Maplebear, Inc. (CART)


October 8, 2025

CART: Announces Interesting TikTok Integration

By Steven Fox

Yesterday (10/7), Maplebear, d/b/a Instacart (CART; $38.88; O/P) announced an interesting new integration with TikTok that enables certain consumer package good (CPG) brands access to CART’s first-party retail media data in order to improve ads…

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October 6, 2025

CART: Adds an Interesting Airline Partnership

By Steven Fox

This morning, Maplebear d/b/a Instacart (CART; $38.13; O/P) announced a partnership with United Airlines (UAL; $96.75; NR) aimed at offering United MileagePlus members with a range of benefits when they order from CART’s platform. We…

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October 3, 2025

CART: Oversold on Overblown Competitive Concerns; Raise Rating to Outperform

By Steven Fox

We are raising our rating from Equal-Weight to Outperform on the shares of Maplebear d/b/a Instacart (CART; $39.30). We think the 24% decline in the stock since 8/11, including -16% over the past month or…

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August 13, 2025

CART: A Range of Competitive Dynamics to Consider

By Steven Fox

The shares of Maplebear, d/b/a Instacart (CART; $45.05; E/W) are down 12% today on news that Amazon (AMZN; $224.48; NR) is now offering same-day grocery delivery to consumers in 1K+ cities and towns in the…

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August 8, 2025

CART: Further Demonstrates Its Grocery Advantages

By Steven Fox

We are bumping up our 2025/2026E EBITDA for Maplebear d/b/a Instacart (CART; $49.39; E/W) from $1.075B/$1.225B to $1.085B/$1.25B after the company produced a solid “beat and raise” led by some better-than-expected operating leverage, off of…

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August 7, 2025

CART: First Look at Q2 Results and Outlook

By Steven Fox

Maplebear, doing business as Instacart, (CART; $49.39; E/W) posted Q2 adjusted EBITDA of $262mm (2.9% of GTV vs. 2.5% a year ago), which was ahead of our forecast of $245mm (2.7% of GTV) and the…

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July 7, 2025

CART: More Advancements on Its Tech Roadmap

By Steven Fox

Recent news flow out of Maplebear d/b/a Instacart (CART; $47.18; E/W) provides further support for the idea that the company is enabling a wider range of avenues for deepening relationships with existing retail partners, while…

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May 28, 2025

CART: New CEO Named and Board Adds to Buyback

By Steven Fox

This morning, Maplebear, d/b/a Instacart (CART; $47.23; E/W) announced the promotion of Chris Rogers, from Chief Business Officer (CBO) to CEO, effective August 15th, which fits with prior indications that the surprising need to name…

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May 8, 2025

CART: A Surprising Change Coming at the Top

By Steven Fox

This morning, Maplebear, d/b/a Instacart (CART; $44.35; E/W) confirmed in an 8-K filing that CEO Fidji Simo, who has served in her current role for nearly four years, plans to resign from the company and…

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May 2, 2025

CART: Healthy Sales Growth with Healthier Operating Leverage

By Steven Fox

We raise 2025/2026E EBITDA for Maplebear, d/b/a Instacart (CART; $44.35; E/W), from $1.025B/$1.175B to $1.075B/$1.225B, which implies EBITDA margins expand from 2.6% of GTV in 2024 to 2.9% in 2025 and 3.1% in 2026E, after…

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May 1, 2025

CART: First Look at Q1 Results and Outlook

By Steven Fox

Maplebear, d/b/a Instacart, (CART; $39.80; E/W) posted Q1 adjusted EBITDA of $244mm (2.7% of GTV), which was ahead of our forecast of $230mm (2.5% of GTV) and the Street’s $229mm (2.5% of GTV). At the…

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March 27, 2025

CART: More Advancements on the AI Front

By Steven Fox

There has been a flurry of announcements out of Maplebear, d/b/a Instacart (CART; $40.17; E/W) in recent weeks, that highlight how it continues to deploy new large language models (LLMs), AI and machine learning (ML)…

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February 26, 2025

CART: A Mixed Grocery Bag

By Steven Fox

Maplebear, d/b/a Instacart (CART; $48.78; E/W), produced Q4 results and guidance that were a bit of a “mixed bag” relative to consensus expectations. On the plus side, Q4 EBITDA of $252mm (2.9% of Gross Transaction Value…

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February 25, 2025

CART: First Look at Q4 Results and Outlook

By Steven Fox

Maplebear, doing business as Instacart, (CART; $48.78; E/W) posted Q4 adjusted EBITDA of $252mm (2.9% of GTV), which was ahead of our forecast of $239mm (2.8% of GTV) and the Street’s $240mm (2.8% of GTV)….

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December 17, 2024

CART: Adds To Business Offering

By Steven Fox

Yesterday (12/16), Maplebear, d/b/a Instacart (CART; $42.18; E/W), announced it is now offering several new supplier and merchant solutions to Instacart Business users on its platform. Recall, CART’s higher margin Instacart Business offering allows customers…

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