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Lyft (LYFT)

Market Price (9/22/2025): $22.56 | Market Cap: $9.4 Bil
Sector: Information Technology | Industry: Application Software

Lyft (LYFT)

Market Price (9/22/2025): $22.56
Market Cap: $9.4 Bil
Sector: Information Technology
Industry: Application Software

Investment Highlights

0 Cash is significant % of market cap
Net D/ENet Debt/Equity. Debt net of cash. Negative indicates net cash. Equity is taken as the Market Capitalization is -11%		 Trading close to highs
Dist 52W High is -1.1%, Dist 3Y High is -1.1%		 Not profitable at operating income level
Op Inc LTMOperating Income, Last Twelve Months is -55 Mil, Op Mgn LTMOperating Margin = Operating Income / Revenue Reflects profitability before taxes and before impact of capital structure (interest payments). is -0.9%
1 Strong revenue growth
Rev Chg LTMRevenue Change % Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 20%		 Weak multi-year price returns
3Y Excs Rtn is -37%		 Expensive valuation multiples
P/EBITPrice/EBIT or Price/(Operating Income) ratio is 77x, P/EPrice/Earnings or Price/(Net Income) is 102x
2 Attractive cash flow generation
CFO/Rev LTMCash Flow from Operations / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 17%, FCF/Rev LTMFree Cash Flow / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 16%		 Meaningful short interest
Short Interest % of Basic SharesShort Interest % of Basic Shares = (Short Interest Quantity) / (Basic Shares Outstanding). A high fraction of short interest can indicate potential risk of a short squeeze. is 16%		 Yield minus risk free rate is negative
ERPEquity Risk Premium (ERP) = Total Yield - Risk Free Rate, Reflects the premium above risk free assets offered by the investment. is -3.4%
3 Attractive yield
FCF Yield is 11%		  
0 Cash is significant % of market cap
Net D/ENet Debt/Equity. Debt net of cash. Negative indicates net cash. Equity is taken as the Market Capitalization is -11%
1 Strong revenue growth
Rev Chg LTMRevenue Change % Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 20%
2 Attractive cash flow generation
CFO/Rev LTMCash Flow from Operations / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 17%, FCF/Rev LTMFree Cash Flow / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 16%
3 Attractive yield
FCF Yield is 11%
4 Trading close to highs
Dist 52W High is -1.1%, Dist 3Y High is -1.1%
5 Weak multi-year price returns
3Y Excs Rtn is -37%
6 Meaningful short interest
Short Interest % of Basic SharesShort Interest % of Basic Shares = (Short Interest Quantity) / (Basic Shares Outstanding). A high fraction of short interest can indicate potential risk of a short squeeze. is 16%
7 Not profitable at operating income level
Op Inc LTMOperating Income, Last Twelve Months is -55 Mil, Op Mgn LTMOperating Margin = Operating Income / Revenue Reflects profitability before taxes and before impact of capital structure (interest payments). is -0.9%
8 Expensive valuation multiples
P/EBITPrice/EBIT or Price/(Operating Income) ratio is 77x, P/EPrice/Earnings or Price/(Net Income) is 102x
9 Yield minus risk free rate is negative
ERPEquity Risk Premium (ERP) = Total Yield - Risk Free Rate, Reflects the premium above risk free assets offered by the investment. is -3.4%

Market Valuation

 9/22/252024202320222021
Share Price CYE$22.56$12.90$14.99$11.02$42.73
Market Cap CYE ($ Bil)9.45.45.94.014.6
Total Debt ($ Bil)0.81.21.01.11.0
Total Cash ($ Bil)1.82.01.71.82.3
Enterprise Value ($ Bil)8.46.66.95.115.6
Valuation Ratios     
P/S TTM1.50.91.30.94.5
P/EBIT TTM76.697.3-18.9-2.5-14.3
P/E TTM102.1231.7-17.0-2.5-13.5
Sector Ratios     
P/S TTM (Sector)3.33.12.82.55.0
P/EBIT TTM (Sector)3.9-0.0-0.1-0.51.5
P/E TTM (Sector)-0.4-0.3-0.4-0.50.0
 9/22/2520242023
Share Price CYE$22.56$12.90$14.99
Market Cap CYE ($ Bil)9.45.45.9
Total Debt ($ Bil)0.81.21.0
Total Cash ($ Bil)1.82.01.7
Enterprise Value ($ Bil)8.46.66.9
Valuation Ratios   
P/S TTM1.50.91.3
P/EBIT TTM76.697.3-18.9
P/E TTM102.1231.7-17.0
Sector Ratios   
P/S TTM (Sector)3.33.12.8
P/EBIT TTM (Sector)3.9-0.0-0.1
P/E TTM (Sector)-0.4-0.3-0.4

