Company Overview
Lifeway Foods, Inc. produces and markets probiotic-based products in North America. The company's primary product is drinkable kefir, a cultured dairy product in various organic and non-organic sizes, flavors, and milk types. It offers European-style soft cheeses, including farmer and white cheeses, and sweet kiss; cream and other products; drinkable yogurt; ProBugs, a line of kefir products designed for children; and Fresh Made butter and sour cream. The company sells its products under the Lifeway, Fresh Made, and GlenOaks Farms brand names, as well as under private labels on behalf of customers primarily through direct sales force, brokers, and distributors. Lifeway Foods, Inc. was incorporated in 1986 and is based in Morton Grove, Illinois.
Why Investors Should Care
Return on capital employed stands at 18.2%.
Carries low leverage with a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27.
Recent Developments
- Dec 2025 Revenue of $212.50M (+13.7% YoY); net profit $13.86M.
- Trailing 12 Months Year-on-year growth — revenue +24.1%, earnings -97.0%.
- 5-Year Trend Long-term compounding — revenue CAGR 9.0%, profit CAGR 9.4%.
Growth & Price Performance
Compounded Sales Growth
| 5 Years: | 8.98% |
| 1 Year: | 24.10% |
Compounded Profit Growth
| 5 Years: | 9.36% |
| 1 Year: | -97.00% |
Stock Price Performance
| 1 Year: | -25.60% |
| 6 Months: | -18.80% |
| 3 Months: | -26.31% |
| 1 Month: | +2.51% |
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- RSI (14)48.18 · Neutral
P/E of 32.55 is above the sector median of 19.62 — pricier than peers.
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PROS
No notable strengths flagged.
CONS
- Trading 33.6% below its 52-week high.
- In a downtrend (50-DMA below 200-DMA).
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Valuation
Growth (CAGR)
Profitability & Returns
Balance Sheet & Liquidity
Ownership
Financial Snapshot
Peer comparison
Peer companies in the same sector (Consumer Defensive).
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| 1 | LWAY Lifeway Foods, Inc. R2K | 22.46 | 32.55 | $339.30M | 0.00% | 18.18% | 13.32% | 8.98% | 9.36% |
| 2 | WMT Walmart Inc. SPXR3K | 119.89 | 43.44 | $951.18B | 0.93% | 16.83% | 22.31% | 3.82% | 3.24% |
| 3 | COST Costco Wholesale Corporation NDXSPXR3K | 1,003.32 | 48.38 | $444.60B | 0.62% | 25.96% | 28.40% | 8.16% | 11.45% |
| 4 | KO The Coca-Cola Company SPXR3K | 92.71 | 27.84 | $398.89B | 2.41% | 16.47% | 42.05% | 2.86% | 4.46% |
| 5 | PG The Procter & Gamble Company SPXR3K | 161.02 | 24.32 | $374.28B | 2.95% | 22.49% | 30.29% | 0.52% | 1.59% |
| 6 | PM Philip Morris International Inc. SPXR3K | 199.47 | 27.40 | $310.90B | 3.09% | 34.03% | -113.55% | -1.69% | 3.57% |
| 7 | PEP PepsiCo, Inc. NDXSPXR3K | 135.77 | 17.79 | $185.46B | 4.43% | 15.41% | 51.51% | 4.93% | 2.11% |
| 8 | BUD Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV | 84.26 | 18.16 | $147.21B | 1.80% | 8.49% | 11.39% | 0.88% | 4.63% |
| 9 | MO Altria Group, Inc. SPXR3K | 74.31 | 15.64 | $124.08B | 6.37% | 38.27% | - | 1.24% | -1.89% |
Financial Statements Quarterly Results · Profit & Loss · Balance Sheet · Cash Flows · Ratios
Quarterly Results
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Mar 2013 | Jun 2013 | Sep 2013 | Mar 2014 | Jun 2014 | Sep 2014 | Mar 2015 | Jun 2015 | Sep 2015 | Mar 2016 | Jun 2016 | Sep 2016 | Mar 2017 | Jun 2017 | Sep 2017 | Mar 2018 | Jun 2018 | Sep 2018 | Mar 2019 | Jun 2019 | Sep 2019 | Mar 2020 | Jun 2020 | Sep 2020 | Mar 2021 | Jun 2021 | Sep 2021 | Mar 2022 | Jun 2022 | Sep 2022 | Mar 2023 | Jun 2023 | Sep 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 24.61M | 23.15M | 22.73M | 25.39M | 25.01M | 26.04M | 29.38M | 29.16M | 29.55M | 34.10M | 33.49M | 38.14M | 37.90M | 39.23M | 40.90M | 44.63M | 49.16M | 46.09M | 46.09M | 53.90M | 57.14M | 63.01M |
