Last 48 quarters of trend data · Consumer Defensive · Packaged Foods
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
Lifeway Foods, Inc.'s quarterly P/E stands at 16.1x, down 36.7% year-over-year — suggesting improving earnings relative to price. EV/EBITDA has compressed 65.0% YoY to 12.0x, reflecting multiple compression or accelerating EBITDA.
| Metric | TTM | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | 28.57 | 16.12 | 37.86 | 30.17 | 22.01 | 25.47 | — | 32.40 | 12.77 | 26.91 | 12.89 | 11.24 | 7.80 |
| — | -36.7% | — | -6.9% | +72.3% | -5.3% | — | +188.3% | +63.8% | -1.6% | -57.3% | -52.8% | -95.2% | |
| P/S Ratio | 1.83 | 1.20 | 1.70 | 1.87 | 1.76 | 1.97 | 1.96 | 2.15 | 0.99 | 1.47 | 1.21 | 0.95 | 0.63 |
| — | -39.3% | -13.2% | -12.7% | +78.3% | +34.2% | +62.4% | +124.8% | +56.8% | +145.2% | +100.7% | +60.6% | +6.9% | |
| P/B Ratio | 4.60 | 3.34 | 4.40 | 5.17 | 4.82 | 4.90 | 5.12 | 5.53 | 2.85 | 4.13 | 3.37 | 2.79 | 1.89 |
| — | -31.9% | -14.2% | -6.5% | +68.9% | +18.7% | +52.2% | +98.3% | +50.7% | +121.5% | +85.5% | +55.4% | +17.8% | |
| P/FCF | — | — | — | 60.47 | 59.09 | — | — | 16.73 | 9.50 | — | 14.16 | 7.06 | 11.23 |
| — | — | — | +261.3% | +522.1% | — | — | +137.2% | -15.4% | — | — | +1.8% | — | |
| EV / EBITDA | 19.03 | 11.98 | 19.43 | 16.65 | 13.25 | 34.24 | 54.57 | 18.60 | 7.22 | 14.49 | 7.37 | 6.41 | 4.39 |
| — | -65.0% | -64.4% | -10.5% | +83.6% | +136.3% | +640.7% | +190.1% | +64.4% | +40.3% | -10.3% | -43.6% | -78.8% | |
| EV / EBIT | 23.71 | 11.98 | 24.90 | 19.83 | 15.11 | 17.26 | 112.91 | 21.67 | 8.30 | 17.75 | 8.39 | 7.42 | 5.08 |
| — | -30.6% | -77.9% | -8.5% | +81.9% | -2.8% | +1246.3% | +192.1% | +63.3% | +11.6% | -34.4% | -59.6% | -94.0% |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
Lifeway Foods, Inc.'s operating margin was 10.0% in Q1 2026, up 3.2 pp QoQ and up 6.6 pp YoY. Gross margin expanded 15.0% YoY, indicating pricing power or improving input costs.
