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DoorDash: how the business works
DoorDash runs delivery apps that connect consumers with local restaurants and stores and the couriers who deliver, earning $13.7 billion of revenue in FY2025.
By Hardik Bhandare · Checked against filings: . Editorial policy. Corrections
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DoorDash, Inc. · San Francisco, California · Founded 2013
Updated for Q3 FY2026 · checked
- Revenue, FY2025
- $13.7B
- Operating income, FY2025
- $723M
- Net income, FY2025
- $935M
- Countries, Dec 31, 2025
- Over 40
- Employees, Dec 31, 2025
- Over 31,400
The short version
DoorDash in 5 points
1 · What it sells
DoorDash runs the DoorDash, Wolt and Deliveroo delivery apps in over 40 countries, plus delivery software for merchants, earning $13.7 billion of revenue in FY2025 on $102.0 billion of Marketplace GOV, a company measure of order value.
2 · Who pays it
DoorDash does not split revenue between the merchants, consumers and advertisers who pay it; by merchant location, 83.5% of FY2025 revenue came from the US and 16.5% from other countries.
3 · What it keeps from $100
Of every $100 that came in during FY2025, DoorDash kept $6.7 as net income, which included $216 million of interest and other income, while operating income was $5.3 per $100 of revenue.
4 · Where the operating profit comes from
DoorDash reports a single segment and no profit by app or country; company-wide operating income was $723 million in FY2025 and $442 million in Q3 FY2026.
5 · The one thing to watch
DoorDash agreed on Oct 28, 2026 to buy Instacart at an equity value of about $17 billion, at least 75% in cash, backed by a $13.0 billion bridge loan commitment, while its only borrowings at Sep 30, 2026 were $2.7 billion of convertible notes.
Sources: From DoorDash's FY2025 10-K, Q3 FY2026 10-Q and earnings release, and the Oct 29, 2026 Instacart 8-K · checked
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01Where the money goes · FY2025
Where does $100 of DoorDash's money go?
DoorDash · FY2025
Receipt for every $100
| Cost of revenue | $48.4 |
|---|---|
| Sales and marketing | $17.8 |
| Research and development | $10.3 |
| General and administrative, and restructuring | $11.5 |
| Depreciation and amortization | $5.4 |
| Kept as net income | $6.7 |
| Total | $100 |
Each line = amount ÷ total money in × 100. Lines may not add to exactly $100 because of rounding.
How this is worked out
Of every $100 that came in during FY2025 (revenue $13,717 million + interest and other income $216 million = $13,933 million). Cityfort calculation from FY2025 10-K. Income tax of $7 million, less a $3 million loss taken by minority holders, is under $0.1 per $100, so it has no line. Revenue is already after Dasher pay, refunds and promotions.
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02The business in one line
What does DoorDash do?
Merchants and consumers pay DoorDash fees to arrange orders and deliveries; after Dashers are paid, most of the money goes on order handling, support and marketing, and what's left is profit.
- DoorDash counts only its fees as revenue, after paying Dashers: $13.7 billion in FY2025, on $102.0 billion of Marketplace GOV, a company measure of order value.
- Net income was $935 million in FY2025, after losses in FY2021 to FY2023. Deliveroo, bought on Oct 2, 2025, lifted international revenue to 22.3% of the total in the first nine months of 2026.
03Who pays it
Who pays DoorDash?
Merchants
Not disclosed
Restaurants, grocers and other stores pay a commission at an agreed rate on the value of each order, and per-order fees when Drive delivers orders from their own channels.
Consumers
Not disclosed
People ordering pay a fixed delivery fee and a service fee that varies with order size, or a membership fee for lower fees.
Advertisers
Not disclosed
Merchants and consumer packaged goods companies buy ads shown in the Marketplaces.
How spread out the customers are
DoorDash does not split revenue between merchants, consumers and advertisers, and the filings read name no single large customer. By merchant location, the US was 83.5% of FY2025 revenue and other countries 16.5%; no single other country reached 10%. Other countries rose to 22.3% in the first nine months of 2026, after Deliveroo.
04Why it makes money
Why does DoorDash make money?
More orders on the same apps spread fixed costs, so operating income per $100 of revenue rose as orders grew.
