Lifeway Foods (LWAY) Share-based Compensation (2016 - 2025)
Lifeway Foods (LWAY) reported Share-based Compensation of $481000.0 for Q4 2025, down 12.23% on a YoY basis from $548000.0 in Q4 2024, and down 10.76% quarter-over-quarter from $539000.0 in Q3 2025.
Lifeway Foods (LWAY) Share-based Compensation (2016 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Lifeway Foods has reported Share-based Compensation for 10 years, with the latest figure at $481000.0 in Q4 2025.
- For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Share-based Compensation fell 12.23% year-over-year to $481000.0; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 stood at $1.9 million (down 20.43% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $1.9 million, down 20.4% from the prior year.
- Share-based Compensation for Q4 2025 stood at $481000.0, down from $539000.0 in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Share-based Compensation was $673000.0 in Q1 2024, with the low at $18000.0 in Q3 2023.
- Historically, Share-based Compensation has averaged $350555.6 across 5 years, with a median of $334500.0 in 2023.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Share-based Compensation tumbled 59.38% — and 2024, when it soared 3250.0%.
- Lifeway Foods' Share-based Compensation stood at $194000.0 in 2021, then climbed by 20.62% to $234000.0 in 2022, then jumped by 79.06% to $419000.0 in 2023, then jumped by 30.79% 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 $601000.0 (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Share-based Compensation (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paranovus Entertainment Technology | 75,216.52 Bn | 75,216.52 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Kraft Heinz | 26.76 Bn | 22.68 Bn | 2.22 Bn | 22.00 Mn |
| 3 | General Mills | 17.79 Bn | 17.02 Bn | 1.37 Bn | 26.30 Mn |
| 4 | Jbs | 13.93 Bn | 9.37 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 6.07 Mn |
| 5 | Hormel Foods | 13.00 Bn | 12.16 Bn | 518.51 Mn | 9.53 Mn |
| 6 | Mccormick | 12.70 Bn | 13.10 Bn | 708.90 Mn | 20.70 Mn |
| 7 | Magnum Ice Cream | 12.17 Bn | 11.70 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | J M Smucker | 11.05 Bn | 10.99 Bn | 827.80 Mn | 2.50 Mn |
| 9 | Smithfield Foods | 10.57 Bn | 9.49 Bn | 511.00 Mn | - |
| 10 | Lifeway Foods | 358.72 Mn | 353.15 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 | 601,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 601,000.00 |
| 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 | 603,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 603,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 623,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 623,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 673,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 673,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 419,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 419,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 18,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 18,000.00 |