Lifetime Brands, Inc (LCUT) stock
LCUTNasdaqCutlery, Handtools & General HardwareFiscal year ends December 31
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Nov 5, 2026Score 18/3065% below fair value
$7.77+0.05 (+0.65%)
Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $178.62MP/E 6.0Yield 2.19%
Lifetime Brands statistics
108 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Mar 11, 2027 (estimated, before the open)
- Last ex-dividend date
- Jan 29, 2027
- Fundamentals through
- Sep 30, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 13, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 0.84
- 3.51
- P/OCF Ratio
- 2.95
- 14.02
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 0.26
- 1.65
- EV / EBIT
- 3.50
- 15.88
- EV / FCF
- 3.40
- 20.92
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- 2.12%
- -0.03%
- Shares Change (QoQ)
- -0.02%
- 0.00%
- Float
- 12M
- 29M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 47.8%
- 11.1%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 43.4%
- 80.6%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 2M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- 7.74%
- 1.01%
- Short % of Float
- 14.2%
- 3.35%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 7.39%
- 2.90%
- Days to Cover
- 13.21
- 3.41
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $10.17
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $3.02
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $8.17
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $8.55
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $7.36
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $0.49
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- 1.97%
- 0.48%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- -11.6%
- -1.38%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- -18.3%
- -10.8%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- 6.00%
- 2.49%
- Price Change (YTD)
- 96.7%
- 5.98%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- 139.1%
- 9.82%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- 24.9%
- 28.5%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- -58.7%
- -3.49%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- -53.5%
- 75.2%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 162,475
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 142,514
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 167,005
- –
- Relative Volume
- 0.89
- 0.69
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 42.0
- 48.4
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 83.6%
- 41.3%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 0.98
- 0.97
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- 4.73%
- 7.19%
- EBITDA Margin
- 10.6%
- 12.2%
- FCF Margin
- 7.61%
- 5.16%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- 14.5%
- 8.74%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- 4.76%
- 4.50%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- 23.4%
- 7.64%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- 10.5%
- 6.65%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 2.45
- 2.59
- Quick Ratio
- 1.01
- 1.05
- Debt / Equity
- 0.00
- 0.40
- Debt / EBITDA
- 0.00
- 2.13
- Debt / FCF
- 0.00
- 3.73
- Net Debt / EBITDA
- -0.08
- 1.73
- Interest Coverage
- 2.86
- 3.40
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 1.18%
- 9.61%
- FCF Growth (YoY)
- 149.5%
- -1.14%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- -3.79%
- 0.40%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- -3.37%
- 6.17%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 1.10
- 0.87
- Inventory Turnover
- 1.72
- 3.69
- Revenue Per Employee
- $617.43K
- $424.36K
- Profits Per Employee
- $26.66K
- $30.44K
- Employee Count
- 1,080
- 2,200
- WACC
- 10.0%
- 9.52%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- $31.57M
- $56.62M
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- $5.93M
- $1.57M
- Net Cash Per Share
- $0.26
- $0.07
- Equity (Book Value)
- $213.22M
- $324.12M
- Book Value Per Share
- $9.27
- $10.46
- Tangible Book Value
- $213.22M
- $83.75M
- Working Capital
- $229.70M
- $220.05M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$9.80M
- -$23.33M
- FCF Per Share
- $2.21
- $1.39
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- 16.1%
- 3.76%
- FCF Yield
- 28.4%
- 3.80%
- Dividend Yield
- 2.19%
- 1.15%
- Shareholder Yield
- 2.19%
- 2.19%
- Dividend Per Share
- $0.17
- $0.77
- Dividend Growth (YoY)
- 0.00%
- 3.67%
- Years of Dividend Growth
- 0
- 1
- Payout Ratio
- 13.4%
- 21.1%
- FCF Payout Ratio
- 7.61%
- 24.3%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Interest Expense
- $17.25M
- $18.10M
- Income Tax
- $2.78M
- $9.90M
- Effective Tax Rate
- 8.80%
- 23.7%
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Graham Number
- $16.41
- $39.16
- Graham Upside
- 111.2%
- -41.9%
- Altman Z-Score
- 1.89
- 4.02
- Piotroski F-Score
- 4
- 6
- Beneish M-Score
- -2.76
- -2.60
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 13, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | LCUT | S&P 500 | Difference | LCUT per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | -15.4% | -3.0% | −12.4 pts | ||
| 3 months | -18.4% | -2.8% | −15.6 pts | ||
| Year to date | +102.5% | +11.5% | +91.0 pts | ||
| 1 year | +148.4% | +13.5% | +135.0 pts | ||
| 3 years | +34.8% | +77.7% | −42.9 pts | +10.5% | +21.1% |
| 5 years | -52.6% | +72.6% | −125.2 pts | -13.9% | +11.5% |
| 10 years | -41.9% | +308.2% | −350.1 pts | -5.3% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
2M LCUT shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, up 7.7% from the previous report, or 14.17% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 13.2 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 53.9% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 1,699,380 | +7.7% | 128,635 | 13.2 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 1,577,240 | +9.9% | 159,998 | 9.9 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 1,435,047 | -2.9% | 162,666 | 8.8 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 1,477,579 | -1.7% | 168,407 | 8.8 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 1,502,733 | +31.7% | 198,114 | 7.6 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 1,141,310 | +16.2% | 224,848 | 5.1 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 981,992 | +15.1% | 134,301 | 7.3 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 853,492 | +12.5% | 144,415 | 5.9 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 758,920 | +54.4% | 476,216 | 1.6 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 491,537 | +38.3% | 186,654 | 2.6 |
| May 29, 2026 | 355,333 | +11.6% | 192,736 | 1.8 |
| May 15, 2026 | 318,466 | +108.3% | 139,587 | 2.3 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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