---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001683168-26-002570"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LWAY"
cik: "0000814586"
company_name: "Lifeway Foods, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-04-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T08:04:11.850119+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Lifeway Foods expects Q1 net sales $60.8-62.3M, up 32-35% YoY

## Summary
- Preliminary Q1 2026 net sales range $60.8M-$62.3M, 32-35% increase from Q1 2025.
- Growth driven by strong consumer demand for kefir and farmer cheese products.
- Full Q1 2026 earnings release and conference call scheduled for May 14, 2026.
- CEO Julie Smolyansky highlighted continued momentum and expanded distribution.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001683168-26-002570
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LWAY
- cik: 0000814586
- company_name: Lifeway Foods, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-04-01T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/814586/000168316826002570/0001683168-26-002570-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/814586/000168316826002570/lifeway_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001683168-26-002570
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001683168-26-002570.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001683168-26-002570.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Lifeway Foods, Inc. reported first quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue between $60.8 and $62.3 million.
  - Period: first quarter ended March 31, 2026
  - Revenue: between $60.8 and $62.3 million
  - Result: preliminary results
  source text: estimated unaudited net sales of between $60.8 and $62.3 million for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/814586/000168316826002570/0001683168-26-002570-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.