Lifeway Foods (LWAY) Change in Cash (2010 - 2025)
Lifeway Foods (LWAY) posted Change in Cash of -$17.4 million for Q4 2025, down 1084.12% on a QoQ basis from $1.8 million in Q3 2025, and down 354.8% year-over-year from $6.8 million in Q4 2024.
Lifeway Foods (LWAY) Change in Cash (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Lifeway Foods' Change in Cash history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$17.4 million for Q4 2025.
- Quarterly Change in Cash fell 354.8% year-over-year to -$17.4 million in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was -$11.2 million (down 416.06% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$11.2 million, down 416.06% from the prior year.
- Change in Cash was -$17.4 million for Q4 2025 at Lifeway Foods, down from $1.8 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Change in Cash topped out at $5.9 million in Q3 2024 and bottomed at -$17.4 million in Q4 2025.
- A 5-year average of -$117750.0 and a median of $728500.0 in 2021 frame the typical range for Change in Cash.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Change in Cash surged 719.04% — and 2024, when it tumbled 776.68%.
- Lifeway Foods' Change in Cash stood at -$785000.0 in 2021, then plunged by 471.85% to -$4.5 million in 2022, then surged by 112.61% to $566000.0 in 2023, then tumbled by 776.68% to -$3.8 million in 2024, then slumped by 354.8% to -$17.4 million in 2025.
- Business Quant data shows LWAY's Change in Cash at -$17.4 million in Q4 2025, $1.8 million in Q3 2025, and $1.8 million in Q2 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Change in Cash (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kraft Heinz | 30.05 Bn | 26.07 Bn | 2.22 Bn | 672.00 Mn |
| 2 | General Mills | 19.11 Bn | 18.67 Bn | 1.60 Bn | -293.80 Mn |
| 3 | Hormel Foods | 13.78 Bn | 12.93 Bn | 518.51 Mn | -41.16 Mn |
| 4 | Mccormick | 13.51 Bn | 13.76 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 153.50 Mn |
| 5 | Magnum Ice Cream | 10.87 Bn | 10.35 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Smithfield Foods | 10.26 Bn | 8.88 Bn | 511.00 Mn | -154.00 Mn |
| 7 | Darling Ingredients | 10.06 Bn | 10.02 Bn | 404.92 Mn | 24.69 Mn |
| 8 | Conagra Brands | 6.88 Bn | 6.66 Bn | 704.10 Mn | 162.90 Mn |
| 9 | Lamb Weston Holdings | 6.84 Bn | 6.78 Bn | 361.40 Mn | 10.70 Mn |
| 10 | Lifeway Foods | 523.92 Mn | 518.35 Mn | 15.36 Mn | -17.42 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | -17.42 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.77 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.77 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.72 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -3.83 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.93 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.61 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -1.17 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 566,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.18 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.24 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 765,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -4.49 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.44 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -1.49 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -1.25 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -785,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -394,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 1.79 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 692,000.00 |