Lifeway Foods (LWAY) Net Margin (2010 - 2025)
Lifeway Foods (LWAY) posted Net Margin of 13.07% for Q4 2025, up 111.56% on a QoQ basis from 6.18% in Q3 2025, and up 444.0% year-over-year from 2.4% in Q4 2024.
Lifeway Foods (LWAY) Net Margin (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Lifeway Foods' Net Margin history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 13.07% for Q4 2025.
- Quarterly Net Margin rose 444.0% year-over-year to 13.07% in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 8.73% (up 165.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 8.73%, up 165.0% from the prior year.
- Net Margin was 13.07% for Q4 2025 at Lifeway Foods, up from 6.18% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Net Margin topped out at 19.3% in Q4 2023 and bottomed at 2.62% in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of 5.73% and a median of 5.86% in 2021 frame the typical range for Net Margin.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Net Margin surged 1730 bps — and 2024, when it tumbled 1068 bps.
- Lifeway Foods' Net Margin stood at 0.3% in 2021, then soared by 765 bps to 2.0% in 2022, then surged by 866 bps to 19.3% in 2023, then sank by 55 bps to 8.62% in 2024, then soared by 52 bps to 13.07% in 2025.
- Business Quant data shows LWAY's Net Margin at 13.07% in Q4 2025, 6.18% in Q3 2025, and 7.88% in Q2 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kraft Heinz | 30.05 Bn | 26.07 Bn | 2.22 Bn | 13.21% |
| 2 | General Mills | 19.11 Bn | 18.67 Bn | 1.60 Bn | -43.20% |
| 3 | Hormel Foods | 13.78 Bn | 12.93 Bn | 518.51 Mn | 5.29% |
| 4 | Mccormick | 13.51 Bn | 13.76 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 8.09% |
| 5 | Magnum Ice Cream | 10.87 Bn | 10.35 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Smithfield Foods | 10.26 Bn | 8.88 Bn | 511.00 Mn | 6.61% |
| 7 | Darling Ingredients | 10.06 Bn | 10.02 Bn | 404.92 Mn | 8.84% |
| 8 | Conagra Brands | 6.88 Bn | 6.66 Bn | 704.10 Mn | -39.62% |
| 9 | Lamb Weston Holdings | 6.84 Bn | 6.78 Bn | 361.40 Mn | 6.07% |
| 10 | Lifeway Foods | 523.92 Mn | 518.35 Mn | 15.36 Mn | 13.07% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 13.07% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.18% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 7.88% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 7.68% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 8.62% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 6.46% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.70% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.44% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 19.30% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 8.34% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 8.04% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.19% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.00% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.58% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.36% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -2.62% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -0.30% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.62% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 5.55% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 4.45% |