Stocks · Consumer Cyclical · Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances
Lifetime Brands, Inc. LCUT
$9.12 +5.43% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NASDAQ · Market cap $208.4M
Strong trendInexpensive vs sector
Next earnings report: Nov 5, 2026
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Three things to know
- Over the past year the stock returned +140.6%, ahead of the S&P 500 by 125.6 percentage points.
- Operating margin widened to 8.8% from -1.8% a year earlier.
- Net debt is 3.3× EBITDA, a high level of leverage.
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Consumer Cyclical sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 5, 2026.
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 25%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 43%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRBottom 22%
- Revenue growth accelerationTop 17%
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalTop 32%
- Gross marginTop 35%
- Operating marginTop 41%
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Bottom 12%
- Accruals (lower is better)Bottom 11%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 42%
- Interest coverBottom 43%
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldTop 3%
- Free-cash-flow yieldTop 26%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueTop 7%
- Sales / enterprise valueTop 26%
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthTop 1%
- 6-month returnTop 8%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Top 2%
- Distance from 52-week highTop 11%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Top 7%
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersTop 6%
- Consecutive EPS beatsTop 28%
- Share of analysts rating BuyBottom 49%
- Upside to consensus price targetBottom 9%
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Bottom 35%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsBottom 19%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Top 29%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 42%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | -4.3% | -1.5% | ↑ |
| Gross margin | 37.3% | 43.4% | ↑ |
| Operating margin | -1.8% | 8.8% | ↑ |
| FCF margin | 3.0% | 3.1% | ↑ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | -1.5% | -4.3% | ↑ | Bottom 25% |
| Gross margin | 43.4% | 37.3% | ↑ | Top 35% |
| Operating margin | 8.8% | -1.8% | ↑ | Top 41% |
| Net margin | 4.8% | -5.2% | ↑ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 3.1% | 3.0% | ↑ | — |
| Return on invested capital | 9.9% | — | Top 32% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | -3.8% | — | Bottom 22% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
- 0.87×
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- 0.7%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 0.5%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- +29.3 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- 3.30×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- 3.1×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 1.84%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- -0.14%
- Shareholder yield
- 1.70%
- Share count change, 1 year
- +1.9%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- +1.4%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 6, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 4
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 5 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- +100.0%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- +2.4%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 7 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $9.00
- Target vs current price
- -1.3%
- Analysts with a rating
- 4
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 50%
- Consensus rating
- Buy
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2026 | +653.1% | +3.3% | +13.2% | +11.0% | — |
| May 7, 2026 | +122.2% | +29.1% | +25.7% | +68.2% | +53.1% |
| Mar 12, 2026 | +262.1% | +15.2% | +35.4% | +157.0% | +195.0% |
| Nov 6, 2025 | +10.0% | -1.0% | +5.5% | +38.6% | +3.9% |
| Aug 7, 2025 | -194.1% | -6.0% | -5.5% | +2.6% | -18.7% |
| May 8, 2025 | -78.6% | -8.8% | +2.7% | +2.4% | +26.7% |
| Mar 13, 2025 | +10.0% | -7.3% | +7.9% | -19.5% | -33.9% |
| Nov 8, 2024 | -46.2% | -5.5% | -10.7% | +7.8% | -16.8% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2026 | $1.18 | -$0.21 | +653.1% | $141.6M |
| May 7, 2026 | $0.04 | -$0.18 | +122.2% | $143.5M |
| Mar 12, 2026 | $1.05 | $0.29 | +262.1% | $204.1M |
| Nov 6, 2025 | $0.11 | $0.10 | +10.0% | $171.9M |
| Aug 7, 2025 | -$0.50 | -$0.17 | -194.1% | $131.9M |
| May 8, 2025 | -$0.25 | -$0.14 | -78.6% | $140.1M |
| Mar 13, 2025 | $0.55 | $0.50 | +10.0% | $215.2M |
| Nov 8, 2024 | $0.21 | $0.39 | -46.2% | $183.8M |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (trailing) | 6.4× | — | — | Top 3% |
| P/E (forward) | 4.4× | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 6.0× | — | — | Top 7% |
| EV / Sales | 0.70× | — | — | Top 26% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 9.97% | — | — | Top 26% |
| Earnings yield | 15.73% | — | — | Top 3% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 6.1× – 23.2× since Jun 30, 2021. Each point: price on the filing date divided by trailing-twelve-month EPS known then.
