LYFT · Lyft, Inc.
$17.35
-0.04 (-0.23%)
At close · Aug 27
Market Cap
$6.57B
Shares
378.54M
Price & Indicators
20d MA
50d MA
200d MA
Earnings
Filing
Insider
Congress
Investor day
Close$17.35
Open$17.34
Day$17.02–17.53
52W close$12.65–24.57
Avg vol 30d11.8M
Short int63.7M · 16.8% float · 5.0d
Short vol60%
Last earningsAug 6, 2026
DataJan 2020–Aug 2026
Filing10-Q · Aug 7
Up next
Next earnings call
Nov 5, 2026
Est · unconfirmed
· in 10 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026
Est
filed Aug 7, 2026
AI Brief
TL;DR.
Bullish
Bearish
From the call
AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice
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our published analysis of this company
Equibles Rating
blended score · not investment adviceOverall
Buy
SellHoldBuy
Technical
Buy
Momentum
Strong
Sentiment
Neutral
Fundamentals
Excellent
Quant / Vol
Very High
Market backdrop
VIX 14.5 · calm
Equity put/call 0.39
Technical
price trend
50 / 200-day cross
No cross
Price vs 200-day avg
+7%
above
Price vs 50-day avg
+9%
above
RSI (14)
58
neutral
MACD trend
Negative
52-week position
39%
mid-range
Momentum
relative strength
1-month return
+12%
trailing
6-month return
+31%
trailing
YTD return
−10%
this year
Relative strength
+16%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Trend (MA cross)
No cross
50d $16 › 200d $16 — 200d above 50d
Institutional flow
Distributing
-0% holders QoQ · +94 funds added
Insider flow
Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest
Falling
16.83% of float · ▼ -17.0% MoM · 5.0 days cover
Volume signal
Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth
Steady
536 holders — mid 3-yr range
Squeeze score
71
high risk · 0–100
Fundamentals
Revenue growth
+9%
Y/Y
EPS growth
+11250%
Y/Y
Valuation
P/E 2.5
below peers
Buyback
$850.0M
remaining
Balance sheet
$79.0M
net cash
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Volatility
50%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown
−49%
past year
ATR
3.8%
of price · 14-day
Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.
Guidance & track record
Latest guidance
· from the 8-K filed Aug 6, 2026
Gross Bookings
· Third Quarter 2026
Initiated
$5.5B – $5.67B
Adjusted EBITDA
· Third Quarter 2026
Non-GAAP
Initiated
$183M – $203M
Adjusted EBITDA margin (calculated as a percentage of Gross Book
· Third Quarter 2026
Non-GAAP
Initiated
3.3% – 3.6%
Prior guidance
period ended
· from the 8-K filed May 7, 2026
Gross Bookings
· second quarter of 2026
$5.3B – $5.43B
Adjusted EBITDA
· second quarter of 2026
$160M – $180M
Adjusted EBITDA margin (calculated as a percentage of Gross Book
· second quarter of 2026
3% – 3.3%
Guided vs delivered
· last 5 settled
Revenue
third quarter
guided $1.13B – $1.15B
$1.16B
Beat +1.5%
Revenue
Q1
guided $975M
$1B
Beat +2.6%
Revenues
Q4
guided $1.15B – $1.17B
$1.17B
Beat +1.7%
Revenue
calendar year 2022
guided $4.65B – $4.85B
$4.1B
Miss −13.8%
Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.
Technicals
trend & momentum for long-term holders Buy
50 / 200-day cross
No cross
Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
+7%
Bullish
Price vs 50-day avg
+9%
Bullish
RSI (14)
58
Neutral
MACD trend
Negative
Bearish
52-week position
39%
Neutral
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Mixed
Trend (MA cross)
No cross
50d $16 › 200d $16 — 200d above 50d
Institutional flow
Distributing
-0% holders QoQ · +94 funds added
Insider flow
Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest
Falling
16.83% of float · ▼ -17.0% MoM · 5.0 days cover
Volume signal
Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth
Steady
536 holders — mid 3-yr range
Price context
position in its 52-week range
Range low $13
Now $17 · 39%
Range high $25
vs 200-day avg +7%
vs 50-day avg +9%
Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.
Key metrics
the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings| Metric | Latest | Period | YoY |
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| Active Riders | 30.5M | Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
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| Adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP | $177.2M | Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
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GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliationGAAP Net income $50.3M
+$6.5M Interest expense
-$36.3M Other income, net
+$28.1M Provision for income taxes
+$38.8M Depreciation and amortization
+$76.6M Stock-based compensation
+$3.3M Payroll tax expense related to stock-based compensation
+$0M Sublease income
+$7.9M Costs related to acquisitions, divestitures and other corporate matters
+$2.1M Certain legal, tax, and regulatory reserve changes and settlements
= Adjusted EBITDA $177.2M
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| Adjusted EBITDA margin (calculated as a percentage of Gross Bookings) non-GAAP | 3.2% | Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
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| Free cash flow non-GAAP | $319.6M | Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
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GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliationGAAP Net cash provided by operating activities $349.9M
-$30.3M Purchases of property and equipment and scooter fleet
= Free cash flow $319.6M
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| Free cash flow (trailing twelve months) non-GAAP | $1.11B | Trailing Twelve Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| Gross Bookings | $5.5B | Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
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| Rides | 262.4M | Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
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Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period
Versus peers
Software - Application — same industry group| Company | Mkt cap | YTD | Rev growth Y/Y | P/E | Short % shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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LYFT
this stock
Lyft, Inc.
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$6.57B | -10.4% | +9.2% | 2.5 | 16.8% |
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SAP
Sap SE
|
$244.32B | -8.9% | — | — | 0.7% |
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SHOP
Shopify Inc.
|
$193.37B | -4.1% | +30.1% | 100.9 | 1.2% |
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CRM
Salesforce, Inc.
|
$169.23B | -4.9% | +25.9% | 18.8 | 3.2% |
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UBER
Uber Technologies, Inc
|
$160.32B | -5.8% | +18.3% | — | 2.3% |
Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding
At a glance
key data from every sectionOwnership
Short & Settlement
Smart Money
Financials
Filings
Earnings & Events
Performance
| 5D | 20D | 120D | MTD | YTD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LYFT | -0.3% | +11.6% | +30.9% | +9.4% | -10.4% |
| SPY | +1.1% | +4.0% | +14.7% | +3.2% | +13.1% |
| vs SPY | -1.4% | +7.6% | +16.3% | +6.2% | -23.5% |
Capital returns
Buyback program
· as of Jun 30, 2026
Authorized
$1.00B
Spent (derived)
$150.00M
Remaining
$850.00M
Spent
Remaining
Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.
Key facts
CIK
1759509
CUSIP
55087P104
13F (30d)
428 filings
417 filers
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