
Other 3.8 0.9 %
Australia
Change in valuation allowance 8.9 2.1 %
Other (2.9) (0.7) %
Netherlands (5.6) (1.3) %
Other foreign jurisdictions 2.0 0.5 %
Worldwide changes in unrecognized tax benefits 12.6 3.0 %
Effective income tax rate (b) $ 128.1 30.6 %
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(a)Oregon, Illinois, and Texas are the primary jurisdictions contributing to this category, with their state taxes accounting for more than 50 percent of the total tax effect.
(b)The effective income tax rate is calculated as the ratio of income tax expense to pre-tax income, inclusive of equity method investment earnings.
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As previously disclosed for fiscal years 2025 and 2024, prior to our adoption of ASU 2023-09, the effective income tax rate differed from the statutory federal income tax rate as follows:
For the Fiscal Years Ended May
(in millions) 2025 2024
Provision computed at U.S. statutory rate $ 105.1 $ 200.7
Increase (decrease) in rate resulting from:
State and local taxes, net of federal benefit 5.1 20.1
Non-U.S. operations (a) 19.0 5.5
Change in valuation allowance (b) 14.7 3.6
Other (0.8) 0.1
Total income tax expense $ 143.1 $ 230.0
Effective income tax rate (c) 28.6 % 24.1 %
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(a)We derive the effective tax rate detriment or (benefit) attributed to non-U.S. income taxed at different rates, including the impact of permanent items. The statutory tax rates range from 8.25% to 35%.
(b)The predominant change in the valuation allowance and effective income tax rate in fiscal 2025 is attributable to the establishment of a valuation allowance against certain international deferred tax assets and international permanent differences.
(c)The effective income tax rate is calculated as the ratio of income tax expense to pre-tax income, inclusive of equity method investment earnings.
Income Taxes Paid
The details of fiscal 2026 cash payments net of refunds are set forth below:
For the Fiscal Year Ended May
(in millions) 2026
US federal $ 83.2
US state and local 7.7
Foreign:
Netherlands 11.0
Other foreign jurisdictions 16.9
Total foreign 27.9
Total cash taxes paid, net of refunds $ 118.8
As previously disclosed prior to our adoption of ASU 2023-09, income taxes paid net of refunds were $149.7 million and $188.8 million in fiscal 2025 and 2024 respectively.
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Deferred Income Taxes
Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts for income tax purposes. Significant components of our deferred income tax assets and liabilities were as follows:
May 31, 2026 May 25, 2025
(in millions) Assets Liabilities Assets Liabilities
Property, plant and equipment $ — $ 298.5 $ — $ 297.9
Goodwill and other intangible assets 17.7 — 17.1 —
Compensation and benefit related liabilities 20.4 — 26.3 —
Net operating loss and credit carryforwards (a) 47.8 — 34.1 —
Accrued expenses and other liabilities 9.7 — 12.2 —
Inventory and inventory reserves 10.0 — 8.7 —
Lease obligations 28.4 — 28.9 —
Operating lease assets — 25.9 — 26.6
R&D expenditures capitalization 2.3 — 18.4 —
Equity method investments — 7.2 — 5.7
Other 7.3 23.4 9.8 12.0
143.6 355.0 155.5 342.2
Less: Valuation allowance (b) (83.6) — (65.7) —
Net deferred taxes (c) $ 60.0 $ 355.0 $ 89.8 $ 342.2
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(a)At May 31, 2026, Lamb Weston had approximately $109.3 million of gross ($30.0 million after-tax) non-U.S. net operating loss carryforwards, of which $8.1 million (after-tax) will expire by fiscal 2032. The remaining $21.9 million (after-tax) non-U.S. net operating loss carryforwards will not expire. Lamb Weston also had a non-U.S. tax credit carryforward of $2.3 million, which will expire by fiscal 2034, a state business credit carryforward of $14.5 million (net of federal benefit), which will expire by fiscal 2040, and $1.0 million foreign tax credit.
(b)$48.3 million of the valuation allowance is related to non-amortizable intangible assets in the United States, and $35.3 million is attributable to valuation allowances against certain international deferred tax assets.
(c)Deferred tax assets of $2.4 million and $1.1 million, as of May 31, 2026 and May 25, 2025, respectively, were presented in “Other assets.” Deferred tax liabilities of $297.5 million and $253.5 million as of May 31, 2026 and May 25, 2025, respectively, were presented in “Deferred income taxes” as "Long-term liabilities" on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The deferred tax asset and liability net position is determined by tax jurisdiction.
The accounting standards allow companies to adopt an accounting policy to either recognize deferred taxes for global intangible low-taxed income (“GILTI”) or treat them as a tax cost in the year incurred. We have elected to recognize the tax on GILTI as a period expense in the period the tax is incurred. Under this policy, we have not provided deferred taxes on temporary differences that upon their reversal would affect the amount of income subject to GILTI in the period.
We have not established deferred income taxes on accumulated undistributed earnings and other basis differences for operations outside the U.S., as such earnings and basis differences are indefinitely reinvested. Determining the unrecognized deferred tax liability for these earnings is not practicable. Generally, no significant U.S. federal income taxes will be imposed on future distributions of non-U.S. earnings under the current law. However, distributions to the U.S. or other jurisdictions could be subject to withholding and other local taxes, and these taxes would not be material.
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Uncertain Tax Positions
The aggregate changes in the gross amount of unrecognized tax benefits, excluding interest and penalties consisted of the following:
For the Fiscal Years Ended May
(in millions) 2026 2025 2024
Beginning balance $ 82.6 $ 79.6 $ 59.6
Decreases from positions established during prior fiscal years (1.1) (1.5) (3.6)
Increases from positions established during current and prior fiscal years 27.5 16.6 29.4
Decreases relating to settlements with taxing authorities — (1.7) (0.5)
Expiration of statute of limitations (12.7) (10.4) (5.3)
Ending balance (a) $ 96.3 $ 82.6 $ 79.6
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(a)If we were to prevail on the unrecognized tax benefits recorded as of May 31, 2026 and May 25, 2025, it would result in a tax benefit of $83.4 million and $71.4 million, respectively, and a reduction in the effective tax rate. The ending balances exclude $19.5 million and $17.8 million of gross interest and penalties in fiscal 2026 and 2025, respectively. We accrue interest and penalties associated with uncertain tax positions as part of income tax expense.
Lamb Weston conducts business and files tax returns in numerous countries, states, and local jurisdictions. We do not have any significant open tax audits. Major jurisdictions where we conduct business generally have statutes of limitations ranging from three to five years.
4. COST SAVINGS PROGRAM AND RESTRUCTURING
We announced a cost savings program (the “Cost Savings Program”) in July 2025 and a restructuring plan (the “Restructuring Plan”) in October 2024. During fiscal 2026, we also undertook additional restructuring actions, including the permanent closure of certain production facilities to improve asset utilization in our International segment, and completed sales of certain non-core assets as part of our Focus to Win strategy, a strategic plan we announced in July 2025 to focus on four pillars including (1) prioritizing markets and channels, (2) strengthening customer partnerships, (3) achieving executional excellence and (4) setting the pace for industry-leading innovation. This strategic plan includes our Cost Savings Program. The restructuring activities undertaken in connection with our initiatives, including the Cost Savings Program and Restructuring Plan, are referred to collectively as the “Plans”.
Amounts classified as “Cost Savings Program and Restructuring expenses” on our Consolidated Statement of Earnings for fiscal 2026 primarily relate to costs associated with the Cost Savings Program, restructuring activities related to facility closures to improve asset utilization, and net gains related to certain non-core asset sales. Expenses recorded in fiscal 2025 relate solely to the Restructuring Plan.
