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Lyft

LYFT
53
Software - Application · Technology
Price
$15.52
-0.46 (-2.88%)
Market Cap
$5.89B
Exchange
NASDAQ
Winston Score
53
Winston is curious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.

Share count rising — dilution

+24.8% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 334.7M (2021) → 417.7M (2025)

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. It provides Ridesharing Marketplace, which connects drivers with riders; Express Drive, a flexible car rentals program for drivers; Lyft Rentals that provides vehicles for long-distance trips; and a network of shared bikes and scooters in various cities to

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+13.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

+555.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Strong earnings growth

R&D Spend

$451M/ year

↑ Rising (+14% vs prior year)

7.1% of revenue

Below sector average (15%)

R&D investment increasing — building for the future

Insider Activity

10.1%ownership

↓ Declining

Insider ownership declining — could be dilution or selling

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$1.8B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth + cash flow

Lyft is a rare growth stock that's already generating positive cash flow while growing at 14%. The Winston Score doesn't fully credit this transition from "burner" to "earner."

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Gross Margin
47.6%
Healthy — 47.6% gross margin
Operating Margin
-0.3%
Losing money on operations — -0.3%
ROCE
-0.2%
Weak — -0.2% return on capital

Negative ROIC means the business is losing money on every dollar invested in it.

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Growth

Sales YoY
+9.4%
Steady sales growth (9.4% YoY)
EPS YoY
+4930.1%
Earnings growing fast (4930.1% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

EPS Consistency
8/8 quarters
Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
43%
Weak — only 43% of profit becomes cash
FCF Margin
17.7%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (17.7%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

Debt / Equity
0.06
Conservative — low debt load (0.06)
Interest Cover
N/A
Data not available

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
2.2x
Attractive valuation — P/E 2.2

P/E under 10. The price tag is small relative to last year's profit.

P/E vs Forward
-10.1
SLOWING
Earnings expected to fall — forward P/E higher than today

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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