DASH vs MELI vs PDD Stock Comparison

DoorDash, Mercadolibre and PDD Holdings Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DASH DoorDash, Inc.
$168.44 -12.9% 1M -34.8% 1Y
Market cap
$74.12B
P/E
88.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.89B
Div. yield
–
Ride-Hailing and Delivery Technology
MELI Mercadolibre Inc
$1,668.72 -4.8% 1M -22.8% 1Y
Market cap
$85.10B
P/E
45.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$35.18B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
3 wins
PDD PDD Holdings Inc.
$78.13 +0.7% 1M -41.7% 1Y
Market cap
$109.54B
P/E
8.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$64.89B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

PDD Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (PDD Holdings 6, Mercadolibre 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDASHMELIPDDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $74.12B $85.10B $109.54B PDD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 88.1x 45.7x 8.1x PDD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 60.6x 41.2x 7.2x PDD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +33.6% +46.0% +13.8% MELI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.3% 5.3% 20.7% PDD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 11.7% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.1x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -34.8% -22.8% -41.7% MELI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.3%/yr +2.2%/yr -3.3%/yr MELI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 50.1% 41.1% 33.6% PDD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 62/100 78/100 PDD

Percentile Scorecard

DASHMELIPDD

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

AxisDASHMELIPDD
Valuation 27 #122 of 167 52 #80 of 167 89 #20 of 167
Growth 82 #28 of 153 79 #33 of 153 59 #63 of 153
Profitability 62 #59 of 153 86 #23 of 153 85 #24 of 153
Financial Health 57 #77 of 179 33 #120 of 179 80 #37 of 179
Shareholder Returns 43 #54 of 94 – –
Overall 54 62 78
  • DASH ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • MELI 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

PeriodDASHMELIPDDSPY
1 month -12.9%-4.8%+0.7% -0.8%
3 months -8.6%-8.3%-7.9% +3.5%
6 months -3.2%-9.3%-20.7% +7.0%
Year to date -25.6%-17.2%-31.1% +12.2%
1 year -34.8%-22.8%-41.7% +13.0%
3 years +138.4%+39.0%-27.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +33.6%+11.6%-10.3% +23.1%
5 years -15.3%+11.2%-15.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year -3.3%+2.2%-3.3% +11.0%
10 years —+877.9%— +258.0%
10 years, per year —+25.6%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureDASHMELIPDDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 50.1%41.1%33.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.4%44.9%35.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.391.030.86 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.69-0.55-1.24 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.5%-64.2%-73.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -36.7%-29.3%-43.4% -1.8%
52-week high $266.06$2,360.76$138.13 $779.14
52-week low $146.60$1,546.81$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.

MultipleDASHMELIPDD
P/E now vs peer median 87.0xmedian 17.5x 45.4xmedian 17.5x 8.1xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 1.4x 2.4xmedian 1.4x 1.7xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 37.6xmedian 14.5x 20.7xmedian 14.5x —median 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.1xmedian 12.1x 6.8xmedian 12.1x 6.9xmedian 12.1x
P/B now vs peer median 7.4xmedian 1.7x 10.8xmedian 1.7x 1.7xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 2.33median 0.41 1.29median 0.41 0.26median 0.41

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 monthsDASHMELIPDD
Revenue $15.89B $35.18B $64.89B
Gross profit $8.17B $15.01B $36.55B
Operating income $712.00M $2.91B $14.41B
Net income $841.00M $1.86B $13.45B
Free cash flow $2.60B $12.41B $16.02B
R&D $1.71B $2.58B $2.64B
EPS (diluted) $1.91 $36.75 $9.08
Cash & equivalents $4.42B $3.65B $19.00B
Total debt – $10.63B –
Shares (diluted) 439.35M 50.70M 1.48B
Enterprise value $53.49B $61.12B -$134.51B

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
MetricDASHMELIPDD
P/E 87.0x 45.4x 8.1x
P/FCF 28.1x 6.8x 6.9x
P/Operating cash flow 25.8x 6.1x 6.9x
P/S 4.6x 2.4x 1.7x
P/B 7.4x 10.8x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 9.2x 10.8x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA 37.6x 20.7x –
EV/EBIT 95.0x 30.8x 3.0x
EV/Revenue 4.3x 2.5x 0.7x
EV/FCF 26.1x 7.2x 2.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 23.9x 6.4x 2.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.33 1.29 0.26

