LifeStance Health (LFST) FCF Margin (2020 - 2026)
LifeStance Health (LFST) posted quarterly FCF Margin of 5.54% for Q1 2026, up 862.0% YoY from 0.58% in Q1 2025, and down 54.63% sequentially from 12.21% in Q4 2025.
LifeStance Health (LFST) FCF Margin (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
LifeStance Health has disclosed FCF Margin across 7 years of filings, most recently posting 5.54% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, FCF Margin rose 862.0% year-over-year to 5.54%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 9.54% (up 157.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 7.72%, up 87.0% from the prior year.
- FCF Margin retreated to 5.54% in Q1 2026, from 12.21% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, FCF Margin for LFST reached as high as 17.21% in Q4 2024 and fell as low as 13.37% in Q3 2023.
- The 5-year median for FCF Margin is 1.92% (2023), against an average of 1.53%.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — FCF Margin slumped 1129 bps — and 2024, when it jumped 1902 bps.
- A 5-year view of FCF Margin shows it stood at 11.13% in 2022, then sank by 83 bps to 1.92% in 2023, then jumped by 797 bps to 17.21% in 2024, then retreated by 29 bps to 12.21% in 2025, then tumbled by 55 bps to 5.54% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, FCF Margin over the past three periods registered 5.54%, 12.21%, and 4.67% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 87.94 Bn | 90.32 Bn | 16.26 Bn | 4.68% |
| 2 | Chemed | 18.08 Bn | 18.07 Bn | 215.76 Mn | 10.81% |
| 3 | Tenet Healthcare | 16.59 Bn | 15.76 Bn | 4.41 Bn | 27.22% |
| 4 | Davita | 15.37 Bn | 16.23 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 6.41% |
| 5 | Encompass Health | 10.07 Bn | 10.70 Bn | 1.34 Bn | 9.50% |
| 6 | Ensign | 9.52 Bn | 8.93 Bn | 293.37 Mn | 6.49% |
| 7 | Universal Health Services | 9.19 Bn | 9.15 Bn | 3.21 Bn | 4.10% |
| 8 | Pacs | 6.96 Bn | 6.72 Bn | 345.96 Mn | 10.55% |
| 9 | Ww International | 6.14 Bn | 5.98 Bn | -149.29 Mn | 20.19% |
| 10 | LifeStance Health | 44.33 Mn | -32.60 Mn | - | 5.54% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.54% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 12.21% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.67% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 16.40% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -3.08% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 17.21% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.65% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 12.47% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -8.97% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.92% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -13.37% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -4.63% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -6.18% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 11.13% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -4.31% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -8.61% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -12.11% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -4.23% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -0.82% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | -39.99% |