Lifeway Foods (LWAY) EBT Margin (2010 - 2025)
Lifeway Foods (LWAY) reported EBT Margin of 6.71% for Q4 2025, up 506.0% on a YoY basis from 1.11% in Q4 2024, and down 24.65% quarter-over-quarter from 8.91% in Q3 2025.
Lifeway Foods (LWAY) EBT Margin (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Lifeway Foods has reported EBT Margin for 16 years, with the latest figure at 6.71% in Q4 2025.
- For the quarter ending Q4 2025, EBT Margin rose 506.0% year-over-year to 6.71%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 stood at 9.26% (up 179.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 9.26%, up 179.0% from the prior year.
- EBT Margin for Q4 2025 stood at 6.71%, down from 8.91% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for EBT Margin was 13.53% in Q4 2023, with the low at 3.2% in Q1 2022.
- Historically, EBT Margin has averaged 6.61% across 5 years, with a median of 7.29% in 2024.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — EBT Margin surged 1139 bps — and 2024, when it plunged 1188 bps.
- Lifeway Foods' EBT Margin stood at 1.17% in 2021, then surged by 291 bps to 4.56% in 2022, then jumped by 197 bps to 13.53% in 2023, then tumbled by 88 bps to 1.65% in 2024, then surged by 306 bps to 6.71% in 2025.
- The last three EBT Margin figures came in at 6.71% (Q4 2025), 8.91% (Q3 2025), and 10.97% (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paranovus Entertainment Technology | 75,216.52 Bn | 75,216.52 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Kraft Heinz | 26.76 Bn | 22.68 Bn | 2.22 Bn | 16.70% |
| 3 | General Mills | 17.79 Bn | 17.02 Bn | 1.37 Bn | 9.27% |
| 4 | Jbs | 13.93 Bn | 9.37 Bn | 2.32 Bn | - |
| 5 | Hormel Foods | 13.00 Bn | 12.16 Bn | 518.51 Mn | 6.93% |
| 6 | Mccormick | 12.70 Bn | 13.10 Bn | 708.90 Mn | 9.87% |
| 7 | Magnum Ice Cream | 12.17 Bn | 11.70 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | J M Smucker | 11.05 Bn | 10.99 Bn | 827.80 Mn | -27.87% |
| 9 | Smithfield Foods | 10.57 Bn | 9.49 Bn | 511.00 Mn | 8.50% |
| 10 | Lifeway Foods | 358.72 Mn | 353.15 Mn | 15.36 Mn | 6.71% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.71% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 8.91% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 10.97% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 10.77% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.65% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 9.38% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 10.90% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.86% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 13.53% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 12.05% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 11.94% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.53% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.56% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.92% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.55% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -3.20% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.17% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 3.41% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 8.06% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 6.46% |