Lyft (LYFT) EBITDA Margin (2018 - 2026)
Lyft (LYFT) reported EBITDA Margin of 4.68% for Q2 2026, up 2.60 percentage points from 2.08% a year earlier and up 2.79 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Lyft (LYFT) EBITDA Margin (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Lyft's EBITDA Margin came in at 0.39%, down 1.04 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was -0.84%, down 1.36 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBITDA Margin has a five-year change of +68.98 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, EBITDA Margin came in at 0.52% in FY2024 (+8.67 pp), -8.15% in FY2023 (+23.69 pp), -31.85% in FY2022 (-0.81 pp) and -31.04% in FY2021 (+38.78 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly EBITDA Margin in data going back to Q1 2018.
- Year over year, EBITDA Margin gained in seven of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.70 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year EBITDA Margin in five years was Q3 2021 (a gain of 62.94 percentage points); the low point was Q4 2022 (a drop of 21.01 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 1.90% (Q1 2026), -9.28% (Q4 2025) and 3.37% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 4,164.76 Bn | 3,922.28 Bn | 73.85 Bn | 39.96% |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,823.40 Bn | 1,525.92 Bn | 49.47 Bn | 41.33% |
| 3 | Netflix | 288.27 Bn | 248.47 Bn | 6.52 Bn | 34.18% |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 252.72 Bn | 70.58 Bn | 15.11 Bn | - |
| 5 | Shopify | 186.52 Bn | 163.71 Bn | 1.71 Bn | 13.82% |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 139.11 Bn | 111.09 Bn | 6.38 Bn | 14.69% |
| 7 | Booking Holdings | 123.13 Bn | 56.18 Bn | - | 35.76% |
| 8 | PDD Holdings | 111.72 Bn | -140.21 Bn | 9.45 Bn | - |
| 9 | AppLovin | 103.35 Bn | 93.38 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 79.37% |
| 10 | Lyft | 5.63 Bn | -1.71 Bn | 917.12 Mn | 4.68% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4.68% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.90% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -9.28% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.37% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.08% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.33% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.98% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -0.76% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.73% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -2.39% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -2.37% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -0.92% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -12.72% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -18.94% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -45.79% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -24.15% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -34.73% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -19.14% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -24.78% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -19.43% |
Lyft EBITDA 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=ebitda-margin&ticker=LYFT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebitda-margin", "ticker": "LYFT", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebitda-margin&ticker=LYFT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();