Total Orders, a company measure, rose from 1,736 million in FY2022 to 3,172 million in FY2025. Sales and marketing fell from $25.55 to $18.05 per $100 of revenue, and general and administrative costs from $17.42 to $11.66. Deliveroo added amortization from Q4 FY2025.
Operating income per $100 of revenue
−$17.1$5.3
FY2022 to FY2025
- Consumers order from local merchants in the app
- Merchants pay a fee based on each order's size
- Dashers are paid per task to deliver
- More orders bring more merchants and more selection
- Ads and memberships add revenue on the same orders
- Technology and overhead costs spread across more orders
↺ Step 6 feeds back into step 1.
05The numbers · Consolidated · US$
How has DoorDash done?
Revenue
$13.7BFY2025
Revenue rose every year from $4.9 billion in FY2021 to $13.7 billion in FY2025; Deliveroo is included from Oct 2, 2025, so growth from Q4 FY2025 is not like for like.
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Net profit
$935MFY2025
Net income went from a $1.4 billion loss in FY2022 to $935 million in FY2025, a year in which stock-based compensation of $1,051 million was larger than net income.
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Profit kept per $100 of revenue
$6.8FY2025
Operating income per $100 of revenue went from a $17.1 loss in FY2022 to $5.3 in FY2025, and net income per $100 reached $6.8.
$ of profit per $100 of revenue (net margin)
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Free cash flow
$2.2BFY2025
Free cash flow (cash from operations minus equipment purchases) rose from $191 million in FY2022 to $2.2 billion in FY2025; stock-based compensation, paid in shares, was 7.7% to 13.5% of revenue each year.
US$ · cash from operations minus spending on plants and equipment
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EBITDA here = operating income plus depreciation and amortization (from the cash flow statement). Fiscal years are the company's own (Dec 31; DoorDash's fiscal year is the calendar year, so Q3 FY2026 is July–September 2026). Net profit is the share belonging to the company's owners.
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Sources (18)
- Form 10-K for fiscal year 2023
- Form 10-K for fiscal year 2022
- Form 10-K for fiscal year 2025
- Earnings release for Q1 2025 (Form 8-K, Exhibit 99.1)
- Earnings release for Q2 2025 (Form 8-K, Exhibit 99.1)
- Earnings release for Q3 2024 (Form 8-K, Exhibit 99.1)
- Earnings release for Q4 and full year 2024 (Form 8-K, Exhibit 99.1)
- Form 10-Q for Q1 fiscal 2025
- Form 10-Q for Q2 fiscal 2025
- Earnings release for Q3 2025 (Form 8-K, Exhibit 99.1)
- Form 10-Q for Q3 fiscal 2025
- Earnings release for Q4 and full year 2025 (Form 8-K, Exhibit 99.1)
- Earnings release for Q1 2026 (Form 8-K, Exhibit 99.1)
- Form 10-Q for Q1 fiscal 2026
- Earnings release for Q2 2026 (Form 8-K, Exhibit 99.1)
- Form 10-Q for Q2 fiscal 2026
- Earnings release for Q3 2026 (Form 8-K, Exhibit 99.1)
- Form 10-Q for Q3 fiscal 2026
06Who runs it
Who runs DoorDash, and did they deliver?
Tony Xu
Co-founder, Chief Executive Officer and Chair · since 2013
Director since 2013. FY2025 total pay $431,864, with no stock awards, about 12 times the median employee's $36,373. Holds or directs 55.5% of votes.
Ravi Inukonda
Chief Financial Officer · since 2023
Since March 2023; earlier VP of Finance and Strategy at DoorDash.
Prabir Adarkar
Chief Operating Officer and President · since 2023
Since March 2023; CFO from August 2018 to March 2023.
Keith Yandell
Chief Business Officer · since 2022
Since January 2022.
Tia Sherringham
General Counsel and Secretary · since 2022
Since January 2022.
Shona Brown
Lead Independent Director · since 2021
Director since 2019; re-elected on Jun 10, 2026.
What they said, and what happened
4 delivered · 3 too early to tell
Said on Nov 5, 2025
DoorDash guided Q4 FY2025 Marketplace GOV of $28.9–29.5 billion and Adjusted EBITDAOperating profit before wear-and-tear charges (depreciation and amortization). As a margin: per $100 of sales. of $710–810 million.
