Lifeway Foods (LWAY) Payables (2010 - 2025)
Lifeway Foods' (LWAY) quarterly Payables came in at $11.0 million in Q4 2025, up 5.84% YoY from $10.4 million in Q4 2024, and down 37.1% on a QoQ basis from $17.5 million in Q3 2025.
Lifeway Foods (LWAY) Payables (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Lifeway Foods (LWAY) has 16 years of Payables data on file, last reported at $11.0 million in 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 eased to $11.0 million in Q4 2025, from $17.5 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Payables ranged from a high of $17.5 million in Q3 2025 to a low of $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 slipped 28.72% — and 2022, when it soared 144.75%.
- Tracing LWAY's Payables over 5 years: stood at $11.1 million in 2021, then fell by 16.74% to $9.2 million in 2022, then grew by 21.64% to $11.2 million in 2023, then slipped by 7.35% to $10.4 million in 2024, then advanced by 5.84% to $11.0 million in 2025.
- The last three Payables figures came in at $11.0 million (Q4 2025), $17.5 million (Q3 2025), and $11.9 million (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Payables (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kraft Heinz | 30.23 Bn | 27.54 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 4.48 Bn |
| 2 | General Mills | 21.36 Bn | 20.90 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 3.80 Bn |
| 3 | Mccormick | 14.89 Bn | 14.56 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 2.84 Bn |
| 4 | Jbs | 14.54 Bn | 11.07 Bn | 4.91 Bn | 7.19 Bn |
| 5 | Hormel Foods | 13.26 Bn | 12.40 Bn | 518.51 Mn | 669.38 Mn |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 13.17 Bn | 13.11 Bn | 862.10 Mn | 1.71 Bn |
| 7 | Magnum Ice Cream | 12.10 Bn | 11.38 Bn | - | 4.98 Bn |
| 8 | Darling Ingredients | 10.78 Bn | 10.62 Bn | 503.37 Mn | 413.29 Mn |
| 9 | Smithfield Foods | 8.77 Bn | 7.42 Bn | 478.00 Mn | 461.00 Mn |
| 10 | Lifeway Foods | 395.28 Mn | 389.70 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 |