We expect to recognize approximately $20 million to $30 million of pre-tax charges in fiscal 2027 in connection with the Plans.
For the fifty-three weeks ended May 31, 2026, we recorded $111.6 million of pre-tax charges, of the total charges, $63.3 million were cash and $48.3 million were non-cash.
For the Fiscal Years Ended May
(in millions) 2026 2025
Cost Savings Program and Restructuring Plan expenses related to:
Retirement of assets and other plant charges (a) $ 53.1 $ 55.3
Potato contract terminations (b) — 59.3
Inventory write-off (b) 8.0 26.5
Employee-related costs (c) 15.8 17.5
Professional services and other 45.3 27.2
122.2 185.8
Sale of non-core assets (a) (10.6) —
$ 111.6 $ 185.8
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(a)Includes charges related to the write-off of assets at permanently closed production facilities under the Plans, impairments of certain non-core assets, and plant charges. The gain on the sale of non-core assets was $1.3 million.
(b)Includes the cost of contracted raw potatoes that were not used due to curtailed production under the Restructuring Plan and the write-off of inventories, including spare parts, related to production curtailments under the Plans.
(c)Includes employee severance and other one-time termination benefits related to reductions in headcount.
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The following amounts related to the Plans are included in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Earnings:
For the Fiscal Years Ended May
(in millions) 2026 2025
Cost Savings Program and Restructuring Plan expense included in:
Cost of sales $ 7.6 $ 75.3
Cost Savings Program and Restructuring expenses, net 104.0 100.0
Equity method investment earnings — 10.5
$ 111.6 $ 185.8
Accruals remaining under the Plans are recorded in current liabilities within “Accounts payable” and “Accrued liabilities” in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheet for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2026 and relate primarily to Professional services and other expenses. The following is a roll-forward of accrued restructuring liabilities related to the Plans:
(in millions)
Accrued restructuring liability, May 25, 2025 $ 21.5
Additions 74.4
Payments (87.9)
Accrued restructuring liability, May 31, 2026 $ 8.0
5. GOODWILL AND OTHER IDENTIFIABLE INTANGIBLE ASSETS
The following table presents changes in goodwill balances, by segment, for fiscal years 2026 and 2025:
(in millions) North America International Total
Balance at May 27, 2024 $ 728.8 $ 331.1 $ 1,059.9
Foreign currency translation adjustment 24.4 5.9 30.3
Balance at May 25, 2025 $ 753.2 $ 337.0 $ 1,090.2
Foreign currency translation adjustment 27.1 12.8 39.9
Balance at May 31, 2026 $ 780.3 $ 349.8 $ 1,130.1
Other identifiable intangible assets were as follows:
May 31, 2026 May 25, 2025
(in millions, except useful lives) Weighted Average Useful Life (in years) Gross Carrying Amount Accumulated Amortization Intangible Assets, Net Weighted Average Useful Life (in years) Gross Carrying Amount Accumulated Amortization Intangible Assets, Net
Amortizing intangible assets (a) 12 $ 140.2 $ (51.5) $ 88.7 13 $ 140.8 $ (44.8) $ 96.0
Non-amortizing intangible assets (b) n/a 19.6 — 19.6 n/a 18.0 — 18.0
$ 159.8 $ (51.5) $ 108.3 $ 158.8 $ (44.8) $ 114.0
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(a)Amortizing intangible assets are primarily comprised of licensing agreements, brands, and customer relationships. Foreign intangible assets are affected by foreign currency translation.
(b)Non-amortizing intangible assets represent brands, trademarks, and carbon credit purchases that are held and applied to settle environmental credit obligations within compliance periods. As of May 31, 2026 and May 25, 2025, we held $1.6 million and zero, respectively, of carbon credits to be applied in future periods.
Based on current intangible assets subject to amortization, we expect intangible asset amortization expense, excluding developed technology, will be approximately:
(in millions) Amortization
2027 $ 8.4
2028 8.3
2029 8.3
2030 7.9
2031 7.5
Thereafter 48.3
$ 88.7
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Impairment Testing
During the annual goodwill impairment test we performed in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026, we assessed qualitative and quantitative factors to determine whether it was more likely than not that the fair value of each reporting unit was less than its carrying value. Based on the results of the qualitative assessment, we determined it was not more likely than not that the fair value was less than the carrying value of the North America reporting unit. Based on the qualitative assessment for the International reporting unit, we could not determine that the fair value was less than the carrying value of the reporting unit, and thus performed a quantitative assessment. After performing the quantitative assessment for the International reporting unit, we determined that it was not more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit was less than the carrying value, thus no impairment of the International reporting unit goodwill was realized. Additionally, we completed our tests of our non-amortizing intangibles in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026 and there was no indication of intangible asset impairment.
6. OTHER ASSETS
The components of other assets were as follows:
(in millions) May 31, 2026 May 25, 2025
Capitalized software costs (a) $ 175.8 $ 208.7
Equity method investments (b) 51.1 47.5
Property, plant, and equipment deposits 33.9 30.3
Other 64.9 68.1
Other assets $ 325.7 $ 354.6
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(a)Capitalized software costs are generally amortized over three to seven years once implemented.
(b)Equity method investments include our 50% ownership in Lamb-Weston/RDO Frozen (“Lamb Weston RDO”), our joint venture with RDO Frozen Co., which is included in our North America segment.
Summarized financial information for our equity method investments are as follows:
For the Fiscal Years Ended May
(in millions) 2026 2025 2024
Net sales $ 296.9 $ 336.3 $ 339.8
Gross profit 49.6 66.7 88.1
Income from operations 20.7 33.7 55.3
Net income 15.0 30.3 51.9
(in millions) May 31, 2026 May 25, 2025
Current assets $ 93.7 $ 85.8
Noncurrent assets 98.5 106.3
Current liabilities 46.4 50.5
Noncurrent liabilities 43.6 46.7
We made the following sales to and purchases from our equity method investments, primarily for finished products sold to or purchased from our joint ventures. We also provided services, such as sales and marketing services, to our equity method investments that are recorded as a reduction to “Selling, general and administrative expenses” in our Consolidated Statements of Earnings. We also received dividends. The following table summarizes the activity with our equity method investments:
For the Fiscal Years Ended May
(in millions) 2026 2025 2024
Sales $ 8.8 $ 9.4 $ 18.1
Purchases 92.5 82.2 74.9
Services provided 16.0 21.4 22.8
Dividends received 5.0 23.0 11.8
As of May 31, 2026 and May 25, 2025, we had receivables included in “Receivables” on our Consolidated Balance Sheets from our equity method investments of $3.7 million and $6.2 million, respectively. As of May 31, 2026 and May 25, 2025, we had payables included in “Accounts Payable” on our Consolidated Balance Sheets to our equity method investments of $23.4 million and $21.1 million, respectively,
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7. ACCRUED LIABILITIES
The components of accrued liabilities were as follows:
(in millions) May 31, 2026 May 25, 2025
Compensation and benefits $ 162.4 $ 104.5
Accrued trade promotions 100.3 88.2
Dividends payable to shareholders 52.2 51.7
Accrued interest 35.0 36.3
Plant accruals 33.4 23.0
Current portion of operating lease obligations 27.7 23.9
Taxes payable 26.7 37.3
Derivative liabilities and payables 4.1 7.0
Other 40.6 39.1
Accrued liabilities $ 482.4 $ 411.0
8. DEBT AND FINANCING OBLIGATIONS
The components of our debt, including financing obligations, were as follows:
(in millions) May 31, 2026 May 25, 2025
Amount Interest Rate Amount Interest Rate
Short-term borrowings:
Revolving credit facility $ 215.7 3.830 % $ 333.2 5.940 %
Other credit facilities (a) 33.7 (a) 37.6 (a)
249.4 370.8
Long-term debt:
Term A-3 loan facility, due January 2030 (b) 382.5 6.060 405.0 6.900
Term A-4 loan facility, due May 2029 (b) 296.6 6.690 312.8 6.630
Term A-5 loan facility, due September 2031 (b) 468.8 5.660 493.8 5.650
RMB loan facility, due February 2027 (c) — — 143.8 4.040
RMB loan facility, due August 2029 20.7 3.800 19.6 3.960
RMB loan facility, due May 2031 (c) 103.5 3.800 — —
Euro term loan facility, due May 2029 233.2 3.430 227.2 4.510
4.875% senior notes, due May 2028 500.0 4.875 500.0 4.875
4.125% senior notes, due January 2030 970.0 4.125 970.0 4.125
4.375% senior notes, due January 2032 700.0 4.375 700.0 4.375
3,675.3 3,772.2
Financing obligations:
Lease financing obligations due on various dates through 2040 (d) 4.0 5.2
Total debt and financing obligations 3,928.7 4,148.2
Debt issuance costs (e) (13.5) (16.8)
Short-term borrowings (249.4) (370.8)
Current portion of long-term debt and financing obligations (70.6) (77.8)
Long-term debt and financing obligations, excluding current portion $ 3,595.2 $ 3,682.8
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(a)Other credit facilities consist of short-term facilities at our subsidiaries used for working capital purposes. Borrowings under these facilities bear interest at various rates.
