Lyft, Inc.
Description
Lyft, Inc. operates a peer-to-peer marketplace for on-demand ridesharing in the United States and Canada. It operates multimodal transportation networks that offer access to various transportation options through the Lyft platform and mobile-based applications. The company's platform provides a ridesharing marketplace, which 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. It also offers centralized tools and enterprise transportation solutions, such as concierge transportation solutions for organizations; Lyft Pink subscription plans; Lyft Pass commuter programs; first-mile and last-mile services; and university safe rides programs. 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.
About
Earnings
Date | Estimate EPS | Actual EPS | Difference | % Surprise |
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Nov 4, 2025 | — | — | — | — |
Aug 5, 2025 | — | — | — | — |
May 5, 2025 | — | — | — | — |
Feb 11, 2025 | 0.20 | — | — | — |
Earnings estimate
Next Quarter
(Mar 2025)
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Next Year
(Dec 2025)
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Number of analysts | — | 23 | — | 34 |
Average estimate | — | -0.03 | — | 0.12 |
Low estimate | — | -0.20 | — | -0.30 |
High estimate | — | 0.06 | — | 0.40 |
Last year EPS | — | -0.08 | — | -0.10 |
Growth estimates
Analyst Ratings
Date | Firm | Action | Rating | Price Target |
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Jan 29, 2025 |
B of A Securities
Michael McGovern
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Maintains | Buy | ▼ Lowers $21 → $19 |
Jan 16, 2025 |
Wells Fargo
Ken Gawrelski
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Maintains | Equal-Weight | ▼ Lowers $17 → $14 |
Jan 6, 2025 |
Benchmark
Michael Ward
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Upgrade | Buy | Maintains $20 |
Jan 6, 2025 |
Wedbush
Scott Devitt
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Maintains | Neutral | ▼ Lowers $20 → $18 |
Dec 4, 2024 |
Loop Capital
Rob Sanderson
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Maintains | Buy | ▲ Raises $16 → $23 |
Nov 21, 2024 |
Tigress Financial
Ivan Feinseth
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Maintains | Buy | ▲ Raises $24 → $26 |
Nov 11, 2024 |
Susquehanna
Shyam Patil
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Maintains | Neutral | ▲ Raises $10 → $18 |
Nov 8, 2024 |
Barclays
Ross Sandler
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Maintains | Equal-Weight | ▲ Raises $14 → $20 |
Nov 7, 2024 |
Needham
Bernie McTernan
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Reiterates | Hold | — |
Nov 7, 2024 |
Canaccord Genuity
Michael Graham
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Maintains | Buy | ▲ Raises $18 → $22 |
Nov 7, 2024 |
Morgan Stanley
Brian Nowak
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Maintains | Equal-Weight | ▲ Raises $16.5 → $18 |
Nov 7, 2024 |
TD Cowen
John Blackledge
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Maintains | Hold | ▲ Raises $16 → $18 |
Nov 7, 2024 |
Benchmark
Michael Ward
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Reiterates | Hold | — |
Nov 7, 2024 |
UBS
Lloyd Walmsley
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Maintains | Neutral | ▲ Raises $13 → $18 |
Nov 7, 2024 |
B of A Securities
Michael McGovern
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Maintains | Buy | ▲ Raises $16 → $19 |
Nov 7, 2024 |
Evercore ISI Group
Mark Mahaney
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Maintains | In-Line | ▲ Raises $17 → $19 |
Nov 7, 2024 |
DA Davidson
Tom White
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Maintains | Neutral | ▲ Raises $11 → $16 |
Nov 7, 2024 |
Truist Securities
Youssef Squali
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Maintains | Hold | ▲ Raises $13 → $20 |
Nov 7, 2024 |
Cantor Fitzgerald
Deepak Mathivanan
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Maintains | Neutral | ▲ Raises $13 → $16 |
Nov 7, 2024 |
Piper Sandler
Thomas Champion
