
Lifeway Foods, Inc.
LWAYNASDAQConsumer DefensivePackaged Foods
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$25.93
+$0.02 · +0.08%
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Hold
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Valuation
44
Fair Value
Momentum
75
Gaining
Sentiment
61
Bullish
Risk resilience
66
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Company profile
Company websiteLifeway Foods, Inc. manufactures and distributes a variety of probiotic-rich goods, serving both the United States and international markets. Its principal offering is drinkable kefir, a fermented dairy item available in numerous forms, including organic and conventional options, various volumes, flavors, and formulations such as reduced-fat, fat-free, whole milk, high-protein, and BioKefir. Additionally, the company supplies European-style soft cheeses, cream, and other dairy selections. Their product portfolio also features ProBugs, a dedicated kefir line for children; single-serving cupped kefirs; Icelandic Skyr, which includes strained kefir and yogurt products; and frozen kefir in both soft-serve and pre-packaged pint formats. These products are sold under their proprietary Lifeway and Fresh Made brand names, and also as private label merchandise for other customers. Sales are primarily conducted via their internal sales personnel, alongside the use of brokers and third-party distributors. The company was founded in 1986 and maintains its headquarters in Morton Grove, Illinois.
- Industry
- Packaged Foods
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Headquarters
- US
- CEO
- Julie Smolyansky
- Listed since
- Dec 29, 1988
- Employees
- 293
Market position
Day range
Current $25.93
52-week range
Current $25.93
- Open
- $25.98
- Previous close
- $25.91
- Volume
- 124.28K
- 0.75× average
- Average volume
- 166.1K
- Average daily volume
- Market cap
- 396.26M USD
- Beta
- 0.46
- Market reference 1
- 50-day average
- $28.9978
- -10.58% below average
- 200-day average
- $24.5651
- +5.56% above average
Financials
Financial snapshot
Latest / TTMValuation & yield
- Enterprise value
- 363.19M USD
- EV / EBITDA
- 15.3×
- Earnings yield
- 3.76%
- Free cash flow yield
- -4.46%
Profitability & efficiency
- Return on equity
- 16.15%
- Return on assets
- 13.12%
- Return on invested capital
- 12.78%
Financial health
- Current ratio
- 2.23×
- Altman Z-score
- 8.4
- Piotroski F-score
- 6 of 9
Financial statements
Margin trends
Profitability as a percentage of reported revenue.
Income trends
Revenue
Operating income
Net income
| Metric (USD) | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 212.5M USD | 186.82M USD | 160.12M USD | 141.57M USD | 119.07M USD |
| Cost of goods sold | 154.29M USD | 138.25M USD | 117.68M USD | 114.78M USD | 90.36M USD |
| Gross profit | 58.21M USD | 48.57M USD | 42.44M USD | 26.79M USD | 28.71M USD |
| Selling, general, and administrative | 41.49M USD | 34.18M USD | 24.91M USD | 23.9M USD | 22.71M USD |
| Operating expenses | 42.03M USD | 34.72M USD | 25.45M USD | 24.44M USD | 22.83M USD |
| Interest expense | 77K USD | 105K USD | 384K USD | 267K USD | 116K USD |
| Depreciation and amortization | 3.98M USD | 3.39M USD | 3.16M USD | 2.97M USD | 2.87M USD |
| Operating income | 16.17M USD | 13.85M USD | 17M USD | 2.35M USD | 5.88M USD |
| Net income | 13.86M USD | 9.03M USD | 11.37M USD | 924K USD | 3.31M USD |
Company facts updated Aug 24, 2026.
Earnings
- EPS beat rate
- 36%
- 4 beats, 6 misses, 1 met estimate
- Average EPS surprise
- -18.29%
- 11 comparable reports
- Latest EPS result
- 0.01
- Estimate 0.27 · Miss by 96.23%
EPS: actual versus estimate
Recent quarterly results
Revenue: actual versus estimate
Recent quarterly results
Analyst ratings
Third-party consensus; not a GoAI recommendation.
Rating distribution
7 ratingsCorporate actions
Corporate action history
| Action | Effective date | Details | Record date | Payment date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Stock split | Aug 16, 2006 | 2:1 | — | — |
Stock split | Mar 9, 2004 | 2:1 | — | — |
Effective Aug 16, 2006
2:1
Effective Mar 9, 2004
2:1
LWAY peers
ETFs holding LWAY
Funds reporting this stock among their holdings, ordered by reported position size.
Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETFVTI8.51M0.00%2.3T USD0.03%$378.24+0.44%
iShares Russell 2000 ETFIWM3.65M0.00%81.62B USD0.19%$299.96+0.77%
Vanguard Extended Market ETFVXF2.11M0.00%93.7B USD0.05%$245.53+0.82%
Vanguard Consumer Staples ETFVDC1.94M0.02%9.3B USD0.09%$231.75+0.67%
iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETFIWO1.39M0.01%15.16B USD0.24%$387.37+1.24%
U.S. Micro Cap Portfolio ETFDFMC1.13M0.01%8.06B USD0.43%$60.95+0.73%
Dimensional - US Small Cap ETFDFAS1.07M0.01%15.92B USD0.26%$83.02+0.73%
Vanguard Russell 2000 ETFVTWO954.45K0.01%17.4B USD0.06%$121.25+0.74%
Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETFVTI- Market value
- 8.51M
- Weight
- 0.00%
- AUM
- 2.3T USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.03%
- Price / 1D
- $378.24+0.44%
iShares Russell 2000 ETFIWM- Market value
- 3.65M
- Weight
- 0.00%
- AUM
- 81.62B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.19%
- Price / 1D
- $299.96+0.77%
Vanguard Extended Market ETFVXF- Market value
- 2.11M
- Weight
- 0.00%
- AUM
- 93.7B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.05%
- Price / 1D
- $245.53+0.82%
Vanguard Consumer Staples ETFVDC- Market value
- 1.94M
- Weight
- 0.02%
- AUM
- 9.3B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.09%
- Price / 1D
- $231.75+0.67%
iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETFIWO- Market value
- 1.39M
- Weight
- 0.01%
- AUM
- 15.16B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.24%
- Price / 1D
- $387.37+1.24%
U.S. Micro Cap Portfolio ETFDFMC- Market value
- 1.13M
- Weight
- 0.01%
- AUM
- 8.06B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.43%
- Price / 1D
- $60.95+0.73%
Dimensional - US Small Cap ETFDFAS- Market value
- 1.07M
- Weight
- 0.01%
- AUM
- 15.92B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.26%
- Price / 1D
- $83.02+0.73%
Vanguard Russell 2000 ETFVTWO- Market value
- 954.45K
- Weight
- 0.01%
- AUM
- 17.4B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.06%
- Price / 1D
- $121.25+0.74%
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