Lifeway Foods (LWAY) Share-based Compensation (2016 - 2025)
Lifeway Foods (LWAY) posted Share-based Compensation of $481000.0 for Q4 2025, down 10.76% on a QoQ basis from $539000.0 in Q3 2025, and down 12.23% year-over-year from $548000.0 in Q4 2024.
Lifeway Foods (LWAY) Share-based Compensation (2016 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Lifeway Foods' Share-based Compensation history runs 10 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $481000.0 for 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 was $481000.0 for Q4 2025 at Lifeway Foods, down from $539000.0 in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Share-based Compensation topped out at $673000.0 in Q1 2024 and bottomed at -$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 tumbled 463.64% — and 2024, when it surged 3442.11%.
- Lifeway Foods' Share-based Compensation stood at $194000.0 in 2021, then increased by 20.62% to $234000.0 in 2022, then tumbled by 164.96% to -$152000.0 in 2023, then surged by 460.53% to $548000.0 in 2024, then decreased by 12.23% to $481000.0 in 2025.
- Business Quant data shows LWAY's Share-based Compensation at $481000.0 in Q4 2025, $539000.0 in Q3 2025, and -$322000.0 in Q2 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Share-based Compensation (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kraft Heinz | 30.05 Bn | 26.07 Bn | 2.22 Bn | 22.00 Mn |
| 2 | General Mills | 19.11 Bn | 18.67 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 13.80 Mn |
| 3 | Hormel Foods | 13.78 Bn | 12.93 Bn | 518.51 Mn | 9.53 Mn |
| 4 | Mccormick | 13.51 Bn | 13.76 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 8.60 Mn |
| 5 | Magnum Ice Cream | 10.87 Bn | 10.35 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Smithfield Foods | 10.26 Bn | 8.88 Bn | 511.00 Mn | - |
| 7 | Darling Ingredients | 10.06 Bn | 10.02 Bn | 404.92 Mn | 7.95 Mn |
| 8 | Conagra Brands | 6.88 Bn | 6.66 Bn | 704.10 Mn | - |
| 9 | Lamb Weston Holdings | 6.84 Bn | 6.78 Bn | 361.40 Mn | 15.60 Mn |
| 10 | Lifeway Foods | 523.92 Mn | 518.35 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 |