Lifeway Foods (LWAY) Share-based Compensation (2016 - 2025)
Lifeway Foods' (LWAY) quarterly Share-based Compensation came in at $481000.0 in Q4 2025, down 12.23% YoY from $548000.0 in Q4 2024, and down 10.76% on a QoQ basis from $539000.0 in Q3 2025.
Lifeway Foods (LWAY) Share-based Compensation (2016 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Lifeway Foods (LWAY) has 10 years of Share-based Compensation data on file, last reported at $481000.0 in Q4 2025.
- Quarterly Share-based Compensation fell 12.23% year-over-year to $481000.0 in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was $1.0 million (up 1.99% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $1.9 million, down 20.4% from the prior year.
- Share-based Compensation slipped to $481000.0 in Q4 2025, from $539000.0 in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Share-based Compensation ranged from a high of $673000.0 in Q1 2024 to a low of -$322000.0 in Q2 2025.
- A 5-year average of $144210.5 and a median of $153000.0 in 2021 frame the typical range for Share-based Compensation.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2021 — Share-based Compensation plunged 463.64% — and 2024, when it surged 3442.11%.
- Tracing LWAY's Share-based Compensation over 5 years: stood at $194000.0 in 2021, then climbed by 20.62% to $234000.0 in 2022, then sank by 164.96% to -$152000.0 in 2023, then soared by 460.53% to $548000.0 in 2024, then fell by 12.23% to $481000.0 in 2025.
- The last three Share-based Compensation figures came in at $481000.0 (Q4 2025), $539000.0 (Q3 2025), and -$322000.0 (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Stock Comp. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kraft Heinz | 30.23 Bn | 27.54 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 31.00 Mn |
| 2 | General Mills | 21.36 Bn | 20.90 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 13.80 Mn |
| 3 | Mccormick | 14.89 Bn | 14.56 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 8.60 Mn |
| 4 | Jbs | 14.54 Bn | 11.07 Bn | 4.91 Bn | 25.76 Mn |
| 5 | Hormel Foods | 13.26 Bn | 12.40 Bn | 518.51 Mn | 9.53 Mn |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 13.17 Bn | 13.11 Bn | 862.10 Mn | 3.20 Mn |
| 7 | Magnum Ice Cream | 12.10 Bn | 11.38 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Darling Ingredients | 10.78 Bn | 10.62 Bn | 503.37 Mn | 8.56 Mn |
| 9 | Smithfield Foods | 8.77 Bn | 7.42 Bn | 478.00 Mn | - |
| 10 | Lifeway Foods | 395.28 Mn | 389.70 Mn | 15.36 Mn | 481,000.00 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 481,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 481,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 539,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 539,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -322,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -322,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 326,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 326,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 548,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 548,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -53,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -53,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -164,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -164,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 673,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 673,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -152,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -152,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -27,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -27,000.00 |