For the quarter ended December 2025, Lyft (LYFT) reported revenue of $1.59 billion, up 2.7% over the same period last year. EPS came in at -$0.20, compared to $0.30 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.76 billion, representing a surprise of -9.55%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of -162.5%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.32.
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.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
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: $5.07 billion versus $5.08 billion estimated by eight analysts on average.
- Rides: 243.5 million compared to the 256.43 million average estimate based on seven analysts.
- Active Riders: 29.2 million versus the six-analyst average estimate of 29.54 million.
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Shares of Lyft have returned -15.6% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's no 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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