Lifeway Foods (LWAY) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026)
Lifeway Foods (LWAY) posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 12.48% for Q4 2024, down 6.36 percentage points from 18.84% a year earlier and down 6.38 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Lifeway Foods (LWAY) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2024, Lifeway Foods' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 13.25%, down 6.97 percentage points from FY2023.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] shows a five-year change of +14.75 percentage points (FY2019 to FY2024).
- In prior years, Lifeway Foods' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 20.22% in FY2023 (+18.04 pp), 2.18% in FY2022 (-4.36 pp), 6.54% in FY2021 (-0.35 pp) and 6.89% in FY2020 (+8.40 pp).
- The Q4 2024 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q2 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] increased in seven of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +8.45 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the past five years was Q4 2023, with a gain of 16.67 percentage points; the weakest was Q2 2022, with a drop of 9.93 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] for the three prior quarters was 18.86% (Q3 2024), 20.54% (Q2 2024) and 20.39% (Q1 2024).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 144.95 Bn | 98.82 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 84.23 Bn | 77.29 Bn | 3.92 Bn | 8.60% |
| 3 | Hershey | 34.99 Bn | 31.72 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 19.52% |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 28.72 Bn | 16.47 Bn | 1.99 Bn | -5.63% |
| 5 | General Mills | 18.50 Bn | 16.16 Bn | 1.49 Bn | -0.98% |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 14.27 Bn | 14.05 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 3.60% |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.58 Bn | 12.23 Bn | 794.90 Mn | 5.97% |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 12.22 Bn | 8.90 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 3.50% |
| 9 | Chewy | 9.17 Bn | 6.46 Bn | 1.01 Bn | - |
| 10 | Lifeway Foods | 336.24 Mn | 294.99 Mn | 13.03 Mn | 10.84% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 10.84% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 16.33% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 12.48% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 18.86% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 20.54% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 20.39% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 18.58% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 14.20% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 10.54% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.40% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.07% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.27% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.07% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.96% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 6.96% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 9.93% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 8.86% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 6.67% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 4.21% |
API Access
Lifeway Foods Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=LWAY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=LWAY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();