---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001683168-26-006301"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LWAY"
cik: "0000814586"
company_name: "Lifeway Foods, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-08-13T13:00:16+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-08-13T13:01:12.787366+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Lifeway Q2 net sales record $66.9M (+24.1%) but EPS drops to $0.01 on margin pressure

## Summary
- Net sales $66.9M, up 24.1% YoY, record; 27th consecutive quarter of growth.
- Gross margin 19.5% vs 28.6% due to elevated milk, resin, and transportation costs.
- Net income $0.1M ($0.01 EPS) vs $4.3M ($0.28) prior year; YTD EPS $0.32 vs $0.51.
- Management expects margin recovery in 2027; Waukesha expansion completion early 2027.
- First-half net sales $129.9M, up 29.9% YoY.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001683168-26-006301
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LWAY
- cik: 0000814586
- company_name: Lifeway Foods, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-08-13T13:00:16+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/814586/000168316826006301/0001683168-26-006301-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/814586/000168316826006301/lifeway_8k.htm

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