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LWAY

Lifeway Foods, Inc.Closed

22.60+0.02 +0.09%USD

NasdaqGM · as of Oct 13, 16:00 ET · 15m delayAfter hours 22.60 0.00%

Open

22.58

Prev close

22.58

Day range

22.4223.10

52-week range

17.3132.71

Volume

148.20K1.00×

Mkt cap

341.41M

P/E ttm

32.75

Fwd P/E

16.74

EPS ttm

0.6900

Div yield

0.00%

Earnings

Aug 13, 2026

From 52w high

−30.91%

Price Chart

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LWAYOct 13, 2026O 22.58H 23.10L 22.41C 22.60+0.02 (+0.09%)Vol 148.20K

SMA 5024.78
SMA 20024.59

1Y change −14.52% since Oct 13, 2025 close539 bars loadedTimes in America/New_YorkDraw from the left toolbar · click a drawing to edit · right-click for alerts and export

LWAY Lifeway Foods, Inc. · Last Guard Finance

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Key Statistics

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Performance

1 week: +10.46%
1 month: −8.17%
3 months: −30.10%
6 months: −8.83%
Year to date: −6.73%
1 year: −14.52%

Valuation & ownership

Market cap: 341.41M
Enterprise value: 356.79M
P/E (ttm): 32.75
Forward P/E: 16.74
PEG ratio: 3.50
Price / book: 4.04
Price / sales (ttm): 1.41
EV / EBITDA: 17.84
EPS (ttm): 0.6900
EPS (forward): 1.35
Beta (5y monthly): 0.47
Dividend yield: 0.00%
Payout ratio: 0.00%
Shares outstanding: 15.11M
Float: 6.40M
Short % of float: 11.25%
Short ratio (days): 4.96
Held by insiders: 39.25%
Held by institutions: 57.40%
Avg volume (3m): 148.37K
50-day average: 24.91
200-day average: 24.59
52-week change: −14.52%
S&P 500 52-week: +17.03%

Technicals (daily)

RSI (14): 47.3
vs 50-day SMA: −8.78%
vs 200-day SMA: −8.08%
50 / 200-day trend: ▲ 50 above 200
MACD vs signal: ▲ above
ATR (14) % of price: 3.73%
Realised vol (20d, ann.): 35.5%
From 52-week high: −30.91%
From 52-week low: +30.56%

ANR

Analyst Consensus

3 analysts

Consensus

Strong buy

1.00 on a 1 (strong buy) – 5 (sell) scale

Mean target

33.00

+46.02% implied

Low 32.00Median 32.00High 35.00

Recommendation trend

Now3 / 0 / 0
1m ago3 / 0 / 0

Buy / hold / sell counts

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About Lifeway Foods, Inc.

Yahoo Finance profile

Lifeway Foods, Inc. produces and markets probiotic-based products in North America. The company's primary product is drinkable kefir, a cultured dairy product in various organic and non-organic sizes, flavors, and milk types. It offers European-style soft cheeses, including farmer and white cheeses, and sweet kiss; cream and other products; drinkable yogurt; ProBugs, a line of kefir products designed for children; and Fresh Made butter and sour cream. The company sells its products under the Lifeway, Fresh Made, and GlenOaks Farms brand names, as well as under private labels on behalf of customers primarily through direct sales force, brokers, and distributors. Lifeway Foods, Inc. was incorporated in 1986 and is based in Morton Grove, Illinois.

Sector: Consumer Defensive
Industry: Packaged Foods
Employees: 293
Headquarters: Morton Grove, IL, United States
Website: lifewaykefir.com
Officers: Ms. Julie Smolyansky Chairperson of the Board, CEO, President & Secretary
Mr. Eric A. Hanson CFO, Chief Accounting Officer & Treasurer

SEAS

Seasonality · LWAY

2007–2026 · monthly returns

Strongest month Aug +9.34%Weakest month Dec −2.66%Averages use completed years only. Past seasonality doesn't predict future returns.

