Lifeway Foods, Inc. manufactures and distributes a variety of probiotic-rich goods, serving both the United States and international markets. Its principal offering ...
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Est. EPS $0.07 · Revenue $66.83M · 1 analysts
Est. EPS $0.15 · Revenue $65.86M · 1 analysts
Est. EPS $0.53 · Revenue $262.60M · 1 analysts
Est. EPS $0.29 · Revenue $71.21M · 1 analysts
EPS $0.28 · Revenue $53.90M
EPS $0.24 · Revenue $46.09M
| Metric | Latest | YoYYoY means Year-over-Year. It compares the latest annual value with the previous annual value to show long-term trend strength. | QoQQoQ means Quarter-over-Quarter. It compares the latest quarter with the immediately previous quarter to show short-term momentum changes. |
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| RevenueThe total money that came through the front door from selling things, before paying a single bill. Think of it as the grand total of every credit card swipe from customers. (YoY compares this year to last year's performance, while QoQ compares the current three months to the previous three). | $212.5M | +13.7% | +6.2% |
| Net IncomeThe absolute bottom line. If the company paid every single supplier, employee, banker, and tax collector, this is the actual money left in their pocket at the end of the day. | $13.9M | +53.6% | -97.3% |
| Gross MarginThe basic markup. If they sell a $100 pair of sneakers, this percentage tells you how much of that price tag is profit right after paying for the rubber and shoelaces, but before paying for things like store rent or TV commercials. | +27.4% | +5.4% | -29.3% |
| Operating MarginThe 'day job' efficiency score. Out of every dollar a customer spends, this shows how many cents the company keeps after making the product AND paying for all the everyday corporate overhead (like salaries, marketing, and keeping the lights on). | +7.6% | +2.6% | -91.1% |
| Net MarginThe final take-home percentage. When you strip away every conceivable cost, tax, and interest payment, this is the exact number of cents the company truly gets to keep from every dollar in sales. | +6.5% | +35.0% | -97.4% |
| Free Cash FlowThe holy grail of corporate cash. It's the spendable, physical money left over after the business pays for its daily operations AND buys the big, expensive upgrades (like new factories or servers) it needs to survive. This is the 'free' money they can use to pay dividends or buy back stock. | $-16.4M | -362.0% | -31.7% |
| FCF MarginThe ultimate cash conversion rate. It shows how good the company is at turning regular sales directly into cold, hard, spendable cash. A high percentage means the business is an absolute cash-printing machine. | -7.7% | -330.3% | -24.1% |
| Debt / EquityThe financial risk gauge. It compares how much of the company's empire was built using borrowed money (loans) versus the owners' own money (shareholders). A high number means they are heavily leveraged and playing a riskier game; a low number means they are playing it safe. | 0.5% | +233.7% | +222.6% |
| Current RatioThe 12-month survival check. It simply compares the cash they have right now (plus things they can quickly turn into cash) against the immediate bills they absolutely must pay this year. A score above 1 means they have enough in the wallet to cover the upcoming bills without panicking. | 2.23x | -20.8% | -2.1% |
| Total AssetsThe absolute size of the company's empire. It bundles together absolutely everything of value they own—from the cash in the register and the inventory in the warehouse, to the software patents in the vault and the factories on the ground. | $105.6M | +16.6% | +9.9% |
| Metric | Annual (A vs E) | Annual Surprise | Quarter (A vs E) | Quarter Surprise |
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| EPS Surprise | 0.89 vs 1.03 | -13.6% | 0.01 vs 0.27 | -96.9% |
| Revenue Surprise | $212.5M vs $212.1M | +0.2% | $66.9M vs $61.4M | +8.9% |
Operator: Good morning. Welcome to LifeWay Foods first quarter 2026 conference call. On the call with me today is Julie Smolyansky, president and chief executive officer. By now, Everyone should have access to the press release that went out this morning. If you have not received the release, it is available on the Investor Relations portion of LifeWay's website at www.lifewayfoods.com. A recording of this call will be available on the company's website. Before we begin, we would like to remind everyone that the prepared remarks contain forward-looking statements The words believe, expect, anticipate, plan, will and other similar expressions generally identify forward-looking statements. These statements do not guarantee future performance and therefore undue reliance should not be placed on them. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in any forward-looking statements. LifeWay assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking that may be made during today's call. Except as required by law. All of the forward-looking statements contained herein speak only as of the date of this call. With that, I would like to turn the call over to LifeWay's president and chief executive officer, Julie Smolyansky. Julie Smolyansky: Thank you, John, and good morning to everyone joining us. As always, we greatly appreciate your interest in LifeWay Foods. I am absolutely thrilled to share. What was a record breaking first quarter for LifeWay Foods. We carried the momentum from 2025 into 2026 with blowout results that showcase the incredible strength of our business, both on the top and bottom line while exceeding the top end of the strong preliminary outlook that we provided in April. Before getting into the specifics, I want to recognize our outstanding LifeWay team. The phenomenal results we are consistently achieving are a testament to your hard work, passion, and seamless execution. Your efforts fuel this business, and I am grateful. Now I will walk through our first quarter 2026 results. This was a historic quarter as we crossed the $60 million threshold. For the first time ever, delivering net sales of $63 million a remarkable 36.7% surge year over year. This record breaking achievement extends our growth streak to 26 consecutive quarters and represents entirely volume led expansion. Fueled by our flagship Lifeway Kefir, and high protein LifeWay farmer cheese. We continue to set new standards at LifeWay. And as a result, each year, we face more challenging year over year comparisons. It is also worth noting that in the 2025, we gained significant distribution as well as improved shelf assortments which have helped propel the incredible results we have driven over the previous 12 months, and we have begun to lap that now. Beyond our exceptional revenue performance, we saw the growth flow clearly throughout the P and L. Our gross profit margin for the first quarter was 27.5%, up 360 basis points from 23.9% last year. This impressive …
| Name | Title | Compensation | Gender | Year Born | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Julie Smolyansky | Chairperson of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, President & Secretary | USD 2,639,132 | Female | 1975 | Active |
Eric A. Hanson | Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer & Treasurer | USD 784,462 | Male | 1975 | Active |
Lifeway Foods NASDAQ: LWAY reported record second-quarter net sales of $66.9 million, up 24.1% from the prior-year period, as higher volumes of its flagship kefir products and high-protein Farmer Cheese supported growth.
$66.9 million in net sales, up 24.1% year-over-year and $3.9 million above the prior quarterly record 27th consecutive quarter of year-over-year net sales growth; first-half 2026 net sales reach $129.9 million, up 29.9% MORTON GROVE, Ill., Aug. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Lifeway Foods, Inc. (Nasdaq: LWAY) ("Lifeway" or "the Company"), the leading U.S. supplier of kefir and fermented probiotic foods, today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026.
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its holdings in shares of Lifeway Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ: LWAY) by 8.8% during the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 235,710 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 19,035 shares during the quarter. Dimensional
MORTON GROVE, Ill., July 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Lifeway Foods, Inc. (Nasdaq: LWAY) ("Lifeway" or "the Company"), the leading U.S. supplier of kefir and fermented probiotic products to support the microbiome, today announced it will report financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026 on August 13, 2026 before market hours.
Leading kefir brand's high protein cottage cheese alternative MORTON GROVE, Ill., June 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Lifeway Foods, Inc. (Nasdaq: LWAY) ("Lifeway" or the "Company"), the leading U.S. supplier of kefir and fermented probiotic products to support the microbiome, announced today that its Farmer Cheese was named a winner in Good Housekeeping's 2026 Snack Awards.
