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Maplebear (CART) earnings and revenue breakdown

Latest: Q3 2026 · 10-Q filed Nov 5, 2026 · Maplebear (CART) Q3 2026 earnings results →

Q3 2026 Revenue up 17% year over year to $1.1B · 13¢ of every $1 of revenue kept as net profit · operating margin 15.9%

Maplebear made $1.1B in Q3 2026 (+17% Y/Y): Transaction $764M, Advertising and other $331M. Operating margin 15.9%, net earnings $147M. See where every dollar goes — costs, profit and cash — as a Sankey from the 10-Q filed Nov 5, 2026.

Revenue$1.1B
Year over year+17%
Operating margin15.9%
Net earnings$147M
Operating cash flow$323M

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What changed this quarter

Revenue was $1.1B in Q3 2026, up 17% year over year and up 5% from the previous quarter. Transaction was the largest line at 70% of revenue. Transaction added $0.09B year over year (up 14%), 60% of the total change.

Gross margin was 71.8%, down 1.9 points from Q3 2025. Operating profit was $0.17B, a 15.9% margin (down 1.8 points year over year). Of the extra revenue versus Q3 2025, 5% reached operating profit, below the 18% margin then. Operating expenses grew 16% against revenue growth of 17%. The fastest-growing cost line was General & admin (+22%). Net earnings were $0.15B, up 2% year over year. The effective tax rate was 18.8%.

Operating cash flow was $0.32B (up 13% year over year), 220% of net earnings. Non-cash charges added back $0.04B of depreciation and amortization and $0.12B of share-based compensation. Working capital and other items added $0.02B. After purchases of property and equipment, including capitalized internal-use software ($0.02B), free cash flow as the company reports it was $0.31B.

Quarterly history

Maplebear revenue by quarterMaplebear revenue by quarter$897MQ1 2025$914MQ2 2025$939MQ3 2025$992MQ4 2025$1.0BQ1 2026$1.0BQ2 2026$1.1BQ3 2026
Maplebear net earnings by quarterMaplebear net earnings by quarter$106MQ1 2025$116MQ2 2025$144MQ3 2025$81.0MQ4 2025$144MQ1 2026$111MQ2 2026$147MQ3 2026
QuarterFormFiledRevenueY/YOp. marginNet earningsOp. cash flow
Q3 202610-QNov 5, 2026$1.1B+17%15.9%$147M$323M
Q2 202610-QAug 7, 2026$1.0B+14%13.7%$111M$494M
Q1 202610-QMay 7, 2026$1.0B+14%17.9%$144M$268M
Q4 202510-KFeb 26, 2026$992M+12%9.8%$81.0M$183M
Q3 202510-QNov 10, 2025$939M+10%17.7%$144M$287M
Q2 202510-QAug 8, 2025$914M+11%13.6%$116M$203M
Q1 202510-QMay 8, 2025$897M+9%12.3%$106M$298M

