LifeStance Health (LFST) FCF Margin (2020 - 2026)
LifeStance Health's FCF Margin was 20.19% in Q2 2026, up 3.79 percentage points from 16.40% a year earlier and up 14.66 percentage points from the prior quarter.
LifeStance Health (LFST) FCF Margin (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, LifeStance Health's FCF Margin was 10.97% through Jun 30, 2026, up 1.85 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 7.72%, up 0.87 percentage points from FY2024.
- FCF Margin shows a five-year change of +25.51 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, FCF Margin was 6.85% in FY2024 (+12.29 pp), -5.44% in FY2023 (-2.36 pp), -3.08% in FY2022 (+9.67 pp) and -12.74% in FY2021 (+5.04 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly FCF Margin in data going back to Q1 2021.
- Compared with a year earlier, FCF Margin was higher in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +6.32 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for FCF Margin over five years was Q3 2024 (a gain of 19.02 percentage points); the worst was Q1 2022 (a drop of 11.29 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, LFST's FCF Margin in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 5.54% (Q1 2026), 12.21% (Q4 2025) and 4.67% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 106.37 Bn | 104.21 Bn | 17.03 Bn | 15.64% |
| 2 | Natera | 45.03 Bn | 40.66 Bn | 513.47 Mn | 0.66% |
| 3 | Labcorp Holdings | 30.12 Bn | 28.22 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 10.82% |
| 4 | Quest Diagnostics | 28.44 Bn | 26.52 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 14.37% |
| 5 | Guardant Health | 20.93 Bn | 16.54 Bn | 236.15 Mn | -10.30% |
| 6 | BrightSpring Health Services | 14.41 Bn | 11.29 Bn | 518.55 Mn | 4.33% |
| 7 | Tempus AI | 14.27 Bn | 11.42 Bn | 266.70 Mn | -0.03% |
| 8 | Encompass Health | 13.98 Bn | 14.44 Bn | 1.54 Bn | 7.92% |
| 9 | Davita | 11.35 Bn | 10.22 Bn | 1.13 Bn | 10.04% |
| 10 | LifeStance Health | 5.59 Mn | -882.61 Mn | 161.40 Mn | 4.91% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 4.91% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 20.19% |
| 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% |
LifeStance Health FCF Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-margin&ticker=LFST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-margin", "ticker": "LFST", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-margin&ticker=LFST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();