Lifeway Foods (LWAY) to Post Quarterly Earnings on Thursday

Lifeway Foods (NASDAQ:LWAY) is expected to be posting its Q2 2026 results before the market opens on Thursday, August 13th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.2650 per share and revenue of $61.40 million for the quarter. Interested persons may review the information on the company’s upcoming Q2 2026 earning overview page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, August 13, 2026 at 8:00 AM ET.

Lifeway Foods (NASDAQ:LWAY) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, May 14th. The company reported $0.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.30. Lifeway Foods had a net margin of 6.54% and a return on equity of 17.76%. The business had revenue of $63.01 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $60.80 million.

Lifeway Foods Stock Down 1.0%

Shares of NASDAQ:LWAY opened at $29.68 on Wednesday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $28.81 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $24.96. The company has a market cap of $453.51 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.60 and a beta of 0.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08, a current ratio of 2.14 and a quick ratio of 1.56. Lifeway Foods has a one year low of $17.31 and a one year high of $34.20.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Benchmark reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Lifeway Foods in a research report on Monday, June 15th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Lifeway Foods from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 28th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $34.33.

Insider Buying and Selling at Lifeway Foods

In other Lifeway Foods news, major shareholder Ludmila Smolyansky sold 100,000 shares of Lifeway Foods stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $30.11, for a total transaction of $3,011,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 507,207 shares in the company, valued at $15,272,002.77. The trade was a 16.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, major shareholder Edward Smolyansky sold 39,098 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, July 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $29.41, for a total transaction of $1,149,872.18. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 1,071,709 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $31,518,961.69. This represents a 3.52% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 4,006,454 shares of company stock worth $83,246,639 over the last three months. 18.58% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Jump Financial LLC purchased a new position in shares of Lifeway Foods in the 4th quarter worth about $219,000. Barclays PLC raised its holdings in shares of Lifeway Foods by 9.0% during the 4th quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 8,009 shares of the company’s stock valued at $194,000 after buying an additional 659 shares in the last quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN raised its holdings in shares of Lifeway Foods by 63.0% during the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 6,369 shares of the company’s stock valued at $154,000 after buying an additional 2,462 shares in the last quarter. State of Wyoming bought a new stake in Lifeway Foods in the 4th quarter worth approximately $200,000. Finally, Alliancebernstein L.P. lifted its position in Lifeway Foods by 5.7% in the 3rd quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 9,250 shares of the company’s stock worth $257,000 after buying an additional 500 shares during the last quarter. 36.39% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Lifeway Foods Company Profile

Lifeway Foods, Inc (NASDAQ: LWAY) is a Chicago-based food company specializing in probiotic-rich cultured dairy products. Established in 1986 by Michael Smolyansky, the company pioneered the introduction of kefir to the U.S. market. Under the leadership of CEO Julie Smolyansky, who succeeded her father in 2002, Lifeway has grown from a single product operation into a diversified portfolio of fermented foods and beverages aimed at promoting digestive health and wellness.

The company’s flagship product is kefir, a cultured milk beverage naturally rich in probiotics, vitamins and minerals.