Lifeway Foods (LWAY) Tax Rate (2010 - 2025)
Lifeway Foods (LWAY) posted Tax Rate of 94.59% for Q4 2025, down 408.17% on a QoQ basis from 30.7% in Q3 2025, and up 32693.0% year-over-year from N/an in Q4 2024.
Lifeway Foods (LWAY) Tax Rate (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Lifeway Foods' Tax Rate history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 94.59% for Q4 2025.
- Quarterly Tax Rate rose 32693.0% year-over-year to 94.59% in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 5.77% (up 49.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 5.77%, up 49.0% from the prior year.
- Tax Rate was 94.59% for Q4 2025 at Lifeway Foods, down from 30.7% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Tax Rate topped out at 125.76% in Q4 2021 and bottomed at 421.52% in Q4 2024.
- A 5-year average of 4.16% and a median of 30.81% in 2023 frame the typical range for Tax Rate.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Tax Rate slumped 37890 bps — and 2025, when it surged 32693 bps.
- Lifeway Foods' Tax Rate stood at 125.76% in 2021, then tumbled by 55 bps to 56.21% in 2022, then tumbled by 176 bps to 42.62% in 2023, then plunged by 889 bps to 421.52% in 2024, then jumped by 78 bps to 94.59% in 2025.
- Business Quant data shows LWAY's Tax Rate at 94.59% in Q4 2025, 30.7% in Q3 2025, and 28.12% in Q2 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kraft Heinz | 30.05 Bn | 26.07 Bn | 2.22 Bn | 20.89% |
| 2 | General Mills | 19.11 Bn | 18.67 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 10.77% |
| 3 | Hormel Foods | 13.78 Bn | 12.93 Bn | 518.51 Mn | 23.63% |
| 4 | Mccormick | 13.51 Bn | 13.76 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 28.84% |
| 5 | Magnum Ice Cream | 10.87 Bn | 10.35 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Smithfield Foods | 10.26 Bn | 8.88 Bn | 511.00 Mn | 22.29% |
| 7 | Darling Ingredients | 10.06 Bn | 10.02 Bn | 404.92 Mn | 21.99% |
| 8 | Conagra Brands | 6.88 Bn | 6.66 Bn | 704.10 Mn | 32.34% |
| 9 | Lamb Weston Holdings | 6.84 Bn | 6.78 Bn | 361.40 Mn | 11.46% |
| 10 | Lifeway Foods | 523.92 Mn | 518.35 Mn | 15.36 Mn | -94.59% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | -94.59% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -94.59% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -94.59% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 30.70% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 30.70% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 30.70% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 28.12% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 28.12% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 28.12% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 28.72% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 28.72% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 28.72% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -421.52% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -421.52% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -421.52% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 31.21% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 31.21% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 31.21% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 29.41% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 29.41% |