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Lyft

LY0.DE
52
Software - Application · Technology
Price
€11.85
+0.50 (+4.41%)
Market Cap
€4.50B
Exchange
Frankfurt Stock Exchange
Winston Score
52
Historical score — this stock no longer trades, so the score is frozen at the last available data.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Mar 31, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Weak
Growth
Exceptional
Cash Flow
Good
Stability
Mixed
Valuation
Good

Share count rising — dilution

+24.8% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 334.7M (2021) → 417.7M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Lyft is a ride-hailing company based in the United States. It connects passengers who need a ride with independent drivers through a smartphone app. Customers pay for trips on demand, and Lyft also offers bike and scooter rentals in some cities.

Lyft makes money by taking a percentage cut from every ride completed on its platform — drivers keep the rest. The company operates almost entirely in the United States and Canada, which makes it much smaller and more geographically concentrated than its main rival, Uber. Lyft has struggled to reach consistent profitability, and its operating margin is currently slightly negative, meaning it spends more than it earns from operations. The biggest growth opportunity is expanding ride volume and improving driver supply, but the main risk is intense price competition with Uber, which has a larger network, more resources, and a global footprint that Lyft cannot match.

Growth Profile

When traditional metrics don't capture the full picture, these are the signals growth stock investors use instead.

Revenue Growth

+13.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

+488.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Strong earnings growth

R&D Spend

$451M/ year

Rising (+14% vs prior year)

7.1% of revenue

Below sector average (15%)

R&D investment increasing — building for the future

Insider Activity

10.1%ownership

Declining

Insider ownership declining — could be dilution or selling

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$3.8B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth + cash flow

Lyft is a rare growth stock that's already generating positive cash flow while growing at 13%. The Winston Score doesn't fully credit this transition from "burner" to "earner."

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
40.1%
Healthy — 40.1% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
-0.3%
Losing money on operations — -0.3%
Return on the money invested
ROCE
-4.1%
Weak — -4.1% return on capital

Negative ROIC means the business is losing money on every dollar invested in it.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+9.3%
Steady sales growth (+9.3% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
>+1,000%
Earnings growing fast (>+1,000% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
8/8 quarters
Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
42%
Weak — only 42% of profit becomes cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
17.2%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (17.2%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.34
Conservative — low debt load (0.34)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
N/A
Data not available

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
1.7x
Attractive valuation — P/E 1.7

P/E under 10. The price tag is small relative to last year's profit.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
-10.0
SLOWING
Earnings expected to fall — forward P/E higher than today

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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