Lifeway Foods (LWAY) Interest Coverage Ratio (2010 - 2025)
Lifeway Foods' (LWAY) quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio came in at 179.19 in Q4 2025, up 200.53% YoY from 59.63 in Q4 2024, and up 1819.9% on a QoQ basis from 9.33 in Q3 2025.
Lifeway Foods (LWAY) Interest Coverage Ratio (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Lifeway Foods (LWAY) has 16 years of Interest Coverage Ratio data on file, last reported at 179.19 in Q4 2025.
- Quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio rose 200.53% year-over-year to 179.19 in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 73.84 (up 56.73% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 29.95, down 7.9% from the prior year.
- Interest Coverage Ratio rose to 179.19 in Q4 2025, from 9.33 in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Interest Coverage Ratio ranged from a high of 179.19 in Q4 2025 to a low of 178.25 in Q4 2024.
- A 5-year average of 14.03 and a median of 9.65 in 2024 frame the typical range for Interest Coverage Ratio.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2021 — Interest Coverage Ratio surged 2000.17% — and 2024, when it sank 323.08%.
- Tracing LWAY's Interest Coverage Ratio over 5 years: stood at 13.53 in 2021, then soared by 51.02% to 20.44 in 2022, then surged by 290.96% to 79.9 in 2023, then tumbled by 323.08% to 178.25 in 2024, then soared by 200.53% to 179.19 in 2025.
- The last three Interest Coverage Ratio figures came in at 179.19 (Q4 2025), 9.33 (Q3 2025), and 10.73 (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kraft Heinz | 30.37 Bn | 27.69 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 207.45 |
| 2 | General Mills | 21.49 Bn | 21.03 Bn | 1.60 Bn | - |
| 3 | Mccormick | 14.93 Bn | 14.60 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 4.41 |
| 4 | Jbs | 14.80 Bn | 11.34 Bn | 4.91 Bn | 0.82 |
| 5 | J M Smucker | 13.21 Bn | 13.15 Bn | 862.10 Mn | - |
| 6 | Hormel Foods | 13.14 Bn | 12.28 Bn | 518.51 Mn | 10.95 |
| 7 | Magnum Ice Cream | 12.22 Bn | 11.50 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Darling Ingredients | 10.40 Bn | 10.24 Bn | 503.37 Mn | 10.00 |
| 9 | Smithfield Foods | 8.75 Bn | 7.40 Bn | 478.00 Mn | 36.25 |
| 10 | Lifeway Foods | 391.40 Mn | 385.83 Mn | 15.36 Mn | 179.19 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 179.19 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 9.33 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 10.73 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.91 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -178.25 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.76 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 9.97 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.60 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 79.90 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.33 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 8.83 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 11.05 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 20.44 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 7.29 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.13 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -24.98 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 13.53 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 22.70 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 47.96 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 35.20 |