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Lifeway Foods LWAY Return on equity

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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$458M+9.1%
Enterprise value$453.02M+13.5%
P/E30.6×-8.5×
P/S-0.2×

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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Debt / equity0.0×
Current ratio2.1×-0.8×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Lifeway Foods’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The source filing: Lifeway Foods’s 10-Q, filed May 14, 2026. Open the filing →

Filed
May 14, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT
Fiscal quarter
Q1 FY2026
Calendar quarter
Q1 2026
Accession
0001683168-26-003839

FAQ

What is Lifeway Foods's return on equity?
Lifeway Foods (LWAY) reported return on equity of 18.2% in Q1 2026.
How has Lifeway Foods's return on equity changed year-over-year?
Lifeway Foods's return on equity increased by 21.9% year-over-year, from 15% to 18.2%.
What is the long-term trend for Lifeway Foods's return on equity?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Lifeway Foods's return on equity has grown at a 19.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 7.2% to 17.6%.
What does return on equity mean?
Trailing-twelve-month net income divided by average shareholders' equity (average of the start and end of the trailing-twelve-month window). Measures the profit generated on each dollar of shareholder capital.

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