What is Lifeway Foods's price / earnings?

Lifeway Foods (LWAY) reported price / earnings of 19.5× in Q1 2026.

How has Lifeway Foods's price / earnings changed year-over-year?

Lifeway Foods's price / earnings decreased by 45.9% year-over-year, from 36.1× to 19.5×.

What is the long-term trend for Lifeway Foods's price / earnings?

Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Lifeway Foods's price / earnings has grown at a 0.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 25.8× to 26.6×.

What does price / earnings mean?

Market capitalization at the quarter end divided by trailing-twelve-month net income. The price the market pays for each dollar of trailing earnings.

Lifeway Foods LWAY Price / earnings

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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/S2×0.0×

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×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Lifeway Foods’s reported figures.

market cap/net income=19.5×

Based on the most recent quarter.

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 price / earnings?: Lifeway Foods (LWAY) reported price / earnings of 19.5× in Q1 2026.
How has Lifeway Foods's price / earnings changed year-over-year?: Lifeway Foods's price / earnings decreased by 45.9% year-over-year, from 36.1× to 19.5×.
What is the long-term trend for Lifeway Foods's price / earnings?: Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Lifeway Foods's price / earnings has grown at a 0.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 25.8× to 26.6×.
What does price / earnings mean?: Market capitalization at the quarter end divided by trailing-twelve-month net income. The price the market pays for each dollar of trailing earnings.