(b)The interest rates applicable to the Term A-3, A-4, and A-5 loans do not include anticipated patronage dividends. We have received and expect to continue receiving patronage dividends under these term loan facilities.
(c)In May 2026, our subsidiary entered into a new RMB loan facility, due May 2031. The existing RMB loan facility, due February 2027 was repaid in full and terminated in connection with our subsidiary’s borrowing under the new RMB loan facility. See “RMB Loan Facilities” below for further information.
(d)The interest rates on our lease financing obligations ranged from 2.49% to 6.19% at May 31, 2026 and May 25, 2025. For more information on our lease financing obligations, see Note 9, Leases.
(e)Excludes debt issuance costs of $2.9 million and $3.9 million as of May 31, 2026 and May 25, 2025, respectively, related to our Revolving Credit Facility, which are recorded in “Other assets” on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. In fiscal 2026, 2025, and 2024, we recorded $5.1 million, $4.8 million, and $4.5 million, respectively, of amortization expense in “Interest expense” in our Consolidated Statements of Earnings.
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Revolving Credit Facility
On May 3, 2024, we entered into an amended and restated credit agreement (the “Revolving Credit Agreement”), which replaced our then-existing credit agreement, dated as of November 9, 2016. The Revolving Credit Agreement modified the former revolving credit agreement for the purpose of, among other things, (i) increasing the commitments under the Revolving Credit Facility to $1.5 billion, (ii) extending the maturity date of the Revolving Credit Facility from August 2026 to May 2029, and (iii) establishing a new €200.0 million term loan facility maturing May 2029 (the “Euro Term Loan Facility”).
Borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility bear interest at a per annum rate equal to (i) an applicable rate described in the table below plus (ii)(a) for U.S. dollar denominated loans, Term SOFR, Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR or the Base Rate (each as defined in the Revolving Credit Agreement), and (b) for Alternative Currency denominated loans, the Alternative Currency Term Rate or the Alternative Currency Daily Rate (each as defined in the Revolving Credit Agreement). Borrowings under the Euro Term Loan Facility bear interest at a per annum rate equal to (i) an applicable rate described in the table below plus (ii) the Alternative Currency Term Rate applicable to Euro denominated loans. The Revolving Credit Agreement contains certain covenant restrictions, a consolidated net leverage ratio and an interest coverage ratio and customary events of default.
At May 31, 2026, we had approximately $1.3 billion of availability under the Revolving Credit Facility.
Term Loan Facilities
On May 3, 2024, we entered into an amended and restated credit agreement (the “Term Loan Credit Agreement”), which replaced our then-existing credit agreement, dated as of June 28, 2019. The former term loan credit agreement provided for, among other things, (i) a $300.0 million term loan facility due June 2026 (the “Term A-1 Loan Facility”), (ii) a $325.0 million term loan facility due April 2025 (the “Term A-2 Loan Facility”) and (iii) a $450.0 million term loan facility due January 2030 (the “Term A-3 Loan Facility”). The Term Loan Credit Agreement modified the former term loan agreement for the purpose of, among other things, establishing an additional $325.0 million term loan facility due May 2029 (the “Term A-4 Loan Facility”). Borrowings under the Term A-4 Loan Facility were used in part to repay the Term A-2 Loan Facility in full.
On September 27, 2024, we amended the Term Loan Credit Agreement (the “Term Loan Amendment”) to, among other things, establish a new $500 million term loan facility with a maturity date of September 2031 (“Term A-5 Loan Facility”). Borrowings under the Term A-5 Loan Facility were used in part to repay the Term A-1 Loan Facility in full. Borrowings under the Term Loan Credit Agreement bear interest, before anticipated patronage dividends, at a per annum rate equal to (i) an applicable rate described in the table below plus (ii) the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate, the Base Rate or, in the case of Term A-4 and Term A-5 Loan Facilities, the Fixed Rate (each as defined in the Term Loan Credit Agreement). The Term Loan Credit Agreement contains certain covenant restrictions, a consolidated net leverage ratio and an interest coverage ratio and customary events of default.
On January 30, 2026, we further amended the Term Loan Credit Agreement to remove adjustments to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”).
RMB Loan Facilities
On February 18, 2022, our wholly owned subsidiary, Ulanqab Lamb Weston Food Co., Ltd. (“Ulanqab”), entered into a facility agreement providing for a RMB ¥1,079.0 million (approximately $159 million based on prevailing exchange rates on May 31, 2026) term loan facility (the “RMB 2022 Loan Facility”), maturing on February 25, 2027. The RMB 2022 Loan Facility contained covenants that are standard for credit facilities originated in the People’s Republic of China. Payment obligations under the RMB 2022 Loan Facility were unconditionally guaranteed by Lamb Weston. As described below, the RMB 2022 Loan Facility was repaid in full and terminated in May 2026.
On August 22, 2024, Ulanqab entered into a facility agreement providing for a RMB ¥200 million (approximately $30 million based on prevailing exchange rates on May 31, 2026) term loan facility (the “RMB 2024 Loan Facility”). The RMB 2024 Loan Facility matures on August 28, 2029. The RMB 2024 Loan Facility contains covenants that are standard for credit facilities originated in the People’s Republic of China. Payment obligations under the RMB 2024 Loan Facility are unconditionally guaranteed by Lamb Weston.
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On May 19, 2026, Ulanqab entered into a facility agreement providing for a RMB ¥700 million (approximately $103 million based on prevailing exchange rates on May 31, 2026) term loan facility (the “RMB 2026 Loan Facility”). The RMB 2026 Loan Facility matures on May 22, 2031. The RMB 2026 Loan Facility contains covenants that are standard for credit facilities originated in the People’s Republic of China. Payment obligations under the RMB 2026 Loan Facility are unconditionally guaranteed by Lamb Weston. Borrowings under the RMB 2026 Loan Facility were used to repay the outstanding amounts under the RMB 2022 Loan Facility, which was then terminated.
