---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001683168-26-003838"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LWAY"
cik: "0000814586"
company_name: "Lifeway Foods, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-05-14T10:00:24+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T10:12:21.381489+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Lifeway Q1 net sales $63.0M (+36.7% YoY); net income $4.7M, EPS $0.30

## Summary
- Record Q1 net sales of $63.0M, up 36.7% YoY, driven by volume-led growth in Lifeway Kefir and Farmer Cheese.
- Gross profit margin expanded 360 bps to 27.5%; net income rose 32% to $4.7M ($0.30 diluted EPS vs $0.23 prior year).
- SG&A of $10.9M increased 16.8% due to marketing investments, leveraging 300 bps as a sales percentage.
- Company reiterates FY 2027 Adjusted EBITDA target of $45-$50M; expects strongest annual sales in FY 2026.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001683168-26-003838
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LWAY
- cik: 0000814586
- company_name: Lifeway Foods, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-05-14T10:00:24+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/814586/000168316826003838/0001683168-26-003838-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/814586/000168316826003838/lifeway_8k.htm

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