Stocks · Consumer Cyclical · Leisure
Life Time Group Holdings, Inc. LTH
$40.99 +1.56% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NYSE · Market cap $9.16B
High qualityStrong trend
Next earnings report: Oct 29, 2026
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Three things to know
- Diluted EPS over the last four quarters was $1.82, up 78.4% year over year.
- Earnings beat analyst estimates in each of the last 6 quarters (average surprise over the last four: +33.3%).
- Net debt is 4.3× 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)Top 19%
- EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Top 12%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 2%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRTop 9%
- Revenue growth accelerationBottom 48%
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalBottom 46%
- Gross marginTop 6%
- Operating marginTop 13%
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Top 39%
- Accruals (lower is better)Top 49%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 32%
- Interest coverTop 28%
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldTop 49%
- Free-cash-flow yieldBottom 16%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueBottom 42%
- Sales / enterprise valueBottom 9%
- P/E vs own 5-year history (lower is better)Top 32%
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthTop 10%
- 6-month returnTop 9%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Top 12%
- Distance from 52-week highTop 18%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Top 20%
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersTop 27%
- Consecutive EPS beatsTop 20%
- Share of analysts rating BuyTop 7%
- Upside to consensus price targetTop 43%
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Top 19%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsTop 6%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Bottom 46%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 32%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 12.7% | 12.7% | ↓ |
| EPS growth (YoY) | 77.1% | 78.4% | ↑ |
| Gross margin | 47.2% | 69.3% | ↑ |
| Operating margin | 14.1% | 17.3% | ↑ |
| FCF margin | 3.8% | -4.7% | ↓ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | 12.7% | 12.7% | ↓ | Top 19% |
| EPS growth (TTM, YoY) | 78.4% | 77.1% | ↑ | Top 12% |
| Gross margin | 69.3% | 47.2% | ↑ | Top 6% |
| Operating margin | 17.3% | 14.1% | ↑ | Top 13% |
| Net margin | 13.0% | 8.0% | ↑ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | -4.7% | 3.8% | ↓ | — |
| Return on invested capital | 5.2% | — | Bottom 46% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | 18.0% | — | Top 9% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
- 2.17×
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -5.8%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 1.6%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- -63.5 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- 4.33×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- 10.7×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 0.00%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- 0.22%
- Shareholder yield
- 0.22%
- Share count change, 1 year
- +0.8%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- +3.5%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jun 30, 2026 (filed Jul 30, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 6
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 6 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- +33.3%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- -1.7%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 3 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $55.17
- Target vs current price
- +34.6%
- Analysts with a rating
- 15
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 87%
- Consensus rating
- Buy
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 2026 | +28.5% | -3.3% | -0.9% | -2.0% | — |
| May 5, 2026 | +7.7% | +11.8% | +23.1% | +22.3% | +68.2% |
| Feb 24, 2026 | +80.0% | -2.0% | -6.9% | -6.9% | +15.4% |
| Nov 4, 2025 | +17.1% | +5.3% | +0.5% | +8.1% | +17.3% |
| Aug 5, 2025 | +12.1% | -9.7% | -2.6% | -3.9% | -10.4% |
| May 8, 2025 | +44.4% | -6.7% | -11.3% | -12.9% | -13.3% |
| Feb 27, 2025 | -5.3% | -1.0% | +1.8% | +0.4% | -8.9% |
| Oct 24, 2024 | -5.0% | -8.1% | -8.6% | -4.6% | +12.4% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 2026 | $0.48 | $0.37 | +28.5% | $866.0M |
| May 5, 2026 | $0.42 | $0.39 | +7.7% | $788.7M |
| Feb 24, 2026 | $0.54 | $0.30 | +80.0% | $745.1M |
| Nov 4, 2025 | $0.41 | $0.35 | +17.1% | $782.6M |
| Aug 5, 2025 | $0.37 | $0.33 | +12.1% | $761.5M |
| May 8, 2025 | $0.39 | $0.27 | +44.4% | $706.0M |
| Feb 27, 2025 | $0.18 | $0.19 | -5.3% | $663.3M |
| Oct 24, 2024 | $0.19 | $0.20 | -5.0% | $693.2M |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (trailing) | 22.5× | 34.5× | 21th | Top 49% |
| P/E (forward) | 25.7× | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 14.1× | — | — | Bottom 42% |
| EV / Sales | 4.15× | — | — | Bottom 9% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | -1.65% | — | — | Bottom 16% |
| Earnings yield | 4.44% | — | — | Top 49% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 16.9× – 65.3× since Mar 31, 2023. Each point: price on the filing date divided by trailing-twelve-month EPS known then.
What moved the stock over the past year
- Price return, 1 year
- +47.9%
- Earnings per share growth (TTM)
- +78.4%
- Change in P/E multiple
- -4.1%
Most of the move came from earnings growth.
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
- 0
- Days above the 200-day average
- 105
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- -0.8%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- +4.5%
- Distance from 50-day average
- -4.3%
- Distance from 200-day average
- +21.3%
- RSI (14)
- 48.9
- Relative volume
- 1.20×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 29.7%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 3th percentile · Low for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 1.08
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.44
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -10.4%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -27.3%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 26, 2021 | Nov 4, 2022 | -58.4% | 237 days | 436 days (Aug 2, 2024) |
| Feb 19, 2025 | Oct 30, 2025 | -26.0% | 176 days | 128 days (May 6, 2026) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | Sep 22, 2026 | -16.5% | 20 days | Not yet recovered |
| Oct 15, 2024 | Dec 30, 2024 | -15.9% | 52 days | 11 days (Jan 16, 2025) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $9.16B
- P/E (TTM)
- 22.5
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- $1.82
- Revenue (TTM)
- $3.18B
- 52-week range
- $24.14 – $47.24
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.32B | $1.82B | $2.22B | $2.62B | $3.00B |
| Gross profit | $474.0M | $754.3M | $1.03B | $1.23B | $1.43B |
| Operating income | -$495.2M | $110.6M | $225.2M | $357.5M | $481.3M |
| Net income | -$579.4M | -$1.8M | $76.1M | $156.2M | $373.7M |
| EPS (diluted) | -$3.00 | -$0.01 | $0.37 | $0.74 | $1.66 |
| Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $693.2M | $663.3M | $706.0M | $761.5M | $782.6M | $745.1M | $788.7M | $866.0M |
| Net income | $41.4M | $37.2M | $76.1M | $72.1M | $102.4M | $123.0M | $88.1M | $101.4M |
| EPS (diluted) | $0.19 | $0.17 | $0.34 | $0.32 | $0.45 | $0.54 | $0.39 | $0.44 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | -$20.0M | $201.0M | $463.0M | $575.1M | $870.5M |
| Capital expenditure | -$328.9M | -$591.2M | -$693.9M | -$524.5M | -$891.5M |
| Free cash flow | -$348.9M | -$390.2M | -$230.9M | $50.6M | -$21.0M |
| Dividends paid | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Net share buybacks | $701.9M | $3.8M | $19.2M | $124.0M | $46.8M |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $223.6M
- Total assets
- $8.36B
- Total liabilities
- $5.06B
- Total debt
- $4.26B
- Net debt
- $4.04B
- Shareholders’ equity
- $3.30B
As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Jul 30, 2026).
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 11,194,054
- Days to cover
- 4.76
- Change vs previous report
- +23.4%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.