Lifeway Foods (LWAY) EBT Margin (2010 - 2025)
Lifeway Foods (LWAY) posted EBT Margin of 6.71% for Q4 2025, down 24.65% on a QoQ basis from 8.91% in Q3 2025, and up 506.0% year-over-year from 1.11% in Q4 2024.
Lifeway Foods (LWAY) EBT Margin (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Lifeway Foods' EBT Margin history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 6.71% for Q4 2025.
- Quarterly EBT Margin rose 506.0% year-over-year to 6.71% in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 9.26% (up 179.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 9.26%, up 179.0% from the prior year.
- EBT Margin was 6.71% for Q4 2025 at Lifeway Foods, down from 8.91% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, EBT Margin topped out at 13.53% in Q4 2023 and bottomed at 3.2% in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of 6.61% and a median of 7.29% in 2024 frame the typical range for EBT Margin.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — EBT Margin surged 1139 bps — and 2024, when it tumbled 1188 bps.
- Lifeway Foods' EBT Margin stood at 1.17% in 2021, then jumped by 291 bps to 4.56% in 2022, then soared by 197 bps to 13.53% in 2023, then sank by 88 bps to 1.65% in 2024, then jumped by 306 bps to 6.71% in 2025.
- Business Quant data shows LWAY's EBT Margin at 6.71% in Q4 2025, 8.91% in Q3 2025, and 10.97% in Q2 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kraft Heinz | 30.05 Bn | 26.07 Bn | 2.22 Bn | 16.70% |
| 2 | General Mills | 19.11 Bn | 18.67 Bn | 1.60 Bn | -48.42% |
| 3 | Hormel Foods | 13.78 Bn | 12.93 Bn | 518.51 Mn | 6.93% |
| 4 | Mccormick | 13.51 Bn | 13.76 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 11.37% |
| 5 | Magnum Ice Cream | 10.87 Bn | 10.35 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Smithfield Foods | 10.26 Bn | 8.88 Bn | 511.00 Mn | 8.50% |
| 7 | Darling Ingredients | 10.06 Bn | 10.02 Bn | 404.92 Mn | 11.33% |
| 8 | Conagra Brands | 6.88 Bn | 6.66 Bn | 704.10 Mn | -58.56% |
| 9 | Lamb Weston Holdings | 6.84 Bn | 6.78 Bn | 361.40 Mn | 6.85% |
| 10 | Lifeway Foods | 523.92 Mn | 518.35 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% |