Lyft, Inc. · Business Services, NEC

LYFT

Low riskNext report: Around Nov 4 (est.)

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The short version

A profitable company with growing sales.

Going well

Sales up 16% in the latest quarter vs a year ago
Profitable, keeps 45% of sales as profit
Brings in more cash than it spends

Watch out for

Share count growing 5.6% a year

Money moves

No insider buying or selling in the last 30 days
Institutions added 5.3% to their holdings in the quarter ending June 2026 (248 bought, 264 sold)
Held by Ray Dalio (Bridgewater)

Facts from SEC filings, not a recommendation.

What the price means

Price as of Oct 26

$17.06+0.7% that day

Company value: $6.5B; Share price times all shares
Price vs profit (P/E): 2.5x; You pay about $2 for each $1 of yearly profit
Price vs sales: 0.95x; Company value is 0.95 times a year of sales
Cash vs value: 18%; Cash as a share of company value
Debt vs value: 16%; Debt as a share of company value

From LYFT's last IEX trade and its SEC filings (profits and sales over the last four quarters). A starting point for research, not a verdict.

The business over time

Last 12 quarters, from SEC filings

Sales, Jun '26

$1.8B+16% vs a year earlier

Sep '23Tap a barJun '26

Last 12 months: $6.8B, up 11% from the 12 months before. Over 5 years, sales grew about 22% a year.

What the price assumes

Your guesses, our math

Move the sliders to your own view of LYFT. Starting points are the company's recent numbers.

Sales growth+11% a yearRecently: +11% a yearProfit margin42%Last 12 months: 42.3%P/E at the end8xToday: 2.5x. Many steady companies trade at 12x to 25xShare count change+6% a yearBelow zero means buybacks; above zero means new shares (dilution)

Sales in 5 years$11.4B

Profit in 5 years$4.8B

Price these guesses point to$75.69+344% vs $17.06 todayAbout +35% a year, before dividends

What today's price needs: with a 42% margin and a 8x P/E, sales could shrink about 18% a year for 5 years and still match today's price.

Simple math on your guesses, not a forecast or a price target. Real results depend on many things these sliders leave out.

Price

Price chart by TradingView.

Business quality

The checklist Warren Buffett-style investors use. Annual numbers for 2025.

4/6Mixed

PassReturn on equity 15%+Earns a lot on the money owners have in the business.140.8%
PassDebt under half of equityNot relying on borrowed money.0.32x equity
PassNet margin 10%+Keeps at least 10 cents of profit from each dollar of sales.45.0%
MissProfitable every yearSteady profits, not one good year.2 of 9 years
PassFree cash flow positiveBrings in more cash than it spends to run and grow.$1.2B
MissShare count not growingNot diluting owners. Falling means buybacks.+17.7% in 3 years

Revenue: $6.3B; +9.2% vs prior year
5-year growth: +21.7%/yr; revenue, per year
Total debt: $1.1B; 0.32x equity
Current ratio: 0.65x; short-term assets / bills due

From annual reports filed with the SEC. Not in this company's SEC data, so not scored: gross margin 40%+. A checklist is a starting point for research, not a verdict.

Latest quarter

Quarter ended Jun 30, 2026

Reported Aug 6

Revenue: $1.8B; +16.1% YoY
EPS: $0.13; vs $0.10
Op. margin: 2.6%; +2.4 pts
Gross margin: 49.7%; +8.6 pts
Free cash flow: $349.9M
Share count: -8.7%; vs a year ago

Insider rating

Last 90 days

47Mixed

Pre-planned sales of $220K (weaker signal)

50 is neutral. Buying by more insiders, top executives and bigger stakes raises it. Selling lowers it; pre-planned sales count less.

Weekly insider trend

13 weeks agoBoughtSoldThis week

Filing buzz

Last 7 days vs normal

56/ 100

This week: 3
Normal week: 2.3
vs normal: 1.3x

SEC filings of any kind. 50 means a normal week.

Institutional ownership

Steady+5.3%

Institutions added 5.3% to their holdings. 248 bought, 264 sold. 3 quarters of net buying in a row.

Shares held by institutions418.6M

Sep '24Jun '26

Safety check

From SEC filings

Share count growthYearly rate, last 3 years

+5.6%

Cash runwayAt last year's cash burn

Cash flow positive

Debt to equityLatest balance sheet: debt compared with what owners have

0.3x · $1.0B debt

Shares outstandingLatest reported

379M

Earnings reports

Last 12

Next reportAround Nov 4 (est.)Estimated from the same quarter last year

Results filedAug 6
Results filedMay 7
Results filedFeb 10
Results filedNov 5, 2025
Results filedAug 6, 2025

Flags and big holders

Offerings 6 months, flags 12 months, holders 90 days

5%+ holder update (passive)Aug 6 · View filing ↗Big holder 5%+ holder update (passive)Jul 31 · View filing ↗Big holder

Insider trades

Open-market buys and sells, last 90 days

Bought$00 insiders

Sold$220K1 insider, 1 pre-planned

Insider	Trade	Shares	Avg price	Value	Owns after	Date
Erin BrewerCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	Sell	15K	$14.64	$220K	837K	Sep 24Filing ↗
-1.8% of their holdings Held See Footnote Pre-planned sale (10b5-1) Filed 1 day after