Lifeway Foods, Inc. (LWAY) Stock

Lifeway Foods, Inc. (LWAY) is a Consumer Staples stock trading at $25.91 (as of 2026-08-21), with a market capitalization of $391.42M and a trailing P/E of 30.1. Figures are sourced from first-party U.S. SEC EDGAR filings and market data.

Lifeway Foods, Inc. produces and markets probiotic-based products in the United States and internationally. Its primary product is drinkable kefir, a cultured dairy product in various organic and non-organic sizes, flavors, and types, including low fat, non-fat, whole milk, protein, and BioKefir. The company also offers European-style soft cheeses; cream and other products; ProBugs, a line of kefir products designed for children; cupped kefir and Icelandic Skyr, a line of strained kefir and yogurt products; and frozen kefir in soft serve and pint-size containers. It sells its products under the Lifeway and Fresh Made brand names, as well as under private labels on behalf of customers primarily through direct sales force, brokers, and distributors. The company was founded in 1986 and is based in Morton Grove, Illinois.

Understand Lifeway Foods, Inc.: how it makes money

Lifeway Foods produces and markets probiotic-based foods and beverages, led by drinkable kefir, and sells related cultured dairy products (including soft cheeses, skyr-style products, kids kefir, and frozen kefir) in the United States and internationally.

The company’s profit engine is selling probiotic cultured products, primarily drinkable kefir, through retail distribution and consumer demand, so expanding or protecting distribution and product velocity is a core driver of profitability.

Business quality (Solid): Strong on product and company description, but the dataset does not provide an official multi-segment revenue breakdown (only one product-level net sales candidate), and the operating KPI set appears to be distribution and sampling related rather than a direct single-line financial operating metric.

Valuation: At 26× earnings, LWAY trades in line with the Food Products average (26×). Note: one-time items can distort reported P/E.

Bull case

  • Broad probiotic product portfolio: Beyond drinkable kefir, Lifeway also offers soft cheeses, skyr-style strained kefir and yogurt products, kids kefir (ProBugs), and frozen kefir. This can help diversify what consumers buy.
  • Retail distribution is a tracked operational focus: An operating indicator provided is the number of CVS Health stores with distribution, which ties go to market execution directly to product availability.

Bear case

  • Limited visibility into how revenue is split across official segments: No clean, official segment revenue breakdown is provided here, so it is harder to pinpoint which product lines or channels are contributing most to performance.
  • Demand and distribution execution risks: Because the operating KPIs provided are distribution and sampling related, changes in retail placement or the effectiveness of consumer sampling and marketing efforts could pressure sales and margins.
Valuation — source: SEC EDGAR (first-party)
Price$25.91
Market Cap$391.42M
P/E Ratio30.1
EV / EBITDA17.0
Price / Book4.63
Price / Sales1.57
FCF Yield-7.4%
DCF Value (model)$18.89
DCF Upside vs Price-27.1%
Profitability & Growth — source: SEC EDGAR
Revenue (TTM)$212.50M
Net Margin6.5%
Revenue Growth (YoY)13.7%
EPS Growth (YoY)49.2%
FCF Growth (YoY)-362.0%
Financial Health — source: SEC EDGAR
Altman Z-Score15.83 (safe)
Valuation vs Sector & Industry
Stock P/E30.1
Sector P/E (Consumer Staples)26.7
Industry P/E (Food Products)26.1
vs Sector12.7%
vs Industry15.5%
Smart-Money Activity — SEC Form 4 / 13F / Congressional disclosures
Top Institutional HolderDivisadero Street Capital Management, LP ($27.25M)
Institutional Holders Tracked10
Company
SectorConsumer Staples
IndustryFood Products
CEOJulie Smolyansky
Employees291
CountryUS
IPO Date1988-12-29

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Data as of 2026-08-21.

Figures sourced from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC EDGAR) filings and market data. Not personalized investment advice.