Lifeway Foods, Inc.
LWAYNasdaq
$31.95
↓ -0.4%Jul 17 close · end-of-day
Price
1Y↑ +30.7%
End-of-day closes; the latest point is the live 15-min-delayed price · split & dividend adjusted · chart by TradingView
Key statistics
Market Cap
$497.1M
Enterprise Value
$491.5M
P/E
33.3
P/S
2.2
P/B
5.5
EV/EBITDA
19.6
PEG
0.2
FCF Yield
-4.2%
Dividend Yield
—
Revenue (TTM)
$229.4M
Net Income (TTM)
$15.0M
Free Cash Flow (TTM)
-$20.7M
Gross Margin
28.1%
Operating Margin
9.1%
Net Margin
6.5%
ROE
16.6%
ROIC
17.6%
Debt / Equity
—
Net Cash
$5.6M
Return 1Y
+27.5%
Company profile
Lifeway Foods, Inc. produces and markets probiotic-based products in the United States and internationally. Its primary product is drinkable kefir, a cultured dairy product in various organic and non-organic sizes, flavors, and types. The company also offers European-style soft cheeses; cream and other products.
- CEO
- Julie Smolyansky
- Sector
- Manufacturing
- Industry
- Food Products
- Employees
- 280
- Headquarters
- Illinois
- Website
- lifewaykefir.com
Management & directors
- Smolyansky JulieCEO, President and Secretary
- Hanson Eric ACFO
Roles derived from SEC Form 4 filings.
Earnings
LWAY Q1 2026 Earnings
Period ends 2026-03-31
MetricActualYoY
Revenue$63.0M↑ +36.7%
Diluted EPS$0.30↑ +30.4%
Actuals from SEC filings; YoY vs the year-ago quarter. Analyst estimates & surprise require a data feed (coming soon).
Financial statements
| Line item | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $102.0M | $119.1M | $141.6M | $160.1M | $186.8M | $212.5M |
| Gross profit | $26.9M | $28.7M | $26.8M | $42.4M | $48.6M | $58.2M |
| Operating income | $4.9M | $5.9M | $2.3M | $17.0M | $13.9M | $16.2M |
| Net income | $3.2M | $3.3M | $924,000.00 | $11.4M | $9.0M | $13.9M |
| Diluted EPS | $0.21 | $0.21 | $0.06 | $0.75 | $0.60 | $0.89 |
| Operating cash flow | $6.4M | $5.6M | $4.0M | $16.9M | $13.0M | $10.9M |
| Free cash flow | $4.5M | $3.6M | $538,000.00 | $12.6M | $6.3M | -$16.4M |
| Gross margin | 26.4% | 24.1% | 18.9% | 26.5% | 26.0% | 27.4% |
| Operating margin | 4.8% | 4.9% | 1.7% | 10.6% | 7.4% | 7.6% |
| Net margin | 3.2% | 2.8% | 0.7% | 7.1% | 4.8% | 6.5% |
| Line item | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $49.2M | $46.1M | $46.9M | $46.1M | $53.9M | $57.1M | $55.4M | $63.0M |
| Gross profit | $13.3M | $11.9M | $11.9M | $11.0M | $15.4M | $16.4M | $15.4M | $17.4M |
| Operating income | $5.4M | $4.2M | $713,000.00 | $1.6M | $5.8M | $5.0M | $3.8M | $6.3M |
| Net income | $3.8M | $3.0M | -$160,000.00 | $3.5M | $4.2M | $3.5M | $2.5M | $4.7M |
| Diluted EPS | $0.25 | $0.19 | $0.00 | $0.23 | $0.28 | $0.23 | $0.15 | $0.30 |
| Operating cash flow | $6.5M | $7.5M | -$2.6M | -$150,000.00 | $3.9M | $6.9M | $267,000.00 | $4.4M |
| Free cash flow | $5.1M | $5.9M | -$3.8M | -$2.4M | $1.6M | $1.8M | -$17.4M | -$6.7M |
| Gross margin | 27.0% | 25.7% | 25.3% | 23.9% | 28.6% | 28.7% | 27.8% | 27.5% |
| Operating margin | 11.0% | 9.1% | 1.5% | 3.4% | 10.8% | 8.8% | 6.8% | 10.0% |
| Net margin | 7.7% | 6.5% | -0.3% | 7.7% | 7.9% | 6.2% | 4.6% | 7.4% |
Company news
Analyst estimates
Coming soonConsensus revenue & EPS estimates and price targets will appear here once a forward-estimates data feed is connected.
