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LIFETIME BRANDS, INC LCUT

Nasdaq · stock · Cutlery, Handtools & General Hardware · website · IPO 1991-06-05 · LEI

LIFETIME BRANDS, INC statistics & valuation

Market cap$174.0M
P / S0.3×
P / B0.9×
P / FCF53.5×
Dividend yield2.17%
Net margin-4.2%
Return on equity-13.3%
FCF margin0.5%
Net debt$130.7M
Net debt / EBITDA10.5×
Enterprise value USD$304.8M
EV / EBITDA24.6×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV-3.1%
Return on capital-2.1%

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
2.70% 0.40% -0.20% -6.00% -0.40% 2.40% -0.80% -1.20% -2.20% -4.20% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
36.60% 37.10% 36.30% 34.70% 35.60% 35.20% 35.80% 37.10% 38.20% 37.10% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
4.60% 2.60% 2.60% -3.20% 3.20% 5.90% 3.30% 4.70% 4.00% -1.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
8.00% 1.00% -0.60% -18.80% -1.30% 8.10% -2.60% -3.60% -6.60% -13.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
14.6M 15.0M 20.8M 21.3M 21.8M 22.0M 21.8M 21.8M 22.2M 22.7M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$265.3M $258.8M $213.9M $133.8M $139.6M $130.7M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
3.90% 0.50% -0.20% -5.80% -0.40% 2.50% -0.80% -1.30% -2.40% -4.70% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
4.40% 1.80% 1.60% 2.80% 5.60% 3.80% 2.90% 7.80% 2.40% 0.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.98× 1.14× 0.95× 0.65× 0.62× 0.67× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$1.08 $0.14 -$0.09 -$2.16 -$0.14 $0.94 -$0.29 -$0.40 -$0.71 -$1.24 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

LIFETIME BRANDS, INC trades at about 10.1× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 6.5×–143.5×, median 16.5×).

6.5× 143.5×

Shaded band = 10-year range (6.5×–143.5×); dot = today's 10.1×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Gross margin37.1%38.2%37.1%35.8%35.2%35.6%34.7%36.3%37.1%36.6%
Operating margin-1.5%4.0%4.7%3.3%5.9%3.2%-3.2%2.6%2.6%4.6%
Net margin-4.2%-2.2%-1.2%-0.8%2.4%-0.4%-6.0%-0.2%0.4%2.7%
FCF margin0.5%2.4%7.8%2.9%3.8%5.6%2.8%1.6%1.8%4.4%
Return on assets-4.7%-2.4%-1.3%-0.8%2.5%-0.4%-5.8%-0.2%0.5%3.9%
Return on equity-13.3%-6.6%-3.6%-2.6%8.1%-1.3%-18.8%-0.6%1.0%8.0%
Debt / equity0.67×0.62×0.65×—0.95×—1.14×0.98×——
Current ratio2.852.462.483.082.262.343.073.763.612.81

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.