Senior Notes
4.875% Senior Notes due 2028
In May 2020, we issued $500.0 million aggregate principal amount of 4.875% senior notes due May 15, 2028 (“2028 Notes”). Our obligations under the 2028 Notes are unconditionally guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by the same subsidiaries as the Revolving Credit Facility. The 2028 Notes are senior unsecured obligations and rank equally with all of our current and future senior indebtedness (including the 2030 and 2032 Notes), rank senior to all our current and future subordinated indebtedness and are subordinated to all of our current and future secured indebtedness (including all borrowings with respect to the Revolving Credit Facility and Term A-3, A-4 and A-5 Loan Facilities to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness). Upon a change of control (as defined in the indenture governing the 2028 Notes), we must offer to repurchase the 2028 Notes at 101% of the principal amount of the notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest.
4.125% Senior Notes due 2030 and 4.375% Senior Notes due 2032
On November 8, 2021, we issued (i) $970.0 million aggregate principal amount of 4.125% senior notes due January 31, 2030 (“2030 Notes”) and (ii) $700.0 million aggregate principal amount of 4.375% senior notes due January 31, 2032 (“2032 Notes”) pursuant to indentures, each dated as of November 8, 2021 (together, the “Indentures”). Our obligations under the 2030 Notes and 2032 Notes are unconditionally guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by the same subsidiaries as the Revolving Credit Facility.
The 2030 Notes and 2032 Notes are effectively subordinated to all of our existing and future secured debt, rank equally with all of our existing and future senior debt and rank senior to all of our existing and future subordinated debt. The guarantees of the 2030 Notes and 2032 Notes are effectively subordinated to all of the guarantors’ existing and future secured debt, rank equally with all of their existing and future senior debt and rank senior to all of their existing and future subordinated debt. The 2030 Notes and 2032 Notes are structurally subordinated to all of the liabilities of our non-guarantor subsidiaries.
Other Credit Facilities
At May 31, 2026 and May 25, 2025, one of our subsidiaries had $53.2 million and $50.1 million, respectively, of availability under its two different line of credit facilities with financial institutions, and another one of our subsidiaries had short-term borrowings outstanding of $33.7 million and $37.6 million, respectively. We guarantee the full amount of one of our subsidiaries’ obligations to the financial institutions up to the maximum amount of borrowings under the credit facility.
Variable Rate Interest
Additional information regarding our variable rate debt modifiers is shown below:
Fixed Rate Loans Reference Rate-Based Loans Base Rate-Based Loans
Revolving credit facility (a) N/A 1.125 - 1.750% 0.125 - 0.750%
Term A-3 loan facility N/A 2.000 - 2.750% 1.000 - 1.750%
Term A-4 loan facility (b) 1.850 - 2.850% 1.850 - 2.850% 0.850 - 1.850%
Term A-5 loan facility (c) 1.850 - 2.850% 1.850 - 2.850% 0.850 - 1.850%
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(a)Borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility have the same margin whether loans are denominated in U.S. dollars or non-U.S. currencies.
(b)The Term A-4 Loan Facility is considered fixed-rate debt. Under the terms of the facility, on May 1, 2028, we may make an election to treat the remaining year of the term loan as a fixed or variable rate loan. The election can be made for a period that is less than twelve months, which would then initiate a separate election at the end of the period.
(c)The Term A-5 Loan Facility is considered fixed-rate debt. Under the terms of the facility, on October 1, 2026, we may make an election to treat the term loan as a fixed or variable rate loan. The election can be made for a period that is less than the remainder of the term loan, which would then initiate a separate election at the end of the period.
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Reference Rate-Based Loans PRC Prime Rate-Based Loans
RMB loan facility, due February 2027 (a) N/A Prime + 0.300%
RMB loan facility, due August 2029 N/A Prime + 0.300%
RMB loan facility, due May 2031 N/A Prime + 0.300%
Euro term loan facility, due May 2029 1.125 - 1.750% N/A
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(a)The RMB loan facility due February 2027 was repaid in full in connection with our entry into the RMB loan facility due May 2031.
Debt Maturities
The aggregate minimum principal maturities of our long-term debt, including current portion of long-term debt, for the next five fiscal years and thereafter, are as follows:
(in millions) Debt (a)
2027 69.9
2028 570.5
2029 551.9
2030 1,331.5
2031 107.8
Thereafter 1,043.7
$ 3,675.3
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(a)See Note 9, Leases, for maturities of our lease financing obligations.
Other
During fiscal 2026, 2025, and 2024, we paid $202.8 million, $210.7 million, and $191.3 million, respectively, of interest on debt.
9. LEASES
We lease various real estate, including certain operating facilities, warehouses, office space, and land. We also lease material handling equipment, vehicles, and certain other equipment. Our leases have remaining lease terms of one to 21 years.
The components of total lease costs, net, consisted of the following:
For the Fiscal Year Ended May (a)
(in millions) 2026 2025 2024
Operating lease costs (b) $ 40.4 $ 36.2 $ 38.5
Short-term and variable lease costs 14.9 13.5 15.6
Sublease income (5.0) (4.3) (4.7)
Finance lease costs:
Amortization of lease assets 1.2 1.3 1.4
Interest on lease obligations 0.2 0.3 0.3
Total lease costs, net $ 51.7 $ 47.0 $ 51.1
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(a)Supply-chain-related lease costs are included in “Cost of sales,” and the remainder is recorded in “Selling, general and administrative expenses,” in our Consolidated Statements of Earnings. Interest on finance lease obligations is included in “Interest expense, net,” in our Consolidated Statements of Earnings.
(b)Operating lease costs include farm lease expense and raw storage expense that are capitalized to inventory and subsequently expensed as part of our cost of sales calculations on a periodic basis.
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Operating and finance leases, with initial terms greater than one year, were as follows:
(in millions) Classification May 31, 2026 May 25, 2025
Assets:
Operating lease assets Operating lease assets $ 111.6 $ 113.2
Finance lease assets Property, plant and equipment, net (a) 1.5 2.7
Total leased assets $ 113.1 $ 115.9
Liabilities:
Lease obligations due within one year:
Operating lease obligations Accrued liabilities $ 27.7 $ 23.9
Finance lease obligations Current portion of long-term debt and financing obligations 0.7 1.3
Long-term lease obligations:
Operating lease obligations Other noncurrent liabilities 94.2 98.9
Finance lease obligations Long-term debt and financing obligations, excluding current portion 3.3 3.9
Total lease obligations $ 125.9 $ 128.0
Weighted-average remaining lease term - finance leases 11.0 years 10.5 years
Weighted-average remaining lease term - operating leases 5.3 years 6.0 years
Weighted-average discount rate - finance leases 3.5 % 3.6 %
Weighted-average discount rate - operating leases 5.0 % 5.4 %
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(a)Finance leases are net of accumulated amortization of $10.7 million and $9.5 million at May 31, 2026 and May 25, 2025, respectively.
The maturities of our lease obligations for operating and finance leases at May 31, 2026 for the next five fiscal years and thereafter are as follows:
(in millions, except for lease term and discount rate amounts) Operating Leases Finance Leases Total
2027 31.5 0.9 $ 32.4
2028 28.0 0.3 28.3
2029 24.2 0.3 24.5
2030 22.5 0.3 22.8
2031 18.9 0.3 19.2
Thereafter 14.0 2.8 16.8
Total lease payments 139.1 4.9 144.0
Less: Interest (17.2) (0.9) (18.1)
Present value of lease obligations $ 121.9 $ 4.0 $ 125.9
Supplemental cash flow information related to leases was as follows:
For the Fiscal Years Ended May
(in millions) 2026 2025 2024
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease obligations:
Operating cash flows for operating leases $ 24.9 $ 27.5 $ 29.8
Financing cash flows for finance leases 1.1 0.4 0.5
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Operating lease assets obtained in exchange for lease liabilities 21.2 1.0 7.6
Operating lease assets reduced for reductions to lease liabilities (1.9) (1.1) (0.6)
Finance lease assets obtained in exchange for lease liabilities — 0.5 0.4
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10. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
The Compensation and Human Capital Committee (“the Committee”) of our Board of Directors (the “Board”) administers our stock compensation plan (“Stock Plan”). The Committee, in its discretion, authorizes grants of restricted stock units (“RSUs”), performance share awards payable upon the attainment of specified performance goals (“Performance Shares”), dividend equivalents, and other stock-based awards. At May 31, 2026, we had 10.0 million shares authorized for issuance under the Stock Plan, and 2.0 million shares were available for future grants.
