Lifeway Foods (LWAY) EBITDA (2010 - 2025)
Lifeway Foods' (LWAY) quarterly EBITDA came in at $3.8 million in Q4 2025, up 427.77% YoY from $713000.0 in Q4 2024, and down 25.34% on a QoQ basis from $5.0 million in Q3 2025.
Lifeway Foods (LWAY) EBITDA (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Lifeway Foods (LWAY) has 16 years of EBITDA data on file, last reported at $3.8 million in Q4 2025.
- Quarterly EBITDA rose 427.77% year-over-year to $3.8 million in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was $16.2 million (up 16.75% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $16.2 million, up 16.75% from the prior year.
- EBITDA declined to $3.8 million in Q4 2025, from $5.0 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, EBITDA ranged from a high of $5.8 million in Q2 2025 to a low of -$1.0 million in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of $2.8 million and a median of $2.2 million in 2021 frame the typical range for EBITDA.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — EBITDA sank 154.18% — and 2023, when it jumped 1877.59%.
- Tracing LWAY's EBITDA over 5 years: stood at $406000.0 in 2021, then surged by 383.25% to $2.0 million in 2022, then soared by 193.22% to $5.8 million in 2023, then sank by 87.61% to $713000.0 in 2024, then surged by 427.77% to $3.8 million in 2025.
- The last three EBITDA figures came in at $3.8 million (Q4 2025), $5.0 million (Q3 2025), and $5.8 million (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kraft Heinz | 30.36 Bn | 27.67 Bn | 2.03 Bn | -6.43 Bn |
| 2 | General Mills | 21.42 Bn | 20.97 Bn | 1.60 Bn | -2.09 Bn |
| 3 | Mccormick | 15.04 Bn | 14.71 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 276.40 Mn |
| 4 | Jbs | 14.77 Bn | 11.30 Bn | 4.91 Bn | 1.08 Bn |
| 5 | J M Smucker | 13.25 Bn | 13.19 Bn | 862.10 Mn | 444.50 Mn |
| 6 | Hormel Foods | 13.13 Bn | 12.27 Bn | 518.51 Mn | 217.11 Mn |
| 7 | Magnum Ice Cream | 12.15 Bn | 11.44 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Darling Ingredients | 9.94 Bn | 9.78 Bn | 503.37 Mn | 555.24 Mn |
| 9 | Smithfield Foods | 8.74 Bn | 7.39 Bn | 478.00 Mn | 290.00 Mn |
| 10 | Lifeway Foods | 391.70 Mn | 386.13 Mn | 15.36 Mn | 3.76 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.76 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.04 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.57 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 713,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.19 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.39 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.56 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.75 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.04 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.77 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.44 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.96 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.20 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 241,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -1.05 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 406,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.04 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 2.49 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 1.94 Mn |