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LWAY · Lifeway Foods, Inc.

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$21.21 +0.11 (+0.52%) At close · Oct 2
Market Cap
$328.42M
Shares
15.11M
Volume · Oct 2 203.15K Avg daily vol (3M) 161.25K

Price & Indicators

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20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$21.21 Open$21.15 Day$20.57–21.69 52W close$17.80–32.33 Avg vol 30d134K Short int513K · 3.4% float · 5.2d Short vol56% Last earningsAug 13, 2026 DataJan 2020–Oct 2026 Filing10-Q · Aug 13

Up next

Next earnings call
Dec 4, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 9 wks
filed Aug 13, 2026
call held May 14, 2026

Metrics snapshot

Useful current figures from the complete screener profile.

Revenue (TTM)
$242.41M
Trailing 12 months
Net income (TTM)
$10.87M
Trailing 12 months
Revenue growth YoY
+24.1%
Year over year
Operating margin
6.5%
Trailing 12 months
P / E (TTM)
30.7
Trailing earnings · reciprocal yield 3.3%
FCF yield
—
TTM · current market cap
Return on invested capital
—
Trailing 12 months
Net cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Dividend yield
—
Trailing 12 months
Shares change YoY
-0.7%
Year over year · fewer shares
Price change (1Y)
-17.3%
Trailing year
Short interest
3.4%
Latest settlement · 5.2 days to cover
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Equibles Rating

blended score · not investment advice
Overall
Sell
SellHoldBuy
Technical Sell Momentum Very Weak Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Fair Quant / Vol Moderate
Market backdrop VIX 15.3 · calm Equity put/call 0.58
Technical
price trend
Sell
50 / 200-day cross No cross
Price vs 200-day avg −14%
below
Price vs 50-day avg −18%
below
RSI (14) 21
oversold
MACD trend Negative
52-week position 23%
mid-range
Momentum
relative strength
Very Weak
1-month return −17%
trailing
6-month return −13%
trailing
YTD return −12%
this year
Relative strength −25%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Neutral
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $26 › 200d $25 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow Accumulating
+21% holders QoQ · +31 funds added
Insider flow Distributing
Net -$3.3M over 90 days · 50% sells
Short interest Rising
3.40% of float · ▲ +20.3% MoM · 5.2 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Multi-yr high
97 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Squeeze score 61
elevated · 0–100
Fundamentals
Fair
Revenue growth −13%
Y/Y
Gross margin 56%
expanding
EPS growth +48%
Y/Y
Free cash flow $-16.4M
Valuation P/E 31.5
rich
Buyback $5.2M
authorized
Balance sheet $717.0K
net cash
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Moderate
Volatility 43%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown −35%
past year
ATR 4.0%
of price · 14-day

Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

Guidance & track record

Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed May 14, 2026
Adjusted EBITDA · FY 2027 Non-GAAP Initiated $45M – $50M

Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

Technicals

trend & momentum for long-term holders Sell
3 · 3 · 0
50 / 200-day cross
No cross Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
−14% Bearish
Price vs 50-day avg
−18% Bearish
RSI (14)
21 Neutral
MACD trend
Negative Bearish
52-week position
23% Neutral
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Mixed
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $26 › 200d $25 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow Accumulating
+21% holders QoQ · +31 funds added
Insider flow Distributing
Net -$3.3M over 90 days · 50% sells
Short interest Rising
3.40% of float · ▲ +20.3% MoM · 5.2 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Multi-yr high
97 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Price context
position in its 52-week range
Range low $18 Now $21 · 23% Range high $32
vs 200-day avg -14% vs 50-day avg -18%

Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

Key metrics

Earlier KPI extraction records exist, but do not meet the current evidence-completeness requirements. No current verified series is available. Earlier figures remain withheld until revalidated; this is not evidence that the company reports no KPIs.

Versus peers

Packaged Foods — same industry group
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Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
LWAY
Lifeway Foods, Inc.
this stock
$328.42M -12.5% -13.1% 31.5 3.4%
JBS
Jbs N.V.
$38.06B -19.1% — — 1.2%
KHC
Kraft Heinz Co
$28.02B -8.5% -0.1% — 7.9%
GIS
General Mills Inc
$17.99B -31.2% +4.1% — 8.4%
SJM
J M SMUCKER Co
$12.93B +19.8% +3.7% — 4.4%

Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

At a glance

key data from every section
Ownership
Institutional Holders Accumulating
Holders
97
% held
54.6%
Net QoQ
+3.3M sh
Top holder
Divisadero Street Capital…
Held Float
View
Held by Funds
Fund positions
118
View
Short & Settlement
Short Interest Rising
Shares short
513.0K
Days to cover
5.2d
Change
+86.5K sh
View
Short Volume
Short vol %
56%
As of
Oct 2, 2026
Short Total
View
Fails to Deliver
FTD shares
28
Value
$732
As of
Aug 26, 2026
View
Off-Exchange
Off-exchange %
45.1%
Week of
Aug 24, 2026
Off-exch Lit
View
Smart Money
Insider Trades Net selling
Net (90d)
-$3.3M
Buyers / Sellers
2 / 2
Buyers Sellers
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Financials
Financials
Revenue (FY)
$212.5M
Net income (FY)
$13.9M
EPS diluted
$0.89
View
Buybacks
Authorized
$5.2M
Remaining
$0
Spent Remaining
View
Filings
SEC Filings
Latest
8-K
Filed
Aug 13, 2026
This year
15
View
Proposed Sales
Value
$1.9M
Shares
75.0K
Filed
Aug 14, 2026
View
Earnings & Events
Webcasts
Last webcast
Aug 13, 2026
View

Performance

5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
LWAY -2.4% -17.3% -13.1% +0.1% -12.5%
SPY -0.2% -0.5% +12.2% +0.9% +12.9%
vs SPY -2.2% -16.9% -25.3% -0.8% -25.3%

Capital returns

Buyback program · as of Dec 31, 2020
Authorized
$5.18M
Spent (derived)
$5.18M
Remaining
$0
Spent Remaining

Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

Key facts CIK 814586 CUSIP 531914109 13F (30d) 2 filings 2 filers Visit website Investor relations