Lifeway Foods (LWAY) FCF Margin (2010 - 2025)
Lifeway Foods' (LWAY) quarterly FCF Margin came in at 31.46% in Q4 2025, down 2330.0% YoY from 1.41% in Q4 2024, and down 1115.8% on a QoQ basis from 3.1% in Q3 2025.
Lifeway Foods (LWAY) FCF Margin (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Lifeway Foods (LWAY) has 16 years of FCF Margin data on file, last reported at 31.46% in Q4 2025.
- Quarterly FCF Margin fell 2330.0% year-over-year to 31.46% in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 7.72% (down 1108.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 7.72%, down 1108.0% from the prior year.
- FCF Margin eased to 31.46% in Q4 2025, from 3.1% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, FCF Margin ranged from a high of 13.53% in Q3 2023 to a low of 31.46% in Q4 2025.
- A 5-year average of 1.33% and a median of 3.04% in 2025 frame the typical range for FCF Margin.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — FCF Margin soared 991 bps — and 2025, when it slumped 2330 bps.
- Tracing LWAY's FCF Margin over 5 years: stood at 1.7% in 2021, then climbed by 19 bps to 1.37% in 2022, then surged by 722 bps to 8.53% in 2023, then sank by 196 bps to 8.16% in 2024, then tumbled by 285 bps to 31.46% in 2025.
- The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 31.46% (Q4 2025), 3.1% (Q3 2025), and 2.98% (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kraft Heinz | 30.23 Bn | 27.54 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 14.26% |
| 2 | General Mills | 21.36 Bn | 20.90 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 7.97% |
| 3 | Mccormick | 14.89 Bn | 14.56 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 17.41% |
| 4 | Jbs | 14.54 Bn | 11.07 Bn | 4.91 Bn | -2.45% |
| 5 | Hormel Foods | 13.26 Bn | 12.40 Bn | 518.51 Mn | 3.26% |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 13.17 Bn | 13.11 Bn | 862.10 Mn | 21.34% |
| 7 | Magnum Ice Cream | 12.10 Bn | 11.38 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Darling Ingredients | 10.78 Bn | 10.62 Bn | 503.37 Mn | 23.47% |
| 9 | Smithfield Foods | 8.77 Bn | 7.42 Bn | 478.00 Mn | 5.19% |
| 10 | Lifeway Foods | 395.28 Mn | 389.70 Mn | 15.36 Mn | -31.46% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | -31.46% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.10% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.98% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -5.14% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -8.16% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 12.82% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 10.39% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -2.07% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.53% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 13.53% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.61% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.34% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -1.37% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 8.57% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -3.71% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -2.92% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -1.70% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 5.70% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 6.15% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 2.36% |