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LWAY vs COST // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Lifeway Foods Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: LWAY 7
— COST 5
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: LWAY
LAST: $23.22 (+1.84%) • MKT CAP: $350.8M
valuation
8.8x
LAST: $996.08 (+1.36%) • MKT CAP: $441.39B
valuation
31.4x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (LWAY VS. COST)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | LWAY | COST | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 27.40% | 12.82% | +14.58 | LWAY | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 15.90% | 42.43% | -26.53 | COST | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 8.8x | 31.4x | -22.56 | LWAY | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | -4.68% | 2.09% | -6.77 | COST | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 7.60% | 3.85% | +3.75 | LWAY | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 6.50% | 3.04% | +3.46 | LWAY | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 13.70% | 10.14% | +3.56 | LWAY | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.58% | -0.58 | COST | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 14.56 | 9.38 | +5.18 | LWAY | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 6/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | 4.46% | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 51.8 | 57.7 | -5.86 | COST | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 0.73 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 21.3x | 39.7x | -18.42 | LWAY | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $350.8M | $441.39B | -$441.04B | COST | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | LWAY REV | COST REV | LWAY GROSS % | COST GROSS % | LWAY FCF | COST FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | — | $303.15B | — | 12.8% | — | $9.38B |
| FY 2025 | $212.5M | $275.24B | 27.4% | 12.8% | -$16.4M | $7.84B |
| FY 2024 | $186.8M | $254.45B | 26.0% | 12.6% | $6.3M | $6.63B |
| FY 2023 | $160.1M | $242.29B | — | 12.3% | $16.9M | $6.75B |
| FY 2022 | — | $226.95B | — | 12.2% | — | $3.50B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
LWAY // BETA —
COST // BETA 0.73