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LWAY (Lifeway Foods) 3-Year Sharpe Ratio : 0.92 (As of Jul. 01, 2025)


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What is Lifeway Foods 3-Year Sharpe Ratio?

The 3-Year Sharpe Ratio measures the additional return that an investor receives per unit of increase in risk over the past three years. As of today (2025-07-01), Lifeway Foods's 3-Year Sharpe Ratio is 0.92.


Competitive Comparison of Lifeway Foods's 3-Year Sharpe Ratio

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Lifeway Foods's 3-Year Sharpe Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 3-Year Sharpe Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Lifeway Foods's 3-Year Sharpe Ratio Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Lifeway Foods's 3-Year Sharpe Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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Lifeway Foods 3-Year Sharpe Ratio Calculation

The 3-Year Sharpe Ratio measures the performance of an investment such as a stock or portfolio compared to a risk-free asset in the last three years. A stock / portfolio's 3-Year Sharpe Ratio can be calculated by dividing the difference between the three-year average monthly returns of the investment and the risk-free rate, by the standard deviation of the investment returns over the past three years.


Lifeway Foods  (NAS:LWAY) 3-Year Sharpe Ratio Explanation

The 3-Year Sharpe Ratio inidicates the risk-adjusted return of an investment over the past three years. It is calculated as the annualized result of the average three-year monthly excess returns divided by its standard deviation in the three-year period. The monthly excess return is the monthly investment return minus the monthly risk-free rate (typically the 10-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate). If the risk-free rate for a specific region is not available, U.S. data is used by default.

The greater a portfolio's Sharpe Ratio, the better its risk-adjusted performance. A negative Sharpe Ratio means the risk-free rate is greater than the portfolio’s historical or projected return, or else the portfolio's return is expected to be negative.


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Lifeway Foods Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
6431 West Oakton Street, Morton Grove, IL, USA, 60053
Lifeway Foods Inc is engaged in manufacturing probiotic, cultured, functional dairy health food products. Its primary product is drinkable kefir which is a cultured dairy product. Its product categories are Drinkable Kefir which is the key revenue-driving product, European-style soft cheeses, Cream, ProBugs, Frozen Kefir and Other dairy. The company manufacture and market products under the Lifeway and Fresh Made brand names, as well as under private labels on behalf of customers. It sells the products through direct sales force, brokers, and distributors.
Executives
Pol Sikar director 3916 W MONTROSS, CHICAGO IL 60618
Julie Smolyansky director, officer: President and CEO
Ludmila Smolyansky director, 10 percent owner
Edward Smolyansky officer: CFO, Treasurer
Amy M. Feldman officer: SENIOR EXECUTIVE VP OF SALES C/O LIFEWAY FOODS, 6431 OAKTON STREET, MORTON GROVE IL 60053
Eric A Hanson officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O LIFEWAY FOODS, 6431 OAKTON STREET, MORTON GROVE IL 60053
Juan Carlos Dalto director 3059 TOWNSGATE ROAD, WESTLAKE VILLAGE CA 91361
Perfecto Sanchez director 153 DIEHL ROAD, CALLICOON NY 12723
Dorri Mcwhorter director 6431 OAKTON STREET, C/O LIFEWAY FOODS, INC., MORTON GROVE IL 60053
Jody Levy director 6431 OAKTON STREET, C/O LIFEWAY FOODS, INC., MORTON GROVE IL 60053
George Sent director C/O LIFEWAY FOODS, 6431 OAKTON STREET, MORTON GROVE IL 60053
Neha J Clark officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O LIFEWAY FOODS, 6431 OAKTON STREET, MORTON GROVE IL 60053
Laurent Marcel director C/O DANONE NA, 1 MAPLE AVE, WHITE PLAINS NY 10605
Douglas Hass officer: Gen Counsel & Asst Corp Sec. 1205 KIMBALL BLVD., JASPER IN 47546
Jennifer Reilly officer: Sr Exec V. President of Sales 6431 W. OAKTON STREET, MORTON GROVE IL 60053