DeliveredWhat happened
Reported Marketplace GOV of $29.7 billion, above the range, and Adjusted EBITDA of $780 million, within it. GAAP net income was $213 million.
Said on Feb 18, 2026
DoorDash guided Q1 FY2026 Marketplace GOV of $31.0–31.8 billion and Adjusted EBITDA of $675–775 million.
DeliveredWhat happened
Reported Marketplace GOV of $31.6 billion and Adjusted EBITDA of $754 million, both within the ranges. GAAP net income was $184 million.
Said on May 6, 2026
DoorDash guided Q2 FY2026 Marketplace GOV of $32.4–33.4 billion and Adjusted EBITDA of $770–870 million.
DeliveredWhat happened
Reported Marketplace GOV of $33.1 billion, within the range, and Adjusted EBITDA of $914 million, above it. GAAP net income was $200 million.
Said on Aug 5, 2026
DoorDash guided Q3 FY2026 Marketplace GOV of $33.0–34.0 billion and Adjusted EBITDA of $950 million to $1.1 billion.
DeliveredWhat happened
Reported Marketplace GOV of $33.9 billion and Adjusted EBITDA of $1,060 million, both within the ranges. GAAP net income was $466 million.
Said on May 6, 2026
DoorDash said it expected Deliveroo to contribute about $200 million of Adjusted EBITDA, a company measure, in 2026.
Too early to tellWhat happened
Full-year 2026 results are not out yet. Deliveroo revenue was $1,110 million in the first nine months of 2026.
Said on Oct 29, 2026
DoorDash guided Q4 FY2026 Marketplace GOV of $35.4–36.4 billion and Adjusted EBITDA of $900 million to $1.1 billion.
Too early to tellWhat happened
DoorDash had not announced the results date at Nov 6, 2026.
Said on Oct 29, 2026
DoorDash said it expects the Instacart deal to close at the end of 2027 or in the first half of 2028, and that it is targeting a capital structure that keeps investment-grade ratings.
Too early to tellWhat happened
The deal has not closed. It needs Instacart shareholder approval, US antitrust clearance and approvals in Canada and Israel.
Sources (9)
- Proxy statement (DEF 14A) for the June 10, 2026 annual meeting
- Form 8-K: results of the 2026 annual meeting
- Earnings release for Q3 2025 (Form 8-K, Exhibit 99.1)
- Earnings release for Q4 and full year 2025 (Form 8-K, Exhibit 99.1)
- Earnings release for Q1 2026 (Form 8-K, Exhibit 99.1)
- Earnings release for Q2 2026 (Form 8-K, Exhibit 99.1)
- Earnings release for Q3 2026 (Form 8-K, Exhibit 99.1)
- Press release on the Instacart agreement (Form 8-K, Exhibit 99.1)
- Form 8-K: merger agreement with Maplebear Inc. (Instacart) and bridge commitment letter
07What could go wrong
What could go wrong for DoorDash?
- Debt
The Instacart deal and new borrowing
DoorDash agreed on Oct 28, 2026 to buy Instacart for $65.00 a share, an equity value of about $17 billion, at least 75% in cash. JPMorgan committed a bridge loan of up to $13.0 billion; DoorDash's only borrowings at Sep 30, 2026 were $2.7 billion of convertible notes. DoorDash would owe Instacart a $1.25 billion fee if the deal ends in certain cases where antitrust conditions are not met.
Watch Shareholder and antitrust approvals, the financing DoorDash raises, and debt in each 10-Q.
- Regulation
Whether Dashers count as employees
Dashers are mostly independent contractors. DoorDash faces putative class actions and representative actions, such as under California's PAGA, and agency audits challenging this, including a California payroll tax assessment from January 2023. Litigation reserves rose from $263 million at Dec 31, 2025 to $412 million at Sep 30, 2026, including accruals for audits of delivery worker pay rules.
Watch The legal proceedings note and litigation reserves in each 10-Q.
