Lifeway Foods (LWAY) Capital Expenditures (2010 - 2025)
Lifeway Foods (LWAY) reported Capital Expenditures of $17.69 million for Q4 2025, compared with $1.25 million a year earlier and up 243.5% from the prior quarter.
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Lifeway Foods (LWAY) Capital Expenditures (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Lifeway Foods posted Capital Expenditures of $27.36 million, up 308.6% from FY2024.
- Capital Expenditures has increased for six consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 70.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Capital Expenditures came in at $6.7 million in FY2024 (+53.9%), $4.35 million in FY2023 (+26.2%), $3.45 million in FY2022 (+79.4%) and $1.92 million in FY2021 (+1.4%).
- The Q4 2025 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Capital Expenditures in data going back to Q3 2010.
- Year over year, Capital Expenditures gained in six of the last seven quarters, with growth averaging 127.4%.
- The high point for year-over-year Capital Expenditures in five years was Q2 2024 (growth of 529.8%); the low point was Q2 2023 (a decline of 83.3%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q4 2025 came in at $5.15 million (Q3 2025), $2.31 million (Q2 2025) and $2.22 million (Q1 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Capex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 132.43 Bn | 107.80 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 73.80 Bn | 67.12 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 342.00 Mn |
| 3 | Hershey | 31.86 Bn | 28.11 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 89.83 Mn |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 26.96 Bn | 13.49 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 189.00 Mn |
| 5 | General Mills | 17.20 Bn | 14.85 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 90.50 Mn |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 12.70 Bn | 12.49 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 88.40 Mn |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.49 Bn | 12.36 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 42.70 Mn |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 10.97 Bn | 7.66 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 68.16 Mn |
| 9 | Chewy | 7.31 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 47.90 Mn |
| 10 | Lifeway Foods | 320.07 Mn | 320.07 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 17.69 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.15 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.31 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.22 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.25 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.54 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.44 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.47 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.21 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.16 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 228,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.76 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 840,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 899,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.36 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 348,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 237,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 524,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 643,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 518,000.00 |
API Access
Lifeway Foods Capital Expenditures API
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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=capital-expenditures&ticker=LWAY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "capital-expenditures", "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=capital-expenditures&ticker=LWAY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();