Lyft (LYFT) EBT Margin (2018 - 2026)
Lyft's EBT Margin was 4.25% in Q2 2026, up 1.46 percentage points from 2.79% a year earlier and up 3.05 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Lyft (LYFT) EBT Margin (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Lyft's EBT Margin was -0.08% through Jun 30, 2026, down 1.68 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at -0.84%, down 1.28 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBT Margin shows a five-year change of +75.17 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, EBT Margin was 0.44% in FY2024 (+7.97 pp), -7.53% in FY2023 (+31.02 pp), -38.55% in FY2022 (-5.79 pp) and -32.76% in FY2021 (+43.25 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly EBT Margin in data going back to Q1 2018.
- Compared with a year earlier, EBT Margin was higher in seven of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.44 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for EBT Margin over five years was Q3 2021 (a gain of 80.96 percentage points); the worst was Q3 2022 (a drop of 29.23 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, LYFT's EBT Margin in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 1.20% (Q1 2026), -9.27% (Q4 2025) and 2.62% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 4,164.76 Bn | 3,922.28 Bn | 73.85 Bn | 115.82% |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,823.40 Bn | 1,525.92 Bn | 49.47 Bn | 30.85% |
| 3 | Netflix | 288.27 Bn | 248.47 Bn | 6.52 Bn | 32.39% |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 252.72 Bn | 70.58 Bn | 15.11 Bn | 14.55% |
| 5 | Shopify | 186.52 Bn | 163.71 Bn | 1.71 Bn | 49.54% |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 139.11 Bn | 111.09 Bn | 6.38 Bn | 23.09% |
| 7 | Booking Holdings | 123.13 Bn | 56.18 Bn | - | 34.82% |
| 8 | PDD Holdings | 111.72 Bn | -140.21 Bn | 9.45 Bn | 36.60% |
| 9 | AppLovin | 103.35 Bn | 93.38 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 78.26% |
| 10 | Lyft | 5.63 Bn | -1.71 Bn | 917.12 Mn | 4.25% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4.25% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.20% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -9.27% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.62% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.79% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.41% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.90% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -0.86% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.48% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -2.27% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -1.89% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -1.04% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -10.93% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -18.49% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -49.85% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -40.00% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -38.07% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -22.17% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -28.99% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -10.77% |
Lyft EBT 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=ebt-margin&ticker=LYFT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebt-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=ebt-margin&ticker=LYFT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();