For the quarter ended September 2025, Lyft (LYFT) reported revenue of $1.69 billion, up 10.7% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.26, compared to $0.29 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of -0.85% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.7 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.30, the EPS surprise was -13.33%.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how Lyft performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Gross Bookings: $4.78 billion compared to the $4.73 billion average estimate based on eight analysts.
- Rides: 248.8 million versus 248.84 million estimated by seven analysts on average.
- Active Riders: 28.7 million compared to the 27.51 million average estimate based on six analysts.
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Shares of Lyft have returned -8.3% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.
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