Performance analysis of Lifeway Foods (LWAY)
Annual Return
Over the past 3 years, LWAY has had an average annual return of +53.18%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +20.51% annual.
Over the past 5 years, LWAY has had an average annual return of +36.01%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +13.50% annual.
Over the past 10 years, LWAY has had an average annual return of +10.72%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +15.42% annual.
Since Nov 1, 1999, LWAY has had an average annual return of +10.14%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +8.48% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +3.47% | -2.30% | +84.94% | +141.62% | +20.65% | -14.97% | +171.86% | +5.85% | -76.50% | -30.49% | +3.69% | -40.10% |
| 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 |
| +15.96% | +83.70% | -8.70% | +0.94% | -19.61% | +32.29% | -24.09% | +26.52% | +50.32% | +36.10% | +35.31% | +91.71% |
| 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | ||||||||
| +4.40% | +28.58% | -27.59% | -6.45% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -9.08% | +0.59% | -12.73% | +38.78% | -11.21% | +5.20% | +3.47% | ||||||
| 2025 | -7.10% | -8.20% | +15.60% | -3.15% | -4.58% | +9.10% | +2.31% | +20.82% | -8.89% | -13.58% | +3.31% | -2.24% | -2.30% |
| 2024 | -7.16% | -2.89% | +42.43% | +18.76% | -24.89% | -16.86% | -3.45% | +55.56% | +35.14% | +2.66% | -8.12% | +1.43% | +84.94% |
| 2023 | -3.78% | +12.73% | +0.33% | -0.49% | -0.17% | +9.17% | -0.46% | +64.88% | -3.82% | +3.19% | +31.77% | -4.62% | +141.62% |
| 2022 | +11.52% | +22.61% | +14.79% | -20.78% | -3.50% | -9.96% | +7.04% | +17.48% | -8.48% | +2.27% | +14.19% | -16.92% | +20.65% |
| 2021 | +11.27% | -5.32% | -5.26% | -7.78% | +14.66% | -9.28% | +22.59% | -13.38% | +1.82% | -2.86% | -4.96% | -11.02% | -14.97% |
| 2020 | +13.07% | -8.89% | -6.34% | +38.55% | -10.91% | -3.80% | +26.76% | +60.20% | +8.64% | -8.35% | +52.06% | -22.82% | +171.86% |
| 2019 | +46.27% | -14.55% | +2.97% | -13.01% | +1.18% | +70.89% | -6.32% | -14.37% | -25.00% | -8.22% | +1.50% | -2.45% | +5.85% |
| 2018 | -0.75% | -14.86% | -11.39% | -11.35% | -3.95% | -1.37% | -26.04% | -3.22% | -26.11% | +9.02% | -8.62% | -29.06% | -76.50% |
| 2017 | -6.43% | -2.41% | +2.09% | -10.53% | +2.29% | -4.89% | -1.82% | -5.13% | +2.30% | +13.03% | +1.19% | -21.41% | -30.49% |
Drawdown analysis of Lifeway Foods (LWAY)
The maximum drawdown for the LWAY was -93.15%, occurring on Mar 18, 2020. Recovery took 1034 trading sessions.
The current LWAY drawdown is -25.87%.
Since Nov 1, 1999 LWAY has experienced the following drawdowns:
- 50% or more: 4 times
- 40% or more: 6 times
- 30% or more: 6 times
- 20% or more: 7 times
- 10% or more: 17 times
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -93.15% | Mar 30, 2015 | 1251 | Mar 18, 2020 | 1034 | Apr 26, 2024 | 2285 |
| -73.26% | Apr 13, 2004 | 227 | Mar 8, 2005 | 585 | Jul 5, 2007 | 812 |
| -69.70% | Oct 1, 2007 | 292 | Nov 25, 2008 | 1557 | Feb 4, 2015 | 1849 |
| -60.45% | May 9, 2024 | 60 | Aug 6, 2024 | 248 | Aug 4, 2025 | 308 |
| -47.37% | Sep 17, 2025 | 127 | Mar 20, 2026 | Ongoing | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| -44.62% | Nov 3, 1999 | 300 | Jan 11, 2001 | 586 | May 16, 2003 | 886 |
| -27.55% | Oct 22, 2003 | 45 | Dec 26, 2003 | 30 | Feb 10, 2004 | 75 |
| -19.54% | Apr 26, 2024 | 1 | Apr 29, 2024 | 6 | May 7, 2024 | 7 |
| -18.64% | Jul 17, 2007 | 21 | Aug 15, 2007 | 13 | Sep 4, 2007 | 34 |
| -17.07% | Mar 23, 2004 | 4 | Mar 29, 2004 | 9 | Apr 12, 2004 | 13 |
| -16.85% | Mar 8, 2004 | 2 | Mar 10, 2004 | 2 | Mar 12, 2004 | 4 |
| -16.66% | Aug 25, 2003 | 15 | Sep 16, 2003 | 24 | Oct 20, 2003 | 39 |
| -14.35% | Feb 6, 2015 | 20 | Mar 9, 2015 | 9 | Mar 20, 2015 | 29 |
| -12.03% | Feb 17, 2004 | 2 | Feb 19, 2004 | 10 | Mar 4, 2004 | 12 |
| -11.83% | Mar 17, 2004 | 1 | Mar 18, 2004 | 3 | Mar 23, 2004 | 4 |
| -11.14% | Sep 6, 2007 | 4 | Sep 12, 2007 | 13 | Oct 1, 2007 | 17 |
| -10.32% | May 16, 2003 | 11 | Jun 3, 2003 | 22 | Jul 3, 2003 | 33 |
| -8.07% | Jul 6, 2007 | 2 | Jul 10, 2007 | 5 | Jul 17, 2007 | 7 |
| -6.18% | Aug 22, 2025 | 6 | Sep 2, 2025 | 5 | Sep 9, 2025 | 11 |
| -4.47% | Jul 9, 2003 | 13 | Jul 28, 2003 | 14 | Aug 15, 2003 | 27 |
| -4.00% | Aug 18, 2003 | 1 | Aug 19, 2003 | 1 | Aug 20, 2003 | 2 |
| -2.25% | Mar 24, 2015 | 2 | Mar 26, 2015 | 2 | Mar 30, 2015 | 4 |
| -1.89% | Aug 4, 2025 | 1 | Aug 5, 2025 | 1 | Aug 6, 2025 | 2 |
| -1.61% | Nov 1, 1999 | 1 | Nov 2, 1999 | 1 | Nov 3, 1999 | 2 |
| -1.29% | Aug 13, 2025 | 2 | Aug 15, 2025 | 1 | Aug 18, 2025 | 3 |