Lifeway Foods (LWAY) Cash from Operations (2010 - 2025)
Lifeway Foods (LWAY) reported Cash from Operations of $267,000 for Q4 2025, compared with -$2.58 million a year earlier and down 96.1% from the prior quarter.
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Lifeway Foods (LWAY) Cash from Operations (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Lifeway Foods posted Cash from Operations of $10.95 million, down 15.5% from FY2024.
- Cash from Operations has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 11.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Cash from Operations came in at $12.96 million in FY2024 (-23.5%), $16.94 million in FY2023 (+324.9%), $3.99 million in FY2022 (-28.3%) and $5.56 million in FY2021 (-12.9%).
- Five-year quarterly Cash from Operations spans a low of -$2.58 million in Q4 2024 and a high of $7.45 million in Q3 2024.
- Year over year, Cash from Operations gained in two of the last five quarters, with growth averaging 16.9%.
- The high point for year-over-year Cash from Operations in five years was Q2 2024 (growth of 169.5%); the low point was Q2 2022 (a decline of 95.1%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q4 2025 came in at $6.92 million (Q3 2025), $3.91 million (Q2 2025) and -$150,000 (Q1 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash from Ops. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 132.43 Bn | 107.80 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 73.80 Bn | 67.12 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 855.00 Mn |
| 3 | Hershey | 31.86 Bn | 28.11 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 419.32 Mn |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 26.96 Bn | 13.49 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 1.08 Bn |
| 5 | General Mills | 17.20 Bn | 14.85 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 297.80 Mn |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 12.70 Bn | 12.49 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 425.70 Mn |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.49 Bn | 12.36 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 379.80 Mn |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 10.97 Bn | 7.66 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 240.60 Mn |
| 9 | Chewy | 7.31 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 137.40 Mn |
| 10 | Lifeway Foods | 320.07 Mn | 320.07 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 267,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.92 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.91 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -150,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -2.58 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.45 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.54 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.55 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.80 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.69 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.43 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.03 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 348,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.17 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 119,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -648,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -291,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.21 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 2.44 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 1.21 Mn |
API Access
Lifeway Foods Cash from Operations 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=cash-from-operations&ticker=LWAY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-from-operations", "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=cash-from-operations&ticker=LWAY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();