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Track CART free→NASDAQConsumer StaplesInternet RetailSnapshot 2026-06-16
Recent financial performance is holding in the top half of its industry — the reason to own it looks intact.
Recent financial performance is strong, while earnings quality is neutral and management's recent track record has been steady. Risk is elevated, and the sector backdrop presents a headwind, although CART trades above typical levels compared to sector peers. Peer multiples imply a price about 25% below where it trades (it looks expensive on this basis); the read is fair. The outlook hinges on guidance changes and sector trends, particularly the performance of major Consumer Staples companies. This read is provisional.
Daily closes. Earnings/event dots are placed inline.
A consensus fair price across 7 valuation methods, at three horizons. Current price $44.21. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
No-growth: today's peer multiple on trailing earnings. The headline read.
Embeds projected growth. Leans optimistic by design. Upside context.
We take the 12-month fair value above and grade our own number — how the market prices this name versus what we'd justify, and where the two diverge.
At $42 the market pays 24× p/e — above the 17× p/e peer median but in line with its own 23× history. That premium reflects a durable franchise our peer-anchored $35 fair value understates; treat the 'expensive vs peers' read with low confidence. Analysts: $45–$69. Not investment advice.
One valuation read at a 12-month horizon, plus how price compares to peers and the company's own history.
The market is pricing in roughly 19% of near-term growth above a flat-multiple fair value; not enough history to forecast a comparison. This describes what's priced in, not a forecast of the move.
No fragility gates fired.
For similar setups historically (n=20,154): about 33% saw a 20%+ drawdown, and roughly 76% of those did not recover within the year. These are historical base rates for the cohort, not a forecast of this stock.
Each factor is a parallel diagnostic with a clear read of what it shows and how names like it have historically fared. Never aggregated into a single score.
Operating income rose in 2 of the last 3 quarter-over-quarter moves. Historically, Consumer Staples names rated strong grew net income 66% of the time over the next year (vs 53% for the rest of the cohort, n=1144).
Over the trailing year it converted 1.94x of net income into operating cash flow. Historically, Consumer Staples names rated neutral grew net income 52% of the time over the next year (vs 57% for the rest of the cohort, n=1382).
Most sensitive to the broad stock market.
Not enough signal to read sensitivity to the US dollar, long-term interest rates, real (inflation-adjusted) rates, Fed net liquidity.
The next print and the backdrop around it (sector regime and the AI cycle). Context for the path, not a forecast of returns.
EPS estimate $0.53 → $0.53 (+0.1% / 30d). 10 raised, 12 cut, 25 covering analysts.
0 upgrades, 0 downgrades / 30d. 58% of analysts rate Buy.
1 PT revisions / 30d. Avg target 20.5% above current price.
How management runs the business: capital, margins, balance sheet, and how reliably they guide and deliver.
A guidance track record builds as the company issues and delivers on guidance.
What a normal day, a bad day, and the worst of the last year would mean for a $10,000 position.
On a typical day, $10k can swing ±$188.
How much price usually moves either way.
On a bad day, this stock has moved -$386.
A rough but not unusual down day (about the 95th percentile).
In the worst 12 months, $10k could have lost $3,639.
Deepest peak-to-trough drop in the last year.
Past results, not a forecast. Not investment advice.
The most important moves since the prior daily snapshot.
No material changes since the prior snapshot.
as of 2026-06-16
Specific, dated things to watch for, each with what would confirm it and what would prove it wrong.
Why it matters: Lower GTV growth may show less demand. This could hurt future revenue.
Confirms:Q2 GTV growth prints below 11% year over year.
Disproves:Q2 GTV growth meets or exceeds 13% year over year.
Recent news graded against this company's own objectives — whether it reinforces or challenges the thesis, and how confirmed it is.
No graded news catalysts for CART yet.
Conditional scenarios: if X happens, the view would shift in this direction. These are not predictions.
Recent SEC 8-K filings ranked by likely impact, confidence, and recency.
of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any other filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing, except as expressly set forth b…
Whether the overall read has been drifting up or down lately, and how it's changed since last week.
Not investment advice. Scores describe historical and current data; they are not forecasts of future returns. Consult a licensed advisor before making investment decisions.
Long-thesis check; widest uncertainty.
$45.00 – $69.00 (median $50.00) · 5 analysts · as of 2026-06-02
Looks more expensive than peers.
Around its own typical valuation.
Trailing four: 2025-Q1, 2025-Q2, 2025-Q3, 2026-Q1
A side-by-side read on sector standing, valuation, and risk versus Food Retail.
| Stock | Sector standing | Valuation | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|
CART Maplebear Inc. | Above typical Show detailsSector percentile: 81 of 100 | full | elevated |
KR Kroger | Typical Show detailsSector percentile: 51 of 100 | inexpensive | moderate |
CASY Casey's | Typical Show detailsSector percentile: 44 of 100 | expensive | moderate |
SFM Sprouts Farmers Market | Typical Show detailsSector percentile: 64 of 100 | fair | elevated |
ACI Albertsons | Above typical Show detailsSector percentile: 99 of 100 | inexpensive | moderate |
3 material management or governance events in the past 24 months, led by capital-allocation actions. Historically, Consumer Staples names rated stable grew net income 53% of the time over the next year (vs 47% for the rest of the cohort, n=379).
Not investment advice. As of 2026-06-16.
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Tailwind = sector leading the S&P 500; headwind = trailing. Both can be constructive. Historically, headwind regimes have averaged stronger forward returns than tailwind.
Context label only: describes the market state (e.g. real bear vs narrative panic, healthy uptrend vs late-stage froth). It is not a per-ticker buy/sell signal and does not predict factor performance.
Not investment advice. As of 2026-06-16.
Priorities management has stated in recent disclosures, with status and evidence drawn from earnings calls, filings, and press releases.
Accelerate international expansion of the Instacart Enterprise platform through the Instaleap acquisition.
Expand the share repurchase program to $3.5 billion to return capital to shareholders.
Focus on enhancing operating income through cost management and revenue growth.
Maplebear Inc. entered into a $500 million revolving credit agreement to enhance financial flexibility.
Why it matters: Better operating income shows improved cost management. This is key for long-term growth.
Confirms:Operating income goes up compared to last quarter.
Disproves:Operating income goes down or stays the same compared to last quarter.
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. On May 1, 2026, Maplebear Inc. (the “ Company ”) entered into a revolving credit agreement, among the Company, the lenders party thereto, the issuing banks party thereto, and Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as administrative agent (the “ Credit Agreement ”). The Credit Agreement provides a revolving credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of $500 million, with an uncommitted incremental facility to increase the principal amount of the…
Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant. The information set forth under
Other Events. On April 27, 2026, the Company’s Board of Directors (the “ Board ”) approved an increase to the Company’s previously announced share repurchase program, authorizing the purchase of up to an aggregate of $3.5 billion of the Company’s common stock (the “ Common Stock ” and such program, the “ Share Repurchase Program ”), up from the total of $2.5 billion previously authorized by the Board (the “ Existing Share Repurchase Program ”). Approximately $323 million of capacity was remai…
of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any other filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing, except as expressly set forth b…