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LWAY · Lifeway Foods, Inc.

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$25.08 -0.37 (-1.45%)
Market Cap
$373.89M
Shares
15.11M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$25.45 Open$25.59 Day$25.01–25.87 52W close$17.80–33.82 Avg vol 30d160K Short int309K · 2.0% float · 3.1d Short vol61% Last earningsAug 13, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Aug 13

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Next earnings call
Dec 4, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 15 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed Aug 13, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Neutral
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Neutral Momentum Strong Sentiment Bullish Fundamentals Fair Quant / Vol Very High
      Market backdrop VIX 15.8 · calm Equity put/call 0.64
      Technical
      price trend
      Neutral
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg +4%
      above
      Price vs 50-day avg −12%
      below
      RSI (14) 36
      neutral
      MACD trend Negative
      52-week position 48%
      mid-range
      Volume (OBV) Confirms
      volume backs price
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Strong
      1-month return −18%
      trailing
      6-month return +13%
      trailing
      YTD return +5%
      this year
      Relative strength +2%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Bullish
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $29 › 200d $25 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +23% holders QoQ · +33 funds added
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$14.0M over 90 days · 67% sells
      Short interest Falling
      2.04% of float · ▼ -8.4% MoM · 3.1 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      98 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Squeeze score 55
      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 35.9
      rich
      Buyback $5.2M
      authorized
      Balance sheet $1.8M
      net cash
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Very High
      Volatility 48%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −47%
      past year
      ATR 6.3%
      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 $45M – $50M
      Prior guidance period ended · from the 8-K filed Apr 1, 2026
      Net sales · first quarter ended March 31, 2026 $60.8M – $62.3M

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

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Neutral
      2 · 4 · 1
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +4% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      −12% Bearish
      RSI (14)
      36 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Negative Bearish
      52-week position
      48% Neutral
      Volume (OBV)
      Confirms Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bullish · 3 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $29 › 200d $25 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +23% holders QoQ · +33 funds added
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$14.0M over 90 days · 67% sells
      Short interest Falling
      2.04% of float · ▼ -8.4% MoM · 3.1 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      98 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $18 Now $25 · 48% Range high $34
      vs 200-day avg +4% vs 50-day avg -12%

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

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      Consecutive quarters of year-over-year net sales growth 27 Second Quarter 2026
      Gross Profit Margin 19.5% Second Quarter 2026
      Selling, general and administrative expenses as a percent of net sales 18.4% Second Quarter 2026

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      Versus peers

      Packaged Foods — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      LWAY
      Lifeway Foods, Inc.
      this stock
      $373.89M +5.0% -13.1% 35.9 2.0%
      KHC
      Kraft Heinz Co
      $29.35B +2.4% -0.1% 7.3%
      GIS
      General Mills Inc
      $21.34B -18.1% +4.1% 9.2%
      MKC
      Mccormick & Co Inc
      $14.50B -18.8% +1.7% 9.0 5.1%
      JBS
      Jbs N.V.
      $14.39B -5.3% 3.3%

      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
      98
      % held
      54.6%
      Net QoQ
      +3.3M sh
      Top holder
      Divisadero Street Capital…
      Held Float
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      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      108
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Falling
      Shares short
      308.6K
      Days to cover
      3.1d
      Change
      -28.2K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      61%
      As of
      Aug 19, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      99.5K
      Value
      $3.1M
      As of
      Jul 31, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      48.1%
      Week of
      Jul 13, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Insider Trades Net selling
      Net (90d)
      -$14.0M
      Buyers / Sellers
      1 / 2
      Buyers Sellers
      View
      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
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Aug 13, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      LWAY -14.3% -17.9% +12.8% -14.5% +5.0%
      SPY -0.4% +2.6% +10.7% +2.7% +12.5%
      vs SPY -13.9% -20.5% +2.1% -17.3% -7.5%

      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) 91 filings 91 filers Visit website