Lyft (LYFT) FCF Margin (2018 - 2026)
Lyft's FCF Margin was 17.34% in Q2 2026, down 3.41 percentage points from 20.74% a year earlier and down 0.07 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Lyft (LYFT) FCF Margin (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Lyft's FCF Margin was 16.43% through Jun 30, 2026, up 0.18 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 17.66%, up 4.42 percentage points from FY2024.
- FCF Margin has now increased for three consecutive years, with a five-year change of +79.93 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, FCF Margin was 13.24% in FY2024 (+18.88 pp), -5.63% in FY2023 (+2.97 pp), -8.60% in FY2022 (-2.96 pp) and -5.64% in FY2021 (+56.63 pp).
- Quarterly FCF Margin has moved between -20.86% (Q1 2022) and 20.74% (Q2 2025) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, FCF Margin was higher in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +4.89 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for FCF Margin over five years was Q4 2021 (a gain of 45.41 percentage points); the worst was Q2 2023 (a drop of 6.12 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, LYFT's FCF Margin in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 17.40% (Q1 2026), 14.29% (Q4 2025) and 16.49% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 4,164.76 Bn | 3,922.28 Bn | 73.85 Bn | -4.89% |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,823.40 Bn | 1,525.92 Bn | 49.47 Bn | 2.87% |
| 3 | Netflix | 288.27 Bn | 248.47 Bn | 6.52 Bn | 12.14% |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 252.72 Bn | 70.58 Bn | 15.11 Bn | 8.50% |
| 5 | Shopify | 186.52 Bn | 163.71 Bn | 1.71 Bn | 18.25% |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 139.11 Bn | 111.09 Bn | 6.38 Bn | 19.67% |
| 7 | Booking Holdings | 123.13 Bn | 56.18 Bn | - | 49.55% |
| 8 | PDD Holdings | 111.72 Bn | -140.21 Bn | 9.45 Bn | 22.77% |
| 9 | AppLovin | 103.35 Bn | 93.38 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 45.18% |
| 10 | Lyft | 5.63 Bn | -1.71 Bn | 917.12 Mn | 17.34% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 17.34% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 17.40% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 14.29% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 16.49% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 20.74% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 19.36% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 9.03% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 15.95% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 17.86% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 9.95% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.22% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -2.59% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -10.99% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -12.08% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -5.63% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -5.25% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -4.86% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -20.86% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -5.02% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.62% |
Lyft 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=LYFT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-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=fcf-margin&ticker=LYFT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();