Lifecore Biomedical, Inc. De
LFCR Nasdaq Pharmaceutical Preparations Financials FY2016โFY2025
Last close ยท Oct 23, 2026
$6.40
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- Legal name
- LIFECORE BIOMEDICAL, INC. \DE\
- Fiscal year ends
- May 25, 2025
- Latest annual report
- 10-KT ยท Mar 16, 2026
- Accession ยท CIK
- 0001005286-26-000009
0001005286
Revenue and margins
Lifecore Biomedical, Inc. De had $129M of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 0.5% on the year before.
Net income and earnings per share
Loss periods are shown in red.
Returns on capital
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
Cash flow
Free cash flow was โ$13.6M in fiscal 2025, โ10.6% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
Lifecore Biomedical, Inc. De returned โ to shareholders in fiscal 2025. The diluted share count fell 5.0%.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Lifecore Biomedical, Inc. De can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $0.8M | $1.0M | $19.1M | $8.5M | $8.3M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $168M | $101M | $88.2M | $128M | $136M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 15.2x | 16.0x | โ | โ | โ |
| Debt / equity | 0.8x | 1.1x | โ | 11.0x | 97.6x |
| Interest coverage | โ1.0x | โ0.8x | โ1.2x | โ0.5x | โ0.8x |
| Current ratio | 1.4x | 0.7x | 2.4x | 2.1x | 2.8x |
| Quick ratio | 1.1x | 0.5x | 1.3x | 1.1x | 1.8x |
| Total assets | $502M | $275M | $254M | $254M | $239M |
| Total liabilities | $300M | $187M | $218M | $200M | $192M |
| Shareholders' equity | $202M | $87.8M | โ$4.2M | $11.3M | $1.3M |
| Net debt (โ = net cash) | $168M | $100M | $69.1M | $120M | $128M |
Insider trades
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. โPlanโ marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
Bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Sold, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Of sales under plans
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$0.0M
No open-market insider trades in the last 12 months.
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8โ9 is strong, 0โ2 weak.
| Test | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Cash from operations is positive | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Return on assets rose | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Debt fell relative to assets | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Current ratio rose | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Share count didn't rise | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Gross margin rose | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| F-score | โ / 3 | 7 / 9 | 4 / 9 | 3 / 9 | 2 / 9 | 6 / 9 | 2 / 9 | 5 / 9 | 5 / 9 | 4 / 9 |
| Accruals ratio | โ9.5% | โ5.5% | 1.3% | โ3.4% | โ5.2% | โ12.3% | โ24.2% | โ31.1% | 4.6% | โ15.6% |
| Altman Z'' | 2.57 | 3.41 | 2.99 | 1.85 | 0.81 | 1.40 | โ2.16 | โ1.48 | โ1.22 | โ1.75 |
10 years of figures
Amounts in USD. Hover a ratioโs name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $477M | $470M | $524M | $558M | $160M | $101M | $111M | $103M | $128M | $129M |
| Gross profit | $66.8M | $79.2M | $78.3M | $81.0M | $39.4M | $38.9M | $39.1M | $28.0M | $41.9M | $40.3M |
| Research and development | $7.2M | $9.5M | $12.8M | $11.5M | $7.6M | $6.7M | $7.8M | $8.7M | $8.6M | $8.3M |
| Operating income | โ$20.6M | $14.7M | $13.6M | $5.5M | โ$25.9M | โ$8.8M | โ$11.8M | โ$21.8M | โ$8.8M | โ$17.2M |
| Interest expense | $2.0M | โ | โ | โ | $4.6M | $8.9M | $15.6M | $17.6M | $18.1M | $22.2M |
| Pretax income | โ$19.7M | $14.2M | $16.4M | $3.6M | โ$30.6M | โ$29.8M | โ$20.7M | โ$63.9M | $9.5M | โ$38.7M |
| Income tax | โ$7.7M | $4.0M | โ$9.4M | $1.5M | โ$8.8M | โ$6.4M | โ$5.2M | $0.3M | $0.2M | $0.0M |
| Net income | โ$11.6M | $10.6M | $24.8M | $0.4M | โ$38.2M | โ$32.3M | โ$117M | โ$99.6M | $12.0M | โ$38.7M |
| Net income to common | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | $12.0M | โ$44.4M |
| Diluted EPS | โ$0.43 | $0.38 | $0.89 | $0.01 | โ$1.31 | โ$1.10 | โ$3.97 | โ$3.32 | $0.33 | โ$1.27 |
| Diluted shares | 0.03B | 0.03B | 0.03B | 0.03B | 0.03B | 0.03B | 0.03B | 0.03B | 0.04B | 0.03B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | $20.8M | $29.8M | $19.8M | $16.0M | โ$17.0M | $16.5M | โ$22.6M | โ$17.4M | $0.3M | โ$0.2M |
| Capital expenditure | $39.7M | $23.0M | $33.6M | $44.7M | $12.2M | $19.3M | $26.2M | โ | $18.4M | $13.4M |
