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Lyft (LYFT) Moat Score : 3/10 (As of Jul. 04, 2025)


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What is Lyft Moat Score?

Lyft has the Moat Score of 3, which implies that the company might have No Moat - Very weak/transient advantages.

Lyft has No Moat: Lyft operates in a highly competitive ride-sharing market with low customer switching costs and limited pricing power. The company lacks significant network effects or regulatory barriers, resulting in a weak competitive position.

Moat Score is a ranking system developed by GuruFocus to assess a company's ability to sustain a competitive advantage, rated on a scale from 0 to 10. It takes into account key factors such as market leadership, cost advantages, network effects, customer switching costs, and more.

The company's Moat Score is based on these criteria:

1. Market leadership and sustainable market share
2. Network effects and significant customer switching costs
3. Valuable intellectual property and patents
4. Strong brand strength and deep customer loyalty
5. Durable cost advantages (e.g., economies of scale, proprietary technology)
6. Significant regulatory barriers and exclusive licenses
7. Superior distribution network
8. Strong and sustainable pricing power
9. Consistent and impactful innovation and R&D capabilities

Based on the research, GuruFocus believes Lyft might have No Moat - Very weak/transient advantages.

Competitive Comparison of Lyft's Moat Score

For the Software - Application subindustry, Lyft's Moat Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Moat Score data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Lyft's Moat Score Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Lyft's Moat Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Lyft's Moat Score falls into.


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Lyft  (NAS:LYFT) Moat Score Explanation

The Moat Score ranges from 0 to 10, with 10 as the highest. GuruFocus divided Moat Score into following 8 categories:

Moat Score Moat Level
10Wide Moat - Exceptionally dominant and durable wide moat
8 - 9Wide Moat - Clear and robust wide moat
7Wide Moat - Entry-level wide moat, clearly possessing durable advantages
6Narrow Moat - Strong narrow moat, clearly distinguishable but not wide
5Narrow Moat - Solid narrow moat
4Narrow Moat - Discernible but modest moat
1 - 3No Moat - Very weak/transient advantages
0No Moat - No discernible moat

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Lyft Business Description

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Address
185 Berry Street, Suite 400, San Francisco, CA, USA, 94107
Website
https://www.lyft.com
Lyft is the second-largest ride-sharing service provider in the US and Canada, connecting riders and drivers over the Lyft app. Incorporated in 2013 and public since 2019, Lyft offers a variety of rides via private vehicles, including traditional private rides, shared rides, and luxury ones. Besides ride-share, Lyft has entered the bike- and scooter-share market to bring multimodal transportation options to users.
Executives
John David Risher director C/O LYFT, INC., 185 BERRY STREET, SUITE 400, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
John Patrick Zimmer director, officer: President C/O LYFT, INC., 185 BERRY STREET, SUITE 400, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
Logan Green director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O EBAY INC., 2025 HAMILTON AVE., SAN JOSE CA 95125
Lisa Blackwood-kapral officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O LYFT, INC., 185 BERRY STREET, SUITE 400, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
Kristin Sverchek officer: General Counsel and Secretary C/O LYFT, INC., 185 BERRY STREET, SUITE 400, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
Erin Brewer officer: Chief Financial Officer MCKESSON CORPORATION, ONE POST STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104
Mary Agnes Wilderotter director 115 ALPINE TERRACE, OAKLAND CA 94618
Prashant Aggarwal director C/O ARLO TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 350 EAST PLUMERIA DR, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Dave Stephenson director C/O AIRBNB, INC., 888 BRANNAN STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Janey Whiteside director C/O LENDINGCLUB CORPORATION, 595 MARKET ST., #200, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Elaine Paul officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O LYFT, INC., 185 BERRY STREET, SUITE 400, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
Ashwin Raj officer: Head of Rideshare C/O LYFT, INC., 185 BERRY STREET, SUITE 400, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
David Lawee director C/O LYFT, INC., 185 BERRY STREET, SUITE 400, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
Brian Keith Roberts officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O LYFT, INC., 185 BERRY STREET, SUITE 5000, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
Ariel M. Cohen director C/O LYFT, INC., 185 BERRY STREET, SUITE 400, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107