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VITL vs LWAY // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Vital Farms Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Lifeway Foods Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: VITL 7
— LWAY 3
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $9.29 (+0.43%) • MKT CAP: $398.8M
valuation
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LAST: $23.22 (+1.84%) • MKT CAP: $350.8M
valuation
8.8x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (VITL VS. LWAY)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | VITL | LWAY | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 37.60% | 27.40% | +10.20 | VITL | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 23.10% | 15.90% | +7.20 | VITL | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | — | 8.8x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | -12.09% | -4.68% | -7.41 | LWAY | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 11.60% | 7.60% | +4.00 | VITL | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 8.70% | 6.50% | +2.20 | VITL | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 25.30% | 13.70% | +11.60 | VITL | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 4.18 | 14.56 | -10.38 | LWAY | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 6/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 42.1 | 51.8 | -9.71 | LWAY | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 5.0x | 21.3x | -16.30 | VITL | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $398.8M | $350.8M | $48.1M | VITL | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | VITL REV | LWAY REV | VITL GROSS % | LWAY GROSS % | VITL FCF | LWAY FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $759.4M | $212.5M | 37.6% | 27.4% | -$48.2M | -$16.4M |
| FY 2024 | $606.3M | $186.8M | 37.9% | 26.0% | $36.2M | $6.3M |
| FY 2023 | $471.9M | $160.1M | — | — | $50.9M | $16.9M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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