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Lyft Profile & Fundamentals

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Company Profile & Ownership

Lyft, Inc. operates multimodal transportation networks that offer access to various transportation options through platform and mobile based applications in the United States and internationally. The company facilitates peer-to-peer ridesharing by connecting drivers who have vehicles with riders who need a ride. It also operates Lyft Platform that provides a marketplace where drivers can be matched with riders via the Lyft mobile application. The company's platform provides a ridesharing marketplace that connects drivers with riders; Express Drive, a car rental program for drivers; and a network of shared bikes and scooters in various cities to address the needs of riders for short trips. In addition, it offers licensing and data access agreements; sells bikes and bike station software and hardware; and provides advertising services. The company was formerly known as Zimride, Inc. and changed its name to Lyft, Inc. in April 2013. Lyft, Inc. was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

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LYFT Inc

Common Stock · Industrials · Passenger Ground Transportation

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Company

Company / asset: LYFT Inc
Security type: Common Stock
Sector: Industrials
Industry: Passenger Ground Transportation
HQ: 🇺🇸 United States
Head office: 185 Berry Street, San Francisco, CA, United States, 94107

Leadership & scale

Chief executive: Mr. John David Risher
CEO year born: 1965
Full-time employees: 3.9K
Fiscal year end: December
IPO date: 2019-03-29

Fundamentals snapshot

Updated 2026-09-13

Market Cap: USD 5.8B
P/E: 2.0x
Revenue (Q2 26): USD 1.8B
Profit (Q2 26): USD 50.3M
Dividend Yield: --
Revenue (FY 25): USD 6.3B
Shares in public float: 340.3M
Insider ownership: 1.25%

Reporting & identifiers

Symbol: LYFT.NASDAQ
Listing: 🇺🇸 United States | Dividend Tax: 30%
Ticker Currency: USD
Income Statement Currency: USD
Balance Sheet Currency: USD
Cash Flow Currency: USD
EPS Currency: USD
Contract Type: SPOT
ISIN: US55087P1049
Asset ID: equity_118d9bb6-18a6-57b5-bf42-8cf50aa0f133

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Shares Outstanding

Shares outstanding

Annual reported shares outstanding. Values in shares.

Top holders

BlackRock Inc49,000,870 shares · 12.94% · Reported 2026-03-31
Columbia Seligman Tech & Info A37,017,277 shares · 9.78% · Reported 2026-07-31
Ameriprise Financial Inc36,481,128 shares · 9.64% · Reported 2026-03-31
Columbia Seligman Technology Growth36,084,097 shares · 9.53% · Reported 2026-06-30
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF23,129,345 shares · 6.11% · Reported 2026-08-31
Millennium Management LLC21,537,770 shares · 5.69% · Reported 2026-06-30
Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC21,178,049 shares · 5.59% · Reported 2026-03-31

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FMR Inc18,539,761 shares · 4.90% · Reported 2026-03-31
Vanguard Capital Management, LLC17,252,787 shares · 4.56% · Reported 2026-03-31
UBS: Global Equity15,544,010 shares · 4.11% · Reported 2026-03-31
State Street Corp13,192,493 shares · 3.49% · Reported 2026-03-31
Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest11,479,466 shares · 3.03% · Reported 2026-07-31
Contour Asset Management LLC11,173,228 shares · 2.95% · Reported 2026-06-30
AQR Capital Management LLC9,607,456 shares · 2.54% · Reported 2026-03-31
Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc.9,236,397 shares · 2.44% · Reported 2026-06-30

Earnings, Profitability & Valuation

Earnings & Revenue

AI Review

There is a major clash over the company's true financial health. On one side, some reports celebrate a massive turnaround, pointing to over $1.1 billion in free cash flow and a huge headline net profit as proof that the business is now a highly profitable cash machine. However, other reports perform a deep dive and warn that these numbers are highly misleading. They point out that the official net profit was entirely created by a one-time tax accounting adjustment, while the core business actually lost money. Furthermore, they argue that much of the reported cash flow is simply delayed insurance payouts that will eventually have to be paid in cash. While everyone agrees that revenue is growing at a moderate pace, opinions are sharply split on whether the company's cash generation is a sustainable success or a temporary illusion.

Revenue, Net Income, and Free Cash Flow

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Free cash flow
Net income

Annual reported financial results, converted using the statement's recorded USD conversion. Missing values are omitted. Values in USD.

Valuation

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Published P/E

Published valuation snapshots. Trailing four-quarter earnings where available; annual earnings otherwise. Non-positive earnings are omitted. Values in times earnings.

Profitability & Margins

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The company's profit margins show a clear split between gross profits and operating profits. Gross margins have stabilized nicely in the low-40% range, showing that the price wars with its main competitor have ended. However, actual operating margins remain slightly negative. Reports disagree on where these margins are headed. Optimistic views expect to turn positive soon as the company cuts costs and shifts toward high-margin premium rides. On the other hand, skeptical views warn of severe margin pressure ahead. They argue that rising commercial insurance costs and high fuel prices will force the company to spend more on driver incentives. Furthermore, they warn that the upcoming shift to self-driving cars will permanently cap the company's pricing power, as autonomous vehicle owners will demand a large share of the profits, leading to long-term margin decay.

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Annual gross, operating, net income and free cash flow divided by revenue for matching reporting dates. Values in percent.

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Annual earnings and profitability
Period end	Revenue	Free cash flow	Net income	Gross margin	Operating margin	Net margin	Free cash flow margin
2016-12-31	343,298,000	-495,982,000	-682,794,000	18.73	-201.75	-198.89	-144.48
2017-12-31	1,059,881,000	-405,549,000	-688,301,000	37.77	-66.83	-64.94	-38.26
2018-12-31	2,156,616,000	-351,541,000	-911,335,000	42.34	-45.34	-42.26	-16.3
2019-12-31	3,615,960,000	-283,790,000	-2,602,241,000	39.81	-74.74	-71.97	-7.85
2020-12-31	2,364,681,000	-1,472,538,000	-1,752,857,000	38.79	-76.47	-74.13	-62.27
2021-12-31	3,208,323,000	-180,897,000	-1,062,144,000	46.94	-35.38	-33.11	-5.64
2022-12-31	4,095,135,000	-352,255,000	-1,584,511,000	40.52	-35.63	-38.69	-8.6
2023-12-31	4,403,589,000	-248,063,000	-340,320,000	42.23	-10.8	-7.73	-5.63
2024-12-31	5,786,016,000	766,267,000	22,784,000	42.31	-2.06	0.39	13.24
2025-12-31	6,316,261,000	1,115,616,000	2,844,008,000	41.46	-2.98	45.03	17.66

Published valuation snapshots
Period end	P/E (times earnings)	Earnings basis
2025-12-31	2.84	Trailing four quarters
2024-12-31	234.2	Trailing four quarters

Shares outstanding — chart values
Reporting date	Shares outstanding
2017-01-01	19,000,000
2018-01-01	237,946,000
2019-01-01	304,502,000
2020-01-01	314,530,000
2021-01-01	337,753,000
2022-01-01	370,155,000
2023-01-01	389,307,000
2024-01-01	413,651,000
2025-01-01	417,659,000
2026-01-01	386,334,000

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