Lifeway Foods (LWAY) Payables (2010 - 2025)
Lifeway Foods (LWAY) posted Payables of $11.0 million for Q4 2025, down 37.1% on a QoQ basis from $17.5 million in Q3 2025, and up 5.84% year-over-year from $10.4 million in Q4 2024.
Lifeway Foods (LWAY) Payables (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Lifeway Foods' Payables history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $11.0 million for Q4 2025.
- Quarterly Payables rose 5.84% year-over-year to $11.0 million in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was $11.0 million (up 5.84% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $11.0 million, up 5.84% from the prior year.
- Payables was $11.0 million for Q4 2025 at Lifeway Foods, down from $17.5 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Payables topped out at $17.5 million in Q3 2025 and bottomed at $5.3 million in Q2 2021.
- A 5-year average of $10.1 million and a median of $10.4 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Payables.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2021 — Payables fell 28.72% — and 2022, when it soared 144.75%.
- Lifeway Foods' Payables stood at $11.1 million in 2021, then decreased by 16.74% to $9.2 million in 2022, then rose by 21.64% to $11.2 million in 2023, then declined by 7.35% to $10.4 million in 2024, then grew by 5.84% to $11.0 million in 2025.
- Business Quant data shows LWAY's Payables at $11.0 million in Q4 2025, $17.5 million in Q3 2025, and $11.9 million in Q2 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Payables (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kraft Heinz | 30.05 Bn | 26.07 Bn | 2.22 Bn | 4.39 Bn |
| 2 | General Mills | 19.11 Bn | 18.67 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 3.80 Bn |
| 3 | Hormel Foods | 13.78 Bn | 12.93 Bn | 518.51 Mn | 669.38 Mn |
| 4 | Mccormick | 13.51 Bn | 13.76 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 2.84 Bn |
| 5 | Magnum Ice Cream | 10.87 Bn | 10.35 Bn | - | 3.40 Bn |
| 6 | Smithfield Foods | 10.26 Bn | 8.88 Bn | 511.00 Mn | 489.00 Mn |
| 7 | Darling Ingredients | 10.06 Bn | 10.02 Bn | 404.92 Mn | 356.21 Mn |
| 8 | Conagra Brands | 6.88 Bn | 6.66 Bn | 704.10 Mn | 1.55 Bn |
| 9 | Lamb Weston Holdings | 6.84 Bn | 6.78 Bn | 361.40 Mn | 862.50 Mn |
| 10 | Lifeway Foods | 523.92 Mn | 518.35 Mn | 15.36 Mn | 11.01 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 11.01 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 17.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 11.88 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 11.64 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 10.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 11.12 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 9.37 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 11.27 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 11.23 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 10.35 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.82 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 10.15 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.23 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 10.12 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 7.86 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 12.95 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 11.08 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 7.87 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 5.29 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 5.29 Mn |