- Governance
Founder voting control
Class B shares carry 20 votes each, so Tony Xu held or directed 55.5% of votes at Mar 1, 2026 and can decide most shareholder votes. For Instacart, DoorDash may instead issue non-voting Class C shares if it first lists them and pays a dividend of at least 0.5 Class C share per Class A and B share; nothing has been decided.
Watch Any Class C listing or dividend, and the votes table in each proxy.
- Competition
Competition in delivery
The FY2025 10-K calls local food delivery fragmented and intensely competitive. It names Amazon, Uber Eats, Prosus and Delivery Hero, plus merchants' own ordering and delivery. It says competition could force lower consumer prices, higher Dasher incentives or lower merchant commissions.
Watch Net Revenue Margin and sales and marketing per $100 of revenue each quarter.
- Execution
Deliveroo and other acquisitions
DoorDash bought SevenRooms for $1,152 million in June 2025 and Deliveroo for $3,724 million in October 2025. Goodwill and intangible assets reached $7.4 billion at Sep 30, 2026, up from $2.8 billion at Dec 31, 2024. Other countries were 22.3% of revenue in the first nine months of 2026, adding currency exposure.
Watch Deliveroo revenue and any impairment in each 10-Q.
- Other
Stock-based pay
Stock-based compensationPay given as shares instead of cash, which spreads ownership more thinly. Learn more was $1,051 million in FY2025, more than net income of $935 million, and 7.7% to 13.5% of revenue each year from FY2021. DoorDash said on Oct 29, 2026 that it expects about $1.2 billion in FY2026. Shares outstanding rose from 419.7 million at Dec 31, 2024 to 436.0 million at Oct 26, 2026, despite $1,049 million of buybacks in 2026.
Watch Stock-based compensation and share count in each 10-Q.
- Other
A short record of profit
DoorDash had net losses from FY2021 to FY2023, including $1,365 million in FY2022. Its FY2025 10-K lists a history of net losses and the risk that it may not sustain profitability among its main risk factors.
Watch Operating income next to net income each quarter.
Sources (7)
- Form 8-K: merger agreement with Maplebear Inc. (Instacart) and bridge commitment letter
- Press release on the Instacart agreement (Form 8-K, Exhibit 99.1)
- Form 10-Q for Q3 fiscal 2026
- Form 10-K for fiscal year 2025
- Proxy statement (DEF 14A) for the June 10, 2026 annual meeting
- Earnings release for Q3 2026 (Form 8-K, Exhibit 99.1)
- Form 10-K for fiscal year 2023
08Both sides
What do supporters and critics point to?
What supporters point to
- Revenue rose every year from $4.9 billion in FY2021 to $13.7 billion in FY2025.
- Operating income went from a $1.1 billion loss in FY2022 to $723 million in FY2025, and was $442 million in Q3 FY2026 alone.
- Free cash flow (cash from operations minus equipment purchases) was $2.2 billion in FY2025.
- Marketplace GOV and Adjusted EBITDA, company measures, came in within or above DoorDash's ranges in each of the four quarters from Q4 FY2025 to Q3 FY2026.
- Cash and short-term investments exceeded convertible notes by $3.3 billion at Sep 30, 2026.
What critics point to
- Stock-based compensation of $1,051 million in FY2025 was more than net income of $935 million.
- Revenue growth of 34% in Q3 FY2026 was 23% without Deliveroo, which DoorDash bought on Oct 2, 2025.
- The Instacart deal, about $17 billion of equity value, comes with a $13.0 billion bridge loan commitment.
- Tony Xu held or directed 55.5% of votes at Mar 1, 2026 through Class B shares with 20 votes each.
- Litigation reserves rose from $263 million at Dec 31, 2025 to $412 million at Sep 30, 2026.
09What to watch next
What should you watch next at DoorDash?
Next event
Q4 FY2026 results
Date not announced yet.
Q4 FY2026 against DoorDash's outlook
DoorDash's Oct 29, 2026 outlook was Marketplace GOV of $35.4–36.4 billion and Adjusted EBITDA of $900 million to $1.1 billion, both company measures. The Q4 FY2025 release came on Feb 18, 2026.
Instacart approvals and financing
Watch the Instacart shareholder vote, US antitrust review, approvals in Canada and Israel, and any notes DoorDash sells to replace the $13.0 billion bridge commitment.
