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Lifeway Foods, Inc. LWAY
Lifeway Foods, Inc. statistics & valuation
Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($10.52); a green figure means the price is below it.
Profitability & efficiency
Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).
P / E vs its own history
Lifeway Foods, Inc. trades at about 32.8× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 16.6×–106.8×, median 38.4×).
Shaded band = 10-year range (16.6×–106.8×); dot = today's 32.8×.
Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.
Key ratios (by fiscal year)
| Ratio | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | FY2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 27.4% | 26.0% | 26.5% | 18.9% | 24.1% | 26.4% | 23.6% | 25.0% | 25.8% | — |
| Operating margin | 7.6% | 7.4% | 10.6% | 1.7% | 4.9% | 4.8% | -2.1% | -3.0% | -0.4% | — |
| Net margin | 6.5% | 4.8% | 7.1% | 0.7% | 2.8% | 3.2% | 0.5% | -3.0% | -0.3% | — |
| FCF margin | -7.7% | 3.4% | 7.9% | 0.4% | 3.1% | 4.4% | 2.8% | -0.4% | -1.3% | — |
| Return on assets | 13.1% | 10.0% | 13.9% | 1.3% | 4.7% | 5.3% | 0.8% | -5.4% | -0.5% | 5.3% |
| Return on equity | 16.1% | 12.6% | 18.8% | 1.9% | 6.7% | 6.9% | 1.0% | -7.3% | -0.7% | 7.2% |
| Debt / equity | — | — | 0.05× | 0.08× | 0.09× | 0.00× | — | — | 0.13× | 0.15× |
| Current ratio | 2.23 | 2.81 | 2.30 | 2.07 | 2.41 | 2.85 | 2.02 | 2.54 | 1.87 | 2.94 |
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.