CART vs SE vs PDD Stock Comparison

Maplebear, Sea and PDD Holdings Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CART Maplebear Inc.
$57.11 +31.3% 1M +51.1% 1Y
Market cap
$13.38B
P/E
27.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.15B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
1 win
SE Sea Ltd
$76.56 -22.4% 1M -50.9% 1Y
Market cap
$44.74B
P/E
26.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.55B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
1 win
PDD PDD Holdings Inc.
$79.28 +2.3% 1M -42.6% 1Y
Market cap
$112.14B
P/E
8.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$64.89B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
7 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

PDD Holdings leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (PDD Holdings 7, Sea 1, Maplebear 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCARTSEPDDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.38B $44.74B $112.14B PDD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.7x 26.6x 8.3x PDD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.2x 20.2x 7.4x PDD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.2% +43.5% +13.8% SE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 6.3% 20.7% PDD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +51.1% -50.9% -42.6% CART
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -26.0%/yr -2.3%/yr PDD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.1% 52.2% 33.6% PDD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 71/100 78/100 PDD

Percentile Scorecard

CARTSEPDD

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisCARTSEPDD
Valuation 39 #101 of 166 77 #39 of 166 87 #22 of 166
Growth 57 #66 of 153 68 #49 of 153 60 #62 of 153
Profitability 86 #22 of 153 69 #48 of 153 87 #21 of 153
Financial Health 82 #34 of 179 69 #56 of 179 80 #37 of 179
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 66 71 78
  • CART ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • SE ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • PDD ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodCARTSEPDDSPY
1 month +31.3%-22.4%+2.3% +0.7%
3 months +27.6%-27.9%-9.3% +3.7%
6 months +34.9%-9.8%-20.6% +7.1%
Year to date +27.0%-40.0%-30.1% +12.8%
1 year +51.1%-50.9%-42.6% +11.9%
3 years +121.1%+84.7%-24.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year +30.3%+22.7%-8.7% +22.8%
5 years —-77.7%-10.8% +67.6%
5 years, per year —-26.0%-2.3% +10.9%

Risk

MeasureCARTSEPDDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.1%52.2%33.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.5%55.2%35.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.441.270.85 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.16-0.97-1.27 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.0%-90.3%-73.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.2%-51.5%-42.6% -1.2%
52-week high $60.88$157.76$138.13 $779.14
52-week low $32.93$74.01$73.30 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleCARTSEPDD
P/E now vs peer median 27.8xmedian 16.7x 27.1xmedian 16.7x 8.2xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 1.4x 1.8xmedian 1.4x 1.7xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.7x —median 12.7x —median 12.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.6xmedian 10.5x 9.0xmedian 10.5x 7.0xmedian 10.5x
P/B now vs peer median 5.2xmedian 1.7x —median 1.7x 1.7xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.99median 0.39 0.37median 0.39 0.27median 0.39

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsCARTSEPDD
Revenue $4.15B $26.55B $64.89B
Gross profit $2.99B $12.29B $36.55B
Operating income $596.00M $2.28B $14.41B
Net income $483.00M $3.91B $13.45B
Free cash flow – $5.22B $16.02B
R&D $731.00M $1.17B $2.64B
EPS (diluted) $1.94 $2.64 $9.08
Cash & equivalents $830.00M $3.53B $19.00B
Total debt – $2.37B –
Shares (diluted) 248.94M 638.23M 1.48B
Enterprise value $13.38B $4.63B -$131.91B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricCARTSEPDD
P/E 27.8x 27.1x 8.2x
P/FCF 8.6x 9.0x 7.0x
P/Operating cash flow 10.5x 9.0x 7.0x
P/S 3.2x 1.8x 1.7x
P/B 5.2x – 1.7x
P/Tangible book 5.3x – 1.7x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT – 16.7x 3.2x
EV/Revenue 3.2x 1.4x 0.7x
EV/FCF – 7.3x 2.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.5x 7.3x 2.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.99 0.37 0.27

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCARTSEPDD
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.2% 43.5% 13.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.5% 27.7% 40.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.6% 41.1% 11.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.0% -83.4% 29.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 7.4% 57.3% 12.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 31.7% 26.1% 37.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -6.0% -97.5% -1.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 33.4% 26.3% 32.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 5.9% 31.1% -1.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 28.1% 73.7% 30.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 34.9% 14.3% 22.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 46.7% 56.7% 21.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 14.3% 22.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 56.7% 21.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCARTSEPDD
Gross margin – 46.3% 56.3%
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin – 8.6% 22.2%
Pretax margin – 11.6% 28.4%
Net margin – 6.3% 20.7%
FCF margin – 19.6% 24.7%
Operating cash flow margin 30.6% 19.6% 24.7%
Return on equity 19.8% – 21.1%
Return on assets 13.6% 12.5% 14.1%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – 15.0% 22.6%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.8x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.6x 1.3x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 10.6% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCARTSEPDD
Debt / assets – 1.0% –
Debt / equity – – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – 0.1x –
Liabilities / assets 28.2% 59.2% 32.5%
Equity / assets 71.8% – 67.5%
Interest coverage – 123.4x –
Current ratio 2.3x 1.5x 2.6x
Quick ratio – 0.6x 2.1x
Cash ratio – 0.6x 2.1x
Altman Z-score – – 4.59

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCARTSEPDD
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – – 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusCARTSEPDD
Forward P/E 23.2xFY2026 20.2xFY2026 7.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.46FY2026 $3.79FY2026 $10.78FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +53.7%FY2026 +8.3%FY2026 +4.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.2% +14.2% +19.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.00BFY2026 $30.91BFY2026 $72.21BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.1%FY2026 +34.7%FY2026 +17.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +25.3% +21.1% +9.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCARTSEPDD
Held by institutions 82.5% 63.6% 30.3%
Institutions holding 500 774 507
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.5% +0.6% +4.8%
Institutions buying 246 437 213
Institutions selling 179 223 234
Buyers to sellers 1.37 1.96 0.91

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

CARTSEPDD
CART 1.00 0.07 0.06
SE 0.07 1.00 0.31
PDD 0.06 0.31 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CART, SE and PDD?

PDD Holdings (PDD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Maplebear (CART) $13.38B, Sea (SE) $44.74B, PDD Holdings (PDD) $112.14B.

Which stock is cheaper, CART, SE and PDD?

PDD Holdings (PDD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Maplebear (CART) 27.7x, Sea (SE) 26.6x, PDD Holdings (PDD) 8.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, PDD Holdings (PDD) is cheapest (Maplebear (CART) 23.2x, Sea (SE) 20.2x, PDD Holdings (PDD) 7.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Sea (SE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Maplebear (CART) +14.2%, Sea (SE) +43.5%, PDD Holdings (PDD) +13.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

PDD Holdings (PDD) has the highest net margin (Sea (SE) 6.3%, PDD Holdings (PDD) 20.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Maplebear (CART) returned the most: Maplebear (CART) +51.1%, Sea (SE) -50.9%, PDD Holdings (PDD) -42.6%. Over five years, PDD Holdings (PDD) compounded fastest (Sea (SE) -26.0%/yr, PDD Holdings (PDD) -2.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, PDD Holdings (PDD) has been the steadiest (Maplebear (CART) 44.1%, Sea (SE) 52.2%, PDD Holdings (PDD) 33.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CART, SE and PDD?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, PDD Holdings (PDD) leads on 7. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.