Lifeway Foods (LWAY) Asset Utilization Ratio (2011 - 2025)
Lifeway Foods' Asset Utilization Ratio came in at 1.98 for Q4 2025, down 3.9% from 2.05 a year earlier but up 0.6% from the prior quarter.
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Lifeway Foods (LWAY) Asset Utilization Ratio (2011 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Lifeway Foods' Asset Utilization Ratio was 2.17, down 0.1% from FY2024.
- Going back by year, Asset Utilization Ratio was 2.17 in FY2024 (+2.1%), 2.13 in FY2023 (+5.0%), 2.02 in FY2022 (+12.3%) and 1.80 in FY2021 (+4.4%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Asset Utilization Ratio is 1.69 (Q4 2021) to 2.12 (Q2 2023).
- Year-over-year, Asset Utilization Ratio has declined for three consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 1.2% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Asset Utilization Ratio over five years came in Q1 2023 (growth of 19.3%), and the weakest in Q3 2025 (a decline of 4.9%).
- Business Quant data shows LWAY's Asset Utilization Ratio at 1.96 (Q3 2025), 2.01 (Q2 2025) and 2.04 (Q1 2025) in the three quarters before Q4 2025.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Asset Util. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 132.43 Bn | 107.80 Bn | - | 0.75 |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 73.80 Bn | 67.12 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 0.56 |
| 3 | Hershey | 31.86 Bn | 28.11 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 0.87 |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 26.96 Bn | 13.49 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 0.32 |
| 5 | General Mills | 17.20 Bn | 14.85 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 0.61 |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 12.70 Bn | 12.49 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 0.56 |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.49 Bn | 12.36 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 0.45 |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 10.97 Bn | 7.66 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 0.91 |
| 9 | Chewy | 7.31 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 3.71 |
| 10 | Lifeway Foods | 320.07 Mn | 320.07 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.98 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.96 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.01 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.04 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.05 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.06 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.11 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.03 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.98 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.02 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.12 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.08 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.98 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.91 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.83 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.75 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.69 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.70 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 1.75 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 1.72 |
API Access
Lifeway Foods Asset Utilization Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=asset-utilization-ratio&ticker=LWAY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "asset-utilization-ratio", "ticker": "LWAY", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=asset-utilization-ratio&ticker=LWAY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();