Lifeway Foods, Inc.
LWAY Consumer Defensive Packaged Foods
Lifeway Foods, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $212.5 million, up 13.7% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 24.1%, EPS fell 96.4% and free cash flow fell 598.8%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Revenue growth for five consecutive years; insiders bought in the last twelve months.
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| Dec '16 | Dec '17 | Dec '18 | Dec '19 | Dec '20 | Dec '21 | Dec '22 | Dec '23 | Dec '24 | Dec '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cash and Short Term Investments |
8.81 | 4.98 | 3.00 | 3.84 | 7.93 | 9.23 | 4.44 | 13.20 | 16.73 | 5.57 |
Receivables |
9.90 | 11.02 | 9.02 | 7.37 | 8.03 | 10.27 | 11.46 | 13.88 | 16.06 | 16.97 |
Inventory |
8.04 | 7.70 | 5.82 | 6.39 | 6.93 | 8.29 | 9.63 | 9.10 | 8.68 | 11.89 |
Total current assets |
27.54 | 24.68 | 18.92 | 19.20 | 24.05 | 29.05 | 26.98 | 38.20 | 43.61 | 37.06 |
Property, Plant, Equpment (Net) |
21.83 | 24.65 | 24.57 | 22.27 | 21.05 | 20.13 | 20.91 | 22.76 | 26.86 | 48.28 |
Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Total) |
15.72 | 15.04 | 13.17 | 12.98 | 14.00 | 19.68 | 19.14 | 18.60 | 18.06 | 17.52 |
Long-term assets (Other) |
0.13 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 1.80 | 1.80 | 1.80 | 1.80 | 1.90 | 1.90 | 2.29 |
Total non-current assets |
37.67 | 39.84 | 37.89 | 37.79 | 37.20 | 41.83 | 42.02 | 43.46 | 46.94 | 68.55 |
Total Assets |
65.21 | 64.52 | 56.81 | 56.99 | 61.25 | 70.87 | 69.00 | 81.65 | 90.55 | 105.61 |
Notes Payable |
0.84 | 3.17 | — | — | — | 1.00 | 1.25 | 1.25 | — | — |
Accounts Payable |
5.72 | 6.85 | 4.57 | 5.28 | 5.59 | 6.61 | 7.98 | 9.98 | 10.40 | 11.01 |
Accrued Expenses |
2.82 | 3.19 | 2.88 | 4.24 | 2.85 | 4.45 | 3.81 | 5.39 | 5.10 | 5.63 |
Total current liabilities |
9.38 | 13.20 | 7.45 | 9.52 | 8.44 | 12.06 | 13.04 | 16.62 | 15.50 | 16.64 |
Long Term Debt (Total) |
6.28 | 3.11 | 6.00 | 2.75 | 2.77 | 6.25 | 5.25 | 1.48 | — | — |
Long Term Tax Liability (Deferred) |
1.19 | 0.84 | 0.39 | 0.92 | 2.94 | 3.20 | 3.03 | 3.00 | 3.06 | 2.79 |
Non-current Liabilities (Other) |
— | 0.78 | 0.56 | 0.06 | 0.08 | 0.15 | — | — | — | — |
Total non-current liabilities |
7.47 | 4.73 | 6.95 | 4.21 | 5.95 | 9.68 | 8.39 | 4.60 | 3.13 | 3.15 |
Total liabilities |
16.85 | 17.93 | 14.40 | 13.74 | 14.40 | 21.74 | 21.43 | 21.22 | 18.64 | 19.79 |
Additional Paid In Capital |
2.20 | 2.24 | 2.30 | 2.38 | 2.60 | 2.55 | 3.62 | 4.83 | 4.63 | 3.84 |
Common Stock (Net) |
6.51 | 6.51 | 6.51 | 6.51 | 6.51 | 6.51 | 6.51 | 6.51 | 6.51 | 6.51 |
Retained Earnings |
50.00 | 49.65 | 46.56 | 46.96 | 50.20 | 53.51 | 54.43 | 65.80 | 74.82 | 88.68 |
Treasury Stock |
10.34 | 11.81 | 12.97 | 12.60 | 12.45 | 13.44 | 16.99 | 16.70 | 14.05 | 13.21 |
Common Equity (Total) |
48.36 | 46.59 | 42.41 | 43.25 | 46.85 | 49.13 | 47.57 | 60.44 | 71.91 | 85.82 |
Shareholders Equity (Total) |
48.36 | 46.59 | 42.41 | 43.25 | 46.85 | 49.13 | 47.57 | 60.44 | 71.91 | 85.82 |
Shareholders Equity and Liabilities (Total) |
65.21 | 64.52 | 56.81 | 56.99 | 61.25 | 70.87 | 69.00 | 81.65 | 90.55 | 105.61 |
Shares (Common) |
16.15 | 16.01 | 15.81 | 15.71 | 15.60 | 15.44 | 14.65 | 14.69 | 15.10 | 15.23 |
Shareholders Equity (Tangible) |
32.65 | 31.55 | 29.24 | 30.28 | 32.85 | 29.45 | 28.43 | 41.83 | 53.85 | 68.30 |
Net Debt |
(2.53) | (1.86) | 3.00 | (1.09) | (5.16) | (2.99) | 0.81 | (11.71) | (16.73) | (5.57) |
Total Debt |
6.28 | 3.11 | 6.00 | 2.75 | 2.77 | 6.25 | 5.25 | 1.48 | — | — |