Lifeway Foods (LWAY) Retained Earnings (2010 - 2025)
Lifeway Foods (LWAY) posted Retained Earnings of $3.8 million for Q4 2025, up 14.78% on a QoQ basis from $3.3 million in Q3 2025, and down 94.86% year-over-year from $74.8 million in Q4 2024.
Lifeway Foods (LWAY) Retained Earnings (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Lifeway Foods' Retained Earnings history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $3.8 million for Q4 2025.
- Quarterly Retained Earnings fell 94.86% year-over-year to $3.8 million in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was $3.8 million (down 94.86% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $3.8 million, down 94.86% from the prior year.
- Retained Earnings was $3.8 million for Q4 2025 at Lifeway Foods, up from $3.3 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Retained Earnings topped out at $78.4 million in Q1 2025 and bottomed at $2.4 million in Q3 2021.
- A 5-year average of $33.9 million and a median of $28.7 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Retained Earnings.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Retained Earnings soared 2019.41% — and 2025, when it tumbled 96.05%.
- Lifeway Foods' Retained Earnings stood at $53.5 million in 2021, then tumbled by 93.23% to $3.6 million in 2022, then jumped by 33.14% to $4.8 million in 2023, then surged by 1450.72% to $74.8 million in 2024, then plunged by 94.86% to $3.8 million in 2025.
- Business Quant data shows LWAY's Retained Earnings at $3.8 million in Q4 2025, $3.3 million in Q3 2025, and $2.8 million in Q2 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kraft Heinz | 30.05 Bn | 26.07 Bn | 2.22 Bn | -2.45 Bn |
| 2 | General Mills | 19.11 Bn | 18.67 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 20.51 Bn |
| 3 | Hormel Foods | 13.78 Bn | 12.93 Bn | 518.51 Mn | -227.99 Mn |
| 4 | Mccormick | 13.51 Bn | 13.76 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 4.84 Bn |
| 5 | Magnum Ice Cream | 10.87 Bn | 10.35 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Smithfield Foods | 10.26 Bn | 8.88 Bn | 511.00 Mn | 3.90 Bn |
| 7 | Darling Ingredients | 10.06 Bn | 10.02 Bn | 404.92 Mn | 4.21 Bn |
| 8 | Conagra Brands | 6.88 Bn | 6.66 Bn | 704.10 Mn | 2.32 Bn |
| 9 | Lamb Weston Holdings | 6.84 Bn | 6.78 Bn | 361.40 Mn | 2.93 Bn |
| 10 | Lifeway Foods | 523.92 Mn | 518.35 Mn | 15.36 Mn | 3.84 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.84 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.35 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.84 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 78.36 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 74.82 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 74.98 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 72.01 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 68.22 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.83 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 61.83 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.17 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 55.26 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.62 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.27 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 52.73 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 52.61 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 53.51 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.39 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 2.49 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 2.66 Mn |