LCUT
Lifetime Brands, Inc.
LCUT's fundamentals are strong and it looks cheap: trading at 6.0x earnings, below its usual 11x. Analysts expect strong earnings growth, though they disagree widely on how much.
LCUT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
LCUT's profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable.
LCUT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | 6x | $7.72 | — |
| Cheap | 7.4x | $9.57 | +24% |
| Forward | 9.3x | $7.72 | — |
| Fair | 11x | $13.60 | +76% |
| Expensive | 14x | $18.01 | +133% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
LCUT's PE is in its cheap range at 6.0x. On analysts' estimates for next year's earnings, today's price would be 9.3x.
LCUT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly deteriorating | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for LCUT, with profitability improving. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
LCUT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.83 | -36% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.29 | +$2.95 |
| Q2 2026 | $1.43 | +$3.02 |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.27 | -$0.66 |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.24 | -$0.53 |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.66 | -$0.66 |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.59 | -$0.77 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.61 | -$0.33 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.71 | -$0.31 |
LCUT has returned to profit: it earned $1.29 per share over the past year, after losing money the year before.
LCUT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $177.7M | +3.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $141.6M | +7.4% |
| Q1 2026 | $143.5M | +2.4% |
| Q4 2025 | $204.1M | -5.2% |
| Q3 2025 | $171.9M | -6.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $131.9M | -6.9% |
| Q1 2025 | $140.1M | -1.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $215.2M | +5.9% |
LCUT's revenue fell from its 2021 peak and has held roughly level since: $178M last quarter, up 3.4% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0% | -3.9 points |
| Q2 2026 | 22% | +51 points |
| Q1 2026 | -1.6% | -2.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 9.8% | +2.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | 3.9% | -0.8 points |
| Q2 2025 | -28% | -29 points |
| Q1 2025 | 0.8% | -0.5 points |
| Q4 2024 | 7.2% | -0.6 points |
LCUT's operating margin was −0% last quarter, down 3.9 points from the same quarter a year ago.
LCUT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $7.3M | +$30M |
| Q2 2026 | $10.9M | +34% |
| Q1 2026 | $29.9M | +98% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.6M | -87% |
| Q3 2025 | -$22.7M | +$511K |
| Q2 2025 | $8.2M | -18% |
| Q1 2025 | $15.1M | +53% |
| Q4 2024 | $19.7M | -49% |
LCUT still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2019 peak: $51M over the past year.
LCUT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.6% | -366K shares |
| 1 year | +2.2% | +478K shares |
| 3 years | +4.5% | +953K shares |
| 5 years | +0.7% | +161K shares |
| Available history | +8% | +1.6M shares |
LCUT has 22M diluted shares, up 2.2% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
| Q2 2023 | — |
| Q1 2023 | $2.5M |
LCUT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.2x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 3.2x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | 10.5x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 6.4x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 2.6x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 2.8x | Moderate |
LCUT's net debt is about 1.2 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 6.4 years a year ago.
LCUT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 47.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 22.7 | Neutral |
LCUT's weekly RSI is 47 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 23 (neutral).
LCUT PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | LCUT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 6x | 18x | 67% below |
| PE % | 5 | 47 | 42 pts below |
LCUT is trading at 6.0x earnings, a 67% discount to the Consumer Cyclical sector's median of 18x.
LCUT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $8.54 | 9.6% below |
| 20 week MA | $8.69 | 11% below |
| 50 week MA | $6.75 | 14% above |
| 100 week MA | $5.55 | 39% above |
| 200 week MA | $6.31 | 22% above |
LCUT has slipped below its 8- and 20-week averages, though it's still 22% above its 200-week average.
LCUT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $6.54 | $14.8 | +126% |
| 2021 | $14.8 | $15.8 | +6.7% |
| 2022 | $15.8 | $7.88 | -50% |
| 2023 | $7.88 | $6.71 | -15% |
| 2024 | $6.71 | $5.61 | -16% |
| 2025 | $5.61 | $4.06 | -28% |
| 2026 YTD | $4.06 | $7.72 | +90% |
LCUT has finished four years in a row lower, and it's up 90% so far in 2026.