| Free cash flow | โ$18.9M | $6.8M | โ$13.8M | โ$28.7M | โ$29.3M | โ$2.8M | โ$48.8M | โ | โ$18.1M | โ$13.6M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $9.4M | $10.7M | $12.4M | $15.2M | $18.8M | $19.9M | $18.1M | $13.2M | $8.0M | $8.0M |
| Stock-based compensation | $3.5M | $4.0M | $4.4M | $3.6M | $2.4M | $3.4M | $2.6M | $3.6M | $6.2M | $10.2M |
| Acquisitions | โ | $2.5M | $0.0M | $59.9M | $0.0M | $0.0M | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $10.0M | $6.0M | $2.9M | $1.1M | $0.4M | $0.8M | $1.0M | $19.1M | $8.5M | $8.3M |
| Total debt | $53.8M | $47.2M | $42.3M | $97.0M | $113M | $165M | $98.2M | $84.8M | $125M | $130M |
| Finance lease liabilities | โ | โ | โ | โ | $3.6M | $3.4M | $3.3M | $3.3M | $3.4M | $6.0M |
| Current assets | $86.3M | $81.3M | $97.1M | $133M | $157M | $145M | $117M | $93.9M | $81.0M | $85.7M |
| Current liabilities | $56.3M | $51.5M | $88.4M | $137M | $164M | $102M | $177M | $39.3M | $38.9M | $30.2M |
| Inventory | $25.5M | $23.6M | $31.8M | $54.1M | $66.3M | $33.9M | $36.0M | $40.8M | $40.0M | $32.3M |
| Property and equipment, net | $121M | $133M | $160M | $200M | $192M | $107M | $119M | $134M | $149M | $129M |
| Goodwill | $49.6M | $54.5M | $54.5M | $76.7M | $33.9M | $13.9M | $13.9M | $13.9M | $13.9M | $13.9M |
| Intangible assets | $21.4M | $22.8M | $21.8M | $15.3M | $12.8M | $8.0M | $1.1M | $4.2M | $4.2M | $4.2M |
| Total assets | $343M | $359M | $405M | $519M | $294M | $502M | $275M | $254M | $254M | $239M |
| Total liabilities | $130M | $130M | $152M | $249M | $310M | $300M | $187M | $218M | $200M | $192M |
| Shareholders' equity | $211M | $227M | $253M | $270M | $230M | $202M | $87.8M | โ$4.2M | $11.3M | $1.3M |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | 14.0% | 16.9% | 14.9% | 14.5% | 24.6% | 38.6% | 35.1% | 27.1% | 32.6% | 31.3% |
| Operating margin | โ4.3% | 3.1% | 2.6% | 1.0% | โ16.2% | โ8.7% | โ10.6% | โ21.1% | โ6.9% | โ13.4% |
| EBITDA margin | โ2.4% | 5.4% | 5.0% | 3.7% | โ4.4% | 10.9% | 5.6% | โ8.3% | โ0.7% | โ7.2% |
| Net margin | โ2.4% | 2.3% | 4.7% | 0.1% | โ23.9% | โ32.0% | โ104.9% | โ96.4% | 9.4% | โ30.0% |
| FCF margin | โ4.0% | 1.5% | โ2.6% | โ5.1% | โ18.3% | โ2.8% | โ43.9% | โ | โ14.1% | โ10.6% |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital | โ6.4% | 3.9% | 4.7% | 1.0% | โ6.0% | โ1.9% | โ5.0% | โ28.0% | โ6.8% | โ11.0% |
| Return on capital employed | โ7.2% | 4.8% | 4.3% | 1.4% | โ20.0% | โ2.2% | โ12.0% | โ10.2% | โ4.1% | โ8.2% |
| Return on equity | โ5.5% | 4.8% | 10.4% | 0.2% | โ15.3% | โ15.0% | โ80.6% | โ238.2% | 339.1% | โ612.1% |
| Return on assets | โ3.4% | 3.0% | 6.5% | 0.1% | โ9.4% | โ8.1% | โ30.1% | โ37.7% | 4.7% | โ15.7% |
| Return on tangible equity | โ8.3% | 7.1% | 14.1% | 0.2% | โ20.9% | โ17.9% | โ160.2% | โ | โ | โ |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | โ | โ1.5% | 11.6% | 6.4% | โ71.3% | โ37.0% | 10.3% | โ7.2% | 24.2% | 0.5% |
| Net income growth | โ | โ | 134.5% | โ98.3% | โ9,392.2% | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ422.3% |
| EPS growth | โ | โ | 134.2% | โ98.9% | โ13,200.0% | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ484.8% |
| FCF growth | โ | โ | โ302.1% | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Share count change | โ | 2.2% | 1.0% | 2.5% | 1.9% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 1.7% | 22.4% | โ5.0% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Net debt / EBITDA | โ | 1.6x | 1.5x | 4.6x | โ | 15.2x | 16.0x | โ | โ | โ |
| Debt / equity | 0.3x | 0.2x | 0.2x | 0.4x | 0.5x | 0.8x | 1.1x | โ | 11.0x | 97.6x |
| Interest coverage | โ10.4x | โ | โ | โ | โ5.6x | โ1.0x | โ0.8x | โ1.2x | โ0.5x | โ0.8x |
| Current ratio | 1.5x | 1.6x | 1.1x | 1.0x | 1.0x | 1.4x | 0.7x | 2.4x | 2.1x | 2.8x |
| Quick ratio | 1.1x | 1.1x | 0.7x | 0.6x | 0.6x | 1.1x | 0.5x | 1.3x | 1.1x | 1.8x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 8.3% | 4.9% | 6.4% | 8.0% | 7.6% | 19.1% | 23.6% | โ | 14.3% | 10.4% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.5% | 3.3% | 2.3% | 3.5% | 4.8% | 7.9% |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | โ | 7.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 |
| Altman Z'' | 2.6 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 1.4 | โ2.2 | โ1.5 | โ1.2 | โ1.8 |
| Accruals ratio | โ9.5% | โ5.5% | 1.3% | โ3.4% | โ5.2% | โ12.3% | โ24.2% | โ31.1% | 4.6% | โ15.6% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001005286). Data updated October 24, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only โ not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.
