What is Lifeway Foods's net margin?

Lifeway Foods (LWAY) reported net margin of 6.5% in Q1 2026.

How has Lifeway Foods's net margin changed year-over-year?

Lifeway Foods's net margin increased by 19.5% year-over-year, from 5.5% to 6.5%.

What is the long-term trend for Lifeway Foods's net margin?

Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Lifeway Foods's net margin has grown at a 15.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 3.2% to 6.5%.

What does net margin mean?

Net income as a percentage of revenue (trailing twelve months). The bottom-line profitability measure after all costs, interest, and taxes.

Lifeway Foods LWAY Net margin

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12.1%-1.0pp

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9.1%-1.1pp

Keurig Dr PepperKDP

10.8%+0.2pp

The Kraft Heinz CompanyKHC

-17.4%-22.6pp

Mama's Creations, Inc.MAMA

3.2%-0.2pp

The Chef's WarehouseCHEF

1.9%+0.2pp

Other financials

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

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Market cap$463.5M+24.3%

Enterprise value$458.52M+29.7%

P/E30.9×-5.3×

P/S2×0.0×

Profitability

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Gross margin28.1%+2.6pp

Operating margin9.1%+2.8pp

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×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Lifeway Foods’s reported figures.

net income/total revenue=6.5%

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Lifeway Foods’s 10-Q, filed May 14, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Lifeway Foods's net margin?: Lifeway Foods (LWAY) reported net margin of 6.5% in Q1 2026.
How has Lifeway Foods's net margin changed year-over-year?: Lifeway Foods's net margin increased by 19.5% year-over-year, from 5.5% to 6.5%.
What is the long-term trend for Lifeway Foods's net margin?: Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Lifeway Foods's net margin has grown at a 15.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 3.2% to 6.5%.
What does net margin mean?: Net income as a percentage of revenue (trailing twelve months). The bottom-line profitability measure after all costs, interest, and taxes.