Lifeway Foods Stock-Based Compensation Growth & History (LWAY)
Lifeway Foods's stock-based compensation was $1.9M for fiscal 2025.
View full Lifeway Foods company overviewLifeway Foods annual stock-based compensation history
| Fiscal year | Period ended | Stock-based compensation | Change | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-12-31 | $1.9M | −$499,000 | −20.40% |
| 2024 | 2024-12-31 | $2.4M | $949,000 | +63.39% |
| 2023 | 2023-12-31 | $1.5M | $388,000 | +34.99% |
| 2022 | 2022-12-31 | $1.1M | −$35,000 | −3.06% |
| 2021 | 2021-12-31 | $1.1M | $751,000 | +191.09% |
| 2020 | 2020-12-31 | $393,000 | −$445,000 | −53.10% |
| 2019 | 2019-12-31 | $838,000 | $36,000 | +4.49% |
| 2018 | 2018-12-31 | $802,000 | $206,000 | +34.56% |
| 2017 | 2017-12-31 | $596,000 | $270,000 | +82.82% |
| 2016 | 2016-12-31 | $326,000 | $326,000 | — |
| 2015 | 2015-12-31 | $0 | — | — |
Lifeway Foods quarterly stock-based compensation
| Fiscal quarter | Period ended | Stock-based compensation | Change | YoY change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 2026-06-30 | $535,000 | −$66,000 | −10.98% |
| Q1 2026 | 2026-03-31 | $548,000 | $222,000 | +68.10% |
| Q4 2025 | 2025-12-31 | $481,000 | −$67,000 | −12.23% |
| Q3 2025 | 2025-09-30 | $539,000 | −$63,000 | −10.47% |
| Q2 2025 | 2025-06-30 | $601,000 | −$22,000 | −3.53% |
| Q1 2025 | 2025-03-31 | $326,000 | −$347,000 | −51.56% |
| Q4 2024 | 2024-12-31 | $548,000 | $129,000 | +30.79% |
| Q3 2024 | 2024-09-30 | $602,000 | $179,000 | +42.32% |
| Q2 2024 | 2024-06-30 | $623,000 | $311,000 | +99.68% |
| Q1 2024 | 2024-03-31 | $673,000 | $330,000 | +96.21% |
| Q4 2023 | 2023-12-31 | $419,000 | $65,000 | +18.36% |
| Q3 2023 | 2023-09-30 | $423,000 | $215,000 | +103.37% |
| Q2 2023 | 2023-06-30 | $312,000 | $80,000 | +34.48% |
| Q1 2023 | 2023-03-31 | $343,000 | $28,000 | +8.89% |
| Q4 2022 | 2022-12-31 | $354,000 | −$182,000 | −33.96% |
| Q3 2022 | 2022-09-30 | $208,000 | −$99,000 | −32.25% |
| Q2 2022 | 2022-06-30 | $232,000 | $84,000 | +56.76% |
| Q1 2022 | 2022-03-31 | $315,000 | $162,000 | +105.88% |
| Q4 2021 | 2021-12-31 | $536,000 | $417,000 | +350.42% |
| Q3 2021 | 2021-09-30 | $307,000 | $265,000 | +630.95% |
| Q2 2021 | 2021-06-30 | $148,000 | $33,000 | +28.70% |
| Q1 2021 | 2021-03-31 | $153,000 | $36,000 | +30.77% |
| Q4 2020 | 2020-12-31 | $119,000 | −$5,000 | −4.03% |
| Q3 2020 | 2020-09-30 | $42,000 | −$137,000 | −76.54% |
| Q2 2020 | 2020-06-30 | $115,000 | −$67,000 | −36.81% |
| Q1 2020 | 2020-03-31 | $117,000 | −$236,000 | −66.86% |
| Q4 2019 | 2019-12-31 | $124,000 | — | — |
| Q3 2019 | 2019-09-30 | $179,000 | −$153,000 | −46.08% |
| Q2 2019 | 2019-06-30 | $182,000 | $73,000 | +66.97% |
| Q1 2019 | 2019-03-31 | $353,000 | −$33,000 | −8.55% |
| Q3 2018 | 2018-09-30 | $332,000 | $206,000 | +163.49% |
| Q2 2018 | 2018-06-30 | $109,000 | −$217,000 | −66.56% |
| Q1 2018 | 2018-03-31 | $386,000 | −$63,000 | −14.03% |
| Q3 2017 | 2017-09-30 | $126,000 | $68,000 | +117.24% |
| Q2 2017 | 2017-06-30 | $326,000 | $305,000 | +1452.38% |
| Q1 2017 | 2017-03-31 | $449,000 | $428,000 | +2038.10% |
| Q4 2016 | 2016-12-31 | $226,000 | — | — |
| Q3 2016 | 2016-09-30 | $58,000 | — | — |
| Q2 2016 | 2016-06-30 | $21,000 | — | — |
| Q1 2016 | 2016-03-31 | $21,000 | — | — |
Lifeway Foods stock-based compensation trends
Over the last five fiscal years, Lifeway Foods's stock-based compensation increased from $393,000 to $1.9M, a change of $1.6M. The latest reported quarter, Q2 2026, shows $535,000.
What stock-based compensation means
Stock-based compensation is the expense associated with equity awards such as restricted stock and employee options. It is a non-cash expense when recognized, but it can dilute existing shareholders unless offset by share repurchases.
SEC-reported stock-based compensation
TickerStat standardizes share-based compensation reported in company SEC filings. The history shows recognized compensation expense or its cash-flow-statement adjustment, not the grant-date value of new awards or a forecast of future dilution. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so exact period-end dates are included.
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