Lifeway Foods (LWAY) Cost of Revenue (2010 - 2025)
Lifeway Foods' (LWAY) quarterly Cost of Revenue came in at $40.0 million in Q4 2025, up 146.3% YoY from $16.2 million in Q4 2024, and little changed on a QoQ basis from $39.8 million in Q3 2025.
Lifeway Foods (LWAY) Cost of Revenue (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Lifeway Foods (LWAY) has 16 years of Cost of Revenue data on file, last reported at $40.0 million in Q4 2025.
- Quarterly Cost of Revenue rose 146.3% year-over-year to $40.0 million in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was $118.8 million (up 356.07% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $154.3 million, up 946.53% from the prior year.
- Cost of Revenue steadied at $40.0 million in Q4 2025, from $39.8 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Cost of Revenue ranged from a high of $103.8 million in Q4 2022 to a low of -$86.4 million in Q4 2024.
- A 5-year average of $17.3 million and a median of $21.9 million in 2021 frame the typical range for Cost of Revenue.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Cost of Revenue soared 983.16% — and 2024, when it sank 3182.94%.
- Tracing LWAY's Cost of Revenue over 5 years: stood at $25.0 million in 2021, then surged by 315.57% to $103.8 million in 2022, then tumbled by 97.3% to $2.8 million in 2023, then slumped by 3182.94% to -$86.4 million in 2024, then jumped by 146.3% to $40.0 million in 2025.
- The last three Cost of Revenue figures came in at $40.0 million (Q4 2025), $39.8 million (Q3 2025), and $4.7 million (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cost of Rev (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kraft Heinz | 30.23 Bn | 27.54 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 4.23 Bn |
| 2 | General Mills | 21.36 Bn | 20.90 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 3.01 Bn |
| 3 | Mccormick | 14.89 Bn | 14.56 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 1.16 Bn |
| 4 | Jbs | 14.54 Bn | 11.07 Bn | 4.91 Bn | 40.60 Bn |
| 5 | Hormel Foods | 13.26 Bn | 12.40 Bn | 518.51 Mn | 2.45 Bn |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 13.17 Bn | 13.11 Bn | 862.10 Mn | 1.41 Bn |
| 7 | Magnum Ice Cream | 12.10 Bn | 11.38 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Darling Ingredients | 10.78 Bn | 10.62 Bn | 503.37 Mn | 1.22 Bn |
| 9 | Smithfield Foods | 8.77 Bn | 7.42 Bn | 478.00 Mn | 3.22 Bn |
| 10 | Lifeway Foods | 395.28 Mn | 389.70 Mn | 15.36 Mn | 40.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 40.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 40.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 39.82 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 39.82 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.72 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.72 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 34.25 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 34.25 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -86.38 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -86.38 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.98 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.98 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.58 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.58 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 32.44 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 32.44 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.80 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.88 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.88 Mn |