Lifeway Foods (LWAY) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2025)
Lifeway Foods' (LWAY) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at -$17.4 million in Q4 2025, down 354.69% YoY from $6.8 million in Q4 2024, and down 1084.12% on a QoQ basis from $1.8 million in Q3 2025.
Lifeway Foods (LWAY) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Lifeway Foods (LWAY) has 16 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at -$17.4 million in 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 declined to -$17.4 million in Q4 2025, from $1.8 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $5.9 million in Q3 2024 to a low of -$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 slumped 354.69%.
- Tracing LWAY's Free Cash Flow over 5 years: 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.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Free Cash Flow (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kraft Heinz | 30.37 Bn | 27.69 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 893.00 Mn |
| 2 | General Mills | 21.49 Bn | 21.03 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 367.60 Mn |
| 3 | Mccormick | 14.93 Bn | 14.60 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 337.10 Mn |
| 4 | Jbs | 14.80 Bn | 11.34 Bn | 4.91 Bn | -1.12 Bn |
| 5 | J M Smucker | 13.21 Bn | 13.15 Bn | 862.10 Mn | 483.90 Mn |
| 6 | Hormel Foods | 13.14 Bn | 12.28 Bn | 518.51 Mn | 96.77 Mn |
| 7 | Magnum Ice Cream | 12.22 Bn | 11.50 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Darling Ingredients | 10.40 Bn | 10.24 Bn | 503.37 Mn | 404.64 Mn |
| 9 | Smithfield Foods | 8.75 Bn | 7.40 Bn | 478.00 Mn | 192.00 Mn |
| 10 | Lifeway Foods | 391.40 Mn | 385.83 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 |