Charts

Maplebear: revenue growth, year over year and quarter over quarterMaplebear: revenue growth, year over year and quarter over quarterY/YQ/Q+9%Q1 2025+11%+2%Q2 2025+10%+3%Q3 2025+12%+6%Q4 2025+14%+3%Q1 2026+14%+2%Q2 2026+17%+5%Q3 2026
Latest (Q3 2026): Y/Y +17%, Q/Q +5%.
Maplebear: where the cash came from (+) and went (−), TTM to Q3 2026Maplebear: where the cash came from (+) and went (−), TTM to Q3 2026Buybacks−$2.0BOperating cash flow$1.3BCash drawn (+) / kept (−)$911MAcquisitions−$59.0MCapital spending−$58.0MOther investing−$17.0MTaxes on employees’ shares−$15.0MShares issued$6.0MExchange rates−$2.0MNot reconciled$1.0M
From the cash-flow statement as filed (SEC XBRL). Cash is fungible: the bars do not say which dollar paid for what.
Maplebear: profit against cash, quarter by quarterMaplebear: profit against cash, quarter by quarterNet incomeOperating cash flow$148M$153MQ4 2024$106M$298MQ1 2025$116M$203MQ2 2025$144M$287MQ3 2025$81.0M$183MQ4 2025$144M$268MQ1 2026$111M$494MQ2 2026$147M$323MQ3 2026
Latest (Q3 2026): Net income $147M, Operating cash flow $323M.
Maplebear: diluted shares by fiscal year (split-adjusted)Maplebear: diluted shares by fiscal year (split-adjusted)132MFY2021203MFY2022261MFY2023289MFY2024280MFY2025
+112.2% since FY2021: more shares outstanding (issuance, stock pay); earlier years scaled for the 2-for-1 split before FY2024.
Maplebear in its industry: growth against margin (87 companies, SIC 7389)Maplebear in its industry: growth against margin (87 companies, SIC 7389)revenue growth, year over year →↑ operating marginmedian +8%median 7%ACNUBERVMELIMAPYPLFISVDASHAMTMFISGPNEBAYCNXCLYFTBRCPAYFOURRBAMMSTNETAKAMWUCSGPADVMSCIWEXZGCBZETSYFICOTICEXLSCNDTRELYALITMBGLQNSTMAXPAYHQYPAYOPRTHCTEVXMTRFLYWGETYANDGNUTXACVAXBPSEZLIMXILQDTPHRRMNIRPAYRGPSCORJANLCASSAMWLSGRPDHXBAERPAYSOPRXNOTEHGBLPOWWRSSSDVLTPAYDQMCIINVUTGLASFHCJMBOLBXHLDFTFTDBMMCNFNSRCOGBUXWASTBCRDCART (+17%, 16%)
Services-Business Services, NEC; dot size is quarterly revenue; dashed lines are the industry's medians.

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About Maplebear

Instacart is the leading technology and enablement partner for the grocery industry — helping consumers save time, retailers run their businesses online and in-store, and connect brands with customers. Since our founding, Instacart has powered more than 1.6 billion orders. Instacart is built for the entire grocery ecosystem, improving the experiences for each of our constituents and helping them succeed:

In its own words, from its 10-K, filed Feb 26, 2026.

Maplebear against its Services-Business Services, NEC peers

The largest companies of the same SEC industry, each at its latest quarter. Revenue growth: +17% against the peers' median +13%. Operating margin: 15.9% against the peers' median 15.3%.

CompanyQuarterRevenueY/YOp. margin
CART MaplebearQ3 2026$1.1B+17%15.9%
ACN AccentureQ4 FY26$18.7B+6%15.3%
UBER Uber TechnologiesQ3 2026$14.8B+10%9.8%
V VisaQ4 FY26$12.1B+13%59.8%
MELI MercadoLibreQ3 2026$10.8B+45%6.3%
MA MastercardQ3 2026$9.8B+14%59.8%
PYPL PayPal HoldingsQ3 2026$8.6B+2%16.3%
FISV FiservQ3 2026$5.2B-1%-105.7%
DASH DoorDashQ3 2026$4.6B+34%9.6%

Source: Maplebear 10-Q on SEC EDGAR · CIK 1579091 · Services-Business Services, NEC

Guidance and outlook

Maplebear: what its forward-looking statements are about (10-Q filed 2026-11-05)Maplebear: what its forward-looking statements are about (10-Q filed 2026-11-05)Demand9Other7Deals3Costs2Supply chain1The economy1Buybacks & dividends1
24 statements; tone +0.12 (−1 all cautious, +1 all confident); 6 hedged.
Maplebear: outlook statements against the filing beforeMaplebear: outlook statements against the filing beforeConfident6Cautious3

13F: who owns CART and who is buying

Largest holders of CART (13F)Largest holders of CART (13F)Sc US (ttgp)$1.3BD1 Capital Partners L.P.$1.1BVanguard Group$857MBlackRock$750MVanguard Portfolio Management LLC$388MVanguard Capital Management LLC$370MState Street$247MDimensional Fund Advisors LP$228MMorgan Stanley$200MGCM Grosvenor Holdings, LLC$196M
Funds' net buying of CART by quarter (13F)Funds' net buying of CART by quarter (13F)−$654M2024-09−$874M2024-12$236M2025-03$757M2025-06$45.8M2025-09−$1.1B2025-12$21.1M2026-03−$58.1M2026-06
Value of shares 13F filers added minus the value they sold, each quarter (quarters with most filings in).

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