NASDAQ · Packaged Foods

LWAY (LWAY) Stock

$31.27 +1.62% NASDAQ: LWAY Consumer Defensive

Valuation

MetricValue
Price$31.27
Market Cap$477.86M
P/E Ratio29.04
P/B Ratio4.59
P/S Ratio1.69
EPS (TTM)$0.89
52-Week High$34.20
52-Week Low$17.31
Dividend Yield0.00%

Financials & Margins

MetricValue
ROE16.28%
ROA13.21%
ROCE18.60%
Gross Margin7.55%
Operating Margin7.55%
Net Margin6.54%
Debt/Equity0.08
Current Ratio2.18

Annual Financials (USD)

Metric20212022202320242025
Revenue$119.0M$142.0M$160.0M$187.0M$212.0M
Operating Profit$6.0M$2.0M$17.0M$14.0M$16.0M
Net Profit$3.0M$1.0M$11.0M$9.0M$14.0M
EPS$0.21$0.06$0.75$0.59$0.89
Op Margin4.9%1.7%10.6%7.4%7.6%

Balance Sheet (USD)

Metric20212022202320242025
Total Assets$72.0M$69.0M$83.0M$91.0M$106.0M
Total Liabilities$22.0M$21.0M$22.0M$19.0M$20.0M
Cash$9.0M$4.0M$13.0M$17.0M$6.0M
Borrowings$7.0M$7.0M$3.0M$0$0

Latest News

Kefir-Leader Lifeway Foods CEO Julie Smolyansky Honored in Progressive Grocer's Top Women in Grocery for Second Consecutive Year PR Newswire · Jul 14, 2026 Lifeway Foods Insider Sold Shares Worth $1,387,716, According to a Recent SEC Filing MT Newswires · Jul 10, 2026 Lifeway Foods Insider Sold Shares Worth $5,179,366, According to a Recent SEC Filing MT Newswires · Jul 6, 2026 Lifeway® Foods' Farmer Cheese Selected as a Good Housekeeping 2026 Snack Awards Winner PR Newswire · Jun 29, 2026 Lifeway Foods Insider Sold Shares Worth $1,310,000, According to a Recent SEC Filing MT Newswires · Jun 23, 2026

Cash Flow (USD)

Metric20212022202320242025
Operating Cash Flow$6.0M$4.0M$17.0M$13.0M$11.0M
Investing Cash Flow$-9.0M$-7.0M$-9.0M$-13.0M$-49.0M
Financing Cash Flow$-2.0M$-4.0M$0$0$0
Net Cash Flow$1.0M$-5.0M$9.0M$4.0M$-11.0M
Free Cash Flow$4.0M$1.0M$13.0M$6.0M$-16.0M

Valuation & Return Ratios

MetricValue
PEG Ratio—
EV / EBITDA19.45
FCF Yield-5.35%
Quick Ratio1.56
Interest Coverage—
Return 1Y15.68%
Return 3Y411.47%
Return 5Y478.35%

Peer Comparison

TickerPriceChangeP/EMarket CapDiv Yield
BGS $3.70 +0.82% -7.72 $299.91M 18.22%
BRCC $1.05 +3.45% -13.23 $334.07M 0.00%
CVGW $26.09 +0.00% 24.00 $466.33M 3.71%
DDLDingdong (Cayman) Limited $2.28 -0.65% 8.83 $493.77M 0.00%
LNDBrasilAgro - Companhia Brasileira de Propriedades Agrícolas $3.67 +1.94% -131.28 $365.59M 3.81%

About LWAY

LWAY is led by CEO Julie Smolyansky, employs 291 people, headquartered in US, publicly traded since 1988.

LWAY stock trades at $31.27 with a market capitalization of $477.86M. The stock is valued at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 29.04, price-to-book of 4.59, price-to-sales of 1.69. Over the past 52 weeks the stock has ranged between $17.31 and $34.20, and currently trades 8.6% below its 52-week high.

On profitability, LWAY generates a return on equity (ROE) of 16.28%, above the typical market average, return on capital employed of 18.60%, an operating margin of 7.55%, a net profit margin of 6.54%.

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