NASDAQ : LWAY
Lifeway Foods, Inc. — Key statistics
Consumer Staples · Packaged Foods · United States
Last price 22.93 USD (Oct 30, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT) · Market cap 346.40M
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Key statistics
Valuation
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Market Cap | 346.40M |
| Enterprise Value | 361.78M |
Dates
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Earnings Date | Nov 12, 2026 |
| Ex-Dividend Date | n/a |
Shares
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Current Share Class | 15.11M |
| Shares Outstanding | 15.11M |
| Shares Change (YoY) | +2.00% |
| Shares Change (QoQ) | -1.74% |
| Owned by Insiders (%) | 31.77% |
| Owned by Institutions (%) | 35.93% |
| Float | 6.43M |
Ratios
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| PE Ratio | 33.12 |
| Forward PE | 30.37 |
| PS Ratio | 1.43 |
| Forward PS | 1.24 |
| PB Ratio | 4.10 |
| P/TBV Ratio | 5.15 |
| P/FCF Ratio | n/a |
| P/OCF Ratio | 30.86 |
| PEG Ratio | 2.41 |
Evratios
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| EV / Earnings | 33.28 |
| EV / Sales | 1.49 |
| EV / EBITDA | 18.09 |
| EV / EBIT | 23.00 |
| EV / FCF | n/a |
Financialposition
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Current Ratio | 2.09 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.36 |
| Debt / Equity | 0.27 |
| Debt / EBITDA | 1.11 |
| Debt / FCF | n/a |
| Interest Coverage | 48.39 |
Financialefficiency
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Return on Equity (ROE) | 13.32% |
| Return on Assets (ROA) | 8.52% |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 11.50% |
| Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) | 14.32% |
| Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) | 6.60% |
| Revenue Per Employee | $821,725 |
| Profits Per Employee | $36,851 |
| Employee Count | 295 |
| Asset Turnover | 2.10 |
| Inventory Turnover | 14.58 |
Taxes
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Income Tax | 4.60M |
| Effective Tax Rate | 29.74% |
Stockprice
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Beta (5Y) | 0.49 |
| 52-Week Price Change | -5.09% |
| 50-Day Moving Average | 23.41 |
| 200-Day Moving Average | 24.57 |
| Relative Strength Index (RSI) | 51.84 |
| Average Volume (20 Days) | 113,143 |
Shortselling
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Short Interest | 670,181 |
| Short Previous Month | 685,126 |
| Short % of Shares Out | 4.44% |
| Short % of Float | 10.43% |
| Short Ratio (days to cover) | 4.16 |
Incomestatement
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Revenue | 242.41M |
| Gross Profit | 65.88M |
| Operating Income | 15.73M |
| Pretax Income | 15.47M |
| Net Income | 10.87M |
| EBITDA | 20.00M |
| EBIT | 15.73M |
| Earnings Per Share (EPS) | $0.69 |
Balancesheet
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Cash & Cash Equivalents | 7.09M |
| Total Debt | 22.47M |
| Net Cash | -15.38M |
| Net Cash Per Share | -$1.02 |
| Equity (Book Value) | 84.57M |
| Book Value Per Share | 5.60 |
| Working Capital | 24.66M |
Cashflow
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | 11.23M |
| Capital Expenditures | -42.34M |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 4.27M |
| Net Borrowing | 22.00M |
| Free Cash Flow | -31.12M |
| FCF Per Share | -$2.06 |
Margins
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Gross Margin | 27.18% |
| Operating Margin | 6.49% |
| Pretax Margin | 6.38% |
| Profit Margin | 4.48% |
| EBITDA Margin | 8.25% |
| EBIT Margin | 6.49% |
| FCF Margin | n/a |
Dividends
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Dividend Per Share | n/a |
| Dividend Yield | n/a |
| Dividend Growth (YoY) | n/a |
| Years of Dividend Growth | n/a |
| Payout Ratio | n/a |
| FCF Payout Ratio | n/a |
| Buyback Yield | -2.00% |
| Shareholder Yield | -2.00% |
| Earnings Yield | 3.02% |
| FCF Yield | -8.98% |
Analystforecasts
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Price Target | $33.00 |
| Price Target Difference | 43.92% |
| Analyst Consensus | Strong Buy |
| Analyst Count | 3 |
| Revenue Growth Forecast (3Y) | 16.03% |
| EPS Growth Forecast (3Y) | n/a |
Stocksplits
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Last Split Date | Aug 16, 2006 |
| Split Type | Forward |
| Split Ratio | 2:1 |
Scores
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Altman Z-Score | 8.19 |
| Piotroski F-Score | 4 |
Fairvalue
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