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Lifeway Foods LWAY Return on invested capital

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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/E30.9×-5.3×
P/S0.0×

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×
Current ratio2.1×-0.8×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Lifeway Foods’s reported figures.

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 return on invested capital?
Lifeway Foods (LWAY) reported return on invested capital of 21.3% in Q1 2026.
How has Lifeway Foods's return on invested capital changed year-over-year?
Lifeway Foods's return on invested capital increased by 50.5% year-over-year, from 14.2% to 21.3%.
What is the long-term trend for Lifeway Foods's return on invested capital?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Lifeway Foods's return on invested capital has grown at a 15.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 8.3% to 16.7%.
What does return on invested capital mean?
Net operating profit after tax (operating income taxed at the effective rate) divided by average invested capital (debt plus equity minus cash). Measures the after-tax return on all capital put to work in the business, independent of capital structure.