| Gross Profit | 8.59M | 7.60M | 6.87M | 6.67M | 7.50M | 7.80M | 8.38M | 7.02M | 8.94M | 8.70M | 9.73M | 7.98M | 8.46M | 9.28M | 7.84M | 8.04M | 6.88M | 5.85M | 6.30M | 5.56M | 5.17M | 6.00M | 6.93M | 7.58M | 8.05M | 7.68M | 6.99M | 5.58M | 5.70M | 7.59M | 8.23M | 11.28M | 11.14M | 11.54M | 13.28M | 11.87M | 11.04M | 15.40M | 16.41M | 17.35M |
| Operating Income | 3.73M | 2.49M | 2.20M | 627.20K | 1.52M | 2.19M | 1.41M | 49.00K | 2.05M | 1.61M | 3.05M | 189.00K | 266.00K | 1.90M | 514.00K | 151.00K | 333.00K | -599.00K | -401.00K | -66.00K | -255.00K | 238.00K | 1.44M | 2.62M | 1.94M | 2.49M | 1.04M | -1.05M | 241.00K | 1.20M | 1.44M | 4.77M | 5.04M | 3.56M | 5.39M | 4.19M | 1.57M | 5.79M | 5.04M | 6.33M |
| Net Income | 2.37M | 1.40M | 1.69M | 297.18K | 669.42K | 1.01M | 654.00K | 98.00K | 893.00K | 955.00K | 2.11M | -64.00K | 124.00K | 1.04M | 243.00K | 70.00K | 170.00K | -514.00K | -388.00K | -141.00K | -72.00K | 146.00K | 980.00K | 1.83M | 1.31M | 1.62M | 480.00K | -895.00K | 120.00K | 983.00K | 830.00K | 3.16M | 3.41M | 2.43M | 3.78M | 2.98M | 3.54M | 4.25M | 3.53M | 4.67M |
| Diluted EPS | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.13 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.06 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.01 | -0.03 | -0.02 | -0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0.08 | 0.10 | 0.03 | -0.06 | 0.01 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.21 | 0.23 | 0.16 | 0.25 | 0.19 | 0.23 | 0.28 | 0.23 | 0.30 |
Profit & Loss (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 58.50M | 69.97M | 89.75M | 108.97M | 130.22M | 137.24M | 123.88M | 118.89M | 103.35M | 93.66M | 102.03M | 119.06M | 141.57M | 160.12M | 186.82M | 212.50M |
| Gross Profit | 20.18M | 21.27M | 26.62M | 27.62M | 28.86M | 29.88M | 35.03M | 30.70M | 25.86M | 22.15M | 26.93M | 28.71M | 26.79M | 42.44M | 48.57M | 58.21M |
| Operating Income | 6.27M | 5.08M | 8.84M | 8.03M | 4.24M | 4.40M | 6.08M | -526.00K | -3.11M | -1.93M | 4.92M | 5.88M | 2.35M | 17.00M | 13.85M | 16.17M |
| Net Income | 3.62M | 2.86M | 5.62M | 4.99M | 1.96M | 1.97M | 3.48M | -346.00K | -3.09M | 453.00K | 3.23M | 3.31M | 924.00K | 11.37M | 9.03M | 13.86M |
| Diluted EPS | - | - | - | - | - | 0.12 | 0.22 | -0.02 | -0.19 | 0.03 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.06 | 0.75 | 0.60 | 0.89 |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | - | 52.06M | 51.47M | 53.51M | 63.67M | 63.42M | 64.92M | 65.21M | 64.52M | 56.81M | 56.99M | 61.25M | - | 69.00M | 81.65M | 90.55M | 105.61M |
| Current Assets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 26.98M | 38.20M | 43.60M | 37.06M |
| Cash & Equivalents | 630.41K | 3.23M | 1.12M | 2.29M | 3.31M | 3.26M | 5.65M | 8.81M | 4.98M | 3.00M | 3.84M | 7.93M | - | 4.44M | 13.20M | 16.73M | 5.57M |
| Inventory | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.63M | 9.10M | 8.68M | 11.89M |
| Receivables | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11.41M | 13.88M | 15.42M | 16.64M |
| Total Liabilities | - | 18.41M | 16.12M | 14.19M | 20.72M | 18.72M | 19.66M | 16.85M | 17.93M | 14.40M | 13.74M | 14.39M | - | 21.43M | 21.22M | 18.64M | 19.79M |
| Current Liabilities | - | 8.89M | 7.07M | 6.21M | 8.88M | 8.53M | 10.82M | 9.38M | 13.20M | 7.45M | 9.52M | 8.44M | - | 13.04M | 16.62M | 15.50M | 16.64M |
| Long Term Debt | - | - | 5.54M | 4.96M | 9.00M | 8.12M | 7.12M | 7.12M | 6.28M | - | - | 0 | 6.25M | 5.25M | 1.48M | - | - |
| Total Debt | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.68M | 2.92M | 117.00K | 466.00K |
| Total Equity | 32.57M | 33.65M | 35.36M | 39.31M | 42.95M | 44.70M | 45.26M | 48.36M | 46.59M | 42.41M | 43.25M | 46.85M | - | 47.57M | 60.44M | 71.91M | 85.82M |
