Lifeway Foods (LWAY) Other Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Lifeway Foods (LWAY) recorded Other Operating Expenses of $4.67 million in Q4 2025, up 63.4% from $2.86 million a year earlier and up 9.4% from the prior quarter.
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Lifeway Foods (LWAY) Other Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Lifeway Foods reported Other Operating Expenses of $16.99 million, up 36.6% from FY2024.
- Annual Other Operating Expenses has increased for five straight years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 18.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Other Operating Expenses came in at $12.44 million in FY2024 (+28.3%), $9.69 million in FY2023 (+3.0%), $9.41 million in FY2022 (+11.1%) and $8.47 million in FY2021 (+16.6%).
- The Q4 2025 figure is the highest quarterly Other Operating Expenses since Q4 2017.
- On a year-over-year basis, Other Operating Expenses has increased for eight consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 33.9% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Other Operating Expenses in the last five years was growth of 63.4% in Q4 2025, against a decline of 93.6% in Q2 2021 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $4.27 million (Q3 2025), $4.02 million (Q2 2025) and $4.03 million (Q1 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 144.95 Bn | 98.82 Bn | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 84.23 Bn | 77.29 Bn | 3.92 Bn |
| 3 | Hershey | 34.99 Bn | 31.72 Bn | 1.51 Bn |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 28.72 Bn | 16.47 Bn | 1.99 Bn |
| 5 | General Mills | 18.50 Bn | 16.16 Bn | 1.49 Bn |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 14.27 Bn | 14.05 Bn | 979.60 Mn |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.58 Bn | 12.23 Bn | 794.90 Mn |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 12.22 Bn | 8.90 Bn | 471.52 Mn |
| 9 | Chewy | 9.17 Bn | 6.46 Bn | 1.01 Bn |
| 10 | Lifeway Foods | 336.24 Mn | 294.99 Mn | 13.03 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 6.63 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.27 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.54 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.13 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.89 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.72 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.26 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.88 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.04 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.13 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.23 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.92 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.87 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.18 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.25 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 22,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.94 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 94,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 125,000.00 |
API Access
Lifeway Foods Other Operating Expenses API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=other-operating-expenses&ticker=LWAY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "other-operating-expenses", "ticker": "LWAY", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=other-operating-expenses&ticker=LWAY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();