Michael Smith is President and Chief Executive Officer of Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. (LW). The company reported total compensation of $16,004,614 for fiscal year 2026.
| Salary | $1,000,000 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $5,704,557 |
| Option awards | $7,379,936 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $1,830,000 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $90,121 |
| Total | $16,004,614 |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed, without adjustment.
Cited to the compensation disclosure Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. filed July 30, 2026, accession 0001679273-26-000036.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $1,000,000 | $0 | $5,704,557 | $7,379,936 | $1,830,000 | $0 | $90,121 | $16,004,614 |
| FY2025 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $847,116 | $0 | $1,764,006 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $77,494 | $2,688,616 |
| FY2024 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $750,000 | $0 | $1,985,092 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $487,839 | $3,222,931 |
| FY2023 | Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer | $675,000 | $0 | $2,699,864 | $1,349,986 | $1,350,000 | $0 | $147,886 | $6,222,736 |
| FY2022 | Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer | $664,327 | $0 | $1,349,909 | $0 | $535,940 | $0 | $93,282 | $2,643,458 |
| FY2021 | Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer | $600,000 | $0 | $903,692 | $0 | $480,000 | $0 | $86,907 | $2,070,599 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc..
| Peer-group chief executive median | $11,056,404 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $4,948,210 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 82nd |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 11 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2026 total |
|---|---|---|
| Jan Craps | Executive Chair | $30,358,635 |
| Michael Smith this page | President and Chief Executive Officer | $16,004,614 |
| Marc Schroeder | President, International | $6,216,827 |
| Sylvia Wilks | Chief Supply Chain Officer | $5,735,501 |
| James Gray | Chief Financial Officer | $5,259,110 |
| Bernadette Madarieta | Former Chief Financial Officer | $4,437,082 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2026, and what it reported for each. See the full Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. compensation brief.
Michael Smith's compensation sits inside Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.'s full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.