Market Cap Chart

Business Description

Lyft, Inc. operates a peer-to-peer marketplace for on-demand ridesharing in the United States and Canada. The company operates multimodal transportation networks that offer riders personalized and on-demand access to various mobility options. Show more

Price Returns Compared

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 202020212022202320242025Total [1]
Returns
LYFT Return14%-13%-74%36%-14%75%-48%
Peers Return35%21%-18%68%90%38%489%
S&P 500 Return16%27%-19%24%23%13%106%

[1] Cumulative total returns since the beginning of 2020
[2] Peers: LRN, INSP, YELP, ORCL, PLTR. See LYFT Returns vs. Peers.
[3] 2025 data is for the year up to 9/19/2025 (YTD)

Better Bets than Lyft (LYFT)

 LYFTBetter Performance than LYFT
MetricValueIndustry (Application Software)
Rev Chg LTM19.9%PLTR (38.8%), SHOP (29.0%), CDNS (22.3%), SNOW (28.4%), DDOG (26.0%)
Rev Chg 3Y Avg18.2%PLTR (25.7%), SHOP (26.0%), SNOW (36.3%), DDOG (30.4%), TEAM (23.0%)
Op Mgn LTM-0.9%ORCL (31.6%), PLTR (16.6%), SAP (25.9%), CRM (21.2%), SHOP (15.3%)
CFO/Rev LTM17.2%ORCL (36.5%), PLTR (50.3%), SAP (20.0%), CRM (33.3%), SHOP (18.3%)
FCF/Rev LTM16.2%PLTR (49.7%), SAP (17.8%), CRM (31.6%), SHOP (18.1%), INTU (32.3%)
Total Yield1.0%ORCL (2.0%), SAP (2.1%), CRM (3.3%), SHOP (1.2%), INTU (2.6%)
 LYFTBetter Performance than LYFT
MetricValueAll Other Sectors
Rev Chg LTM19.9%LLY (36.8%), APP (48.2%), ISRG (20.8%), BX (34.9%), BSX (21.4%)
Rev Chg 3Y Avg18.2%LLY (23.4%), APP (23.7%), UBER (23.2%), BKNG (19.9%), PGR (20.0%)
Op Mgn LTM-0.9%GOOGL (32.7%), AMZN (11.4%), META (42.9%), TSLA (6.2%), WMT (4.2%)
CFO/Rev LTM17.2%GOOGL (36.0%), AMZN (18.1%), META (56.4%), LLY (20.5%), V (60.4%)
FCF/Rev LTM16.2%GOOGL (18.0%), META (30.7%), V (56.8%), MA (49.2%), NFLX (20.4%)
Total Yield1.0%GOOGL (4.1%), AMZN (2.9%), META (3.6%), BRK-B (5.9%), JPM (6.4%)

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2ATYRaTyr Pharma-83.5%-72.6%
3FAASDigiAsia-61.1%-89.2%
4BNGOBionano Genomics-53.9%-89.7%
5XAGELongevity Health-53.2%-89.3%
6REXREX American Resources-49.8%46.5%
7NAKAKindly MD-49.6% 
8ASSTStrive-49.4%776.7%
9EVTVEnvirotech Vehicles-48.8%-82.7%
10BCDABioCardia-45.8%-46.8%

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Financials

LYFTLRNINSPYELPORCLPLTRMedian
NameLyft Stride Inspire .Yelp Oracle Palantir. 
Mkt Price22.58141.7179.8831.83308.66182.39110.80
Mkt Cap9.46.12.42.0872.3431.47.8
Rev LTM6,1112,4058611,45159,0183,4412,923
Op Inc LTM-554204118318,667570301
FCF LTM99337385285-5,8801,709329
FCF 3Y Avg336242322524,949927294
CFO LTM1,04843311732921,5341,730741
CFO 3Y Avg4413056028719,468947373

Growth & Margins

LYFTLRNINSPYELPORCLPLTRMedian
NameLyft Stride Inspire .Yelp Oracle Palantir. 
Rev Chg LTM19.9%17.9%22.0%5.4%9.7%38.8%18.9%
Rev Chg 3Y Avg18.2%12.6%43.7%9.1%10.2%25.7%15.4%
Rev Chg Q10.6%22.4%10.8%3.7%12.2%48.0%11.5%
QoQ Delta Rev Chg LTM2.6%5.2%2.5%0.9%2.8%10.5%2.7%
Op Mgn LTM-0.9%17.4%4.8%12.6%31.6%16.6%14.6%
Op Mgn 3Y Avg-11.4%12.9%-2.5%8.6%30.3%8.4%8.5%
QoQ Delta Op Mgn LTM0.5%1.0%-1.1%0.8%0.2%3.5%0.7%
CFO/Rev LTM17.2%18.0%13.6%22.7%36.5%50.3%20.3%
CFO/Rev 3Y Avg7.2%14.2%8.1%21.0%35.6%32.9%17.6%
FCF/Rev LTM16.2%15.5%9.9%19.6%-10.0%49.7%15.9%
FCF/Rev 3Y Avg5.0%11.2%4.0%18.4%9.8%32.0%10.5%

