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Lifeway Foods LWAY Q1 2026 earnings

Reported May 14, 2026 · Before market open

Revenue$63.0MBeat by $2.2MDiluted EPS$0.30In line
Revenue estimate$60.8M
EPS estimate$0.30

Next report

Aug 12, 2026 (in a month)
Revenue estimate$61.4M
EPS estimate$0.27

Financials

Q1 2026

Income statement

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Revenue$63.0M+36.7%
Gross profit$17.4M+57.2%
Operating income$6.3M+302%
Net income$4.7M+32.0%
EPS (diluted)$0.30+30.4%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$5.6M-71.2%
Total debt$627.0K+475%
Total equity$90.3M+21.8%
Total assets$120.5M+28.7%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$4.4M+3,019%
CapEx$11.0M+398%
Free cash flow-$6.7M-181%

Valuation & ratios

Valuation

as of 07/10/26
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Market cap$472.36M-21.2%
Enterprise value$467.39M-18.3%
P/E31.5×-26.7×
P/S2.1×-1.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin28.1%+2.6pp
Operating margin9.1%+2.8pp
Net margin6.5%+1.1pp
FCF margin-9.7%—

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity18.2%+3.3pp
Debt / equity0×0.0×
Current ratio2.1×-0.8×

Segments

By product

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Net Sales$63.0M+36.7%
Drinkable Kefirotherthan Pro Bugs$55.1M+44.8%
Cheese$4.7M+22.9%
Cream And Other$2.0M-16.7%
Drinkable Yogurt$584.0K-7.9%

Versus estimates

Revenue

Q1 2026$63.0MBeat by $2.2M
Q4 2025$55.4MBeat by $361.0KQ3 2025$57.1MBeat by $2.1MQ2 2025$53.9MMiss by $1.1MQ1 2025$46.1MMiss by $7.9MQ4 2024$46.9MMiss by $1.1M

Diluted EPS

Q1 2026$0.30In line
Q4 2025$0.16Miss by $0.13Q3 2025$0.23Miss by $0.05Q2 2025$0.28Beat by $0.10Q1 2025$0.23Beat by $0.04Q4 2024-$0.01Miss by $0.22

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Questions, answered.

When did Lifeway Foods report Q1 2026 earnings?
Lifeway Foods (LWAY) reported Q1 2026 earnings on May 14, 2026 before market open.
What were Lifeway Foods's Q1 2026 revenue and EPS?
Lifeway Foods reported revenue of $63.0M and diluted EPS of $0.30 for Q1 2026.
Did Lifeway Foods beat estimates in Q1 2026?
Revenue beat the consensus estimate of $60.8M by $2.2M. EPS beat the consensus estimate of $0.30 by $0.00.
How did Lifeway Foods's Q1 2026 results compare year-over-year?
Compared to the same quarter a year prior, revenue grew 36.7% from $46.1M a year earlier and diluted EPS grew 30.4% from $0.23.
Where can I find Lifeway Foods's Q1 2026 SEC filings?
You can read the 8-K earnings release (0001683168-26-003838) and the 10-Q periodic report (0001683168-26-003839) directly on SEC EDGAR. The filing index links above go to sec.gov.