Lifeway Foods, Inc. (LWAY) Balance Sheet
LWAY balance sheet, 2025
December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollars$105.6M assets = $19.8M liabilities + $85.8M equity
Both columns are drawn to the same scale: what LWAY owns equals what it owes plus shareholders’ equity. Hover a block for its value.
LWAY financial health
Descriptive bands, not a rating. Fiscal 2025.
LWAY balance sheet trends, 2016–2025
| Metric | Trend | Then | Latest | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | $65.9M2016 | $105.6M2025 | +5.4%/yr | |
| Total liabilities | $17.5M2016 | $19.8M2025 | +1.4%/yr | |
| Shareholders’ equity | $48.4M2016 | $85.8M2025 | +6.6%/yr | |
| Cash & short-term investments | $8.8M2016 | $5.6M2025 | −5.0%/yr | |
| Total debt | $7.1M2016 | $466,0002025 | −26.1%/yr | |
| Net cash (debt) | $1.7M2016 | $5.1M2025 | +$3.4M | |
| Working capital | $18.8M2016 | $20.4M2025 | +$1.6M | |
| Book value per share | $2.992016 | $5.522025 | +7.0%/yr | |
| Current ratio | 3.012016 | 2.232025 | −0.78 | |
| Debt / equity | 0.152016 | 0.012025 | −0.14 | |
| Shares outstanding | 16.2M2016 | 15.5M2025 | −0.4%/yr |
Change is the average annual growth (CAGR) or the difference between the first and latest year.
LWAY assets
LWAY liabilities and equity
LWAY debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease obligations.
LWAY balance sheet
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | ||||||||||
| Cash & short-term investments | $5.6M | $16.7M | $13.2M | $4.4M | $9.2M | $7.9M | $3.8M | $3.0M | $5.0M | $8.8M |
| Cash & equivalents | $5.6M | $16.7M | $13.2M | $4.4M | $9.2M | $7.9M | $3.8M | $3.0M | $5.0M | $8.8M |
| Short-term investments | — | — | — | $5.0M | — | $3.6M | $2.7M | — | $0 | $0 |
| Receivables | $16.6M | $16.1M | $13.9M | $11.4M | $9.9M | $8.0M | $7.4M | $9.0M | $11.0M | $9.9M |
| Inventory | $11.9M | $8.7M | $9.1M | $9.6M | $8.3M | $6.9M | $6.4M | $5.8M | $7.7M | $8.0M |
| Other current assets | $3.0M | $2.1M | $2.0M | $1.5M | $1.6M | $1.2M | $1.6M | $1.1M | $983,000 | $1.4M |
| Total current assets | $37.1M | $43.6M | $38.2M | $27.0M | $29.0M | $24.1M | $19.2M | $18.9M | $24.7M | $28.2M |
| Property, plant & equipment (net) | $48.7M | $27.0M | $23.0M | $21.1M | $20.3M | $21.4M | $23.0M | $24.6M | $24.6M | $21.8M |
| Goodwill & intangible assets | $17.5M | $18.1M | $18.6M | $19.1M | $19.7M | $14.0M | $13.0M | $13.2M | $15.0M | $15.7M |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other non-current assets | $2.3M | $1.9M | $2.9M | $1.8M | $1.8M | $2.6M | $3.4M | $150,000 | $150,000 | $125,000 |
| Total assets | $105.6M | $90.5M | $82.6M | $69.0M | $70.9M | $62.1M | $58.5M | $56.8M | $64.5M | $65.9M |
| Liabilities | ||||||||||
| Accounts payable | $11.0M | $10.4M | $10.0M | $8.0M | $6.6M | $5.6M | $5.3M | $4.6M | $6.8M | $5.7M |
| Short-term debt | $106,000 | $47,000 | $1.3M | $1.3M | — | $179,000 | $285,000 | — | $3.2M | $840,000 |
| Deferred revenue | — | — | −$32,000 | — | — | $1.8M | — | — | $2.8M | $1.0M |
| Total current liabilities | $16.6M | $15.5M | $16.6M | $13.0M | $12.1M | $8.4M | $9.5M | $7.5M | $13.2M | $9.4M |
| Long-term debt | $0 | $0 | $1.5M | $5.3M | $6.2M | $2.8M | $2.7M | $6.0M | $3.1M | $6.3M |
| Lease obligations | $466,000 | $117,000 | $192,000 | $174,000 | $216,000 | $344,000 | $773,000 | — | — | — |
| Other long-term liabilities | $3.2M | $3.1M | $4.1M | $3.1M | $3.4M | $4.0M | $3.0M | $954,000 | $1.6M | $1.9M |
| Total liabilities | $19.8M | $18.6M | $22.2M | $21.4M | $21.7M | $15.2M | $15.3M | $14.4M | $17.9M | $17.5M |
| Shareholders' equity | ||||||||||
| Common stock & paid-in capital | $6.5M | $6.5M | $6.5M | $6.5M | $6.5M | $6.5M | $6.5M | $6.5M | $6.5M | $6.5M |
| Retained earnings (deficit) | $88.7M | $74.8M | $65.8M | $54.4M | $53.5M | $50.2M | $47.0M | $46.6M | $49.6M | $50.0M |
