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Maplebear Inc.

$CART·$12B·Software - Services·Technology
$48.88-2.4%1Y+11.4%
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CACART
$CARTMaplebear Inc.
$48.88-2.40%71 posts+13%
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AI verdict & sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Top X posts

Today's AI verdict on what's driving $CART, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Proven numbersAcceleratingAI verdict · as of 2026-08-14

The move is getting stronger, with heavier trading behind it.

Instacart Q2 blowout: revenue +14%, EBITDA +19%, FCF +156% — monthly IPO-base breakout with 10% FCF yield underneath.

Instacart (Maplebear) is the U.S. grocery-delivery-and-ads platform whose Q2 print blew past expectations — revenue up 14%, adjusted EBITDA up 19%, and free cash flow up an eye-catching 156% year-over-year. The stock is near 52-week highs on a monthly-chart IPO-base breakout.

  • The Q2 print was decisive across every line: revenue of $1.04B beat $1.03B, adjusted EBITDA of $313M beat $298M (+19% YoY), and free cash flow of $480M beat $269M — a set of numbers that essentially resets the "grocery-delivery is unprofitable" narrative the market carried for years.
  • The FCF magnitude changes the multiple math: the +156% year-over-year FCF beat generates 10% free-cash-flow yield at current levels — the specific combination of growth-plus-yield that supports the compounder framing at 27x trailing earnings.
  • The AI-assistant product-line is a genuine incremental catalyst: the AI shopping-assistant rollout adds a monetization vector on top of the ads platform — a small contribution today but a real optionality lever for FY27.
  • The insider tape is a modest offset: CEO Chris Rogers sold 4,933 shares at $50 (~$247K) on the recent rally, and a large SC US Sequoia-affiliated Form 4 filing shows 6.13M shares of options-related activity — worth tracking, but not sized to override the fundamental print.

Coming into Nov 9 earnings, the tape needs another 14%+ revenue growth print, continued FCF expansion, and specific AI-assistant monetization commentary. A clean beat plus visible ads-platform growth extends the IPO-base breakout past current levels; any grocery-delivery competitive-loss disclosure or FCF-conversion slip is what compresses the just-broken-out multiple.

Agrees with X sentimentAgree with the fully-bullish read — the Q2 print magnitude, the FCF blowout, and the RBRK-adjacent IPO-base-breakout framing are all real, aligned signals. There isn't a substantive bear thread on the X tape to counter with, and the compounder framing is defensible.

What to watch: Nov 9 Q3 earnings — another 14%+ revenue growth, continued FCF expansion, and specific AI-assistant monetization commentary. Any grocery-delivery competitive-loss disclosure or FCF-conversion slip compresses the just-broken-out multiple.

On the calendar: 2026-11-09 — Q3 earnings

X sentiment

What the X crowd is saying right now — descriptive, summarised from the day’s posts.

Bullish sentiment7 posts analyzed · as of 2026-08-14

Instacart (now Maplebear) is bullish. Q2 revenue $1.04B beat, stock +8%, monthly chart shows a potential IPO base breakout after Friday's earnings reaction, profitable growth with expanding advertising business, and bull-flagging above previous resistance. Positioned alongside RBRK/FORM/U as young IPO bases ready for Stage 2.

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Instacart operates the leading US grocery delivery marketplace, connecting consumers with retailer fulfillment and monetizing through advertising and enterprise SaaS.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Software - Services sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $CART.

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Industry benchmark

5-name peer basket
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Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
26.4How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
17.6%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
14.8%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
10.0%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
3.0Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
17.6%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
72.4%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.0Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Aug 6, 2026$0.45$0.54-17.0%
Q1 2026May 6, 2026$0.57$0.58-1.7%
Q4 2025Feb 12, 2026$0.53$0.52+1.9%
Q3 2025Nov 10, 2025$0.51$0.49+3.2%
Next earningsMon, Nov 9·consensus EPS $0.63

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q2 FY26$1.0B+14.1%72.0%13.7%$0.46$480.0M
Q1 FY26$1.0B+13.6%71.8%18.1%$0.59$252.0M
Q4 FY25$992.0M+12.3%72.3%9.9%$0.31$171.0M
Q3 FY25$939.0M+10.2%73.7%17.7%$0.54$272.0M

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 23 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$4.2B$4.1B – $4.3B$2.46$2.24 – $2.7323
FY27$4.6B$4.2B – $4.8B$3.02$2.62 – $3.4823
FY28$5.1B$4.3B – $5.8B$3.64$2.88 – $4.7019
FY29$5.3B$4.9B – $5.6B$4.05$3.66 – $4.309
FY30$5.6B$5.2B – $5.9B$4.70$4.24 – $4.9815

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.0.7×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.88%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.+7.1%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+18.1%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

β0.785-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellAug 7Chris RogersCEO4.9K sh$247KSellJul 22Morgan FongChief Legal Officer18.4K sh$815KSellJul 15Lisa Blackwood-kapralChief Accounting Officer3.0K sh$144KSellJun 15Lisa Blackwood-kapralChief Accounting Officer3.0K sh$124KSellJun 2Ravi GuptaDirector181.0K sh$7.5MSellMay 18Morgan FongChief Legal Officer14.0K sh$560KSellApr 15Lisa Blackwood-kapralChief Accounting Officer9.4K sh$378KSellMar 16Lisa Blackwood-kapralChief Accounting Officer9.4K sh$364KSellMar 11Morgan FongGENERAL COUNSEL & SECRETARY126.1K sh$4.7MSellFeb 25Lily SarafanDirector3.5K sh$128K
+ 18 other (11 awards · 4 inkinds · 2 exempts · 1 other) in window

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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

8-KShareholder voteMay 298-K — Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
SC 13D/AActivist amendmentMay 11SC 13D/A
8-KMaterial agreementMay 68-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement · Item 2.02: Earnings release · Item 2.03: Material debt obligation · Item 8.01: Other event
+ 12 other (3 13Gs · 2 10-Qs · 2 proxys · 1 earnings 8-K) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

A Look at Maplebear Inc (CART) After 3.4% Gain -- GF Value $45.84 vs Price $50.08gurufocus.com·2d agoMaplebear CEO Chris Rogers Sells 4,933 Shares at $50fool.com·3d agoCan Maplebear's AI Assistant Become a Meaningful Growth Driver?zacks.com·4d agoBank of America Corp DE Acquires 221,036 Shares of Maplebear Inc. $CARTdefenseworld.net·5d agoInstacart and Academy Sports + Outdoors Team Up for Same-Day Delivery in as Fast as an Hourprnewswire.com·6d ago

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