Lyft, Inc. (LYFT) company profile
Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $6.43BP/E 2.5Yield –
About Lyft
Services-Business Services, NEC, SIC 7389
Lyft operates a global transportation network and technology platform that connects riders with on-demand drivers. The company's core offering is a ridesharing marketplace encompassing standard rides, taxis, private hire vehicles, and luxury chauffeuring. Additional multimodal transportation solutions include car-sharing services, a shared network of bicycles and scooters, and the Express Drive vehicle rental program for drivers. Beyond consumer transit, the company provides business-to-business transportation management solutions for enterprises, licenses data, sells bike hardware and station software, and delivers digital advertising. Customers comprise individual passengers, commercial organizations, and independent drivers seeking flexible earning opportunities.
Following recent international acquisitions of European multimodal and global luxury chauffeur businesses, the company operates across thousands of cities in six continents. The enterprise maintains a workforce of several thousand employees worldwide. Lyft's corporate headquarters location is not disclosed in the provided annual report excerpt.
Summary of the business section of Lyft's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- Lyft, Inc.
- Founded
- 2012
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, CA
- Address
- 185 Berry Street, Suite 400 94107
- Phone
- (844) 250-2773
- Website
- lyft.com
- Employees
- 3,913, Dec 31, 2025
- Industry
- Services-Business Services, NEC
- Incorporated in
- Delaware
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, San Francisco, California
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- LYFT
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- IPO date
- Mar 29, 2019
- Shares outstanding
- 379M, Jul 31, 2026
- Public float
- $6.30B, Jun 30, 2025
- Filer category
- Large accelerated filer
- SEC CIK
- 1759509
- CUSIP
- 55087P104
- ISIN
- US55087P1049
- FIGI
- BBG004M9ZHX5
- Share class FIGI
- BBG004M9ZHY4
- LEI
- 549300H7I5VN334XVZ52
- EIN
- 20-8809830
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| John David Risher | Chief Executive Officer, Director | 11,481,792 |
| Michael Zachary Brous | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | 595,720 |
| Erin Brewer | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | 1,694,444 |
| Lindsay Catherine Llewellyn | SEE REMARKS | 781,152 |
| Stephen W. Hope | CHIEF ACCOUNTING OFFICER | 299,974 |
| Lisa Blackwood-Kapral | CHIEF ACCOUNTING OFFICER | 428,536 |
| Janey Whiteside | Director | 61,479 |
| Dave Stephenson | Director | 108,059 |
| Jill Beggs | Director | 46,238 |
| David Lawee | Director | 6,257,278 |
| Benito Minicucci | Director | 15,454 |
| Betsey Stevenson | Director | 68,903 |
| Prashant Aggarwal | Director | 317,751 |
| Deborah Hersman | Director | 23,295 |
| Logan Green | Director | 284,382 |
| John Patrick Zimmer | Director | 3,484,147 |
| Ariel M. Cohen | Director | 50,341 |
CEO pay and shareholder return
Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement
| Fiscal year | CEO total pay | CEO pay actually paid | Other executives (avg) | Value of $100 invested | Peer group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $2.82M | $36.99M | $5.65M | $39 | $248 |
| FY2024 | $1.32M | -$41.06M | $6.92M | $26 | $201 |
| FY2023 David Risher | $78.24M | $135.37M | $5.57M | $31 | $148 |
| FY2023 Logan Green | $814.40K | $1.29M | $5.57M | $31 | $148 |
| FY2022 | $13.32M | -$175.37K | $9.90M | $22 | $95 |
| FY2021 | $13.91M | $10.30M | $9.91M | $87 | $133 |
“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.
Executive compensation, fiscal 2025
Summary compensation table from the latest proxy statement
| Executive | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Incentive pay | Other | Total | vs. prior year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Risher Chief Executive Officer and member of our board of directors | $725.00K | – | – | $1.87M | $227.46K | $2.82M | +114% |
| Erin Brewer Chief Financial Officer | $650.00K | – | $4.96M | $352.63K | $11.15K | $5.97M | +39% |
| Lindsay Llewellyn Chief Legal and Business Officer and Corporate Secretary | $650.00K | $450.00K | $3.87M | $352.63K | $11.04K | $5.33M | -33% |
Stock and option awards are grant-date fair values, not realized pay. “Other” includes pension value changes and all other compensation. Source proxy statement.
IPO
From the final prospectus (Form 424B4) and the first day of trading
Offering
- Type
- Initial public offering
- Final prospectus filed
- Mar 29, 2019
- Offer price
- $72.00
- Securities offered
- 32,500,000
- Gross proceeds
- $2.34B
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- First trading day
- Mar 29, 2019
- First-day close
- $78.29+8.7%
- Lock-up ends (est.)
- Sep 25, 2019
“The initial public offering price per share is $72.00.”
Lock-up end is estimated as 180 days after the first trading day; the prospectus sets the actual terms.
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
“As of December 31, 2025, we had 3,913 full-time employees worldwide.”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings
| Date | Event | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 29, 2019 | IPO | Initial public offering priced (424B4 prospectus) |
| Mar 26, 2019 | Listing | Registration of securities on an exchange (Form 8-A) |
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