Lifeway Foods (LWAY) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2025)
Lifeway Foods (LWAY) reported Free Cash Flow of -$17.4 million for Q4 2025, down 354.69% on a YoY basis from $6.8 million in Q4 2024, and down 1084.12% quarter-over-quarter from $1.8 million in Q3 2025.
Lifeway Foods (LWAY) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Lifeway Foods has reported Free Cash Flow for 16 years, with the latest figure at -$17.4 million in Q4 2025.
- For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Free Cash Flow fell 354.69% year-over-year to -$17.4 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 stood at -$16.4 million (down 361.98% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$16.4 million, down 361.98% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow for Q4 2025 stood at -$17.4 million, down from $1.8 million in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Free Cash Flow was $5.9 million in Q3 2024, with the low at -$17.4 million in Q4 2025.
- Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged $331100.0 across 5 years, with a median of $1.4 million in 2023.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Free Cash Flow soared 830.08% — and 2025, when it slumped 354.69%.
- Lifeway Foods' Free Cash Flow stood at -$528000.0 in 2021, then grew by 6.82% to -$492000.0 in 2022, then soared by 830.08% to $3.6 million in 2023, then tumbled by 206.65% to -$3.8 million in 2024, then tumbled by 354.69% to -$17.4 million in 2025.
- The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at -$17.4 million (Q4 2025), $1.8 million (Q3 2025), and $1.6 million (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Free Cash Flow (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 | 766.00 Mn |
| 3 | General Mills | 17.79 Bn | 17.02 Bn | 1.37 Bn | 295.50 Mn |
| 4 | Jbs | 13.93 Bn | 9.37 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 117.88 Mn |
| 5 | Hormel Foods | 13.00 Bn | 12.16 Bn | 518.51 Mn | 180.90 Mn |
| 6 | Mccormick | 12.70 Bn | 13.10 Bn | 708.90 Mn | 18.40 Mn |
| 7 | Magnum Ice Cream | 12.17 Bn | 11.70 Bn | - | 415.56 Mn |
| 8 | J M Smucker | 11.05 Bn | 10.99 Bn | 827.80 Mn | 487.00 Mn |
| 9 | Smithfield Foods | 10.57 Bn | 9.49 Bn | 511.00 Mn | -153.00 Mn |
| 10 | Lifeway Foods | 358.72 Mn | 353.15 Mn | 15.36 Mn | -17.42 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | -17.42 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -17.42 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.77 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.77 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.61 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.61 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -2.37 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -2.37 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -3.83 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -3.83 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.91 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.91 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.11 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.11 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -923,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -923,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.59 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.59 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.53 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.53 Mn |