LYFT vs CPNG vs UBER Stock Comparison

Lyft, Coupang and Uber Technologies Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LYFT Lyft, Inc.
$16.94 +14.7% 1M -17.6% 1Y
Market cap
$6.49B
P/E
2.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.77B
Div. yield
–
Ride-Hailing and Delivery Technology
5 wins
CPNG Coupang, Inc.
$13.90 -2.8% 1M -55.4% 1Y
Market cap
$24.70B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$35.46B
Div. yield
–
Online Retail Consumer Discretionary
UBER Uber Technologies, Inc
$66.67 -4.0% 1M -29.5% 1Y
Market cap
$134.60B
P/E
14.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$55.23B
Div. yield
–
Ride-Hailing and Delivery Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Uber Technologies leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Uber Technologies 6, Lyft 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLYFTCPNGUBERLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.49B $24.70B $134.60B UBER
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 2.3x -32.2x 14.1x LYFT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 29.2x — 19.1x UBER
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.8% +9.9% +16.7% UBER
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 42.3% -2.2% 17.3% LYFT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% -10.6% 17.4% UBER
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -25.9x 49.4x 1.0x LYFT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -17.6% -55.4% -29.5% LYFT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -18.9%/yr -13.7%/yr +7.9%/yr UBER
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.9% 48.1% 35.4% UBER
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 32/100 67/100 LYFT

Percentile Scorecard

LYFTCPNGUBER

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisLYFTCPNGUBER
Valuation 83 #30 of 167 10 #94 of 104 60 #67 of 167
Growth 89 #18 of 153 9 #90 of 99 86 #23 of 153
Profitability 57 #67 of 153 22 #77 of 99 78 #34 of 153
Financial Health 46 #98 of 179 33 #76 of 113 48 #94 of 179
Shareholder Returns 80 #20 of 94 86 #11 of 73 63 #35 of 94
Overall 71 32 67
  • LYFT ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • CPNG ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • UBER ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodLYFTCPNGUBERSPY
1 month +14.7%-2.8%-4.0% -1.0%
3 months +19.3%-10.3%+1.1% +2.9%
6 months +19.0%-32.2%-10.7% +6.4%
Year to date -12.5%-41.1%-18.4% +11.4%
1 year -17.6%-55.4%-29.5% +13.1%
3 years +64.0%-23.2%+50.9% +79.4%
3 years, per year +17.9%-8.4%+14.7% +21.5%
5 years -64.9%-52.1%+46.5% +67.7%
5 years, per year -18.9%-13.7%+7.9% +10.9%

Risk

MeasureLYFTCPNGUBERSPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.9%48.1%35.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.7%50.1%35.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.381.380.83 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.37-1.15-0.83 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -85.8%-69.3%-56.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -31.1%-56.7%-33.1% -2.5%
52-week high $24.57$32.13$99.72 $779.14
52-week low $12.65$13.76$65.95 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleLYFTCPNGUBER
P/E now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 17.5x -32.6xmedian 16.7x 14.2xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.4x 0.7xmedian 0.5x 2.5xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 180.8xmedian 14.9x -301.4xmedian 9.1x 19.2xmedian 14.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.8xmedian 11.2x 251.6xmedian 16.6x 13.4xmedian 11.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.7x 8.3xmedian 1.7x 4.8xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.04median 0.42 0.58median 0.73 0.07median 0.42

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsLYFTCPNGUBER
Revenue $6.77B $35.46B $55.23B
Gross profit $3.08B $10.06B $23.36B
Operating income -$119.72M -$628.00M $6.70B
Net income $2.87B -$767.00M $9.67B
Free cash flow $1.11B $99.00M $10.12B
R&D $472.97M – $3.74B
EPS (diluted) $7.42 $-0.43 $4.67
Cash & equivalents $1.14B $6.11B $4.87B
Total debt $990.56M $2.60B $12.72B
Shares (diluted) 386.33M 1.80B 2.05B
Enterprise value -$855.68M -$1.26B $106.40B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricLYFTCPNGUBER
P/E 2.2x -32.6x 14.2x
P/FCF 5.8x 251.6x 13.4x
P/Operating cash flow 5.4x 17.5x 13.0x
P/S 0.9x 0.7x 2.5x
P/B 2.1x 8.3x 4.8x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 8.8x 5.0x
EV/EBITDA 180.8x -301.4x 19.2x
EV/EBIT -46.8x -34.1x 21.4x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 0.6x 2.6x
EV/FCF 5.0x 216.2x 14.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.7x 15.0x 13.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.04 0.58 0.07

