What are Lifeway Foods's profit margins?

Lifeway Foods (LWAY) runs a 28.1% gross margin and a 9.1% operating margin, with a 6.5% net margin.

Where do Lifeway Foods's ratios come from?

Every ratio is computed from Lifeway Foods's SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.

Lifeway Foods LWAY Ratios & Valuation

Income Statement Balance Sheet Cash Flow Ratios Segments

Quarterly Annual TTM

YoY QoQ

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	Q1 '26	Q4 '25	Q3 '25	Q2 '25	Q1 '25
Profitability
Gross margin	28.1%+2.6pp	27.4%+1.4pp	26.8%+0.2pp	26%-1.0pp	25.5%-1.9pp
Operating margin	9.1%+2.8pp	7.6%+0.2pp	6.4%-4.0pp	6.4%-4.8pp	6.3%-5.2pp
Net margin	6.5%+1.1pp	6.5%+1.6pp	5.5%-1.7pp	5.6%-2.1pp	5.5%-2.3pp
Returns
Return on equity	18.2%+3.3pp	17.6%+3.7pp	14.7%-6.0pp	14.7%-7.9pp	15%-8.1pp
Return on invested capital	21.3%+7.2pp	16.7%0.0pp	15.7%-10.9pp	14.6%-12.2pp	14.2%-11.6pp
Efficiency
Asset turnover	2.1×0.0×	2.2×0.0×	2×-0.1×	2.1×-0.1×	2.1×0.0×
Liquidity
Current ratio	2.1×-0.8×	2.2×-0.6×	2.3×-0.4×	3×+0.2×	2.9×+0.4×
Leverage
Debt-to-equity	0×0.0×	0×0.0×	0×0.0×	0×0.0×	0×-0.1×
Net debt / EBITDA	-0.2×+1.1×	-0.3×+0.7×	-1.3×-0.4×	-1.3×-0.7×	-1.3×-0.9×
Per Share
Book value per share	$5.81+20.0%	$5.52+16.2%	$5.37+14.5%	$5.11+14.3%	$4.84+15.9%
Valuation
Market capitalization	$463.5M+24.3%	$368.99M+0.4%	$422.69M+10.7%	$372.18M+98.4%	$371.72M+46.9%
Price / earnings	30.9×-5.3×	26.6×-13.4×	37.3×+8.3×	34.6×+20.8×	36.1×+16.6×
Price / sales	2×0.0×	1.7×-0.2×	2.1×0.0×	1.9×+0.9×	2×+0.5×
Price / book	5.1×+0.1×	4.3×-0.8×	5.1×-0.2×	4.7×+2.0×	5×+1.0×
EV / EBITDA	18.3×-4.6×	18.1×-2.3×	23.6×+7.3×	22×+14.5×	22.9×+11.9×

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What are Lifeway Foods's profit margins?: Lifeway Foods (LWAY) runs a 28.1% gross margin and a 9.1% operating margin, with a 6.5% net margin.
Where do Lifeway Foods's ratios come from?: Every ratio is computed from Lifeway Foods's SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.