SuperworthLifeway Foods profit margin LWAY
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2011.
- Net margin, 12 months
- 4.5%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- 6.5%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- −1.0 pts
- Peer median
- 6.7%
Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Lifeway Foods kept 4.5% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 6.5% and a gross margin of 25.6%.
Five years earlier its net margin was 4.6%.
The median for 7 packaged Foods stocks of a similar size is 6.7%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 6.5% | 7.6% | 27.4% |
| FY2024 | 4.8% | 7.4% | 26.0% |
| FY2023 | 7.1% | 10.6% | 26.5% |
| FY2022 | 0.7% | 1.7% | 18.9% |
| FY2021 | 2.8% | 4.9% | 24.1% |
| FY2020 | 3.2% | 4.8% | 26.4% |
| FY2019 | 0.5% | −2.1% | 23.6% |
| FY2018 | −3.0% | −3.0% | 25.0% |
| FY2017 | −0.3% | −0.4% | 25.8% |
| FY2016 | 2.8% | 4.9% | 28.3% |
| FY2015 | 1.7% | 3.7% | 25.6% |
| FY2014 | 1.6% | 3.6% | 24.3% |
| FY2013 | 5.1% | 8.2% | 28.6% |
| FY2012 | 6.9% | 10.9% | 32.7% |
| FY2011 | 4.1% | 7.3% | 30.8% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY26 | 4.5% | −1.0 pts | 6.5% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 6.5% | +1.2 pts | 9.1% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 6.5% | +1.7 pts | 7.6% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 5.5% | −1.8 pts | 6.4% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 5.5% | −2.2 pts | 6.4% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 5.4% | −2.4 pts | 6.3% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 4.8% | −2.3 pts | 7.4% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 7.2% | +2.0 pts | 10.4% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 7.7% | +3.9 pts | 11.2% | |
| Q1 FY24 | 7.8% | +5.9 pts | 11.5% | |
| Q4 FY23 | 7.1% | +6.4 pts | 10.6% | |
| Q3 FY23 | 5.3% | +5.2 pts | 8.6% |
Against its peers
Companies in Packaged Foods nearest Lifeway Foods' size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| LWAYLifeway Foods | 4.5% |
| MAMAMama's Creations | 3.5% |
| SENEASeneca Foods | 6.7% |
| BRBRBellring Brands | 7.3% |
| FLOFlowers Foods | 1.1% |
| JJSFJ&J Snack Foods | 3.2% |
| MZTIMarzetti | 9.9% |
| FRPTFreshpet | 17.3% |
| Peer median | 6.7% |
Where Lifeway Foods ranks
What the profit margin tells you
Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).
Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.
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