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✓ Price above 20-day average
- ✓ Price above 50-day average
- ✓ Price above 200-day average
- ✓ 50-day average above 200-day
- ✓ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 1
- Days above the 200-day average
- 140
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- +1.3%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- +7.6%
- Distance from 50-day average
- +2.1%
- Distance from 200-day average
- +36.7%
- RSI (14)
- 55.0
- Relative volume
- 1.34×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 49.5%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 31th percentile · Normal for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 0.79
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.17
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -7.9%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -74.3%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 2021 | Nov 4, 2025 | -84.9% | 1063 days | Not yet recovered |
| May 17, 2021 | Jul 19, 2021 | -20.9% | 43 days | 14 days (Aug 6, 2021) |
| Jan 25, 2021 | Feb 25, 2021 | -20.6% | 22 days | 54 days (May 13, 2021) |
| Oct 26, 2020 | Oct 28, 2020 | -19.3% | 2 days | 12 days (Nov 13, 2020) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $208.4M
- P/E (TTM)
- 6.4
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- $1.44
- Revenue (TTM)
- $661.1M
- Dividend yield
- 2.33%
- 52-week range
- $2.90 – $10.17
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $862.9M | $727.7M | $686.7M | $683.0M | $647.9M |
| Gross profit | $303.3M | $260.3M | $254.6M | $260.7M | $240.7M |
| Operating income | $50.8M | $24.3M | $31.9M | $27.1M | $24.1M |
| Net income | $20.8M | -$6.2M | -$8.4M | -$15.2M | -$26.9M |
| EPS (diluted) | $0.94 | -$0.29 | -$0.40 | -$0.71 | -$1.24 |
| Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $183.8M | $215.2M | $140.1M | $131.9M | $171.9M | $204.1M | $143.5M | $141.6M |
| Net income | $344,000 | $8.9M | -$4.2M | -$39.7M | -$1.2M | $18.2M | -$4.8M | $19.6M |
| EPS (diluted) | $0.02 | $0.41 | -$0.19 | -$1.83 | -$0.06 | $0.84 | -$0.22 | $0.87 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $37.0M | $24.3M | $56.4M | $18.6M | $7.6M |
| Capital expenditure | -$4.0M | -$3.0M | -$2.8M | -$2.2M | -$4.4M |
| Free cash flow | $33.0M | $21.3M | $53.6M | $16.3M | $3.3M |
| Dividends paid | -$3.8M | -$3.8M | -$3.7M | -$3.8M | -$3.8M |
| Net share buybacks | -$3.2M | -$6.3M | -$2.5M | -$1.1M | -$416,000 |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $5.5M
- Total assets
- $617.0M
- Total liabilities
- $399.5M
- Total debt
- $259.3M
- Net debt
- $253.9M
- Shareholders’ equity
- $217.5M
As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 6, 2026).
Dividends
| Ex-date | Amount | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | $0.04 | Nov 13, 2026 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | $0.04 | Aug 14, 2026 |
| May 1, 2026 | $0.04 | May 15, 2026 |
| Jan 30, 2026 | $0.04 | Feb 13, 2026 |
| Oct 31, 2025 | $0.04 | Nov 14, 2025 |
| Aug 1, 2025 | $0.04 | Aug 15, 2025 |
| May 1, 2025 | $0.04 | May 15, 2025 |
| Jan 31, 2025 | $0.04 | Feb 14, 2025 |
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 1,477,579
- Days to cover
- 8.77
- Change vs previous report
- -1.7%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.
Stock splits
- Feb 13, 1997
- 11-for-10
- Nov 29, 1995
- 11-for-10
- Dec 20, 1994
- 11-for-10
- Dec 6, 1993
- 3-for-2
- Jan 25, 1993
- 11-for-10