Lifeway Foods (LWAY) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2025)

Lifeway Foods (LWAY) reported Operating Expenses of $11.6 million for Q4 2025, up 3.72% on a YoY basis from $11.2 million in Q4 2024, and up 2.04% quarter-over-quarter from $11.4 million in Q3 2025.

Lifeway Foods (LWAY) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Lifeway Foods has reported Operating Expenses for 16 years, with the latest figure at $11.6 million in Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Operating Expenses rose 3.72% year-over-year to $11.6 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 stood at $42.0 million (up 21.06% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $42.0 million, up 21.06% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses for Q4 2025 stood at $11.6 million, up from $11.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $11.6 million in Q4 2025, with the low at $5.2 million in Q2 2021.
  • Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $7.5 million across 5 years, with a median of $6.6 million in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2021 — Operating Expenses declined 5.59% — and 2024, when it soared 85.2%.
  • Lifeway Foods' Operating Expenses stood at $5.6 million in 2021, then advanced by 6.7% to $6.0 million in 2022, then advanced by 1.34% to $6.0 million in 2023, then soared by 85.2% to $11.2 million in 2024, then increased by 3.72% to $11.6 million in 2025.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $11.6 million (Q4 2025), $11.4 million (Q3 2025), and $9.6 million (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Paranovus Entertainment Technology 75,216.52 Bn 75,216.52 Bn - -
2 Kraft Heinz 26.76 Bn 22.68 Bn 2.22 Bn 1.07 Bn
3 General Mills 17.79 Bn 17.02 Bn 1.37 Bn 837.30 Mn
4 Jbs 13.93 Bn 9.37 Bn 2.32 Bn -1.84 Bn
5 Hormel Foods 13.00 Bn 12.16 Bn 518.51 Mn 318.62 Mn
6 Mccormick 12.70 Bn 13.10 Bn 708.90 Mn 456.30 Mn
7 Magnum Ice Cream 12.17 Bn 11.70 Bn - -
8 J M Smucker 11.05 Bn 10.99 Bn 827.80 Mn 368.20 Mn
9 Smithfield Foods 10.57 Bn 9.49 Bn 511.00 Mn 180.00 Mn
10 Lifeway Foods 358.72 Mn 353.15 Mn 15.36 Mn 11.60 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 11.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 11.37 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 9.61 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 9.46 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 11.18 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 7.68 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 7.89 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 7.97 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 6.04 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 6.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 6.51 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 6.79 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 5.96 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 6.39 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 5.46 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 6.63 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 5.59 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 5.95 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 5.18 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 6.11 Mn