Lifetime Brands, Inc
LCUT Nasdaq· Cutlery, Handtools & General Hardware
Last close · Oct 23, 2026
$8.42
KIRA · Stoqly’s AI analyst, in plain words
- Lifetime Brands, Inc had $648M of revenue in fiscal 2025, down 5.1% on the year before. Over five years, revenue changed −3.4% a year on average.
- Its operating margin was −1.5%, down 5.4 pts: of every 100 in sales, about −1 is left after running the business.
- Lifetime Brands, Inc lost $26.9M in fiscal 2025.
- Free cash flow was $3.3M in fiscal 2025, 0.5% of revenue.
- Lifetime Brands, Inc returned $3.8M to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 116% of free cash flow. The diluted share count rose 1.0%.
- Lifetime Brands, Inc owes $131M more than it holds in cash, about 10.5 years of operating profit.
Market cap
$190M
P/E
5.9x
Revenue
$648M
Net income
−$26.9M
Free cash flow
$3.3M
Operating margin
−1.5%
Lifetime Brands, Inc in 30 seconds · fiscal 2025
Are sales growing?
−5.1%
No. Sales fell 5.1% last year.
Does it make a profit?
−4.2%
No. It lost money last year.
Does profit turn into cash?
0.5%
Partly. 0.5% of sales ends up as free cash.
Is debt under control?
10.5x
Heavy. Repaying its debt would take 10.5 years of operating profit.
How healthy are the accounts?
4 / 9
Mixed. It passes 4 of 9 health tests.
How is the share priced?
5.9x
One share costs 5.9 times its yearly profit per share.
What Lifetime Brands, Inc does
No business description yet.
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- 10-K · Mar 12, 2026
- Legal name
- LIFETIME BRANDS, INC
- CIK
- 0000874396
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Results and finances
The last 5 fiscal years. Amounts in USD.
| Fiscal year | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales and profit | |||||
| Revenue | $863M | $728M | $687M | $683M | $648M |
| Revenue growth | 12.2% | −15.7% | −5.6% | −0.5% | −5.1% |
| Gross margin | 35.2% | 35.8% | 37.1% | 38.2% | 37.1% |
| Operating margin | 5.9% | 3.3% | 4.7% | 4.0% | −1.5% |
| Net income | $20.8M | −$6.2M | −$8.4M | −$15.2M | −$26.9M |
| Net margin | 2.4% | −0.8% | −1.2% | −2.2% | −4.2% |
| Diluted EPS | $0.94 | −$0.29 | −$0.40 | −$0.71 | −$1.24 |
| Cash | |||||
| Cash from operations | $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 |
| FCF margin | 3.8% | 2.9% | 7.8% | 2.4% | 0.5% |
| Dividends paid | $3.8M | $3.8M | $3.7M | $3.8M | $3.8M |
| Share buybacks | $0.0M | $6.3M | $2.5M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Share count change | 5.6% | −2.2% | −1.7% | 1.3% | 1.0% |
| Debt and strength | |||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $28.0M | $23.6M | $16.2M | $2.9M | $4.3M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $248M | $0.0M | $150M | $143M | $135M |
| Shareholders' equity | $256M | $240M | $231M | $230M | $202M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.0x | −0.5x | 2.6x | 2.8x | 10.5x |
| Current ratio | 2.3x | 3.1x | 2.5x | 2.5x | 2.8x |
| Interest coverage | 3.3x | 1.4x | 1.5x | 1.2x | −0.5x |
| Returns and quality | |||||
| Return on capital | 7.0% | 7.3% | 5.7% | 5.8% | −2.2% |
| Return on equity | 8.6% | −2.5% | −3.6% | −6.6% | −12.5% |
| Return on tangible equity | 48.4% | −23.5% | −26.5% | −32.7% | −38.8% |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Altman Z'' | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.9 |
Insiders bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Insiders sold, 12 months
$0.4M
2 insiders
Of sales under plans
0%
$0.0M
How to read these numbers
- Revenue:
- Total sales reported in the income statement.
- Operating margin:
- Operating income as a share of revenue.
- Net income:
- Profit after all expenses, interest and tax.
- Free cash flow:
- Cash from operations minus capital spending.
- Net debt / EBITDA:
- Years of EBITDA needed to pay off net debt. Below zero means more cash than debt.
- Return on capital:
- After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
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Charts and comparison
Ten years at a glance, and how it stacks up against similar companies.
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Cash vs debt (incl. leases)
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Dividends and buybacks
KIRA
At $8.42 a share, the company is worth $190M: 5.9 times its earnings of the last four quarters.
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0000874396). Data updated October 24, 2026. For information only — not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.