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Reiterates | Overweight | ▲ Raises $17 → $23 |
Nov 7, 2024 |
BMO Capital
Brian Pitz
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Maintains | Market Perform | ▲ Raises $13 → $18 |
Nov 7, 2024 |
Roth MKM
Rohit Kulkarni
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Maintains | Neutral | ▲ Raises $13 → $16 |
Oct 25, 2024 |
Benchmark
Michael Ward
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Initiates | Hold | — |
Oct 22, 2024 |
Jefferies
John Colantuoni
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Maintains | Hold | ▲ Raises $10.5 → $13 |
Oct 18, 2024 |
UBS
Lloyd Walmsley
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Maintains | Neutral | ▲ Raises $12 → $13 |
Oct 7, 2024 |
Cantor Fitzgerald
Deepak Mathivanan
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Reiterates | Neutral | Maintains $13 |
Sep 30, 2024 |
Cantor Fitzgerald
Deepak Mathivanan
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Reiterates | Neutral | Maintains $13 |
Sep 24, 2024 |
Raymond James
Josh Beck
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Reinstates | Market Perform | — |
Sep 23, 2024 |
Cantor Fitzgerald
Deepak Mathivanan
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Reiterates | Neutral | Maintains $13 |
Sep 5, 2024 |
Cantor Fitzgerald
Deepak Mathivanan
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Initiates | Neutral | Announces $13 |
Income statement
2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | |
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Fiscal date | 2023-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2019-12-31 |
Total reported revenue | 4.40B | 4.10B | 3.21B | 2.36B | 3.62B |
Cost of revenue | 2.54B | 2.44B | 1.70B | 1.45B | 2.18B |
Gross profit | 1.86B | 1.66B | 1.51B | 917.17M | 1.44B |
Operating expense | |||||
Research & development | 555.92M | 856.78M | 911.95M | 909.13M | 1.51B |
Selling general and admin | 1.35B | 1.82B | 1.33B | 1.36B | 2.00B |
Other operating expenses | 427.24M | 443.85M | 402.23M | 453.96M | 636.12M |
Operating income | -475.60M | -1.46B | -1.14B | -1.81B | -2.70B |
Non operating interest income | |||||
Income | 145.73M | 47.14M | 9.07M | 43.65M | 102.51M |
Expense | 26.22M | 19.74M | 51.64M | 32.68M | — |
Other income expense | 24.40M | -147.13M | 126.86M | 15,000 | 89,000 |
Pretax income | -331.70M | -1.58B | -1.05B | -1.80B | -2.60B |
Tax provision | 8.62M | 5.87M | 11.23M | -44.53M | 2.36M |
Net income | -340.32M | -1.58B | -1.06B | -1.75B | -2.60B |
Basic EPS | -0.88 | -4.47 | -3.02 | -5.61 | -11.44 |
Diluted EPS | -0.88 | -4.47 | -3.02 | -5.61 | -11.44 |
Basic average shares | 385.34M | 354.73M | 334.72M | 312.18M | 227.50M |
Diluted average shares | 385.34M | 354.73M | 334.72M | 312.18M | 227.50M |
EBITDA | -192.38M | -1.26B | -980.70M | -1.61B | -2.49B |
Net income from continuing op. | -340.32M | -1.58B | -1.06B | -1.75B | -2.60B |
Minority interests | — | — | — | — | — |
Preferred stock dividends | — | — | — | — | — |
Balance sheet
2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | |
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Fiscal date | 2023-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2019-12-31 |
Total assets | 4.56B | 4.56B | 4.77B | 4.68B | 5.69B |
Current assets | |||||
Cash | — | — | — | — | — |
Cash equivalents | — | — | — | — | — |
Cash and cash equivalents | 558.64M | 281.09M | 457.33M | 319.73M | 358.32M |
Other short term investments | 1.13B | 1.52B | 1.80B | 1.93B | 2.49B |
Accounts receivable | — | — | — | — | — |
Other receivables | — | — | — | — | — |
Inventory | — | — | — | — | — |
Prepaid assets | — | — | 522.21M | 343.07M | 397.24M |
Restricted cash | — | — | — | — | — |
Assets held for sale | — | — | — | — | — |
Hedging assets | — | — | — | — | — |
Other current assets | 892.24M | 786.07M | 522.21M | — | — |
Non current assets | |||||
Properties | 179.14M | 168.10M | 250.21M | 303.87M | 441.26M |
Land and improvements | — | — | — | — | — |
Machinery furniture equipment | 482.62M | 364.59M | 312.87M | 275.99M | 138.88M |
Construction in progress | 72.26M | 48.52M | 25.27M | 19.96M | 25.14M |
