LYFT
Lyft, Inc.
LYFT's fundamentals are mixed: it turned 18% of its revenue into free cash flow, but its operating margin went from 0.4% to −2.3%. At 2.5x earnings, it's trading less than half its usual 51x. Analysts expect strong earnings growth, though they disagree widely on how much.
LYFT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
LYFT's revenue, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its profitability is stable.
LYFT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 2.1x | $14.05 | -15% |
| Current | 2.5x | $16.61 | — |
| Forward | 18x | $16.61 | — |
| Fair | 51x | $344 | +1973% |
| Expensive | 106x | $714 | +4201% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
LYFT's PE is in its fair range at 2.5x. On analysts' estimates for next year's earnings, today's price would be 18x.
LYFT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly deteriorating | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for LYFT, with profitability improving. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
LYFT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.91 | -87% |
| Q3 2026 | $6.73 | +1671% |
| Q2 2026 | $6.87 | +2763% |
| Q1 2026 | $6.84 | +4460% |
| Q4 2025 | $6.81 | +11250% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.38 | +$0.53 |
| Q2 2025 | $0.24 | +$0.39 |
| Q1 2025 | $0.15 | +$0.61 |
| Q4 2024 | $0.06 | +$0.94 |
LYFT's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $6.73 over the past year, more than ten times what it earned the year before, and higher year over year for 13 quarters in a row.
LYFT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.8B | +8.1% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.8B | +16% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.7B | +14% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.6B | +2.7% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.7B | +11% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.6B | +11% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.5B | +14% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.6B | +27% |
LYFT's revenue has grown year over year for 22 quarters in a row: $1.8B last quarter, up 8.1% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -1.1% | -2.4 points |
| Q2 2026 | 2.6% | +2.4 points |
| Q1 2026 | -0.3% | +1.7 points |
| Q4 2025 | -12% | -13 points |
| Q3 2025 | 1.4% | +5.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 0.1% | +2 points |
| Q1 2025 | -2% | +2.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | 1.8% | +6.7 points |
LYFT's operating margin was −1.1% last quarter, down 2.4 points from the same quarter a year ago.
LYFT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $328.4M | +13% |
| Q2 2026 | $349.9M | +1.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $307.7M | +7.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $246.2M | +61% |
| Q3 2025 | $291.3M | +10% |
| Q2 2025 | $343.7M | +24% |
| Q1 2025 | $287.2M | +84% |
| Q4 2024 | $153.4M | +253% |
LYFT generated $1.2B in free cash flow over the past year, up 15% from the year before.
LYFT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -2% | -7.8M shares |
| 1 year | -8.3% | -34.1M shares |
| 3 years | -2.8% | -10.8M shares |
| 5 years | +12% | +40.8M shares |
| Available history | +24% | +74M shares |
LYFT has 379M diluted shares, down 8.3% from a year ago, with $550M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $50M |
| Q2 2026 | $100M |
| Q1 2026 | $300M |
| Q4 2025 | $100M |
| Q3 2025 | $200M |
| Q2 2025 | $200M |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
LYFT spent $550M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 37% from the year before.
LYFT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -3.5x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -1.6x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -3.9x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -6.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -5.2x | Net Cash |
LYFT has more cash than debt.
LYFT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 53.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 53.0 | Neutral |
LYFT's weekly RSI is 54 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 53 (neutral).
LYFT PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | LYFT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 2.5x | 28x | 91% below |
| PE % | 36 | 35 | 1 pt above |
LYFT is trading at 2.5x earnings, a 91% discount to the Technology sector's median of 28x.
LYFT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $16.3 | 2.1% above |
| 20 week MA | $16.2 | 2.5% above |
| 50 week MA | $15.8 | 5.1% above |
| 100 week MA | $15.7 | 5.5% above |
| 200 week MA | $14.3 | 16% above |
LYFT is in an uptrend: it's above all five of its weekly moving averages, and 16% above its 200-week average.
LYFT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $45.8 | $48.9 | +6.6% |
| 2021 | $48.9 | $44.2 | -9.6% |
| 2022 | $44.2 | $10.2 | -77% |
| 2023 | $10.2 | $15.0 | +47% |
| 2024 | $15.0 | $13.3 | -11% |
| 2025 | $13.3 | $19.7 | +48% |
| 2026 YTD | $19.7 | $16.6 | -16% |
LYFT has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's down 16% so far in 2026.