Lifeway Foods (LWAY) EBITDA Margin (2010 - 2025)
Lifeway Foods (LWAY) reported EBITDA Margin of 8.41% for Q4 2025, up 526.0% on a YoY basis from 1.34% in Q4 2024, and down 19.3% quarter-over-quarter from 10.42% in Q3 2025.
Lifeway Foods (LWAY) EBITDA Margin (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Lifeway Foods has reported EBITDA Margin for 16 years, with the latest figure at 8.41% in Q4 2025.
- For the quarter ending Q4 2025, EBITDA Margin rose 526.0% year-over-year to 8.41%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 stood at 9.23% (up 29.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 9.23%, up 29.0% from the prior year.
- EBITDA Margin for Q4 2025 stood at 8.41%, down from 10.42% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for EBITDA Margin was 15.26% in Q4 2023, with the low at 11.76% in Q4 2021.
- Historically, EBITDA Margin has averaged 7.38% across 5 years, with a median of 8.89% in 2021.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — EBITDA Margin jumped 1891 bps — and 2024, when it plunged 1211 bps.
- Lifeway Foods' EBITDA Margin stood at 11.76% in 2021, then soared by 161 bps to 7.15% in 2022, then surged by 113 bps to 15.26% in 2023, then sank by 79 bps to 3.15% in 2024, then jumped by 167 bps to 8.41% in 2025.
- The last three EBITDA Margin figures came in at 8.41% (Q4 2025), 10.42% (Q3 2025), and 12.29% (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paranovus Entertainment Technology | 12,507.92 Bn | 12,507.92 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Kraft Heinz | 27.05 Bn | 22.98 Bn | 2.22 Bn | 18.94% |
| 3 | General Mills | 17.93 Bn | 17.16 Bn | 1.37 Bn | 11.82% |
| 4 | Jbs | 13.56 Bn | 8.99 Bn | 2.32 Bn | - |
| 5 | Hormel Foods | 13.29 Bn | 12.44 Bn | 518.51 Mn | 7.30% |
| 6 | Mccormick | 12.45 Bn | 12.85 Bn | 708.90 Mn | 12.14% |
| 7 | Magnum Ice Cream | 11.94 Bn | 11.47 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | J M Smucker | 11.83 Bn | 11.77 Bn | 862.10 Mn | 19.60% |
| 9 | Smithfield Foods | 9.80 Bn | 8.73 Bn | 511.00 Mn | 8.76% |
| 10 | Lifeway Foods | 384.86 Mn | 379.29 Mn | 15.36 Mn | 8.41% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.41% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 10.42% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 12.29% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.16% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.15% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 10.65% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 12.38% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 9.47% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 15.26% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 13.92% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 13.81% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.50% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.15% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.68% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.47% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -1.15% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -11.76% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 5.72% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 10.74% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 9.36% |