Leases | 77.23M | 91.33M | 100.25M | 105.17M | 66.49M |
Accumulated depreciation | -247.20M | -223.94M | -167.00M | -115.93M | -41.91M |
Goodwill | 575.10M | 599.37M | 411.80M | 431.22M | 400.37M |
Investment properties | — | — | — | — | — |
Financial assets | — | — | — | — | — |
Intangible assets | 59.52M | 76.21M | 50.77M | 65.85M | 82.92M |
Investments and advances | 39.87M | 26.39M | 80.41M | 10.00M | — |
Other non current assets | 1.07B | 1.16B | 1.16B | 1.24B | 1.57B |
Total liabilities | 4.02B | 4.17B | 3.43B | 3.00B | 2.84B |
Current liabilities | |||||
Accounts payable | 72.28M | 107.80M | 129.54M | 84.11M | 38.84M |
Accrued expenses | 855.26M | 747.97M | 533.06M | 466.29M | 472.00M |
Short term debt | 68.35M | 82.09M | 110.03M | 85.05M | 94.20M |
Deferred revenue | — | 2.36M | 52.79M | — | — |
Tax payable | 296.34M | 458.21M | 349.52M | 226.41M | 162.77M |
Pensions | — | — | — | — | — |
Other current liabilities | 278.85M | 263.51M | 239.11M | 197.23M | 217.74M |
Non current liabilities | |||||
Long term debt | 973.46M | 979.56M | 865.41M | 910.04M | 382.08M |
Provision for risks and charges | — | — | — | — | — |
Deferred liabilities | — | — | — | — | — |
Derivative product liabilities | — | — | — | — | — |
Other non current liabilities | 87.92M | 55.64M | 50.91M | 18.29M | 3.86M |
Shareholders equity | |||||
Common stock | 4,000 | 4,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 |
Retained earnings | -10.28B | -9.94B | -8.36B | -7.30B | -5.55B |
Other shareholders equity | -4.95M | -5.75M | -2.51M | -473,000 | 2.73M |
Total shareholders equity | 541.52M | 388.67M | 1.34B | 1.68B | 2.85B |
Additional paid in capital | 10.83B | 10.34B | 9.71B | 8.98B | 8.40B |
Treasury stock | — | — | — | — | — |
Minority interest | — | — | — | — | — |
Cash flow statement
2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
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Operating Activities | ||||||||
Net Income | -340.32M | -1.58B | -1.06B | -1.75B | -2.60B | -911.34M | -688.30M | -682.79M |
Depreciation | 116.51M | 154.80M | 139.35M | 157.35M | 108.43M | 18.75M | 2.61M | 527,000 |
Deferred Taxes | — | — | — | -46.32M | — | — | — | — |
Stock-Based Compensation | 484.53M | 750.77M | 724.56M | 565.81M | 1.60B | 8.58M | 9.55M | 9.39M |
Other Non-Cash Items | -1.38M | 26.42M | 38.90M | 25.57M | -875,000 | 989,000 | — | -1.18M |
Accounts Receivable | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Accounts Payable | -41.08M | -27.22M | 47.08M | 44.49M | 5.07M | -40.81M | 21.38M | 24.89M |
Other Assets & Liabilities | -74.73M | 401.28M | 94.53M | -383.43M | 573.84M | 433.74M | 244.59M | 111.34M |
Operating Cash Flow | 143.54M | -278.47M | -17.73M | -1.39B | -316.47M | -490.09M | -410.17M | -537.81M |
Investing Activities | ||||||||
Capital Expenditures | -57.23M | 14.87M | -36.63M | -62.75M | -170.96M | -68.67M | -7.54M | -8.82M |
Net Intangibles | — | — | — | — | — | -2.20M | -4.49M | — |
Net Acquisitions | 1.63M | -146.33M | 122.69M | -12.34M | -12.32M | -257.59M | — | — |
Purchase of Investments | -3.29B | -4.06B | -4.26B | -5.23B | -6.59B | -5.45B | -2.56B | -893.15M |
Sale of Investments | 3.94B | 4.38B | 4.45B | 6.05B | 5.16B | 4.74B | 1.58B | 494.11M |
Investing Cash Flow | 599.75M | 186.05M | 267.01M | 740.43M | -1.60B | -1.04B | -986.94M | -407.85M |
Financing Activities | ||||||||
Long-Term Debt Issuance | — | — | — | 734.07M | — | — | — | — |
Long-Term Debt Payments | -115.95M | -102.42M | -79.99M | -92.32M | — | — | — | — |
Other Financing Charges | -17.12M | -6.73M | -26.30M | -155.25M | -942.90M | -406,000 | — | — |
Financing Cash Flow | -133.07M | -109.16M | -106.29M | 486.50M | 1.54B | 842.25M | 2.05B | 774.07M |
Other Cash Details | ||||||||
End Cash Position | 771.79M | 391.82M | 531.19M | 438.49M | 564.47M | 706.49M | 1.18B | 514.92M |
Income Tax Paid | 9.43M | 10.72M | 5.87M | 4.04M | 819,000 | 326,000 | — | — |
Interest Paid | 20.18M | 16.75M | 16.52M | 12.55M | — | — | — | — |
Free Cash Flow | -248.06M | -352.26M | -180.90M | -1.47B | -283.79M | -351.54M | -405.55M | -495.98M |