LYFT INC-A (LYFT) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation

NASDAQ:LYFT • US55087P1049

Current stock price

13.16 USD
-0.18 (-1.35%)
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This LYFT fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.

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1. LYFT Profitability Analysis

1.1 Basic Checks

  • In the past year LYFT was profitable.
  • LYFT had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
  • The reported net income has been mixed in the past 5 years: LYFT reported negative net income in multiple years.
  • In multiple years LYFT reported negative operating cash flow during the last 5 years.
LYFT Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFLYFT Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 1B -1B 2B -2B

1.2 Ratios

  • LYFT has a Return On Assets of 31.49%. This is amongst the best in the industry. LYFT outperforms 100.00% of its industry peers.
  • LYFT has a Return On Equity of 86.88%. This is amongst the best in the industry. LYFT outperforms 100.00% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 31.49%
ROE 86.88%
ROIC N/A
ROA(3y)8.15%
ROA(5y)-6.51%
ROE(3y)9%
ROE(5y)-91.97%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
LYFT Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICLYFT Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 -100 -200 -300 -400

1.3 Margins

  • With an excellent Profit Margin value of 45.03%, LYFT belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 100.00% of the companies in the same industry.
  • With a Gross Margin value of 33.89%, LYFT perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 42.86% of the companies in the same industry.
  • LYFT's Gross Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM N/A
PM (TTM) 45.03%
GM 33.89%
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y4.51%
GM growth 5Y8.18%
LYFT Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsLYFT Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 -50 -100 -150 -200

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2. LYFT Health Analysis

2.1 Basic Checks

  • LYFT does not have a ROIC to compare to the WACC, probably because it is not profitable.
  • The number of shares outstanding for LYFT has been reduced compared to 1 year ago.
  • Compared to 5 years ago, LYFT has more shares outstanding
  • The debt/assets ratio for LYFT has been reduced compared to a year ago.
LYFT Yearly Shares OutstandingLYFT Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 100M 200M 300M 400M
LYFT Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsLYFT Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2B 4B 6B 8B

2.2 Solvency

  • Based on the Altman-Z score of -0.19, we must say that LYFT is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • With a Altman-Z score value of -0.19, LYFT is not doing good in the industry: 83.33% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
  • LYFT has a debt to FCF ratio of 1.01. This is a very positive value and a sign of high solvency as it would only need 1.01 years to pay back of all of its debts.
  • Looking at the Debt to FCF ratio, with a value of 1.01, LYFT belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 92.86% of the companies in the same industry.
  • A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.32 indicates that LYFT is not too dependend on debt financing.
  • With a Debt to Equity ratio value of 0.32, LYFT perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 47.62% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.32
Debt/FCF 1.01
Altman-Z -0.19
ROIC/WACCN/A
WACC10.08%
LYFT Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFLYFT Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 1B -1B 2B 3B

2.3 Liquidity

  • A Current Ratio of 0.65 indicates that LYFT may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
  • With a Current ratio value of 0.65, LYFT is not doing good in the industry: 90.48% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
  • LYFT has a Quick Ratio of 0.65. This is a bad value and indicates that LYFT is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • LYFT's Quick ratio of 0.65 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. LYFT is outperformed by 88.10% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 0.65
Quick Ratio 0.65
LYFT Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesLYFT Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 1B 2B 3B 4B

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3. LYFT Growth Analysis

3.1 Past

  • The earnings per share for LYFT have decreased strongly by -37.11% in the last year.
  • LYFT shows a small growth in Earnings Per Share. Measured over the last years, the EPS has been growing by 1.12% yearly.
  • LYFT shows quite a strong growth in Revenue. In the last year, the Revenue has grown by 9.16%.
  • The Revenue has been growing by 21.71% on average over the past years. This is a very strong growth!
EPS 1Y (TTM)-37.11%
EPS 3Y1.12%
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-44.83%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)9.16%
Revenue growth 3Y15.54%
Revenue growth 5Y21.71%
Sales Q2Q%13.57%

3.2 Future

  • The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 22.21% on average over the next years. This is a very strong growth
  • Based on estimates for the next years, LYFT will show a quite strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 8.90% on average per year.
EPS Next Y-2.81%
EPS Next 2Y30.71%
EPS Next 3Y30%
EPS Next 5Y22.21%
Revenue Next Year12.48%
Revenue Next 2Y12.43%
Revenue Next 3Y11.13%
Revenue Next 5Y8.9%

3.3 Evolution

  • When comparing the EPS growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is accelerating.
  • The Revenue growth rate is decreasing: in the next years the growth will be less than in the last years.
LYFT Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesLYFT Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2B 4B 6B 8B 10B
LYFT Yearly EPS VS EstimatesLYFT Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 0 -10 -20 -30 -40 -50

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4. LYFT Valuation Analysis

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • The Price/Earnings ratio is 21.57, which indicates a rather expensive current valuation of LYFT.
  • Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, LYFT is valued a bit cheaper than the industry average as 73.81% of the companies are valued more expensively.
  • LYFT is valuated at similar levels of the S&P average when we compare the Price/Earnings ratio to 25.50, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
  • With a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 22.20, LYFT is valued on the expensive side.
  • LYFT's Price/Forward Earnings ratio is a bit cheaper when compared to the industry. LYFT is cheaper than 69.05% of the companies in the same industry.
  • LYFT's Price/Forward Earnings ratio indicates a similar valuation than the S&P500 average which is at 22.67.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 21.57
Fwd PE 22.2
LYFT Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsLYFT Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 20 40 60 80 100