Cash flow timing
DoorDash said on Oct 29, 2026 that it expects the year-end timing of payments to merchants to lower its reported FY2026 Free Cash FlowCash from operations minus spending on buildings and equipment. Learn more, a company measure, by $700–800 million.
10Key dates
What are the key dates for DoorDash?
| Event | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Instacart acquisition: closingNot closed. DoorDash said on Oct 29, 2026 that it expects closing at the end of 2027 or in the first half of 2028, after approvals. | Not yet stated | Press release on the Instacart agreement (Form 8-K, Exhibit 99.1); Earnings release for Q3 2026 (Form 8-K, Exhibit 99.1) |
| Grubhub Campus Dining acquisition: closingAgreed Sep 1, 2026 for about $300 million in cash. The Q3 FY2026 10-Q says closing is expected by the first half of 2027. | Not yet stated | Form 10-Q for Q3 fiscal 2026 |
| 0% convertible senior notes due$2.75 billion principal, issued May 30, 2025. | Form 10-Q for Q3 fiscal 2026; Form 8-K: 0% convertible senior notes due 2030 | |
| Revolving credit line maturesUp to $2.0 billion, amended Aug 5, 2026; no loans drawn at Sep 30, 2026. | Form 10-Q for Q3 fiscal 2026 |
11Key facts
Key facts about DoorDash
- What does DoorDash do?
- DoorDash runs the DoorDash, Wolt and Deliveroo apps, where consumers order from restaurants and stores and independent couriers called Dashers deliver. It also sells delivery and ordering software to merchants. DoorDash had $13.7 billion of revenue in FY2025, operations in over 40 countries and over 31,400 employees at Dec 31, 2025.
- How does DoorDash make money?
- DoorDash makes most of its money from commissions that merchants pay on each order and from delivery and service fees that consumers pay. It also earns membership fees from DashPass, Wolt+ and Deliveroo Plus, advertising and per-order fees for Drive deliveries. Revenue is counted after Dasher pay, refunds and promotions: $13.7 billion in FY2025.
- What is DoorDash's business model?
- DoorDash's business model is a marketplace: merchants sell through its apps, consumers order, and Dashers deliver as independent contractors. In FY2025 DoorDash's Marketplace GOV, a company measure of order value including taxes, tips and fees, was $102.0 billion, and its GAAP revenue was $13.7 billion, or 13.4% of that order value.
- Is DoorDash profitable?
- Yes, in recent years. DoorDash's net income was $935 million in FY2025 and $123 million in FY2024, after net losses from FY2021 to FY2023, including a $1.4 billion loss in FY2022. Operating income was $723 million in FY2025 and $442 million in Q3 FY2026.
- What is DoorDash's revenue by segment?
- DoorDash reports a single segment and does not split revenue by app or offering. By merchant location, DoorDash's FY2025 revenue was $11.5 billion from the US (83.5%) and $2.3 billion from other countries (16.5%), and no single other country reached 10%.
- How much revenue does Deliveroo bring DoorDash?
- Deliveroo, which DoorDash bought on Oct 2, 2025 for total consideration of $3.7 billion, added $1,110 million of revenue in the first nine months of 2026 and $365 million in Q3 FY2026. DoorDash's total Q3 FY2026 revenue was $4.6 billion.
- How many DashPass members does DoorDash have?
- DoorDash had over 35 million members of DashPass, Wolt+ and Deliveroo Plus at Dec 31, 2025. Members pay a fee for lower delivery and service fees. DoorDash's apps had over 56 million monthly active users in December 2025.
- What is DoorDash's Commerce Platform?
- DoorDash's Commerce Platform sells services to merchants for their own channels, led by Drive, which delivers orders taken on a merchant's own website or app for a per-order fee. It also covers online ordering, branded apps and reservations through SevenRooms, bought in June 2025 for $1,152 million. DoorDash does not report Commerce Platform revenue separately.
- Who owns DoorDash?
- DoorDash co-founder and CEO Tony Xu held or directed 55.5% of DoorDash's votes at Mar 1, 2026, through Class B shares with 20 votes each. Among Class A holders, The Vanguard Group reported 9.7%, entities affiliated with Sequoia Capital 7.7% and BlackRock 5.8%, as listed in DoorDash's 2026 proxy.
