Lifeway Foods Inc Free Cash Flow Generation Index

Latest as of December 2025: -65.24x

Lifeway Foods Inc free cash flow generation index. Lifeway Foods Inc (LWAY) has a Free Cash Flow Generation Index of -65.24x as of December 2025. Free cash flow of $-17.42 Million represents -65% of operating cash flow ($267.00K).

FCF Generation Index

-65.24x
Free Cash Flow / Operating CF

Free Cash Flow

$-17.42 Million
USD

Operating Cash Flow

$267.00K
USD

Capital Expenditures

$17.69 Million
USD

Free Cash Flow Generation Index of Lifeway Foods Inc (1989–2025)

Free cash flow generation index of Lifeway Foods Inc from 1989 to 2025. Historical FCF Generation Index trend for Lifeway Foods Inc across 36 annual periods. See LWAY financial flexibility index to measure the company's free cash flow as a share of total liabilities.

Lifeway Foods Inc Free Cash Flow Generation Index by Year (1989–2025)

Lifeway Foods Inc free cash flow generation index by year from 1989 to 2025. Year-by-year Free Cash Flow Generation Index for Lifeway Foods Inc. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see LWAY cash flow conversion.

Year FCG Index Free Cash Flow (USD) Operating CF Capital Expenditures YoY Change
2025 -1.51x $-16.48 Million $10.95 Million $27.36 Million ▼ -411.4%
2024 0.48x $6.26 Million $12.96 Million $6.70 Million ▼ -35.0%
2023 0.74x $12.59 Million $16.94 Million $4.35 Million ▲ +450.7%
2022 0.13x $538.00K $3.99 Million $3.45 Million ▼ -79.4%
2021 0.65x $3.64 Million $5.56 Million $1.92 Million ▼ -6.9%
2020 0.70x $4.49 Million $6.38 Million $1.90 Million ▲ +1.8%
2019 0.69x $2.63 Million $3.81 Million $1.18 Million ▲ +510.3%
2018 -0.17x $-407.00K $2.42 Million $2.82 Million ▲ +58.2%
2017 -0.40x $-1.53 Million $3.81 Million $5.34 Million ▼ -210.1%
2016 0.37x $1.87 Million $5.10 Million $3.24 Million ▼ -48.1%
2015 0.70x $4.75 Million $6.75 Million $2.00 Million ▲ +255.9%
2014 -0.45x $-2.64 Million $5.84 Million $8.48 Million ▲ +0.0%
2013 -0.45x $-2.64 Million $5.84 Million $8.48 Million ▼ -157.6%
2012 0.78x $5.20 Million $6.63 Million $1.43 Million ▲ +21.8%
2011 0.64x $2.60 Million $4.04 Million $1.44 Million ▲ +6.8%
2010 0.60x $3.39 Million $5.62 Million $2.23 Million ▼ -21.4%
2009 0.77x $5.84 Million $7.60 Million $1.77 Million ▲ +41.1%
2008 0.54x $2.58 Million $4.73 Million $2.16 Million ▲ +144.6%
2007 0.22x $522.26K $2.35 Million $1.82 Million ▼ -67.5%
2006 0.68x $1.48 Million $2.16 Million $680.17K ▲ +132.8%
2005 -2.09x $-3.32 Million $1.59 Million $4.92 Million ▼ -345.6%
2004 0.85x $1.87 Million $2.20 Million $330.41K ▲ +9.4%
2003 0.78x $1.44 Million $1.86 Million $415.06K ▼ -14.6%
2002 0.91x $2.59 Million $2.85 Million $259.16K ▲ +50.7%
2001 0.60x $1.08 Million $1.80 Million $712.80K ▲ +94.5%
2000 0.31x $492.75K $1.59 Million $1.10 Million ▲ +55.1%
1999 0.20x $200.00K $1.00 Million $800.00K ▼ -40.0%
1998 0.33x $300.00K $900.00K $600.00K ▲ +175.0%
1997 -0.44x $-400.00K $900.00K $1.30 Million ▲ +55.6%
1996 -1.00x $-700.00K $700.00K $1.40 Million ▼ -200.0%
1995 1.00x $400.00K $400.00K $0.00 ▲ +25.0%
1994 0.80x $400.00K $500.00K $100.00K ▲ +60.0%
1993 0.50x $100.00K $200.00K $100.00K ▲ +200.0%
1992 -0.50x $-100.00K $200.00K $300.00K ▲ +25.0%
1991 -0.67x $-200.00K $300.00K $500.00K ▼ -166.7%
1989 1.00x $700.00K $700.00K $0.00 —
FCG Index = Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow. FCF = Operating CF + Capital Expenditures (capex stored negative).