4.2 Price Multiples

  • 97.62% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than LYFT, based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 4.7
EV/EBITDA N/A
LYFT Per share dataLYFT EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 5 10 15

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • A more expensive valuation may be justified as LYFT's earnings are expected to grow with 30.00% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y30.71%
EPS Next 3Y30%

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5. LYFT Dividend Analysis

5.1 Amount

  • LYFT does not give a dividend.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

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LYFT Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics

LYFT INC-A

NASDAQ:LYFT (3/24/2026, 8:00:00 PM)

After market: 13.2545 +0.09 (+0.72%)

13.16

-0.18 (-1.35%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorIndustrials
GICS IndustryGroupTransportation
GICS IndustryGround Transportation
Earnings (Last)02-10
Earnings (Next)05-06
Inst Owners100.42%
Inst Owner Change3.26%
Ins Owners0.84%
Ins Owner Change-1.25%
Market Cap5.24B
Revenue(TTM)6.32B
Net Income(TTM)2.84B
Analysts68
Price Target20.87 (58.59%)
Short Float %17.18%
Short Ratio4.08
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DPN/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)2
Avg EPS beat(2)35.05%
Min EPS beat(2)33.87%
Max EPS beat(2)36.22%
EPS beat(4)4
Avg EPS beat(4)58.27%
Min EPS beat(4)21.8%
Max EPS beat(4)141.18%
EPS beat(8)8
Avg EPS beat(8)98.87%
EPS beat(12)12
Avg EPS beat(12)338.49%
EPS beat(16)16
Avg EPS beat(16)308.04%
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-2.14%
Min Revenue beat(2)-2.65%
Max Revenue beat(2)-1.64%
Revenue beat(4)0
Avg Revenue beat(4)-2.68%
Min Revenue beat(4)-3.45%
Max Revenue beat(4)-1.64%
Revenue beat(8)3
Avg Revenue beat(8)0%
Revenue beat(12)3
Avg Revenue beat(12)-0.36%
Revenue beat(16)4
Avg Revenue beat(16)-0.48%
PT rev (1m)-14.04%
PT rev (3m)-13.48%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-36.04%
EPS NQ rev (3m)6.58%
EPS NY rev (1m)-9.01%
EPS NY rev (3m)-6.9%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-0.3%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-0.88%
Revenue NY rev (1m)-0.31%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-1.55%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 21.57
Fwd PE 22.2
P/S 0.83
P/FCF 4.7
P/OCF 4.48
P/B 1.6
P/tB 1.97
EV/EBITDA N/A
EPS(TTM)0.61
EY4.64%
EPS(NY)0.59
Fwd EY4.5%
FCF(TTM)2.8
FCFY21.29%
OCF(TTM)2.93
OCFY22.3%
SpS15.87
BVpS8.22
TBVpS6.67
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham Number10.62
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 31.49%
ROE 86.88%
ROCE N/A
ROIC N/A
ROICexc N/A
ROICexgc N/A
OM N/A
PM (TTM) 45.03%
GM 33.89%
FCFM 17.66%
ROA(3y)8.15%
ROA(5y)-6.51%
ROE(3y)9%
ROE(5y)-91.97%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
ROICexc(3y)N/A
ROICexc(5y)N/A
ROICexgc(3y)N/A
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)N/A
ROCE(5y)N/A
ROICexgc growth 3YN/A
ROICexgc growth 5YN/A
ROICexc growth 3YN/A
ROICexc growth 5YN/A
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y4.51%
GM growth 5Y8.18%
F-Score4
Asset Turnover0.7
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.32
Debt/FCF 1.01
Debt/EBITDA N/A
Cap/Depr 39.06%
Cap/Sales 0.84%
Interest Coverage N/A
Cash Conversion N/A
Profit Quality 39.23%
Current Ratio 0.65
Quick Ratio 0.65
Altman-Z -0.19
F-Score4
WACC10.08%
ROIC/WACCN/A
Cap/Depr(3y)74.57%
Cap/Depr(5y)70.97%
Cap/Sales(3y)1.89%
Cap/Sales(5y)2.19%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-37.11%
EPS 3Y1.12%
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-44.83%
EPS Next Y-2.81%
EPS Next 2Y30.71%
EPS Next 3Y30%
EPS Next 5Y22.21%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)9.16%
Revenue growth 3Y15.54%
Revenue growth 5Y21.71%
Sales Q2Q%13.57%
Revenue Next Year12.48%
Revenue Next 2Y12.43%
Revenue Next 3Y11.13%
Revenue Next 5Y8.9%
EBIT growth 1Y-58.41%
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next Year1770.08%
EBIT Next 3Y202.92%
EBIT Next 5Y97.57%
FCF growth 1Y45.59%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y37.51%
OCF growth 3YN/A
OCF growth 5YN/A

LYFT INC-A / LYFT Fundamental Analysis FAQ

What is the fundamental rating for LYFT stock?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 4 / 10 to LYFT.


What is the valuation status of LYFT INC-A (LYFT) stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 4 / 10 to LYFT INC-A (LYFT). This can be considered as Fairly Valued.


What is the profitability of LYFT stock?

LYFT INC-A (LYFT) has a profitability rating of 4 / 10.


What are the PE and PB ratios of LYFT INC-A (LYFT) stock?

The Price/Earnings (PE) ratio for LYFT INC-A (LYFT) is 21.57 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 1.6.