Maplebear (CART) Reports Q2 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say
While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Maplebear (CART) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended June 2026, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.
For the quarter ended June 2026, Maplebear (CART) reported revenue of $1.04 billion, up 14.1% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.45, compared to $0.41 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.02 billion, representing a surprise of +1.77%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of -18.18%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.55.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how Maplebear performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Orders: 90.3 million versus the six-analyst average estimate of 90.11 million.
- Gross Transaction Value (GTV): $10.35 billion compared to the $10.2 billion average estimate based on six analysts.
- Revenue- Advertising and other: $297 million versus $289.31 million estimated by seven analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +16.5% change.
- Revenue- Transaction: $746 million versus $736.91 million estimated by seven analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +13.2% change.
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Shares of Maplebear have returned -5% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +3.3% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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