Insider transactions
BoughtSoldMonthly insider $ volume · trailing 12 months
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-15 | SMOLYANSKY EDWARD | Sale | 42,263 | $32.32 | $1.4M | filing |
| 2026-07-15 | SMOLYANSKY EDWARD | Sale | 24,653 | $31.51 | $776,816.03 | filing |
| 2026-07-07 | SMOLYANSKY EDWARD | Sale | 39,098 | $29.41 | $1.1M | filing |
| 2026-07-06 | SMOLYANSKY EDWARD | Sale | 7,984 | $29.79 | $237,843.36 | filing |
| 2026-07-01 | McWhorter Dorri | Option exercise | 1,356 | — | — | filing |
| 2026-06-30 | SMOLYANSKY EDWARD | Sale | 50,000 | $29.56 | $1.5M | filing |
| 2026-06-30 | SMOLYANSKY EDWARD | Sale | 50,000 | $29.56 | $1.5M | filing |
| 2026-06-29 | SMOLYANSKY EDWARD | Sale | 14,542 | $30.12 | $438,005.04 | filing |
| 2026-06-29 | SMOLYANSKY EDWARD | Sale | 14,542 | $30.12 | $438,005.04 | filing |
| 2026-06-26 | SMOLYANSKY EDWARD | Sale | 55,794 | $29.87 | $1.7M | filing |
| 2026-06-26 | SMOLYANSKY EDWARD | Sale | 55,794 | $29.87 | $1.7M | filing |
| 2026-06-26 | SMOLYANSKY EDWARD | Sale | 55,754 | $28.64 | $1.6M | filing |
| 2026-06-26 | SMOLYANSKY EDWARD | Sale | 55,754 | $28.64 | $1.6M | filing |
| 2026-06-25 | SMOLYANSKY LUDMILA | Sale | 45,616 | $29.65 | $1.4M | filing |
| 2026-06-24 | SMOLYANSKY LUDMILA | Sale | 40,000 | $30.12 | $1.2M | filing |
| 2026-06-24 | SMOLYANSKY EDWARD | Sale | 36,659 | $29.82 | $1.1M | filing |
| 2026-06-24 | SMOLYANSKY EDWARD | Sale | 1,793 | $30.52 | $54,722.36 | filing |
| 2026-06-22 | SMOLYANSKY EDWARD | Sale | 50,000 | $26.20 | $1.3M | filing |
| 2026-06-17 | SMOLYANSKY JULIE· CEO, President and Secretary | Tax withholding | 4,012 | $25.00 | $100,300.00 | filing |
| 2026-06-17 | SMOLYANSKY JULIE· CEO, President and Secretary | Tax withholding | 239 | $25.00 | $5,975.00 | filing |
| 2026-06-17 | SMOLYANSKY JULIE· CEO, President and Secretary | Option exercise | 340 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-06-17 | SMOLYANSKY JULIE· CEO, President and Secretary | Option exercise | 6,070 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-06-17 | SMOLYANSKY JULIE· CEO, President and Secretary | Option exercise | 3,397 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-06-17 | SMOLYANSKY JULIE· CEO, President and Secretary | Option exercise | 486 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-06-16 | SMOLYANSKY JULIE· CEO, President and Secretary | Tax withholding | 53,215 | $24.79 | $1.3M | filing |
Showing the latest 25 transactions — full history in the linked SEC filings.
Fundamentals & filings from SEC EDGAR. Prices adjusted for splits & dividends. Not investment advice.