Top tech analyst Mahaney sees 45% upside for this food delivery platform

Cnbc · Aug 06, 2026 · 314 words · By Liz Napolitano

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DoorDash is seeing more orders, fueled by sky-high demand from its loyal subscribers, which should help its shares continue to bounce back, according to Evercore ISI.

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What happened

DoorDash is seeing more orders, fueled by sky-high demand from its loyal subscribers, which should help its shares continue to bounce back, according to Evercore ISI.

Why it matters

The investment bank rates DoorDash outperform and reiterated a $300 price target on the stock, suggesting 45% upside from Wednesday's close.

Common ground

"Dash added more DashPass members than in the previous 24 months combined … [while] order growth accelerated at both Deliveroo (for the 3rd [consecutive] quarter) and at core Dash," analysts led by Mark Mahaney said Thursday in a note to clients.

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Claim 1: “The stock was up about 3% on Thursday in reaction to the results released postmarket Wednesday”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 2: “remain lower by 6% in all of 2026 thus far”

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The claim states shares are down 6% in 2026 thus far. However, evidence from a web search explicitly states DoorDash's year-to-date stock decline through May 19 was 31.7%, which directly contradicts the 6% figure.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tony Xu (Chinese: 徐迅; pinyin: Xú Xùn; born Xu Xun, 1983/1984) is a Chinese-born American billionaire businessman and the co-founder and CEO of DoorDash. Xu was born in Nanjing, China, and immigrated …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Xu

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Roofoods Ltd, trading as Deliveroo, is a British multinational online food delivery company owned by DoorDash since its takeover in October 2025. Based in London, it worked with around 182,000 restaur…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deliveroo

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — DoorDash, Inc. is an American company operating online food ordering and food delivery. It trades under the symbol DASH. With a 56% market share, DoorDash is the largest food delivery platform in the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DoorDash

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Claim 3: “gross order value rose 36% to $33.1 billion over the same period”

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Both PYMNTS and a financial analysis source confirm that Marketplace gross order value (GOV) grew 36% year-over-year to $33.1 billion.

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web search NEUTRAL — Marketplace gross order value grew 36% year over year to $33.1 billion, or 23% excluding Deliveroo. Free cash flow reached $742 million for the quarter, up from $355 million in the prior year period. …
https://www.pymnts.com/news/delivery/2026/doordash-says-agen…

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web search NEUTRAL — Q2 2026 revenue grew 36% year-over-year, offsetting insider selling sentiment.Despite a pattern of net insider selling, DoorDash's Q2 2026 revenue and Marketplace GOV growth of 36% year-over-year, cou…
https://www.kavout.com/market-lens/doordash-dash-founder-sel…

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web search NEUTRAL — Gross Order Value OV increased 37% year-over-year, to $31.6 billion, with revenue also increasing by 33%, to $4.0 billion, leading to a gross profit of $1.9 billion.
https://www.dexerto.com/food/doordash-is-about-to-hit-1-bill…

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Claim 4: “36 of 46 analysts rate DoorDash a buy or strong buy, LSEG data shows”

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Claim 5: “DoorDash posted second-quarter earnings of 46 cents per share”

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MarketBeat reports that DoorDash released Q2 2026 earnings on August 5, 2026, reporting an EPS of $0.46.

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web search NEUTRAL — DoorDash reported Marketplace GOV of $24.2 billion this quarter. Next quarter it guided to $24.2 billion to $24.7 billion in GOV. That’s $24.45 billion at the midpoint, or about 1% growth.
https://247wallst.com/live-will-q2-earnings-fuel-doordashs-d…

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web search NEUTRAL — DoorDash reported strong Q2 2026 results, with total orders increasing by 27% to 970 million and revenue rising 36% to $4.5 billion.Earnings Per Share. gaap GAAP.
https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/DASH/

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web search NEUTRAL — Earnings Results. Earnings Results. DoorDash reports record Q2 sales but predicts slowdown in orders. Updated Aug. 13, 2021, 8:09 a.m. ET.
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/doordash-reports-record-q2…

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Claim 6: “order growth accelerated at both Deliveroo (for the 3rd [consecutive] quarter) and at core Dash”

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One source (Motley Fool) mentions that U.S. Restaurant GOV growth accelerated from Q1 to Q2 2026, but there is no corroborating evidence for the specific claim regarding Deliveroo's three consecutive quarters of acceleration.

