Lifeway Foods (LWAY) Net Margin (2010 - 2025)
Lifeway Foods' (LWAY) quarterly Net Margin came in at 13.07% in Q4 2025, up 444.0% YoY from 2.4% in Q4 2024, and up 111.56% on a QoQ basis from 6.18% in Q3 2025.
Lifeway Foods (LWAY) Net Margin (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Lifeway Foods (LWAY) has 16 years of Net Margin data on file, last reported at 13.07% in 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 improved to 13.07% in Q4 2025, from 6.18% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Net Margin ranged from a high of 19.3% in Q4 2023 to a low of 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 plunged 1068 bps.
- Tracing LWAY's Net Margin over 5 years: stood at 0.3% in 2021, then jumped by 765 bps to 2.0% in 2022, then soared by 866 bps to 19.3% in 2023, then tumbled by 55 bps to 8.62% in 2024, then jumped by 52 bps to 13.07% in 2025.
- The last three Net Margin figures came in at 13.07% (Q4 2025), 6.18% (Q3 2025), and 7.88% (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kraft Heinz | 30.50 Bn | 27.82 Bn | 2.03 Bn | -87.19% |
| 2 | General Mills | 21.50 Bn | 21.05 Bn | 1.60 Bn | -43.20% |
| 3 | Mccormick | 15.16 Bn | 14.83 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 8.09% |
| 4 | Jbs | 14.79 Bn | 11.32 Bn | 4.91 Bn | 0.26% |
| 5 | J M Smucker | 13.28 Bn | 13.23 Bn | 862.10 Mn | 17.11% |
| 6 | Hormel Foods | 13.24 Bn | 12.38 Bn | 518.51 Mn | 5.29% |
| 7 | Magnum Ice Cream | 12.16 Bn | 11.44 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Darling Ingredients | 10.57 Bn | 10.41 Bn | 503.37 Mn | 22.58% |
| 9 | Smithfield Foods | 8.79 Bn | 7.44 Bn | 478.00 Mn | 6.35% |
| 10 | Lifeway Foods | 389.73 Mn | 384.16 Mn | 15.36 Mn | 4.10% |
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% |