Lifeway Foods (LWAY) Change in Inventory (2010 - 2025)
Lifeway Foods (LWAY) reported Change in Inventory of $834,000 for Q4 2025, up 251.9% from $237,000 a year earlier and up 0.2% from the prior quarter.
Analysis
Lifeway Foods (LWAY) Change in Inventory (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Lifeway Foods posted Change in Inventory of $3.21 million.
- Change in Inventory has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 43.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Change in Inventory came in at -$426,000 in FY2024, -$527,000 in FY2023, $1.35 million in FY2022 (-0.8%) and $1.36 million in FY2021 (+152.0%).
- Five-year quarterly Change in Inventory spans a low of -$974,000 in Q1 2024 and a high of $983,000 in Q2 2025.
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q4 2025 came in at $832,000 (Q3 2025), $983,000 (Q2 2025) and $563,000 (Q1 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Change Inventory (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 132.43 Bn | 107.80 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 73.80 Bn | 67.12 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 330.00 Mn |
| 3 | Hershey | 31.86 Bn | 28.11 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 314.42 Mn |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 26.96 Bn | 13.49 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 33.00 Mn |
| 5 | General Mills | 17.20 Bn | 14.85 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 261.10 Mn |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 12.70 Bn | 12.49 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 61.10 Mn |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.49 Bn | 12.36 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 41.40 Mn |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 10.97 Bn | 7.66 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 57.43 Mn |
| 9 | Chewy | 7.31 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 1.01 Bn | -83.10 Mn |
| 10 | Lifeway Foods | 320.07 Mn | 320.07 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 834,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 832,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 983,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 563,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 237,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -13,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 324,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -974,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -217,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -349,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 378,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -339,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 438,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 756,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -213,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 364,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 714,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 281,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 554,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -193,000.00 |
API Access
Lifeway Foods Change in Inventory 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=change-in-inventory&ticker=LWAY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "change-in-inventory", "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=change-in-inventory&ticker=LWAY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();