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web search NEUTRAL — DoorDash Releases Third Quarter 2025 Financial Results.(@DoorDash) in order to achieve broad, non-exclusionary distribution of information to the public and for complying with our disclosure obligatio…
https://ir.doordash.com/financials/quarterly-results/default…

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web search NEUTRAL — Deliveroo Revenue -- Revenue attributable to Deliveroo marketplaces was $383 million for the second quarter. U.S. Restaurant GOV -- Growth in the restaurant category accelerated slightly from the firs…
https://www.fool.com/earnings/call-transcripts/2026/08/12/do…

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web search NEUTRAL — SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 5, 2026--. DoorDash, Inc. (NASDAQ: DASH) today announced its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2026. This press release features multimedia.
https://www.aol.com/articles/doordash-releases-second-quarte…

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Claim 7: “The San Francisco-based company said total orders grew almost 28% from a year ago, to 970 million”

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Two independent sources (PYMNTS and a source regarding analyst questions) confirm total orders were 970 million, with PYMNTS specifically noting the 27% year-over-year growth.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nvidia Corporation ( en-VID-ee-ə) is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Santa Clara, California. The company develops graphics processing units (GPUs), systems on chips (SoC…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nvidia

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Suzuki Jimny (Japanese: スズキ・ジムニー, Hepburn: Suzuki Jimunī) is a series of four-wheel drive off-road mini SUVs manufactured and marketed by Japanese automaker Suzuki since 1970. Originally belonging…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Temasek Holdings (Private) Limited (IPA: tə-MAH-sayk) is a Singaporean state-owned multinational investment firm. Incorporated on 25 June 1974, Temasek has a net portfolio of S$518 billion as of 31 M…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temasek_Holdings

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Claim 8: “Dash added more DashPass members than in the previous 24 months combined”

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While evidence discusses DoorDash's market share and general operations, none of the provided sources mention the specific growth rate of DashPass members relative to the previous 24 months.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 40-yard dash is a sprint covering 40 yards (36.576 m). It is primarily run to evaluate the speed and acceleration of American football players by scouts, particularly for the NFL draft but also fo…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Pit Boss/FoodMaxx 250 is a NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race that is held at the Sonoma Raceway road course in Sonoma, California. Since its first year in 2023, the race has been held in June…
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Claim 9: “The investment bank rates DoorDash outperform and reiterated a $300 price target on the stock”

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Multiple independent web search results from Investing.com and other financial news sources confirm Evercore ISI reiterated an 'Outperform' rating and a $300 price target for DoorDash.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. is a public corporate services and financial technology company. Headquartered in Lake Success, New York, the company was founded in 2007 as a spin-off from Autom…
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web search NEUTRAL — Investing.com - Evercore ISI reiterated an Outperform rating and $300 price target on DoorDash Inc. (NASDAQ:DASH) following the company's second-quarter earnings results.
https://www.investing.com/news/analyst-ratings/evercore-isi-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Evercore ISI reiterated its outperform rating and $300 price target on DoorDash Thursday, pointing to a surge in DashPass subscribers and accelerating order growth as signals that the stock has roughl…
https://www.techechelon.com/post/evercore-isi-sets-300-price…

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Claim 10: “Revenue of $4.45 billion topped analysts' $4.34 billion consensus estimate”

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MarketBeat confirms quarterly revenue rose to $4.45 billion, exceeding analyst estimates of $4.34 billion. This is further supported by Yahoo Finance reporting revenue rising to $4.5 billion (rounded).

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Claim 11: “matching expectations of analysts polled by FactSet, down from 65 cents a share in the year-earlier period”

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No evidence was provided to confirm the FactSet analyst expectations or the previous year's EPS of 65 cents.

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Claim 12: “Shares of DoorDash have recently begun to outperform, up 27% in the past three months”

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The claim states shares are up 27% in the past three months, but evidence from Simply Wall St says the price has not had significant volatility in the past 3 months, and Capital.com reports a market cap decrease over the past seven days.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Wolt Enterprises Oy, trading as Wolt, is a Finnish food delivery company known for its delivery platform for food and merchandise. On Wolt's apps (iOS and Android) or website, customers can order food…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolt

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info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.