Lifeway Foods (LWAY) EV to EBITDA (2011 - 2025)
Lifeway Foods' (LWAY) EV to EBITDA stood at 18.04 in Q4 2025, down 13.1% from 20.75 a year earlier and down 23.4% from the prior quarter.
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Lifeway Foods (LWAY) EV to EBITDA (2011 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Starting with Q1 2011, Lifeway Foods' EV to EBITDA history includes 57 quarters.
- Across earlier years, EV to EBITDA came in at 20.75 in FY2024 (+127.6%), 9.12 in FY2023 (-36.9%), 14.44 in FY2022 (+104.6%) and 7.06 in FY2021 (-24.7%).
- The Q4 2025 figure is the lowest quarterly EV to EBITDA since Q3 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, EV to EBITDA rose in six of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 68.2%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for EV to EBITDA in the last five years was growth of 198.8% in Q2 2022, against a decline of 63.7% in Q2 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 23.55 (Q3 2025), 22.22 (Q2 2025) and 22.89 (Q1 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 133.59 Bn | 108.95 Bn | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 75.71 Bn | 69.03 Bn | 3.99 Bn |
| 3 | Hershey | 32.64 Bn | 28.88 Bn | 1.26 Bn |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 27.82 Bn | 14.35 Bn | 2.03 Bn |
| 5 | General Mills | 18.09 Bn | 15.75 Bn | 1.49 Bn |
| 6 | Mccormick | 13.03 Bn | 12.90 Bn | 778.20 Mn |
| 7 | J M Smucker | 12.89 Bn | 12.68 Bn | 979.60 Mn |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 10.92 Bn | 7.61 Bn | 471.52 Mn |
| 9 | Chewy | 7.33 Bn | 4.62 Bn | 1.01 Bn |
| 10 | Lifeway Foods | 319.32 Mn | 319.32 Mn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 18.04 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 23.55 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 22.22 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 22.89 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 20.75 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 16.39 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.59 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 10.81 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.12 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 8.55 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 7.15 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 12.71 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 14.44 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 21.13 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 19.70 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 18.01 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.06 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 8.46 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 6.59 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 8.58 |
API Access
Lifeway Foods EV to EBITDA API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ev-to-ebitda&ticker=LWAY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ev-to-ebitda", "ticker": "LWAY", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ev-to-ebitda&ticker=LWAY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();