Lifeway Foods (LWAY) Change in Inventory (2010 - 2025)
Lifeway Foods' (LWAY) quarterly Change in Inventory came in at $834000.0 in Q4 2025, up 251.9% YoY from $237000.0 in Q4 2024, and little changed on a QoQ basis from $832000.0 in Q3 2025.
Lifeway Foods (LWAY) Change in Inventory (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Lifeway Foods (LWAY) has 16 years of Change in Inventory data on file, last reported at $834000.0 in Q4 2025.
- Quarterly Change in Inventory rose 251.9% year-over-year to $834000.0 in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was $3.2 million (up 853.99% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $3.2 million, up 853.99% from the prior year.
- Change in Inventory was little changed at $834000.0 in Q4 2025, from $832000.0 in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Change in Inventory ranged from a high of $983000.0 in Q2 2025 to a low of -$974000.0 in Q1 2024.
- A 5-year average of $248000.0 and a median of $344000.0 in 2022 frame the typical range for Change in Inventory.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Change in Inventory slumped 193.13% — and 2025, when it soared 6500.0%.
- Tracing LWAY's Change in Inventory over 5 years: stood at $714000.0 in 2021, then tumbled by 38.66% to $438000.0 in 2022, then slumped by 149.54% to -$217000.0 in 2023, then jumped by 209.22% to $237000.0 in 2024, then jumped by 251.9% to $834000.0 in 2025.
- The last three Change in Inventory figures came in at $834000.0 (Q4 2025), $832000.0 (Q3 2025), and $983000.0 (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Change in Inventory (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kraft Heinz | 30.37 Bn | 27.69 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 33.00 Mn |
| 2 | General Mills | 21.49 Bn | 21.03 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 222.80 Mn |
| 3 | Mccormick | 14.93 Bn | 14.60 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 41.40 Mn |
| 4 | Jbs | 14.80 Bn | 11.34 Bn | 4.91 Bn | -824.62 Mn |
| 5 | J M Smucker | 13.21 Bn | 13.15 Bn | 862.10 Mn | -44.70 Mn |
| 6 | Hormel Foods | 13.14 Bn | 12.28 Bn | 518.51 Mn | 114.40 Mn |
| 7 | Magnum Ice Cream | 12.22 Bn | 11.50 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Darling Ingredients | 10.40 Bn | 10.24 Bn | 503.37 Mn | 43.83 Mn |
| 9 | Smithfield Foods | 8.75 Bn | 7.40 Bn | 478.00 Mn | - |
| 10 | Lifeway Foods | 391.40 Mn | 385.83 Mn | 15.36 Mn | 834,000.00 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 834,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 834,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 832,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 832,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 983,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 983,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 563,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 563,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 237,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 237,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -13,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -13,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 324,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 324,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -974,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -974,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -217,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -217,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -349,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -349,000.00 |