Lamb Weston Holdings Management
Management criteria checks 2/4
Lamb Weston Holdings' CEO is Mike Smith, appointed in Jan 2025, has a tenure of less than a year. total yearly compensation is $2.69M, comprised of 31.5% salary and 68.5% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.046% of the company’s shares, worth $3.37M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 1.6 years and 0.8 years respectively.
Key information
Mike Smith
Chief executive officer
US$2.7m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 31.51% |
| CEO tenure | less than a year |
| CEO ownership | 0.05% |
| Management average tenure | 1.6yrs |
| Board average tenure | less than a year |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
Lamb Weston: After Their Rally, Shares Reflect Potential Good News
Jul 23Returns On Capital Signal Tricky Times Ahead For Lamb Weston Holdings (NYSE:LW)
Jul 22
Lamb Weston Holdings (NYSE:LW) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet
Jul 04Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LW) Not Lagging Market On Growth Or Pricing
May 11Lamb Weston Holdings' (NYSE:LW) Dividend Will Be $0.37
Apr 05Lamb Weston Holdings (NYSE:LW) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt
Mar 24Lamb Weston: Painful Potatoes
Mar 02Lamb Weston Holdings (NYSE:LW) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year
Jan 28Lamb Weston: Another Rough Quarter, But Valuation Is Improving (Rating Upgrade)
Dec 20Earnings Tell The Story For Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LW)
Dec 06Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LW) Shares Could Be 49% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate
Nov 21Lamb Weston: Activist Stake And Sequential Recovery Should Drive Upside
Oct 21Be Wary Of Lamb Weston Holdings (NYSE:LW) And Its Returns On Capital
Oct 21These 4 Measures Indicate That Lamb Weston Holdings (NYSE:LW) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well
Sep 29Potato Pros Lamb Weston Invest In Volume
Sep 26Lamb Weston: Why I Just Went Long On This Niche Leader
Sep 03Lamb Weston: Why One Of The Market's 'Most Hated' Dividend Stocks Is A Strong Buy
Aug 28Lamb Weston: Sequential Sales Recovery Should Drive Stock Higher
Jul 21Lamb Weston: Buy The French Fry King For Peanuts
May 11Lamb Weston: I'm Buying The 20% Post-Earnings Plunge
Apr 05CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 25 2025 | US$3m | US$847k | US$357m |
| Feb 23 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$367m |
| Nov 24 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$367m |
| Aug 25 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$618m |
| May 26 2024 | US$3m | US$750k | US$726m |
| Feb 25 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$1b |
| Nov 26 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$1b |
| Aug 27 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$1b |
| May 28 2023 | US$6m | US$675k | US$1b |
| Feb 26 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$542m |
| Nov 27 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$474m |
| Aug 28 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$403m |
| May 29 2022 | US$3m | US$664k | US$201m |
| Feb 27 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$234m |
| Nov 28 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$194m |
| Aug 29 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$258m |
| May 30 2021 | US$2m | US$600k | US$318m |
| Feb 28 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$251m |
| Nov 29 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$296m |
| Aug 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$340m |
| May 31 2020 | US$2m | US$594k | US$366m |
| Feb 23 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$479m |
| Nov 24 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$508m |
| Aug 25 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$477m |
| May 26 2019 | US$2m | US$464k | US$468m |
Compensation vs Market: Mike's total compensation ($USD2.69M) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD8.77M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Mike's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Mike Smith (48 yo)
Mr. Michael Jared Smith, also known as Mike, was Chief Operating Officer of Lamb Weston, Inc. from May 2023 until January 03, 2025 and serves as its CEO & Director since January 03, 2025. Mr. Smith had bee...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | less than a year | US$2.69m | 0.046% $ 3.4m | |
| Chief Financial Officer | 4yrs | US$1.78m | 0.016% $ 1.2m | |
| General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer | 8.8yrs | US$1.65m | 0.029% $ 2.1m | |
| Advisor | less than a year | US$6.48m | 0.28% $ 20.9m | |
| President of International | 2.3yrs | US$2.42m | 0.0026% $ 189.7k | |
| Chief Supply Chain Officer | 1yr | US$2.12m | no data | |
| Chief Information Officer | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Vice President of Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief Human Resources Officer | 3.6yrs | US$5.07m | 0.011% $ 800.2k | |
| President of North America | less than a year | no data | 0.0081% $ 598.6k | |
| VP & Corporate Secretary | no data | no data | no data | |
| VP & Controller | 4yrs | no data | 0.0064% $ 474.6k |
Experienced Management: LW's management team is not considered experienced ( 1.6 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | less than a year | US$2.69m | 0.046% $ 3.4m | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | US$1.51m | 0.036% $ 2.7m | |
| Independent Director | 8.1yrs | US$274.99k | 0.0025% $ 185.3k | |
| Independent Director | 8.1yrs | US$291.45k | 0.032% $ 2.4m | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Independent Chairman of the Board | less than a year | no data | 0.014% $ 1.0m | |
| Independent Director | 7.7yrs | US$274.99k | 0.0088% $ 646.6k | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | 5.4yrs | US$274.99k | 0.00018% $ 13.3k | |
| Independent Director | 2.1yrs | US$269.99k | 0.0018% $ 129.9k | |
| Director | less than a year | US$241.38k | no data |
Experienced Board: LW's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 0.8 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/08/13 15:30 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/08/13 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/05/25 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/05/25 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. is covered by 23 analysts. 10 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Andrew Lazar | Barclays |
| Adam Mizrahi | Berenberg |
| Max Andrew Gumport | BNP Paribas Exane |