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLYFTCPNGUBER
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.8% 9.9% 16.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 16.8% 17.1% 16.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 20.9% 4.3% 24.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 20.8% 22.6% 19.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -117.1% -186.7% 48.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 54.4% -52.0% 139.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 3,009% -310.1% -23.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 61.1% -55.9% 203.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 3,303% -316.7% -21.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 60.8% -55.9% 203.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.0% -25.4% 18.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 98.9% -10.1% 73.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 12.0% -87.3% 18.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 72.6% -55.0% 79.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLYFTCPNGUBER
Gross margin 45.5% 28.4% 42.3%
EBITDA margin 0.5% -0.2% 13.5%
Operating margin -1.8% -1.8% 12.1%
Pretax margin -0.1% -1.7% 12.1%
Net margin 42.3% -2.2% 17.3%
FCF margin 16.4% 0.3% 18.3%
Operating cash flow margin 17.6% 4.0% 18.9%
Return on equity 94.7% -22.2% 35.9%
Return on assets 31.8% -4.4% 15.4%
Return on invested capital 0.0% -10.6% 17.4%
Return on capital employed -2.9% -9.3% 14.0%
Asset turnover 0.8x 2.0x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.4x -1.9x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 4.6% 1.5% 3.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLYFTCPNGUBER
Debt / assets 10.9% 15.0% 19.3%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.9x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -25.9x 49.4x 1.0x
Debt / FCF 0.9x 26.3x 1.3x
Liabilities / assets 66.8% 82.8% 57.1%
Equity / assets 33.2% 17.2% 42.9%
Interest coverage -5.9x -8.3x 14.5x
Current ratio 0.6x 0.9x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.6x 0.4x
Altman Z-score -0.06 2.47 3.13

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLYFTCPNGUBER
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 10.8% 4.4% 5.0%
Shareholder yield 10.8% 4.4% 5.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusLYFTCPNGUBER
Forward P/E 29.2xFY2026 – 19.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.58FY2026 $-0.51FY2026 $3.49FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -91.5%FY2026 -563.6%FY2026 -26.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +79.3% – +20.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.97BFY2026 $36.30BFY2026 $61.46BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.3%FY2026 +5.1%FY2026 +18.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.1% +23.5% +15.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLYFTCPNGUBER
Held by institutions 100.0% 81.8% 82.5%
Institutions holding 528 588 2,410
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.2% -2.8% +1.3%
Institutions buying 260 262 1,184
Institutions selling 175 243 976
Buyers to sellers 1.49 1.08 1.21

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

LYFTCPNGUBER
LYFT 1.00 0.27 0.59
CPNG 0.27 1.00 0.21
UBER 0.59 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LYFT, CPNG and UBER?

Uber Technologies (UBER) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lyft (LYFT) $6.49B, Coupang (CPNG) $24.70B, Uber Technologies (UBER) $134.60B.

Which stock is cheaper, LYFT, CPNG and UBER?

Lyft (LYFT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Lyft (LYFT) 2.3x, Coupang (CPNG) -32.2x, Uber Technologies (UBER) 14.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Uber Technologies (UBER) is cheapest (Lyft (LYFT) 29.2x, Uber Technologies (UBER) 19.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Uber Technologies (UBER) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Lyft (LYFT) +10.8%, Coupang (CPNG) +9.9%, Uber Technologies (UBER) +16.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Lyft (LYFT) has the highest net margin (Lyft (LYFT) 42.3%, Coupang (CPNG) -2.2%, Uber Technologies (UBER) 17.3%). On return on invested capital, Uber Technologies (UBER) leads (Lyft (LYFT) 0.0%, Coupang (CPNG) -10.6%, Uber Technologies (UBER) 17.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lyft (LYFT) returned the most: Lyft (LYFT) -17.6%, Coupang (CPNG) -55.4%, Uber Technologies (UBER) -29.5%. Over five years, Uber Technologies (UBER) compounded fastest (Lyft (LYFT) -18.9%/yr, Coupang (CPNG) -13.7%/yr, Uber Technologies (UBER) +7.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Uber Technologies (UBER) has been the steadiest (Lyft (LYFT) 47.9%, Coupang (CPNG) 48.1%, Uber Technologies (UBER) 35.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LYFT, CPNG and UBER?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Uber Technologies (UBER) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.