Valuation

LYFTLRNINSPYELPORCLPLTRMedian
NameLyft Stride Inspire .Yelp Oracle Palantir. 
Mkt Cap9.46.12.42.0872.3431.47.8
P/S1.52.52.71.414.8125.42.6
P/EBIT76.615.536.411.248.3757.442.3
P/E102.221.344.413.770.1565.257.2
P/CFO9.014.120.16.240.5249.417.1
Total Yield1.0%4.7%2.3%7.3%2.0%0.2%2.1%
Dividend Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.6%0.0%0.0%
FCF Yield 3Y Avg4.0%7.3%0.7%10.6%1.6%1.0%2.8%
D/E0.10.10.00.00.10.00.0
Net D/E-0.1-0.1-0.1-0.10.1-0.0-0.1

Returns

LYFTLRNINSPYELPORCLPLTRMedian
NameLyft Stride Inspire .Yelp Oracle Palantir. 
1M Rtn32.7%-14.2%-16.8%-1.9%30.6%14.9%6.5%
3M Rtn55.4%-2.9%-39.0%-7.7%50.8%32.8%15.0%
6M Rtn88.5%16.2%-51.6%-11.0%103.9%100.5%52.3%
12M Rtn81.1%66.7%-62.5%-7.1%85.6%390.3%73.9%
3Y Rtn53.7%247.9%-53.2%-3.1%386.8%2,374.8%150.8%
1M Excs Rtn40.8%-17.4%-18.4%-1.6%27.1%12.7%5.6%
3M Excs Rtn43.7%-14.5%-50.7%-19.4%39.1%21.2%3.3%
6M Excs Rtn74.5%-2.3%-68.6%-27.9%85.6%91.0%36.1%
12M Excs Rtn66.1%54.6%-79.6%-24.2%68.0%382.1%60.3%
3Y Excs Rtn-36.9%185.7%-129.9%-78.2%276.8%2,221.5%74.4%

Comparison Analyses

Financials

$ Mil | FY: 12/312025Q22025Q12024Q42024Q32024Q22024Q12023Q42023Q32023Q22023Q12022Q42022Q3
Period End6/30/20253/31/202512/31/20249/30/20246/30/20243/31/202412/31/20239/30/20236/30/20233/31/202312/31/20229/30/2022
Filing Date8/7/20255/9/20252/14/202511/7/20248/7/20245/9/20242/20/202411/9/20238/9/20235/8/20232/27/202311/8/2022
Key Financials Quarterly            
Total Revenue1,5881,4501,5501,5231,4361,2771,2251,1581,0211,0011,1751,054
Ebitda80461013952111624-77-152-523-381
Operating Income2-2928-57-27-63-60-40-159-217-596-290
Net Income40362-125-32-26-12-114-188-588-422
EPS0.100.010.16-0.030.01-0.08-0.06-0.03-0.30-0.50-1.63-1.18
Key Financials TTM            
Total Revenue TTM6,1115,9595,7865,4605,0954,6804,4044,3544,2504,2204,0953,890
Ebitda TTM266238203119103-26-189-728-1,132-1,399-1,404-1,116
Operating Income TTM-55-85-119-207-191-322-476-1,011-1,262-1,476-1,459-1,137
Net Income TTM925723-65-65-184-340-902-1,312-1,575-1,585-1,280
Growth Rates Quarterly            
Total Revenue Growth10.6%13.5%26.6%31.5%40.6%27.7%4.2%9.8%3.0%14.3%21.1%21.9%
EBITDA Growth52.8%334.1%513.5%65.9%168.2%106.9%103.1%106.2%77.6%3.5%-122.6%-786.6%
Operating Income Growth108.9%54.2%146.5%-41.1%82.8%71.0%89.9%86.2%57.5%-8.7%-117.8%-41.6%
Net Income Growth704.0%108.1%334.6%-2.7%104.4%83.2%95.5%97.1%69.7%4.7%-107.7%-323.4%
Margins Quarterly            
EBITDA Margin5.0%3.1%6.5%2.6%3.6%0.8%1.3%2.0%-7.5%-15.2%-44.5%-36.1%
Operating Income Margin0.2%-2.0%1.8%-3.7%-1.9%-4.9%-4.9%-3.5%-15.5%-21.7%-50.7%-27.6%
Net Income Margin2.5%0.2%4.0%-0.8%0.3%-2.5%-2.1%-1.0%-11.2%-18.8%-50.1%-40.1%
Cash & Debt            
Total Cash1,7922,1541,9841,9271,8001,6661,6851,6671,6981,7551,7971,783
Total Debt7701,1831,1721,1501,1641,1401,0421,0441,0291,0271,0621,078
Net Debt / (Cash)-1,022-971-812-777-636-526-643-622-670-728-735-705
Cash Flows Quarterly            
FCF from Operations344287153264276156442-70-74-34-26
Cash Flows TTM            
FCF from Operations TTM1,048981850740478132-98-175-204-159-237-230
Returns to Shareholders Quarterly            
Dividends000000000000
Share Repurchases200-0-0-0-050-0-0-0-0-0-0
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) Quarterly            
ROIC0.1%-0.5%1.1%-2.1%-0.8%-2.5%-2.4%-1.6%-6.4%-8.9%-24.8%-12.3%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) TTM            
ROIC TTM-0.5%-0.8%-1.0%-2.0%-1.9%-3.1%-4.7%-10.0%-12.7%-15.1%-15.2%-12.1%

