Lifeway Foods (LWAY) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2025)
Lifeway Foods (LWAY) posted Free Cash Flow of -$17.4 million for Q4 2025, down 1084.12% on a QoQ basis from $1.8 million in Q3 2025, and down 354.69% year-over-year from $6.8 million in Q4 2024.
Lifeway Foods (LWAY) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Lifeway Foods' Free Cash Flow history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$17.4 million for Q4 2025.
- Quarterly Free Cash Flow fell 354.69% year-over-year to -$17.4 million in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was -$16.4 million (down 361.98% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$16.4 million, down 361.98% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow was -$17.4 million for Q4 2025 at Lifeway Foods, down from $1.8 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $5.9 million in Q3 2024 and bottomed at -$17.4 million in Q4 2025.
- A 5-year average of $331100.0 and a median of $1.4 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Free Cash Flow soared 830.08% — and 2025, when it sank 354.69%.
- Lifeway Foods' Free Cash Flow stood at -$528000.0 in 2021, then rose by 6.82% to -$492000.0 in 2022, then surged by 830.08% to $3.6 million in 2023, then sank by 206.65% to -$3.8 million in 2024, then sank by 354.69% to -$17.4 million in 2025.
- Business Quant data shows LWAY's Free Cash Flow at -$17.4 million in Q4 2025, $1.8 million in Q3 2025, and $1.6 million in Q2 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Free Cash Flow (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kraft Heinz | 30.05 Bn | 26.07 Bn | 2.22 Bn | 766.00 Mn |
| 2 | General Mills | 19.11 Bn | 18.67 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 367.60 Mn |
| 3 | Hormel Foods | 13.78 Bn | 12.93 Bn | 518.51 Mn | 53.98 Mn |
| 4 | Mccormick | 13.51 Bn | 13.76 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 337.10 Mn |
| 5 | Magnum Ice Cream | 10.87 Bn | 10.35 Bn | - | 1.17 Bn |
| 6 | Smithfield Foods | 10.26 Bn | 8.88 Bn | 511.00 Mn | -153.00 Mn |
| 7 | Darling Ingredients | 10.06 Bn | 10.02 Bn | 404.92 Mn | 58.19 Mn |
| 8 | Conagra Brands | 6.88 Bn | 6.66 Bn | 704.10 Mn | 506.50 Mn |
| 9 | Lamb Weston Holdings | 6.84 Bn | 6.78 Bn | 361.40 Mn | 201.10 Mn |
| 10 | Lifeway Foods | 523.92 Mn | 518.35 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 |