LWAY Stock — Lifeway Foods Inc

Lifeway Foods Inc (LWAY)

Updated October 16, 2026.

LWAY is a Stock. Total return is 3873.0% over the past 37.8 years.

Lifeway Foods produces and markets probiotic-based dairy products in North America, primarily drinkable kefir alongside European-style soft cheeses, yogurt, and other cultured dairy items sold under the Lifeway, Fresh Made, and GlenOaks Farms brand names through direct sales, brokers, and distributors. The company does not currently distribute to shareholders. This security appeals to investors seeking exposure to the specialty dairy and functional foods sector.

LWAY performance

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 3873.0% over the past 37.8 years. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -19.0%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 36.7%.

LWAY key facts

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

12/29/1988

Distribution frequency

None

Last close

$22.09 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$333,708,041

Average volume

113046.0

Ex-dividend date

05/29/2013

Payment date

06/28/2013

Beta

0.467

Payout ratio

0.0%

P/E ratio

32.01

Forward P/E

29.9401

EPS

$0.69

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (the posted rate) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

LWAY risks and drawbacks

The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 36.7%.

Who may consider LWAY — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (LWAY does not currently distribute). This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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