- Is DoorDash buying Instacart?
- DoorDash agreed on Oct 28, 2026 to buy Maplebear Inc. (Instacart) for $65.00 per Instacart share, an equity value of about $17 billion, at least 75% in cash. The deal had not closed at Nov 6, 2026 and needs Instacart shareholder and regulatory approvals.
Sources (6)
- Form 10-K for fiscal year 2025
- Form 10-K for fiscal year 2023
- Earnings release for Q3 2026 (Form 8-K, Exhibit 99.1)
- Proxy statement (DEF 14A) for the June 10, 2026 annual meeting
- Form 8-K: merger agreement with Maplebear Inc. (Instacart) and bridge commitment letter
- Press release on the Instacart agreement (Form 8-K, Exhibit 99.1)
Terms on this page
- Capital expenditures (capex)
- Debt-to-equity
- Earnings per share (EPS)
- EBITDA
- Free cash flow
- Market cap
- Net debt
- Net margin
- Operating income
- P/E ratio
Each explains the term in plain English, with the same number from other companies on Cityfort.
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12What it sells
12What it sells
What does DoorDash sell?
Marketplaces: DoorDash, Wolt and Deliveroo
Apps where consumers order from restaurants, grocers and other stores in over 40 countries. Merchants pay a fee based on order size; consumers pay a delivery fee and a service fee. Over 56 million monthly active users in December 2025.
Memberships (over 35 million members)
DashPass, Wolt+ and Deliveroo Plus: consumers pay a membership fee for lower delivery and service fees, at Dec 31, 2025.
Advertising
Merchants and consumer packaged goods companies pay for ads inside the Marketplaces. DoorDash does not report ad revenue separately.
Commerce Platform (Drive and merchant software)
Drive delivers orders from a merchant's own website or app for a per-order fee. Other tools cover online ordering, branded apps, reservations (SevenRooms) and tableside order and pay.
What it does
- Does: Takes orders in its apps and arranges delivery by Dashers, most of them independent contractors
- Does: Charges merchants a commission and consumers delivery and service fees
- Does: Sells ads and memberships
- Does: Sells some products from inventory it manages itself (DashMart), as its Q3 FY2026 release describes
What it does not do
- Does not: Does not count the full order value as revenue: revenue is fees after Dasher pay, refunds and promotions
- Does not: Does not report revenue by app or offering, only US versus other countries
- Does not: Does not own Instacart: the deal agreed on Oct 28, 2026 has not closed
- Does not: Has never paid a dividend
Sources (1)
13How the money flows
13How the money flows · FY2025
How does money flow through DoorDash?
Money in
- Revenue (fees after Dasher pay, refunds and promotions)$13.7B
- Interest and other income, net$216M
The company
DoorDash
$13.9B came in
Money out
- Cost of revenue (payment processing, insurance, support, onboarding, technology infrastructure)$6.7B
- Sales and marketing$2.5B
- Research and development$1.4B
- General and administrative, and restructuring$1.6B
- Depreciation and amortization$747M
- Income tax ($7 million), less a $3 million loss taken by minority holders$4M
- Net income for DoorDash's shareholders$935M
- DoorDash recorded $13.7 billion of revenue in FY2025, after paying Dashers and giving refunds and promotions. Interest and other income added $216 million.
- Cost of revenue took $6.7 billion: payment processing, insurance, support, onboarding and technology infrastructure.
- Sales and marketing took $2.5 billion, research and development $1.4 billion, and general and administrative costs $1.6 billion.
- After $747 million of depreciation and amortization, operating income was $723 million.
- With interest and other income, pre-tax income was $939 million; after $7 million of tax, net income for DoorDash's shareholders was $935 million.
Sources (1)
14What it needs to run
14What it needs to run
What does DoorDash need to run?
Dashers
Over 9 million people delivered through DoorDash in 2025 and earned over $20 billion in total. Most are independent contractors who choose when and where to work.
Payments and insurance
Cost of revenue includes card processing charges and insurance. At Sep 30, 2026 DoorDash had $254 million of surety bonds and $243 million of letters of credit as insurance collateral.
