Lifeway Foods Inc.
LWAY | NASDAQ
$23.65
-$0.25 (-1.05%)
At close: Sep 21, 2026, 4:00 PM ET
$23.65
$0 (0.00%)
After-hours:
Sep 21, 2026, 7:30 PM ET
Market Data
Market Cap $361.42M
Enterprise Value $376.96M
Beta 0.44
Average Volume 168.38K
Shares Outstanding (Diluted) 15.29M
Shares Change YoY -0.66%
Institutional Ownership 32.62%
Exchange NASDAQ
ISIN US5319141090
Price Performance
Price Change 1M -8.8%
Price Change 3M -17.3%
Price Change 6M 25.9%
Price Change YTD 3.7%
Price Change 1Y -11.1%
Price Change 3Y 90.4%
Price Change 5Y 309.2%
1M CAGR (ann.) -24.9%
1Y CAGR (ann.) -12.1%
5Y CAGR (ann.) 34.1%
All-Time CAGR 5.5%
Valuation
PE Ratio 33.79
Forward PE 18.10
PEG Ratio 23.37
Forward PEG 0.23
PS Ratio 1.49
Forward PS 1.20
PB Ratio 4.27
P/FCF Ratio -11.61
P/Adj. FCF Ratio -11.55
P/OCF Ratio 31.96
EV/Sales 1.56
EV/EBIT 24.14
EV/EBITDA 18.95
EV/FCF -12.11
Earnings Yield 3.0%
FCF Yield -8.6%
Adj. FCF Yield -8.7%
Financial Health
Net Debt $15.02M
Total Debt $22.63M
Cash & Short-Term Investments $7.09M
Total Assets $132.4M
Current Ratio 2.09
Quick Ratio 1.47
Debt / Equity Ratio 0.27
Debt / EBITDA 1.14
Debt / FCF -0.73
OCF / Debt 0.50
Interest Coverage 83.22
Altman Z-Score 7.97
Piotroski F-Score 5
Margins & Profitability
Gross Profit Margin 26.0%
Operating Profit Margin 6.5%
EBITDA Margin 8.2%
Net Profit Margin 4.5%
FCF Margin -12.8%
Adj. FCF Margin -12.9%
SBC / Revenue 0.1%
SBC Impact (per share) -0.5%
Returns
Return on Assets 8.2%
Return on Equity 12.7%
Return on Invested Capital 10.1%
Return on Capital Employed 14.3%
Return on Tangible Assets 9.4%
Historical Growth (CAGR)
Revenue CAGR 3Y 17.1%
Revenue CAGR 5Y 17.1%
Revenue CAGR 10Y 7.0%
EPS CAGR 3Y 23.7%
EPS CAGR 5Y 16.9%
EPS CAGR 10Y 11.3%
FCF CAGR 3Y -403.8%
FCF CAGR 5Y -286.5%
FCF CAGR 10Y -552.8%
Analyst Forecasts
Analyst Rating Buy
Analyst Count 7
EPS Growth Next 3Y 37.7%
Revenue Growth Next 3Y 11.0%
Earnings Date Nov 11, 2026
EPS Estimate (next Q) $0.06
EPS Growth Est (next Q) -73.9%
Revenue Est (next Q) $66.83M
Revenue Growth Est (next Q) 17.0%
Fair Value Estimates
Graham Number $9.37
Graham Upside -60.4%
Lynch Fair Value $11.86
Lynch Upside -49.9%
Price Target $32
Price Target Upside 35.3%
Cash Flow
Operating Cash Flow $11.2M
Free Cash Flow $-31.14M
Adj. Free Cash Flow $-31.29M
FCF Per Share -$2.05
OCF Per Share $0.74
OCF/S Ratio 4.6%
Income Statement
Revenue $242.41M
Gross Profit $63.06M
Operating Income $15.73M
EBITDA $19.89M
Net Income $10.87M
EPS (Diluted) $0.70
Revenue / Employee $827.33K
Profit / Employee $37.1K
Employees 293
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