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDASHMELIPDD
Revenue growth (1Y) 33.6% 46.0% 13.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 27.4% 41.3% 40.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 37.3% 35.8% 11.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 32.2% 33.9% 29.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 31.4% -2.0% 12.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 38.8% 18.1% 37.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 7.1% -9.3% -1.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 38.6% 35.0% 32.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 7.4% -9.3% -1.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 37.3% 35.3% 30.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 29.3% 64.1% 22.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 40.9% 45.3% 21.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 30.8% 68.0% 22.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 45.2% 44.5% 21.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDASHMELIPDD
Gross margin 51.4% 42.7% 56.3%
EBITDA margin 11.3% 12.3% –
Operating margin 4.5% 8.3% 22.2%
Pretax margin 5.5% 7.4% 28.4%
Net margin 5.3% 5.3% 20.7%
FCF margin 16.3% 35.3% 24.7%
Operating cash flow margin 17.8% 39.5% 24.7%
Return on equity 8.3% 24.7% 21.1%
Return on assets 4.3% 3.8% 14.1%
Return on invested capital – 11.7% –
Return on capital employed 5.3% 22.8% 22.6%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.4x 7.5x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 7.0% 0.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDASHMELIPDD
Debt / assets – 20.7% –
Debt / equity – 1.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.1x –
Debt / FCF – 0.9x –
Liabilities / assets 49.3% 84.7% 32.5%
Equity / assets 50.7% 15.3% 67.5%
Interest coverage – 13.7x –
Current ratio 1.4x 1.1x 2.6x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.2x 2.1x
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.2x 2.1x
Altman Z-score 5.26 2.32 4.56

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDASHMELIPDD
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 1.4% – –
Shareholder yield 1.4% 0.0% 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.

ConsensusDASHMELIPDD
Forward P/E 60.6xFY2026 41.2xFY2026 7.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.78FY2026 $40.52FY2026 $10.78FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +30.5%FY2026 +2.8%FY2026 +4.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +79.1% +42.0% +19.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.88BFY2026 $39.34BFY2026 $72.21BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +37.6%FY2026 +36.2%FY2026 +17.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.2% +45.2% +9.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDASHMELIPDD
Held by institutions 88.2% 77.8% 30.3%
Institutions holding 1,043 1,438 507
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.4% +3.5% +4.8%
Institutions buying 578 714 213
Institutions selling 349 525 234
Buyers to sellers 1.66 1.36 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.

DASHMELIPDD
DASH 1.00 0.48 0.18
MELI 0.48 1.00 0.25
PDD 0.18 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DASH, MELI and PDD?

PDD Holdings (PDD) is the largest by market capitalisation: DoorDash (DASH) $74.12B, Mercadolibre (MELI) $85.10B, PDD Holdings (PDD) $109.54B.

Which stock is cheaper, DASH, MELI and PDD?

PDD Holdings (PDD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (DoorDash (DASH) 88.1x, Mercadolibre (MELI) 45.7x, PDD Holdings (PDD) 8.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, PDD Holdings (PDD) is cheapest (DoorDash (DASH) 60.6x, Mercadolibre (MELI) 41.2x, PDD Holdings (PDD) 7.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Mercadolibre (MELI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: DoorDash (DASH) +33.6%, Mercadolibre (MELI) +46.0%, PDD Holdings (PDD) +13.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

PDD Holdings (PDD) has the highest net margin (DoorDash (DASH) 5.3%, Mercadolibre (MELI) 5.3%, PDD Holdings (PDD) 20.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Mercadolibre (MELI) returned the most: DoorDash (DASH) -34.8%, Mercadolibre (MELI) -22.8%, PDD Holdings (PDD) -41.7%. Over five years, Mercadolibre (MELI) compounded fastest (DoorDash (DASH) -3.3%/yr, Mercadolibre (MELI) +2.2%/yr, PDD Holdings (PDD) -3.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, PDD Holdings (PDD) has been the steadiest (DoorDash (DASH) 50.1%, Mercadolibre (MELI) 41.1%, PDD Holdings (PDD) 33.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DASH, MELI 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 6. 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.