CART - NASDAQ

Instacart (Maplebear Inc.)

Instacart (Maplebear Inc.)

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$39.98

-0.57%
Consumer CyclicalSpecialty Retail

Maplebear Inc., doing business as Instacart, provides online grocery shopping services to households in North America. The company connects the consumer with a personal shopper to shop and deliver a range of products, such as food, alcohol, consumer health, pet care, ready-made meals, and others. The company offers its services through a mobile application or website. The company was incorporated in 2012 and is based in San Francisco, California.

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At a Glance

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Market Cap$9.40B
EPS1.7100
P/E Ratio23.38
Earnings Date08/06/2026
Instacart (Maplebear Inc.)

Instacart (Maplebear Inc.) Fair Value Envelope

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Our analysis suggests that CART has a fair value of HIDDEN per share in the Base Case projection. With shares currently trading at $39.98, this represents a potential HIDDEN relative to our calculated worth for Instacart (Maplebear Inc.).

HIDDEN
Intrinsic Value
Current Price: $39.98

Owner Earnings Valuation Tool

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DCF Valuation Summary

Calculation flow from present value to intrinsic value per share

Present Value$410.2B
+ Cash & Equivalents$637.0M
Firm Value$410.8B
- Debt$36.0M
Equity Value$410.8B
/ Shares Outstanding262,532,964B
DCF Value$1.6K
UNDERVALUED BY 3814%

Owner Earnings Projections

Operating Cash Flow - Maintenance CapEx = Owner Earnings

Metric
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Year 6
Year 7
Year 8
Year 9
Year 10
Operating Cash Flow
$1.4B
$2.1B
$3.0B
$4.4B
$6.5B
$9.5B
$13.9B
$20.3B
$29.7B
$43.4B
Maintenance CapEx
-$17.8M
-$26.1M
-$38.1M
-$55.8M
-$81.6M
-$119.3M
-$174.4M
-$255.0M
-$372.9M
-$545.3M
Owner Earnings
$1.4B
$2.1B
$3.0B
$4.4B
$6.4B
$9.4B
$13.7B
$20.1B
$29.3B
$42.9B
Discount Factor
0.926
0.857
0.794
0.735
0.681
0.630
0.583
0.540
0.500
0.463
Present Value
$1.3B
$1.8B
$2.4B
$3.2B
$4.4B
$5.9B
$8.0B
$10.8B
$14.7B
$19.9B
Terminal Value represents 82.4% of Enterprise Value

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