Lifeway Foods (LWAY) Tax Rate (2010 - 2025)
Lifeway Foods (LWAY) reported Tax Rate of 31.64% for Q4 2025, down 8898.0% on a YoY basis from 0.36% in Q4 2024, and up 3.07% quarter-over-quarter from 30.7% in Q3 2025.
Lifeway Foods (LWAY) Tax Rate (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Lifeway Foods has reported Tax Rate for 16 years, with the latest figure at 31.64% in Q4 2025.
- For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Tax Rate fell 8898.0% year-over-year to 31.64%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 stood at 29.6% (down 579.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 29.6%, down 579.0% from the prior year.
- Tax Rate for Q4 2025 stood at 31.64%, up from 30.7% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Tax Rate was 125.76% in Q4 2021, with the low at 11.68% in Q3 2022.
- Historically, Tax Rate has averaged 41.22% across 5 years, with a median of 31.16% in 2021.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Tax Rate surged 9029 bps — and 2025, when it plunged 8898 bps.
- Lifeway Foods' Tax Rate stood at 125.76% in 2021, then sank by 55 bps to 56.21% in 2022, then plunged by 46 bps to 30.33% in 2023, then jumped by 298 bps to 120.62% in 2024, then plunged by 74 bps to 31.64% in 2025.
- The last three Tax Rate figures came in at 31.64% (Q4 2025), 30.7% (Q3 2025), and 28.12% (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (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 | 20.89% |
| 3 | General Mills | 17.79 Bn | 17.02 Bn | 1.37 Bn | 24.28% |
| 4 | Jbs | 13.93 Bn | 9.37 Bn | 2.32 Bn | -21.74% |
| 5 | Hormel Foods | 13.00 Bn | 12.16 Bn | 518.51 Mn | 23.63% |
| 6 | Mccormick | 12.70 Bn | 13.10 Bn | 708.90 Mn | 26.32% |
| 7 | Magnum Ice Cream | 12.17 Bn | 11.70 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | J M Smucker | 11.05 Bn | 10.99 Bn | 827.80 Mn | -11.09% |
| 9 | Smithfield Foods | 10.57 Bn | 9.49 Bn | 511.00 Mn | 22.29% |
| 10 | Lifeway Foods | 358.72 Mn | 353.15 Mn | 15.36 Mn | 31.64% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 31.64% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 31.64% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 30.70% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 30.70% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 28.12% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 28.12% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 28.72% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 28.72% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 120.62% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 120.62% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 31.21% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 31.21% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 29.41% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 29.41% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 30.84% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 30.84% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 30.33% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 30.33% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 30.78% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 30.78% |