Technology and people
Over 31,400 employees at Dec 31, 2025. Research and development cost $1,431 million in FY2025.
15Where it sells
15Where it sells · FY2025
Where does DoorDash sell?
- United States84%
- Other countries (no single country 10% or more; 22.3% in the first nine months of 2026)17%
16Competitors and what protects it
16Competitors and what protects it
Who does DoorDash compete with?
Uber (Uber Eats)
NYSE: UBER
Named by DoorDash's FY2025 10-K as an on-demand delivery competitor.
Amazon
NASDAQ: AMZN
Named by the 10-K as an on-demand delivery competitor.
Prosus
Named by the 10-K as an on-demand delivery competitor.
Delivery Hero
Named by the 10-K as an on-demand delivery competitor, with other local incumbents.
What protects the business
Each strength is scored 1 (weak) to 5 (strong) for the business, with the reason. It is not a rating of the share.
- Order volume4 of 5
DoorDash handled 3,172 million orders in FY2025, up from 1,736 million in FY2022, with over 56 million monthly active users in December 2025.
- Memberships3 of 5
Over 35 million DashPass, Wolt+ and Deliveroo Plus members at Dec 31, 2025. DoorDash said on Oct 29, 2026 that DashPass growth helped cut US restaurant transaction fees per order by 9% over two years.
- Software for merchants2 of 5
The Commerce Platform covers Drive delivery, online ordering, branded apps and SevenRooms reservations. DoorDash does not report its revenue separately.
Weak spot
Many rivals, including merchants themselves
The FY2025 10-K names Amazon, Uber Eats, Prosus and Delivery Hero, and says DoorDash also competes with merchants' own ordering platforms and delivery fleets, and with phone and take-out orders.
17Where growth could come from
17Where growth could come from
Where could DoorDash's growth come from?
DoorDash said on Oct 29, 2026 that it expected Q4 FY2026 Marketplace GOV of $35.4–36.4 billion and Adjusted EBITDA of $900 million to $1.1 billion. Both are company measures. It also expected FY2026 stock-based compensation of about $1.2 billion.
Core marketplaces
WorkingMarketplace GOV +36% (23% without Deliveroo), Q3 FY2026
Marketplace GOV, a company measure, reached $33.9 billion in Q3 FY2026. Revenue rose 34% to $4.6 billion, or 23% without Deliveroo, as the company stated it.
Status: Working, on track against what the company said.
Grocery and retail
WorkingUS order value growing over twice as fast as US restaurants, Q3 FY2026
DoorDash said on Oct 29, 2026 that US grocery and retail Marketplace GOV grew at more than double the pace of US restaurants. It gives no dollar figure for the category.
Status: Working, on track against what the company said.
Deliveroo and international
New$1,110M revenue, 9M FY2026
Deliveroo joined on Oct 2, 2025. Other countries rose from 16.5% of revenue in FY2025 to 22.3% in the first nine months of 2026. DoorDash said in May 2026 it expected about $200 million of Adjusted EBITDA from Deliveroo in 2026.
Status: New, recently announced.
Advertising
WorkingRevenue not reported separately
DoorDash's FY2025 10-K says revenue grew faster than Marketplace GOV partly because of a rising contribution from advertising.
Status: Working, on track against what the company said.
Reservations and merchant software
EarlyUS reservations +340% quarter on quarter, Q3 FY2026
DoorDash bought SevenRooms in June 2025. It said US restaurant reservations through its marketplace grew over 340% from Q2 FY2026 in existing areas.
Status: Early, too early to judge.
Instacart
NewNot closed
Agreed on Oct 28, 2026 at $65.00 per Instacart share, an equity value of about $17 billion. DoorDash expects closing at the end of 2027 or in the first half of 2028.
Status: New, recently announced.
Status compares progress with what the company itself said it would do: Working = on track against what the company said; Mixed = partly on track; Behind = behind the company's own plan; New = recently announced; Early = too early to judge.
Sources (6)
- Earnings release for Q3 2026 (Form 8-K, Exhibit 99.1)
- Form 10-K for fiscal year 2025
- Form 10-Q for Q3 fiscal 2026
- Earnings release for Q1 2026 (Form 8-K, Exhibit 99.1)
- Form 8-K: merger agreement with Maplebear Inc. (Instacart) and bridge commitment letter
- Press release on the Instacart agreement (Form 8-K, Exhibit 99.1)
18The company's own measures (non-GAAP)
18The company's own measures · FY2025 and Q3 FY2026
What do DoorDash's own measures show?
