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LWAY vs PEP // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Lifeway Foods Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. PepsiCo Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: LWAY 5
— PEP 8
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: LWAY
LAST: $22.93 (-1.25%) • MKT CAP: $350.8M
valuation
8.8x
LAST: $137.34 (+2.65%) • MKT CAP: $182.32B
valuation
14.3x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (LWAY VS. PEP)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | LWAY | PEP | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 27.40% | 54.10% | -26.70 | PEP | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 15.90% | 17.00% | -1.10 | PEP | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 8.8x | 14.3x | -5.50 | LWAY | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | -4.68% | 4.31% | -8.99 | PEP | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 7.60% | 12.20% | -4.60 | PEP | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 6.50% | 8.80% | -2.30 | PEP | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 13.70% | 2.30% | +11.40 | LWAY | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 4.19% | -4.19 | PEP | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 14.56 | 3.38 | +11.18 | LWAY | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 5/9 | +1.00 | LWAY | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 54.6 | 52.4 | +2.20 | LWAY | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 0.89 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 21.3x | 20.6x | +0.70 | PEP | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $350.8M | $182.32B | -$181.97B | PEP | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | LWAY REV | PEP REV | LWAY GROSS % | PEP GROSS % | LWAY FCF | PEP FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $212.5M | $93.92B | 27.4% | 54.1% | -$16.4M | $7.86B |
| FY 2024 | $186.8M | $91.85B | 26.0% | 54.6% | $6.3M | $8.37B |
| FY 2023 | $160.1M | $91.47B | — | — | $16.9M | $9.33B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
LWAY // BETA —
PEP // BETA 0.89