| Treasury stock | — | — | — | — | — | −$12.4M | −$12.6M | −$13.0M | −$11.8M | −$10.3M |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | — | — | — | $0 | — | $0 | $0 | −$26.7M | −$25.2M | $0 |
| Minority interest | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $0 | $0 |
| Total shareholders' equity | $85.8M | $71.9M | $60.4M | $47.6M | $49.1M | $46.9M | $43.3M | $42.4M | $46.6M | $48.4M |
| Key figures | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $466,000 | $117,000 | $2.9M | $6.7M | $6.2M | $3.1M | $3.5M | $6.0M | $6.3M | $7.1M |
| Net cash (debt) | $5.1M | $16.6M | $10.3M | −$2.2M | $3.0M | $4.8M | $318,000 | −$3.0M | −$1.3M | $1.7M |
| Working capital | $20.4M | $28.1M | $21.6M | $13.9M | $17.0M | $15.6M | $9.7M | $11.5M | $11.5M | $18.8M |
| Tangible book value | $68.3M | $53.8M | $41.8M | $28.4M | $29.4M | $32.9M | $30.3M | $29.2M | $31.5M | $32.6M |
| Book value per share | $5.52 | $4.71 | $4.00 | $3.03 | $3.18 | $2.97 | $2.74 | $2.60 | $2.89 | $2.99 |
| Shares outstanding | 15.5M | 15.3M | 15.1M | 15.7M | 15.4M | 15.8M | 15.8M | 16.3M | 16.1M | 16.2M |
| Current ratio | 2.23 | 2.81 | 2.30 | 2.07 | 2.41 | 2.85 | 2.02 | 2.54 | 1.87 | 3.01 |
| Quick ratio | 1.34 | 2.11 | 1.63 | 1.22 | 1.59 | 1.89 | 1.18 | 1.61 | 1.21 | 1.99 |
| Debt / equity | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.15 |
| Equity / assets | 81.3% | 79.4% | 73.1% | 68.9% | 69.3% | 75.5% | 73.9% | 74.6% | 72.2% | 73.4% |
| Jun '26 | Mar '26 | Dec '25 | Sep '25 | Jun '25 | Mar '25 | Dec '24 | Sep '24 | Jun '24 | Mar '24 | Dec '23 | Sep '23 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | ||||||||||||
| Cash & short-term investments | $7.1M | $5.6M | $5.6M | $23.0M | $21.2M | $19.4M | $16.7M | $20.6M | $14.6M | $12.0M | $13.2M | $12.6M |
| Cash & equivalents | $7.1M | $5.6M | $5.6M | $23.0M | $21.2M | $19.4M | $16.7M | $20.6M | $14.6M | $12.0M | $13.2M | $12.6M |
| Receivables | $22.9M | $23.0M | $16.6M | $17.4M | $16.1M | $16.7M | $16.1M | $13.9M | $14.7M | $15.4M | $13.9M | $13.4M |
| Inventory | $14.0M | $11.5M | $11.9M | $11.1M | $10.2M | $9.2M | $8.7M | $8.4M | $8.5M | $8.1M | $9.1M | $9.3M |
| Other current assets | $3.3M | $2.6M | $3.0M | $2.3M | $1.8M | $2.0M | $2.1M | $1.9M | $1.5M | $2.0M | $2.0M | $1.6M |
| Total current assets | $47.2M | $42.7M | $37.1M | $53.8M | $49.3M | $47.4M | $43.6M | $44.8M | $39.3M | $37.6M | $38.2M | $36.9M |
| Property, plant & equipment (net) | $66.1M | $58.4M | $48.7M | $36.8M | $31.0M | $28.2M | $27.0M | $26.4M | $25.4M | $24.8M | $23.0M | $22.5M |
| Goodwill & intangible assets | $17.3M | $17.4M | $17.5M | $17.7M | $17.8M | $17.9M | $18.1M | $18.2M | $18.3M | $18.5M | $18.6M | $18.7M |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other non-current assets | $1.8M | $2.1M | $2.3M | $1.3M | $135,000 | $141,000 | $1.9M | $1.9M | $1.9M | $1.9M | $2.9M | $1.9M |
| Total assets | $132.4M | $120.5M | $105.6M | $109.5M | $98.3M | $93.7M | $90.5M | $91.3M | $84.9M | $82.8M | $82.6M | $80.1M |
| Liabilities | ||||||||||||
| Accounts payable | $17.5M | $13.8M | $11.0M | $17.5M | $11.9M | $11.6M | $10.4M | $11.1M | $9.4M | $10.0M | $10.0M | $9.1M |
| Short-term debt | $128,000 | $127,000 | $106,000 | $69,000 | $58,000 | $41,000 | $47,000 | $57,000 | $66,000 | $1.3M | $1.3M | $1.3M |
| Deferred revenue | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $474,000 | −$1.3M |
| Total current liabilities | $22.5M | $20.0M | $16.6M | $23.4M | $16.3M | $16.4M | $15.5M | $16.7M | $13.9M | $14.9M | $16.6M | $16.4M |
| Long-term debt | $21.9M | $6.9M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1.2M | $1.5M | $4.5M |
| Lease obligations | $521,000 | $553,000 | $466,000 | $358,000 | $278,000 | $109,000 | $117,000 | $136,000 | $154,000 | $173,000 | $192,000 | $203,000 |
