Lifeway Foods (LWAY) EBITDA Margin (2010 - 2025)
Lifeway Foods (LWAY) posted EBITDA Margin of 6.8% for Q4 2025, down 22.93% on a QoQ basis from 8.82% in Q3 2025, and up 528.0% year-over-year from 1.08% in Q4 2024.
Lifeway Foods (LWAY) EBITDA Margin (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Lifeway Foods' EBITDA Margin history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 6.8% for Q4 2025.
- Quarterly EBITDA Margin rose 528.0% year-over-year to 6.8% in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 7.61% (up 20.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 7.61%, up 20.0% from the prior year.
- EBITDA Margin was 6.8% for Q4 2025 at Lifeway Foods, down from 8.82% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, EBITDA Margin topped out at 13.67% in Q4 2023 and bottomed at 3.08% in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of 6.37% and a median of 6.69% in 2021 frame the typical range for EBITDA Margin.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — EBITDA Margin soared 1143 bps — and 2024, when it slumped 1215 bps.
- Lifeway Foods' EBITDA Margin stood at 1.31% in 2021, then jumped by 318 bps to 5.47% in 2022, then jumped by 150 bps to 13.67% in 2023, then plunged by 89 bps to 1.52% in 2024, then soared by 347 bps to 6.8% in 2025.
- Business Quant data shows LWAY's EBITDA Margin at 6.8% in Q4 2025, 8.82% in Q3 2025, and 10.75% in Q2 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kraft Heinz | 30.05 Bn | 26.07 Bn | 2.22 Bn | 18.94% |
| 2 | General Mills | 19.11 Bn | 18.67 Bn | 1.60 Bn | -45.40% |
| 3 | Hormel Foods | 13.78 Bn | 12.93 Bn | 518.51 Mn | 7.30% |
| 4 | Mccormick | 13.51 Bn | 13.76 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 14.27% |
| 5 | Magnum Ice Cream | 10.87 Bn | 10.35 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Smithfield Foods | 10.26 Bn | 8.88 Bn | 511.00 Mn | 8.76% |
| 7 | Darling Ingredients | 10.06 Bn | 10.02 Bn | 404.92 Mn | 14.62% |
| 8 | Conagra Brands | 6.88 Bn | 6.66 Bn | 704.10 Mn | -57.54% |
| 9 | Lamb Weston Holdings | 6.84 Bn | 6.78 Bn | 361.40 Mn | 9.54% |
| 10 | Lifeway Foods | 523.92 Mn | 518.35 Mn | 15.36 Mn | 6.80% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.80% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 8.82% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 10.75% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.41% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.52% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 9.09% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 10.96% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.98% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 13.67% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 12.32% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 12.15% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.79% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.47% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.13% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.72% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -3.08% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.31% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 3.53% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 8.55% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 6.59% |