On February 2, 2026, the Committee adopted the Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. 2026 Inducement Stock Plan (the “Inducement Plan”), pursuant to which the Committee may grant RSUs, Performance Shares, stock options, dividend equivalents and other stock-based awards to individuals who were not previously employees of the Company, or who are returning to employment following a bona fide period of non-employment with the Company, as an inducement material to such persons entering into employment with the Company. At May 31, 2026, we had 2,000,000 shares authorized for issuance under the Inducement Plan, and 0.5 million shares were available for future grants. On July 13, 2026, the Committee amended the plan to reduce the shares authorized for issuance under the plan to 1,538,000 shares of our common stock.
RSUs and Performance Shares
We grant RSUs to eligible employees and non-employee directors. The employee RSUs generally vest over a three-year period following the grant date, while the non-employee director RSUs generally vest one year after the grant date. We estimate the fair value of the RSUs based upon the market price of our common stock on the date of grant. Compensation expense is recognized over the period the employee or non-employee director provides service in exchange for the award.
In connection with two key employees’ respective employment with Lamb Weston, we provide a match of RSUs on their purchases of Lamb Weston common stock. One agreement provides a one-for-one share match of RSUs, which vest three years after the grant date, up to 300,000 shares, and the other agreement provides a dollar-for-dollar match of RSUs, which vest over a three-year period following the grant date, up to $1,000,000. As of May 31, 2026, we matched 300,000 shares and $0.6 million.
Performance Shares are granted to certain executives and other key employees with vesting contingent upon meeting various Company-wide performance goals. Awards actually earned range from 0% to 200% of the targeted number of Performance Shares for each of the performance periods. Awards, if earned, will be paid in shares of our common stock. Subject to limited exceptions set forth in the Stock Plan, any shares earned will generally vest over a three-year period following the grant date. The value of these Performance Shares is adjusted based upon the market price of our common stock and the anticipated attainment of Company-wide performance goals at the end of each reporting period and amortized as compensation expense over the service period.
We have also granted Performance Shares with vesting contingent upon relative total shareholder return and return on invested capital goals. Awards actually earned range from 0% to 200% of the targeted number of Performance Shares. These Performance Shares are equity-settled awards that vest over a three-year service period following the grant date, and the number of units that actually vest is determined based on the achievement of the performance criteria set forth in the respective award agreement. The awards are measured based on estimated fair value as of the date of grant determined using a Monte Carlo simulation, and are amortized over the service period.
The Monte Carlo assumptions for Performance Shares granted during the fiscal year ended May 31, 2026 were:
Assumptions
Expected volatility of stock (%) 40.45% - 50.63%
Risk-free interest rate (%) 3.74% - 3.80%
Expected life (years) 2.13 - 2.84
Weighted average grant date fair value per unit $ 86.93
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The following table summarizes RSU and Performance Shares activity for fiscal 2026:
RSUs Performance Shares
Shares Weighted- Average Grant- Date Fair Value Shares Weighted- Average Grant- Date Fair Value
Outstanding at May 25, 2025 902,234 $ 67.86 514,222 $ 80.13
Granted (a) 1,253,369 53.82 95,787 81.39
Performance condition adjustment 0 — (130,635) 93.01
Vested (b) (455,997) 73.03 (107,823) 91.41
Forfeited/expired/cancelled (87,724) 63.52 (17,064) 68.15
Outstanding at May 31, 2026 1,611,882 $ 55.72 354,487 $ 72.87
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(a)Granted represents new grants and dividend equivalents accrued.
(b)The aggregate fair value of awards that vested in fiscal 2026, 2025, and 2024 was $28.3 million, $37.7 million, and $44.3 million, respectively, which represents the market value of our common stock on the date that the RSUs and Performance Shares vested. The number of RSUs and Performance Shares vested includes shares of common stock that we withheld on behalf of employees to satisfy the minimum statutory tax withholding requirements. RSUs that are expected to vest are net of estimated future forfeitures.
Stock Options
We have granted stock options to employees and non-employee directors to purchase shares of our common stock at exercise prices equal to the fair market value of the underlying common stock on the grant date. Stock options granted to employees generally become exercisable in three annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date and have a maximum term of seven years. Stock options granted to non-employee directors generally vest one year after the grant date and have a term of ten years. In fiscal 2026, we also granted above-market priced stock options to certain of our executive offices. These stock options have exercise prices above the fair market value of the underlying common stock on the date of grant, become exercisable three years after the date of grant and have a term of five years. During the fiscal year ended May 31, 2026, we granted 4.2 million stock options at a weighted-average grant date fair value of $11.45.
The following table provides the related assumptions used in the Black-Scholes model used to determine the fair value of stock options granted during the fiscal year ended May 31, 2026:
Assumptions
Dividend yield (%) 2.38% - 3.60%
Expected volatility of stock (%) 40.65% - 42.62%
Risk-free interest rate (%) 3.65% - 4.06%
Expected life (years) 4.00 - 6.36
The following table summarizes stock option activity for fiscal 2026:
Shares Weighted- Average Exercise Price (per share) Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Term (Years) Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in millions) (a)
Outstanding at May 25, 2025 646,482 $ 69.72 5.9 $ 2.4
Granted 4,239,358 67.30
Exercised (134,005) 33.10
Forfeited/cancelled (36,683) 62.18
Outstanding at May 31, 2026 4,715,152 $ 68.65 6.1 $ 0.1
Exercisable at May 31, 2026 514,524 $ 78.98 6.1 $ 0.1
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(a)The aggregate intrinsic values represent the total pre-tax intrinsic value (the difference between our closing stock price on the last trading day of our fiscal 2026, or $43.18 as of May 29, 2026, and the exercise price, multiplied by the number of in-the-money stock options) that would have been received by the option holders had all option holders exercised their in-the-money stock options at the end of the fiscal year. The amount changes based on the fair market value of our common stock.
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Compensation Expense
Our stock-based compensation expense is recorded in “Selling, general and administrative expenses.” Compensation expense for stock-based awards recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings, net of forfeitures, was as follows:
For the Fiscal Years Ended May
(in millions) 2026 2025 2024
Stock-settled RSUs $ 34.2 $ 28.9 $ 27.3
Performance Shares 4.3 6.2 14.9
Stock options 7.7 4.4 4.6
Stock-settled compensation expense 46.2 39.5 46.8
Income tax benefit (a) (7.7) (6.0) (7.5)
Total compensation expense, net of tax benefit $ 38.5 $ 33.5 $ 39.3
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(a)Income tax benefit represents the marginal tax rate, excluding non-deductible compensation.