| Metric | TTM | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 27.4% | 27.5% | 27.8% | 30.3% | 28.6% | 23.9% | 25.3% | 25.7% | 26.7% | 25.5% | 27.7% | 27.2% | 28.8% |
| — | +15.0% | +9.5% | +17.7% | +6.9% | -6.3% | -8.5% | -5.5% | -7.0% | +17.7% | +25.3% | +37.0% | +69.0% | |
| Operating Margin | 7.6% | 10.0% | 6.8% | 8.8% | 10.8% | 3.4% | 1.5% | 9.1% | 11.0% | 8.0% | 13.7% | 12.3% | 12.1% |
| — | +193.9% | +347.4% | -2.9% | -1.9% | -57.2% | -88.9% | -26.2% | -9.8% | +110.6% | +149.7% | +293.3% | +1588.3% | |
| Net Margin | 6.5% | 7.4% | 4.6% | 6.2% | 7.9% | 7.7% | -0.3% | 6.5% | 7.7% | 5.4% | 9.4% | 8.3% | 8.0% |
| — | -3.4% | +1446.4% | -4.3% | +2.4% | +41.3% | -103.6% | -22.6% | -4.3% | +148.2% | +372.0% | +223.7% | +2145.3% |
| Metric | TTM | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 17.6% | 5.3% | 3.0% | 4.4% | 5.6% | 4.8% | -0.2% | 4.3% | 5.8% | 3.9% | 6.8% | 6.3% | 6.3% |
| — | +9.5% | +1451.2% | +2.5% | -3.4% | +23.8% | -103.3% | -32.4% | -8.0% | +127.1% | +367.0% | +219.6% | +2439.5% | |
| ROA | 14.1% | 4.1% | 2.4% | 3.4% | 4.4% | 3.8% | -0.2% | 3.4% | 4.5% | 2.9% | 4.9% | 4.5% | 4.4% |
| — | +7.6% | +1442.2% | +0.6% | -1.9% | +31.0% | -103.6% | -24.7% | +2.1% | +146.8% | +386.5% | +225.9% | +2480.0% | |
| ROIC | 17.8% | 5.5% | 4.0% | 6.4% | 7.7% | 2.1% | 1.0% | 6.0% | 7.5% | 5.1% | 8.7% | 7.5% | 7.1% |
| — | +155.9% | +298.7% | +6.8% | +2.9% | -58.2% | -88.4% | -20.4% | +5.5% | +136.5% | +185.9% | +309.6% | +1820.9% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
Lifeway Foods, Inc.'s Debt/EBITDA ratio is 1.2x, up from 0.1x last quarter — comfortably within a safe range. The current ratio has weakened 26.1% YoY to 2.14x, tightening the short-term liquidity position. Debt/Equity has risen for 3 consecutive quarters, indicating increasing financial leverage that investors should watch closely.
| Metric | TTM | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.01 | 0.08 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.11 | 0.12 |
| — | +5542.7% | +233.7% | +127.6% | +56.0% | -96.5% | -96.6% | -98.2% | -98.1% | -66.9% | -65.5% | -4.6% | -16.6% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 0.02 | 1.18 | 0.10 | 0.06 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.61 | 0.45 | 1.02 | 1.11 |
| — | +2628.7% | +34.0% | +118.1% | +66.1% | -92.9% | -83.7% | -97.4% | -97.8% | -78.0% | -82.0% | -65.2% | -84.6% | |
| Current Ratio | 2.23 | 2.14 | 2.23 | 2.30 | 3.03 | 2.89 | 2.81 | 2.68 | 2.83 | 2.53 | 2.30 | 2.25 | 2.44 |
| — | -26.1% | -20.8% | -14.2% | +6.8% | +14.6% | +22.3% | +19.1% | +16.0% | +26.4% | +11.1% | +3.1% | -0.8% | |
| Quick Ratio | 1.51 | 1.56 | 1.51 | 1.83 | 2.40 | 2.33 | 2.25 | 2.17 | 2.22 | 1.98 | 1.75 | 1.68 | 1.65 |
| — | -32.8% | -32.9% | -16.0% | +7.9% | +17.7% | +28.7% | +29.2% | +35.0% | +49.5% | +31.6% | +8.6% | -3.0% | |
| Interest Coverage | 210.03 | 93.01 | 178.00 | 243.48 | 282.48 | 355.71 | 259.67 | 1082.50 | 115.02 | 69.78 | 92.89 | 46.22 | 43.98 |
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Lifeway Foods, Inc.'s current P/E is 28.6x. The average P/E over the last 4 quarters is 26.5x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
Lifeway Foods, Inc.'s current operating margin is 7.6%. Margins have been compressing over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
Quarterly financial ratios reveal short-term trend shifts — margin compression, debt spikes, or valuation re-ratings — that annual figures smooth over. They're essential for active investors tracking Lifeway Foods, Inc.'s business trajectory between earnings reports.