Segment Financials

Revenue by Segment

$ Mil20242023202220212020
Single Segment4,4044,0953,2082,3653,616
Total4,4044,0953,2082,3653,616


Price Behavior

LYFT Betas & Captures as of 8/31/2025

 1M2M3M6M1Y3Y
Beta1.180.691.171.351.381.69
Up Beta3.842.513.061.391.351.39
Down Beta3.542.552.651.931.531.60
Up Capture56%-65%12%101%173%969%
Bmk +ve Days10223571142415
Stock +ve Days13203163126362
Down Capture-226%-130%-40%84%113%108%
Bmk -ve Days11192754106334
Stock -ve Days7192859119379

[1] Upside and downside betas calculated using positive and negative benchmark daily returns respectively

Short Interest

Short Interest: As Of Date8292025
Short Interest: Shares Quantity65,391,918
Short Interest: % Change Since 8152025-0.8%
Average Daily Volume16,826,748
Days-to-Cover Short Interest3.89
Basic Shares Quantity417,242,000
Short % of Basic Shares15.7%

Returns Analyses

Earnings Returns History

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 Forward Returns
Earnings Date1D Returns5D Returns21D Returns
8/6/20251.6%4.2%19.1%
5/8/202528.1%24.8%20.2%
2/11/2025-7.9%-6.9%-21.7%
11/6/202422.8%23.5%10.7%
8/7/2024-17.2%-8.3%2.6%
5/7/20247.1%2.7%-5.5%
2/13/202435.1%33.0%46.8%
11/8/2023-6.0%1.3%23.2%
...
SUMMARY STATS   
# Positive111312
# Negative131112
Median Positive8.2%8.6%18.0%
Median Negative-10.2%-8.4%-14.4%
Max Positive35.1%33.0%47.8%
Max Negative-36.4%-38.2%-55.7%

SEC Filings

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Report DateFiling DateFiling
6302025807202510-Q 6/30/2025
3312025509202510-Q 3/31/2025
12312024214202510-K 12/31/2024
93020241107202410-Q 9/30/2024
6302024807202410-Q 6/30/2024
3312024509202410-Q 3/31/2024
12312023220202410-K 12/31/2023
93020231109202310-Q 9/30/2023
6302023809202310-Q 6/30/2023
3312023508202310-Q 3/31/2023
12312022227202310-K 12/31/2022
93020221108202210-Q 9/30/2022
6302022805202210-Q 6/30/2022
3312022510202210-Q 3/31/2022
12312021228202210-K 12/31/2021
93020211104202110-Q 9/30/2021

Insider Activity

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 OwnerTitleFiling DateActionPriceSharesTransacted
Value		Value of
Held Shares		Form
0Beggs Jill8292025Sell16.331,46523,924583,710Form
1Beggs Jill5302025Sell16.411,57225,797335,863Form
2Risher John DavidChief Executive Officer5302025Buy15.296,53899,995180,342,650Form
3Zimmer John Patrick5282025Sell15.802,42438,29913,896,068Form
4Llewellyn Lindsay CatherineCHIEF LEGAL OFFICER, SECRETARY5022025Sell12.4522,736283,17011,952,738Form

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