Based on estimates at May 31, 2026, total unrecognized compensation expense related to stock-based awards was as follows:
(in millions, except data in years) Unrecognized Compensation Expense Remaining Weighted Average Recognition Period (in years)
Stock-settled RSUs $ 59.4 1.7
Performance Shares 7.2 1.6
Stock options 40.5 2.5
Total unrecognized compensation expense $ 107.1
11. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
The following table presents our financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis based upon the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements fall:
As of May 31, 2026
(in millions) Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Fair Value of Assets (Liabilities)
Derivative assets (a) — 25.3 — 25.3
Derivative liabilities (a) — (4.1) — (4.1)
Deferred compensation liabilities (b) — (25.5) — (25.5)
Fair value, net $ — $ (4.3) $ — $ (4.3)
As of May 25, 2025
(in millions) Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Fair Value of Assets (Liabilities)
Pension plan assets (c) $ 23.4 $ — $ — $ 23.4
Derivative assets (a) — 10.2 — 10.2
Derivative liabilities (a) — (7.0) — (7.0)
Deferred compensation liabilities (b) — (27.0) — (27.0)
Fair value, net $ 23.4 $ (23.8) $ — $ (0.4)
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(a)Derivative assets and liabilities included in Level 2 primarily represent commodity swaps, option contracts, and currency contracts. The fair values of our Level 2 derivative assets were determined using valuation models that use market observable inputs including both forward and spot prices for commodities and foreign currencies. Derivative assets are presented within “Prepaid expenses and other current assets” on our Consolidated Balance Sheets and derivative liabilities are presented within “Accrued liabilities” on our Consolidated Balance Sheets.
(b)The fair values of our Level 2 deferred compensation liabilities were valued using third-party valuations, which are based on the net asset values of mutual funds in our retirement plans. While the underlying assets are actively traded on an exchange, the funds are not. Deferred compensation liabilities are primarily presented within “Other noncurrent liabilities” on our Consolidated Balance Sheets.
(c)As of May 31, 2026, the Pension Plan assets have been fully liquidated. See “Pension and Post-Retirement Benefits” section of Note 1 for further discussion of the impact of our Pension Plan termination.
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The fair values of cash equivalents, receivables, accounts payable and short-term debt approximate their carrying amounts due to their short duration.
Non-financial assets such as property, plant and equipment, and intangible assets are recorded at fair value only if an impairment is recognized. Equity investments are measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis.
At May 31, 2026, we had approximately $2,935 million of fixed-rate and approximately $989 million of variable-rate debt outstanding. Based on current market rates, the fair value of our fixed-rate debt at May 31, 2026 was estimated to be $2,846 million. Any differences between the book value and fair value are due to the difference between the period-end market interest rate and the stated rate of our fixed-rate debt. We estimated the fair value of our fixed-rate debt using quoted market prices (Level 2 inputs) within the fair value hierarchy that is described above with an exception being the Term A-4 and Term A-5 Loan Facility, which is quoted at face value (Level 1 inputs). The fair value of our variable-rate term debt approximates the carrying amount as our cost of borrowing is variable and approximates current market prices.
12. STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Our certificate of incorporation authorizes 600,000,000 shares of common stock and 60,000,000 shares of preferred stock. We had 137,455,441 and 139,237,760 shares of common stock issued and outstanding as of May 31, 2026 and May 25, 2025, respectively. Each share of common stock entitles the holder to one vote on matters to be voted on by our stockholders. No preferred stock was issued or outstanding as of May 31, 2026 and May 25, 2025 .
Share Repurchase Program
Our Board has authorized a program, with no expiration date, to repurchase up to $750 million of our common stock. Repurchases under this share repurchase program may be made at our discretion from time to time on the open market, subject to applicable laws, including pursuant to a repurchase plan administered in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or through privately negotiated transactions or accelerated share repurchases or other structured transactions.
The following table summarizes common stock share repurchases for fiscal 2026.
Fifty-Three Weeks Ended
(in millions, except share and per share data) May 31, 2026
Common stock shares repurchased 2,344,468
Weighted average price per share $ 48.28
Total cost $ 113.2
Share repurchase plan, remaining authorized $ 245
Dividends
During fiscal 2026, 2025, and 2024, we paid $207.5 million, $206.9 million, and $174.0 million, respectively, of cash dividends to common stockholders. On June 5, 2026, we paid $52.2 million of dividends to stockholders of record as of the close of business on May 8, 2026. On July 23, 2026, our Board declared a cash dividend of $0.38 per share of common stock. This dividend will be paid on September 4, 2026, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on August 7, 2026.
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (“AOCI”)
Comprehensive income includes net income, currency translation adjustments, and changes in prior service cost and net actuarial gains (losses) from pension and post-retirement benefit plans. We generally deem our foreign investments to be indefinite in nature and we do not provide for taxes on currency translation adjustments arising from converting the investment denominated in a foreign currency to the U.S. dollar. If we determine that a foreign investment, as well as undistributed earnings, are no longer indefinite in nature, estimated taxes are provided for the related deferred tax liability (asset), if any, resulting from currency translation adjustments.
Changes in AOCI, net of tax, as of May 31, 2026, were as follows:
(in millions) Foreign Currency Translation Gains Pension and Post-Retirement Benefits Other Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
Balance as of May 25, 2025 $ 58.9 $ (4.6) $ 0.2 $ 54.5
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications, net of tax 72.1 5.4 (0.2) 77.3
Balance as of May 31, 2026 $ 131.0 $ 0.8 $ — $ 131.8
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13. SEGMENTS
We manage operations in two geographical business segments, North America and International. As a result of how we manage the business, we have two operating segments, each of which is a reportable segment: North America and International. North America includes activity that occurs in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. International includes all activity that does not occur within the North America segment. Both segments primarily manufacture frozen potato products for sale to our customers. These reportable segments are each managed by a general manager and supported by a cross functional team assigned to support the segment.
Our chief operating decision maker group (the “CODM group”) is made up of our executive chair and president and chief executive officer. The CODM group receives periodic management reports under our segment structure. The Company measures profit or loss for each reportable segment using segment adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, unrealized mark-to-market derivative gains and losses (which are a component of both cost of goods sold and selling, general and administrative expenses), foreign currency exchange gains and losses (which are a component of selling, general and administrative expenses), blue chip swap transaction gains (which are a component of selling, general and administrative expenses), stock-based compensation expense (which is a component of selling, general and administrative expense), and comparability items (which are a component of both cost of goods sold and selling, general and administrative expenses) (“Segment Adjusted EBITDA”). Segment Adjusted EBITDA, along with volume and net sales, informs operating decisions, performance assessment, and resource allocation decisions at the segment level. The CODM group uses volume, net sales, and Segment Adjusted EBITDA in the annual operating plan and forecasting process and considers actual versus plan variances in assessing the performance of each segment. Total asset information by segment is not regularly provided to the CODM group or utilized for purposes of assessing performance or allocating resources by segment and, as a result, such information has not been presented below.
Lamb Weston’s net sales and Segment Adjusted EBITDA are as follows:
For the year ended May 31, 2026
(in millions) North America International Total
Net sales $ 4,395.2 $ 2,217.1 $ 6,612.3
Other segment items (a) 3,252.9 2,102.4 5,355.3
Segment Adjusted EBITDA (b) $ 1,142.3 $ 114.7 $ 1,257.0
Unallocated corporate costs (c) (109.8)
Depreciation and amortization (d) 400.9
Unrealized derivative gains (20.1)
Foreign currency exchange losses (8.2)
Stock based compensation 46.2
Items impacting comparability:
Cost Savings Program, Restructuring Plan, and other expenses (e) 111.6
Shareholder activism expense (f) 4.0
Pension termination (g) 14.2
Interest expense, net 180.5
Income before income taxes 418.1
Income tax expense 128.1
Net income $ 290.0
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(a)Other segment items include cost of goods sold, selling, general, and administrative expenses, and equity method investment income or loss for each segment.
(b)Segment Adjusted EBITDA for fiscal 2026 included net income associated with our equity method investments. Refer to Note 6, “Other Assets,” in these Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements of this Form 10-K.