| Other long-term liabilities | $3.3M | $3.3M | $3.2M | $3.4M | $3.3M | $3.1M | $3.1M | $3.1M | $3.1M | $3.1M | $4.1M | $3.2M |
| Total liabilities | $47.8M | $30.2M | $19.8M | $26.8M | $19.6M | $19.5M | $18.6M | $19.8M | $16.9M | $19.2M | $22.2M | $24.1M |
| Shareholders' equity | ||||||||||||
| Common stock & paid-in capital | $6.5M | $6.5M | $6.5M | $6.5M | $6.5M | $6.5M | $6.5M | $6.5M | $6.5M | $6.5M | $6.5M | $6.5M |
| Retained earnings (deficit) | $93.5M | $93.4M | $88.7M | $86.1M | $82.6M | $78.4M | $74.8M | $75.0M | $72.0M | $68.2M | $65.8M | $61.8M |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | — | — | — | $0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $0 |
| Total shareholders' equity | $84.6M | $90.3M | $85.8M | $82.8M | $78.7M | $74.2M | $71.9M | $71.5M | $68.0M | $63.5M | $60.4M | $56.0M |
| Key figures | ||||||||||||
| Total debt | $22.6M | $7.5M | $466,000 | $358,000 | $278,000 | $109,000 | $117,000 | $136,000 | $154,000 | $2.7M | $2.9M | $6.0M |
| Net cash (debt) | −$15.5M | −$1.9M | $5.1M | $22.6M | $20.9M | $19.3M | $16.6M | $20.4M | $14.5M | $9.4M | $10.3M | $6.7M |
| Working capital | $24.7M | $22.7M | $20.4M | $30.4M | $33.0M | $31.0M | $28.1M | $28.1M | $25.4M | $22.7M | $21.6M | $20.5M |
| Tangible book value | $67.3M | $72.9M | $68.3M | $65.1M | $60.9M | $56.2M | $53.8M | $53.3M | $49.7M | $45.1M | $41.8M | $37.2M |
| Book value per share | $5.53 | $5.80 | $5.51 | $5.37 | $5.11 | $4.99 | $4.84 | $4.69 | $4.47 | $4.17 | $3.98 | $3.71 |
| Shares outstanding | 15.3M | 15.6M | 15.6M | 15.4M | 15.4M | 14.9M | 14.9M | 15.3M | 15.2M | 15.2M | 15.2M | 15.1M |
| Current ratio | 2.09 | 2.14 | 2.23 | 2.30 | 3.03 | 2.89 | 2.81 | 2.68 | 2.83 | 2.53 | 2.30 | 2.25 |
| Quick ratio | 1.33 | 1.43 | 1.34 | 1.73 | 2.29 | 2.21 | 2.11 | 2.06 | 2.12 | 1.85 | 1.63 | 1.58 |
| Debt / equity | 0.27 | 0.08 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.11 |
| Equity / assets | 63.9% | 75.0% | 81.3% | 75.6% | 80.1% | 79.2% | 79.4% | 78.3% | 80.1% | 76.8% | 73.1% | 69.9% |
Quarterly columns are labeled by the month the quarter ended. Figures in U.S. dollars as reported (latest annual report filed March 17, 2026); data from EODHD.
LWAY financial position
At the end of fiscal 2025 (December 31, 2025), Lifeway Foods had total assets of $105.6 million (up 16.6% from a year earlier), total liabilities of $19.8 million and shareholders' equity of $85.8 million. It held $5.6 million in cash and short-term investments against $0.5 million of debt, a net cash position of $5.1 million. Its current ratio was 2.23. In the latest quarter (ended June 30, 2026) total assets were $132.4 million and equity $84.6 million.
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LWAY balance sheet FAQ
What are Lifeway Foods's total assets?
Lifeway Foods reported total assets of $105.6 million at the end of fiscal 2025 (December 31, 2025), compared with $90.5 million a year earlier.
How much debt does Lifeway Foods have?
Lifeway Foods had $0.5 million of total debt at the end of fiscal 2025, including short-term borrowings and lease obligations. Its debt-to-equity ratio was 0.01.
How much cash does Lifeway Foods have?
Lifeway Foods held $5.6 million in cash and short-term investments at the end of fiscal 2025; with $0.5 million of debt that is net cash of $5.1 million.
What is Lifeway Foods's book value?
Lifeway Foods's shareholders' equity (book value) was $85.8 million at the end of fiscal 2025, or $5.52 per share.
What is Lifeway Foods's current ratio?
Lifeway Foods had current assets of $37.1 million and current liabilities of $16.6 million, a current ratio of 2.23 (it can cover its short-term obligations).
How much goodwill does Lifeway Foods have?
Lifeway Foods carried $17.5 million of goodwill and intangible assets, 16.6% of total assets, at the end of fiscal 2025.