| Shares Outstanding | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17.27M | 17.27M | 17.27M | 17.27M |
Cash Flows (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | 5.62M | 4.04M | 6.63M | - | - | - | 5.10M | 3.81M | 2.42M | 3.81M | 6.38M | - | 3.99M | 16.94M | 12.96M | 10.95M |
| Investing Cash Flow | 1.41M | -2.11M | -1.56M | - | - | - | -360.00K | -5.32M | -2.72M | 838.00K | -1.89M | - | -4.03M | -4.41M | -6.68M | -22.04M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -4.43M | -4.04M | -3.90M | - | - | - | -1.58M | -2.33M | -1.68M | -3.81M | -405.00K | - | -4.75M | -3.78M | -2.75M | -65.00K |
| Capital Expenditure | -2.23M | -1.44M | -1.43M | -8.48M | -3.68M | -2.00M | -3.24M | -5.34M | -2.82M | -1.18M | -1.90M | - | -3.45M | -4.35M | -6.70M | -27.36M |
| Free Cash Flow | 3.39M | 2.60M | 5.20M | - | - | - | 1.87M | -1.53M | -407.00K | 2.63M | 4.49M | - | 538.00K | 12.59M | 6.26M | -16.41M |
| Net Change in Cash | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -4.79M | 8.75M | 3.53M | -11.16M |
| Share Buybacks | - | - | - | - | - | 1.54M | 738.00K | 1.49M | 1.38M | 538.00K | 405.00K | 1.58M | 4.00M | 0 | - | - |
| Dividends Paid | - | - | -1.15M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ratios (Annual)
Figures in %.
| Metric | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin % | 34.5% | 30.4% | 29.7% | 25.4% | 22.2% | 21.8% | 28.3% | 25.8% | 25.0% | 23.6% | 26.4% | 24.1% | 18.9% | 26.5% | 26.0% | 27.4% |
| Operating Margin % | 10.7% | 7.3% | 9.9% | 7.4% | 3.3% | 3.2% | 4.9% | -0.4% | -3.0% | -2.1% | 4.8% | 4.9% | 1.7% | 10.6% | 7.4% | 7.6% |
| Net Margin % | 6.2% | 4.1% | 6.3% | 4.6% | 1.5% | 1.4% | 2.8% | -0.3% | -3.0% | 0.5% | 3.2% | 2.8% | 0.7% | 7.1% | 4.8% | 6.5% |
| ROE % | 10.8% | 8.1% | 14.3% | 11.6% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 7.2% | -0.7% | -7.3% | 1.0% | 6.9% | - | 1.9% | 18.8% | 12.6% | 16.1% |
| ROCE % | 14.5% | 11.4% | 18.7% | 14.7% | 7.7% | 8.1% | 10.9% | -1.0% | -6.3% | -4.1% | 9.3% | - | 4.2% | 26.1% | 18.5% | 18.2% |
Shareholding Pattern
Top Institutional Holders
| # | Holder | % Held | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP | 13.91% | 2.10M | $46.57M |
| 2 | Citadel Advisors Llc | 6.16% | 930.11K | $20.61M |
| 3 | Wellington Management Group, LLP | 3.87% | 585.10K | $12.97M |
| 4 | Renaissance Technologies, LLC | 2.50% | 377.17K | $8.36M |
| 5 | Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 2.43% | 366.77K | $8.13M |
| 6 | Blackrock Inc. | 2.13% | 322.18K | $7.14M |
| 7 | Pillsbury Lake Capital LLC | 1.93% | 291.71K | $6.46M |
| 8 | Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 1.71% | 258.37K | $5.73M |
| 9 | Two Sigma Investments, LP | 1.51% | 228.14K | $5.06M |
| 10 | AWM Investment Company, Inc. | 1.48% | 223.00K | $4.94M |
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LWAY — Frequently Asked Questions
What is the current share price of Lifeway Foods, Inc. (LWAY)?
As of 2026-10-23 16:27 PDT, Lifeway Foods, Inc. (LWAY) trades at $22.46 on NasdaqGM. Its 52-week range is $17.80 to $33.82.
What is the market capitalisation of LWAY?
Lifeway Foods, Inc. (LWAY) has a market capitalisation of $339.30M on NasdaqGM.
What is the P/E ratio of LWAY?
LWAY trades at a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 32.55. The industry average P/E is 19.62. Its price-to-book (P/B) ratio is 4.27.
What is the return on equity (ROE) of LWAY?
LWAY has a return on equity (ROE) of 13.32%. Its return on capital employed (ROCE) is 18.18%.
Is LWAY a good stock to buy?
This page provides a data-driven analysis of Lifeway Foods, Inc. (LWAY), including valuation ratios, profitability, growth trends, auto-generated pros and cons, peer comparison and AI exposure. Review these fundamentals alongside your own research and risk tolerance. This is informational content, not investment advice.