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Coupang, Inc.

$CPNG·$27B·Specialty Retail·Consumer Cyclical
$14.67-0.6%YTD-38.1%1Y-54.3%
Price updated 1h ago·X counts updated 1d ago
CPCPNG
$CPNGCoupang, Inc.
$14.67-0.61%122 posts1.2×
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On X

Top X posts

The complete picture of $CPNG on X — how loud the conversation is right now, how it has trended over the last two weeks, and which way the crowd is leaning.

122X posts · last 7 days
Aug 27Sep 9
Chatter Meter
1.2×
QuietNormal · 1×Loud

How loud $CPNG's conversation on X is versus its own normal — 1× is typical, higher means busier. Right now it's about its usual level, louder than 56% of tracked names.

Bullish sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data9 posts analyzed · as of 2026-09-10

Coupang is trading at its cheapest EV/Gross Profit ever (2.57x), with Bernstein calling out ~35% market share for Coupang Eats and 30%+ of GMV from groceries — Shopee and other competitors nowhere near. CEO Bom Kim's Taiwan focus is being flagged as the next growth vector. Small but firmly bullish.

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AI verdictAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

TickerTalks' own read on what's driving $CPNG — fundamentals, momentum, or an event — and whether it agrees with the X crowd.

Broken storySelling offAI verdict · as of 2026-09-10

Falling on heavy selling — points lower unless it turns around.

Coupang down 54% over twelve months, at 1% of the 52-week range — CEO reportedly moved to Taiwan for expansion

Coupang is South Korea's dominant e-commerce logistics platform (Rocket Delivery), plus Coupang Eats, Farfetch and Play, now caught in a nasty growth-vs-margin phase.

  • Chart is broken: down 38% YTD, at 1.4% of the 52-week range, volume 1.75x normal — a mega-cap acting like a broken small-cap.
  • Fundamentals still thin: Q1 revenue $8.5B down from $8.83B in Q4 (currency-influenced), operating margin 0.2%, ROIC -1%, and trailing PE optically negative — profitability is knife-edge as management funds international expansion.
  • Growth pockets are real: Coupang Eats revenue up 54% in 2025 with ~35% Seoul market share, and CEO Bom Kim reportedly relocated to Taiwan to run the international push — a genuine leadership commitment to Taiwan/Play/Farfetch/Rocket Now Japan.

A scaled operator burning near-term margin to build long-term optionality; the market is refusing to underwrite the trade so far.

Agrees with X sentimentX bulls point to Bom Kim's Taiwan relocation and the Coupang Eats growth as the leg the price doesn't yet reflect. That's aligned with the fundamentals — the international expansion IS the bull case; the tape is just not paying for it yet.

What to watch: Q3 print Nov 3 for Taiwan segment losses, Coupang Eats margin trend, and Product Commerce operating margin; a Product Commerce margin snap-back is the multiple lever.

On the calendar: 2026-11-03 — Q3 earnings

consumer slowdown riskcyclical exposurelong timeline to profitability

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What it does

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

South Korea's leading e-commerce platform offering next-day Rocket Delivery with adjacent fintech and streaming operations.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Specialty Retail sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $CPNG.

Specialty Retail · Consumer Cyclical

Consumer discretionary spending is the underlying cycle — back-to-school traffic is the near-term seasonality anchor, and omnichannel retailers with AI-driven inventory personalization (AMZN, BABA) are widening their share gap versus pure physical players. Value and pet categories are outperforming as consumers trade down in higher-inflation sub-segments.

What this means for $CPNG

Partial — Coupang's South Korea next-day Rocket Delivery creates logistics lock-in; adjacent fintech and content businesses diversify beyond pure discretionary spending cycles.

Top industry ETF

$XRTSPDR S&P Retail ETF
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-3.3%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

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

Key ratios

P/E
-190.8How 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
-1.1%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
0.2%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
0.9%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
0.9Same 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
-3.7%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
28.8%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
1.2Total 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 4, 2026$-0.32$-0.27-19.0%
Q1 2026May 5, 2026$-0.15$-0.09-60.7%
Q4 2025Feb 26, 2026$-0.01$0.03-134.5%
Q3 2025Nov 4, 2025$0.05$0.04+36.5%
Next earningsTue, Nov 3·consensus EPS $-0.06

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$8.5B+7.5%27.0%-2.8%$-0.15$-112.0M
Q4 FY25$8.8B+10.9%28.8%0.1%$-0.01$-303.0M
Q3 FY25$9.3B+17.8%29.4%1.7%$0.05$447.5M
Q2 FY25$8.5B+16.4%30.0%1.7%$0.02$246.0M

Forward consensus

4-year forecast · up to 14 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$37.0B$36.5B – $37.6B-$0.51-$0.53 – -$0.4712
FY27$42.2B$40.9B – $43.4B$0.32$0.20 – $0.3812
FY28$47.3B$43.9B – $51.4B$0.71$0.31 – $1.1614
FY29$48.4B$46.5B – $50.7B$0.55$0.52 – $0.598

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.1.8×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.1%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.-10.8%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.-23.0%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatMega float · 1.3B shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today2.3% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β1.155-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 10Harold RogersSee Remarks192.1K sh$3.1MSellAug 10Jonathan D. LeeChief Accounting Officer5.5K sh$89K
+ 12 other (12 awards) 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 voteJun 128-K — Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
AI summary

Coupang, Inc. held its 2026 Annual Meeting on June 11, 2026, with 5,677,920,671 votes represented (approximately 91.2% of total voting power). Shareholders voted on director elections, auditor ratification, and likely Say-on-Pay per the April 27, 2026 proxy; all proposals passed. The 91.2% participation rate reflects very high institutional engagement in the Softbank-backed Korean e-commerce giant.

8-K/AOfficer or director change (amended)May 148-K/A — Item 5.02: Officer or director change
AI summary

Coupang, Inc. filed an 8-K/A on May 14, 2026 to report the resignation of board director Kevin M. Warsh, effective immediately on May 13, 2026, following U.S. Senate confirmation of his nomination as Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. Warsh’s departure was compelled by U.S. federal ethics and conflict-of-interest rules and was not due to any disagreement with company operations, policies, or practices. As a result, he will not stand for re-election at the upcoming annual meeting. This is an administrative board change driven entirely by external regulatory requirements — no operational impact.

+ 11 other (3 proxys · 2 10-Qs · 2 earnings 8-Ks · 2 13Gs) in window

Recent news

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

Chewy vs. Coupang: Which Consumer Stock Is a Better Buy in 2026?fool.com·4d agoAlibaba vs. Coupang: Which Asia Retail Powerhouse Stock Is a Better Buy in 2026?fool.com·4d agoWall Street Bulls Look Optimistic About Coupang (CPNG): Should You Buy?zacks.com·8d agoCoupang dispute fuels new U.S. tariff pressure on South Koreacnbc.com·11d ago2 Stocks Down 26% and 68% to Buy Now and Hold for the Next Decadefool.com·14d ago

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