(c)Unallocated corporate costs include costs related to corporate support staff and support services, which include, but are not limited to, our administrative, information technology, human resources, finance, and accounting functions that are not specifically allocated to the segments. In the table, unallocated costs exclude unrealized mark-to-market derivative gains and losses, foreign currency exchange gains and losses, gains from blue chip swap transactions in Argentina, stock-based compensation expense, and items impacting comparability. These items are added back to reconcile Segment Adjusted EBITDA to net income.
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(d)Depreciation and amortization includes interest expense, income tax expense, and depreciation and amortization from equity method investments of $8.8 million for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2026.
(e)Cost Savings Program, Restructuring Plan, and other expenses relate to costs incurred under the Plans. See Note 4, Cost Savings Program and Restructuring of these Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.
(f)Represents advisory fees related to shareholder activism matters.
(g)The Pension settlement charge was to fully fund the Company’s defined benefit pension plan, enabling lump sum payments to participants and transferring the remaining obligations and related plan assets to an insurer through a group annuity contract.
For the year ended May 25, 2025
(in millions) North America International Total
Net sales $ 4,265.2 $ 2,186.1 $ 6,451.3
Other segment items (a) 3,155.8 1,928.5 5,084.3
Segment Adjusted EBITDA (b) $ 1,109.4 $ 257.6 $ 1,367.0
Unallocated corporate costs (c) (107.0)
Depreciation and amortization (d) 378.2
Unrealized derivative gains (23.1)
Foreign currency exchange losses 15.2
Blue chip swap gains (e) (21.1)
Stock based compensation 39.5
Items impacting comparability:
Cost Savings Program, Restructuring Plan, and other expenses (f) 185.8
Shareholder activism expense (g) 5.2
Interest expense, net 180.0
Income before income taxes 500.3
Income tax expense 143.1
Net income $ 357.2
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(a)Other segment items include cost of goods sold, selling, general, and administrative expenses, and equity method investment income or loss for each segment
(b)Segment Adjusted EBITDA for fiscal 2025 included the following:
i.Net income associated with our equity method investments. Refer to Note 6, “Other Assets,” in these Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements of this Form 10-K.
ii.An estimated $31 million loss related to the voluntary product withdrawal that was initiated in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024. The total charge to reporting segments was approximately $19 million to the North America segment and approximately $12 million to the International segment.
(c)Unallocated corporate costs include costs related to corporate support staff and support services, which include, but are not limited to, our administrative, information technology, human resources, finance, and accounting functions that are not specifically allocated to the segments. In the table, unallocated costs exclude unrealized mark-to-market derivative gains and losses, foreign currency exchange gains and losses, gains from blue chip swap transactions in Argentina, stock-based compensation expense, and items impacting comparability. These items are added back to reconcile Segment Adjusted EBITDA to net income.
(d)Depreciation and amortization includes interest expense, income tax expense, and depreciation and amortization from equity method investments of $8.2 million for the fiscal year ended May 25, 2025.
(e)We enter into blue chip swap transactions to transfer U.S. dollars into Argentina primarily related to funding our capacity expansion in Argentina. The blue chip swap rate can diverge significantly from Argentina’s official exchange rate.
(f)Cost Savings Program, Restructuring Plan, and other expenses relate to costs incurred under the Plans. See Note 4, Cost Savings Program and Restructuring of these Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.
(g)Represents advisory fees related to shareholder activism matters.
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For the year ended May 26, 2024
(in millions) North America International (a) Total
Net sales $ 4,363.2 $ 2,104.4 $ 6,467.6
Other segment items (a) 3,090.8 1,767.8 4,858.6
Segment Adjusted EBITDA (b) $ 1,272.4 $ 336.6 $ 1,609.0
Unallocated corporate costs (c) (145.5)
Depreciation and amortization (d) 306.2
Unrealized derivative losses (24.9)
Foreign currency exchange losses 28.6
Blue chip swap gains (e) (18.0)
Stock based compensation 46.8
Items impacting comparability:
Inventory step-up from acquisition 20.7
Integration and acquisition-related items, net 12.8
Interest expense, net 135.8
Income before income taxes 955.5
Income tax expense 230.0
Net income $ 725.5
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(a)Other segment items include cost of goods sold, selling, general, and administrative expenses, and equity method investment income or loss for each segment
(b)Segment Adjusted EBITDA for fiscal 2024 included the following:
i.Net income associated with our equity method investments. Refer to Note 6, “Other Assets,” in these Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements of this Form 10-K.
ii.An estimated $40 million loss related to the voluntary product withdrawal that was initiated in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024. The total charge to reporting segments was approximately $19 million to the North America segment and approximately $21 million to the International segment.
(c)Unallocated corporate costs include costs related to corporate support staff and support services, which include, but are not limited to, our administrative, information technology, human resources, finance, and accounting functions that are not specifically allocated to the segments. In the table, unallocated costs exclude unrealized mark-to-market derivative gains and losses, foreign currency exchange gains and losses, gains from blue chip swap transactions in Argentina, stock-based compensation expense and items impacting comparability. These items are added back to reconcile Segment Adjusted EBITDA to net income.
(d)Depreciation and amortization includes interest expense, income tax expense, and depreciation and amortization from equity method investments of $8.3 million for the fiscal year ended May 26, 2024.
(e)We enter into blue chip swap transactions to transfer U.S. dollars into Argentina primarily related to funding our capacity expansion in Argentina. The blue chip swap rate can diverge significantly from Argentina’s official exchange rate.
Assets by Segment
The manufacturing assets of Lamb Weston are shared across both reporting segments. Output from these facilities used by each reporting segment can change from fiscal year to fiscal year. Therefore, it is impracticable to allocate those assets to the reporting segments, as well as disclose total assets by segment.
Concentrations
Lamb Weston’s largest customer, McDonald’s Corporation, accounted for approximately 15%, 15%, and 14% of our consolidated net sales in fiscal 2026, 2025, and 2024, respectively.
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Other Information
Sales are classified as domestic or foreign based on the address to which the product is shipped. No individual foreign country is material to the consolidated results.
Fiscal Year Ended
(in millions) 2026 2025 2024
Net sales
United States $ 4,289.6 $ 4,174.5 $ 4,278.0
Other 2,322.7 2,276.8 2,189.6
Total net sales $ 6,612.3 $ 6,451.3 $ 6,467.6
We have 25 production facilities, 14 located in the U.S. and 11 located outside of the U.S. as of May 31, 2026. Long-lived assets exclude goodwill, intangible assets, equity method investments, deferred tax assets, deposits, and other asset balances not considered long-lived.
Fiscal Year Ended
(in millions) 2026 2025
Long-lived assets
United States $ 2,357.1 $ 2,333.0
Netherlands 838.0 866.3
Other 782.3 810.5
Total long-lived assets $ 3,977.4 $ 4,009.8
On June 4, 2026 the Company announced the closure of our Broekhuizenvorst, The Netherlands plant. Refer to Note 15, “Subsequent Events,” in these Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements of this Form 10-K for more information.
Labor
At May 31, 2026, we had approximately 10,000 employees, of which approximately 3,000 of these employees work outside of the U.S. Approximately 30% of our employees are parties to collective bargaining agreements with terms that we believe are typical for the industry in which we operate. Most of the union workers at our U.S. facilities are represented under contracts that expire at various times over the next several years.
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14. COMMITMENTS, CONTINGENCIES, GUARANTEES, AND LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
We have financial commitments and obligations that arise in the ordinary course of our business. These include long-term debt (discussed in Note 8, Debt and Financing Obligations), lease obligations (discussed in Note 9, Leases), purchase obligations and capital commitments for goods and services, and legal proceedings (discussed below).