Year	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
2026	-9.1	0.6	-12.7	38.8	-11.2	25.2	-0.2	-12.6	-18.6	6.7			−6.7%
2025	-7.1	-8.2	15.6	-3.1	-4.6	9.1	2.3	20.8	-8.9	-13.6	3.3	-2.3	−2.3%
2024	-7.2	-2.9	42.4	18.8	-24.9	-16.9	-3.4	55.6	35.1	2.7	-8.1	1.4	+84.9%
2023	-3.8	12.7	0.3	-0.5	-0.2	9.2	-0.5	64.9	-3.8	3.2	31.8	-4.6	+141.6%
2022	11.5	22.6	14.8	-20.8	-3.5	-10.0	7.0	17.5	-8.5	2.3	14.2	-16.9	+20.7%
2021	11.3	-5.3	-5.3	-7.8	14.7	-9.3	22.6	-13.4	1.8	-2.9	-5.0	-11.0	−15.0%
2020	13.1	-8.9	-6.3	38.5	-10.9	-3.8	26.8	60.2	8.6	-8.3	52.1	-22.8	+171.9%
2019	46.3	-14.5	3.0	-12.8	0.9	70.9	-6.3	-14.4	-25.0	-8.2	1.5	-2.5	+5.9%
2018	-0.7	-14.9	-11.4	-11.4	-4.0	-1.4	-26.0	-3.2	-26.1	9.0	-8.6	-29.1	−76.5%
2017	-6.4	-2.4	2.1	-10.5	2.3	-4.9	-1.8	-5.1	2.3	13.0	1.2	-21.4	−30.5%
2016	15.5	-11.9	-4.1	-10.4	-2.4	2.1	3.3	24.1	36.6	5.5	-35.0	-1.0	+3.7%
2015	-1.2	2.3	14.2	-5.5	-11.6	7.4	-23.3	-2.1	-27.3	8.3	-3.1	0.9	−40.1%
2014	-12.1	2.3	2.4	2.1	-12.5	6.4	-10.7	10.8	0.2	19.3	11.9	0.1	+16.0%
2013	18.4	12.6	19.3	-8.8	38.1	-0.9	1.8	-19.9	-4.7	8.3	3.3	5.7	+82.8%
2012	-3.4	-2.3	1.6	-9.8	18.3	5.1	1.8	-9.6	-0.5	-1.5	-11.6	5.7	−9.3%
2011	-3.8	0.1	13.3	-8.0	9.0	7.0	-0.7	-5.5	1.7	-1.2	-2.2	-6.5	+0.9%
2010	0.6	-1.9	1.3	-7.2	-5.0	-7.0	7.6	-4.3	4.9	-5.7	-4.0	0.3	−19.6%
2009	-17.6	12.0	-3.5	12.8	24.4	15.0	1.1	-1.0	-14.9	9.6	-6.1	5.1	+32.3%
2008	-13.2	1.7	2.3	19.3	1.5	-8.0	12.4	-15.3	3.4	-14.5	-32.0	32.1	−24.1%
2007	-4.5	5.6	-4.6	-0.1	11.5	12.7	6.9	17.3	18.9	-7.6	-34.5	16.2	+26.5%

INSD

Insider Activity · LWAY

Market-wide insider buying →Congress trades →SEC Form 4 filings via Yahoo Finance

Buys, 6 months

695.8K shares

Sells, 6 months

4.19M shares

Net shares

−3.50M

Net change in insider shares

−37.10%

Date	Insider	Transaction	Shares	Value
Oct 5, 2026	Divisadero Street Capital Management, LpBeneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security	Purchase at price 20.80 - 21.09 per share.	103.7K	$2.17M
Aug 30, 2026	Scher Jason ScottDirector	Conversion of Exercise of derivative security at price 26.03 per share.	1.6K	$40.35K
Aug 30, 2026	Mcwhorter DorriDirector	—	1.6K	—
Aug 30, 2026	Dalto Juan CarlosDirector	Conversion of Exercise of derivative security at price 26.03 per share.	1.6K	$40.35K
Aug 18, 2026	Smolyansky JulieChief Executive Officer	Purchase at price 25.26 per share.	2K	$50.52K
Aug 16, 2026	Divisadero Street Capital Management, LpBeneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security	Purchase at price 24.69 - 24.87 per share.	246.6K	$6.13M
Aug 13, 2026	Smolyansky EdwardBeneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security	Sale at price 24.89 - 28.74 per share.	110K	$2.91M
Jul 21, 2026	Smolyansky LudmilaBeneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security	Sale at price 29.46 - 30.55 per share.	100K	$3.01M
Jul 14, 2026	Smolyansky EdwardBeneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security	Sale at price 31.51 - 32.32 per share.	66.9K	$2.14M
Jul 6, 2026	Smolyansky EdwardBeneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security	Sale at price 29.41 - 29.79 per share.	47.1K	$1.39M
Jun 30, 2026	Scher Jason ScottDirector	Conversion of Exercise of derivative security at price 29.45 per share.	1.4K	$39.93K
Jun 30, 2026	Mcwhorter DorriDirector	—	1.4K	—
Jun 30, 2026	Dalto Juan CarlosDirector	Conversion of Exercise of derivative security at price 29.45 per share.	1.4K	$39.93K
Jun 29, 2026	Smolyansky EdwardBeneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security	Sale at price 28.64 - 30.12 per share.	176.1K	$5.18M
Jun 24, 2026	Smolyansky LudmilaBeneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security	Sale at price 29.65 - 30.12 per share.	85.6K	$2.56M
Jun 23, 2026	Smolyansky EdwardBeneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security	Sale at price 29.82 - 30.52 per share.	38.5K	$1.15M
Jun 21, 2026	Smolyansky EdwardBeneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security	Sale at price 26.20 per share.	50K	$1.31M
Jun 15, 2026	Hanson Eric AChief Financial Officer	Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.	2.4K	—
Jun 15, 2026	Hanson Eric AChief Financial Officer	Conversion of Exercise of derivative security at price 24.79 per share.	2.4K	$59.25K
May 14, 2026	Divisadero Street Capital Management, LpBeneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security	Purchase at price 22.98 - 26.33 per share.	165K	$4.20M

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Investors Holding LWAY

latest 13F filings of 29 followed managers

Investors holding LWAY
Investor	Value	Of portfolio	Shares	Change	Quarter
Renaissance Technologies	$11.3M	0.02%	377.17K	+2.3%	Q2 2026

From each investor's quarterly 13F filing with the SEC: positions at the quarter's end, reported up to 45 days later. All investors

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