Purchase Obligations and Capital Commitments
A summary of our purchase obligations and capital commitments that are enforceable and legally binding, as of May 31, 2026, are as follows. The expected timing of payments of the obligations in the table are estimated based on current information. Timing of payments and actual amounts paid may be different, depending on the time of receipt of goods or services, or changes to agreed-upon amounts for some obligations:
(in millions) Purchase Obligations and Capital Commitments
2027 (a) 363.5
2028 103.6
2029 82.7
2030 70.6
2031 66.6
Thereafter 492.0
Total (b) $ 1,179.0
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(a)We had capital commitments of $152.8 million and $164.1 million as of May 31, 2026 and May 25, 2025, respectively, that represent commitments for construction of previously announced capacity expansions or factory modernization investments. While these commitments are intended to be paid within the next 12 months, we recognize that the timing of payments and actual amounts paid may be different, depending on the time of receipt of goods or services, or changes to agreed-upon amounts for some obligations. Capital commitments were not recorded as liabilities on our Consolidated Balance Sheets as of May 31, 2026 as we had not yet received the related goods nor taken title to the property. Capital purchases that we have taken title to, but not yet paid for, are recorded as liabilities on our Consolidated Balance Sheets as of May 31, 2026, and are disclosed in Note 1, Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accountant Policies, within Property, Plant and Equipment.
(b)The amounts in the table above exclude purchase commitments under potato supply agreements due to uncertainty of pricing and quantity. Potato supply agreements have maximum contracted pricing with deductions for certain quality attributes, and quantities purchased are determined by the yields produced on contracted acres. Total purchases under all our potato supply agreements were $1,307.3 million, $1,304.5 million, and $1,397.8 million in fiscal 2026, 2025, and 2024, respectively.
Guarantees and Indemnifications
We provide guarantees, indemnifications, and other assurances to third parties in the normal course of our business. These include tort indemnifications, environmental assurances, and representations and warranties in commercial agreements. At May 31, 2026, we were not aware of any material liabilities arising from any guarantee, indemnification, or financial assurance we have provided. If the fair value of such liability becomes material, we will accrue for it at that time.
We are a party to various potato purchase supply agreements with partner growers, under which they deliver their potato crop from the contracted acres to Lamb Weston during the harvest season, and pursuant to the potato supply agreements, pricing for this inventory is determined after delivery, taking into account crop size and quality, among other factors. Total purchases under these agreements were $192.0 million, $206.3 million, and $213.2 million in fiscal 2026, 2025, and 2024, respectively, under the terms of the potato supply agreements. These purchases are initially recorded in inventory and charged to cost of sales as related inventories are produced and subsequently sold. Under the terms of these potato supply agreements, we have guaranteed repayment of short-term bank loans of the potato suppliers, under certain conditions. At May 31, 2026, we have effectively guaranteed $40.3 million of supplier loans. We have not established a liability for these guarantees, as we have determined that the likelihood of our required performance under the guarantees is remote. Under certain other potato supply agreements, we make advances to growers prior to the delivery of potatoes. The aggregate amounts of these advances were $34.3 million and $34.8 million at May 31, 2026 and May 25, 2025, respectively, and were recorded in “Prepaid expenses and other current assets,” on our Consolidated Balance Sheets.
After taking into account liabilities recognized for all of the foregoing matters, management believes the ultimate resolution of such matters would not have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows. It is reasonably possible that a change to an estimate of the foregoing matters may occur in the future.
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Legal Proceedings
In June 2024, two putative class actions were filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho against the Company and certain of our current and former executive officers alleging violations of the federal securities laws. The lawsuits were consolidated in November 2024. The amended consolidated complaint alleges the defendants made misrepresentations and omissions regarding the design and implementation of our enterprise resource planning (“ERP”) system and the Company’s pricing practices. The complaint asserts claims on behalf of a proposed class of purchasers of the Company’s common stock between July 25, 2023 and December 19, 2024. On April 25, 2025, defendants filed a motion to dismiss. On May 12, 2026, the court granted the motion in part and denied it in part. The court dismissed claims related to certain ERP-related statements and in turn shortened the potential class period. The court also dismissed all claims related to the Company’s pricing practices. The plaintiffs filed a second amended complaint on June 11, 2026. Defendants’ response to the second amended complaint is due August 10, 2026. In June 2025, a purported Company stockholder filed a verified stockholder derivative complaint (nominally on behalf of the Company) against certain of our current and former directors and officers, alleging violations of the federal securities laws and breach of fiduciary duty stemming from the same or similar purported misrepresentations and omissions regarding the design and implementation of our enterprise resource planning system as the putative class actions. In June 2026, a similar stockholder derivative complaint was filed by another purported Company stockholder. The derivative lawsuits have been consolidated for all pre-trial proceedings and trial and stayed pending resolution of the motion to dismiss the second amended complaint in the securities class action. We believe the lawsuits lack merit and intend to vigorously defend against the allegations. We are currently unable to predict the outcome of this matter or estimate the range of potential loss, if any, that may result.
In November 2024, a class action complaint was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois against the Company, certain of our subsidiaries and a number of other producers of frozen potato products alleging violations of antitrust laws. Additional class action complaints were later filed in the same court, based on similar allegations, bringing antitrust claims on behalf of putative classes of direct purchasers, commercial and institutional indirect purchasers, and end-consumer indirect purchasers. Some complaints named additional defendants. The complaints were ordered to be consolidated and amended. On October 6, 2025, plaintiffs filed three consolidated complaints on behalf of their putative classes, asserting amended claims against the Company, certain of our subsidiaries, other producers of frozen potato products, and a data provider. The consolidated complaints allege, among other things, that beginning at least as early as January 1, 2021, the defendants conspired to raise the price of frozen potato products above competitive levels in violation of U.S. antitrust laws by coordinating prices of frozen potato products and imposing lockstep price increases, allegedly facilitated by the exchange of non-public information about prices and production. The complaints on behalf of the putative classes of indirect purchasers also assert claims under various state laws, including state antitrust laws, unfair competition laws, and consumer protection statutes. The relief sought in the complaints includes treble damages, injunctive relief, equitable monetary relief, pre- and post-judgment interest, costs and attorneys’ fees. On December 5, 2025, defendants filed a motion to dismiss. Briefing is complete and the motion remains pending. Class actions based on similar allegations have also been filed in Canada, in the Supreme Court of British Columbia and the Superior Court of Quebec. On December 15, 2025, the Superior Court of Quebec terminated the Quebec action due to lack of service. We believe these complaints lack merit and intend to vigorously defend against the allegations. We are currently unable to predict the outcome of this matter or estimate the range of potential loss, if any, that may result.
We are also a party to various other legal actions arising in the ordinary course of our business. These claims, legal proceedings and litigation principally arise from alleged casualty, product liability, employment, and other disputes. In determining loss contingencies, we consider the likelihood of loss as well as the ability to reasonably estimate the amount of such loss or liability. An estimated loss is recognized when it is considered probable that a liability has been incurred and when the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. While any claim, proceeding or litigation has an element of uncertainty, we believe the outcome of any of these that are pending or threatened will not have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.
15. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
On June 1, 2026, our Board committed to a plan to close our manufacturing facility in Broekhuizenvorst, The Netherlands. The contemplated closure is intended to improve operational efficiency and better align our global manufacturing footprint with customer needs.
In connection with the planned facility closure, we expect to incur total pre-tax charges of approximately $80 million to $110 million, substantially all of which are expected to be recognized in our fiscal year ending May 30, 2027. We estimate at least 20% of these charges will result in future cash expenditures. The charges primarily relate to the write-down of long-lived assets and inventory, employee severance and other one-time termination benefits, and other related costs.
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