Official (GAAP): Revenue, FY2025
$13.7B
Company's own measure: Marketplace GOV, FY2025
$102.0B
Total dollar value of orders on DoorDash's marketplaces, including taxes, tips and consumer fees such as membership fees. It leaves out Commerce Platform orders. It is not DoorDash's revenue.
Official (GAAP): Revenue, Q3 FY2026
$4.6B
Company's own measure: Marketplace GOV, Q3 FY2026
$33.9B
Up 36%, or 23% without Deliveroo, as the company stated it; revenue rose 34%, or 23% without Deliveroo. DoorDash said on Oct 29, 2026 that it intends to stop giving figures without Deliveroo from Q4 FY2026.
Official (GAAP)
No official figure measures this; it is the company's own operating measure.
Company's own measure: Net Revenue Margin, FY2025
13.4%
Revenue divided by Marketplace GOV: 13.4% in FY2024 and FY2025, up from 11.7% in FY2021.
Official (GAAP): Net income, FY2025
$935M
Company's own measure: Adjusted EBITDA, FY2025
$2.8B
Leaves out stock-based compensation and related payroll tax ($1,056 million), depreciation and amortization ($747 million), certain legal, tax and regulatory items ($135 million), deal costs ($105 million), restructuring, impairments, interest, other income and tax.
Official (GAAP): Net income, Q3 FY2026
$466M
Company's own measure: Adjusted EBITDA, Q3 FY2026
$1.1B
Same definition. Stock-based compensation and related payroll tax ($269 million) and depreciation and amortization ($312 million) were the largest items left out.
Official (GAAP): Gross profit, FY2025
$6.7B
Company's own measure: Contribution Profit, FY2025
$4.8B
Gross profit minus sales and marketing, adding back depreciation, amortization, stock-based compensation and allocated overhead in cost of revenue and sales and marketing.
Official (GAAP): Cash from operations, FY2025
$2.4B
Company's own measure: Free Cash Flow (company definition), FY2025
$1.8B
DoorDash subtracts equipment purchases ($257 million) and capitalized software and website costs ($348 million). This page's free cash flow subtracts only equipment: $2,174 million.
Official (GAAP)
No official figure measures this; it is the company's own operating measure.
Company's own measure: Total Orders, Q3 FY2026
993 million
Orders completed on DoorDash's marketplaces and Commerce Platform, up 28%, or 17% without Deliveroo, as the company stated it. FY2025: 3,172 million.
These are the company's own measures, defined by the company. They are not comparable across companies, and they are not added together. Each sits beside the nearest official (GAAP) figure.
Learn: Non-GAAP measures: what a company's "adjusted" numbers leave out · Stock-based compensation and dilution: pay that becomes shares
19Financial strength and debt
19Financial strength · Sep 30, 2026
How much debt does DoorDash have?
- Total debt$2.7B
- Cash and investments$6.0B
- Net cash (cash minus debt)$3.3B
- Net worth (shareholders' money)$10.7B
- Debt to equity
- 0.25×
- $ of debt for every $1 of shareholders' money
- Debt is the carrying value of the $2.75 billion 0% convertible notes due May 15, 2030, which pay no regular cash interest. Net cash of $3,254 million is a Cityfort calculation from the Q3 FY2026 10-Q (cash and short-term investments minus the notes); it was $2,782 million at Dec 31, 2025 (Cityfort calculation from the FY2025 10-K).
- Not counted as cash: $805 million of long-term investments, $301 million of restricted cash and $660 million of funds held at payment processors. Operating lease liabilities of $570 million are not counted as debt.
- A $2.0 billion revolving credit line, amended Aug 5, 2026 and maturing Aug 5, 2031, had no loans drawn at Sep 30, 2026; $327 million of letters of credit were issued from it.
- For Instacart, JPMorgan committed on Oct 28, 2026 to a 364-day bridge loan of up to $13.0 billion. It is a commitment, not money borrowed; DoorDash expects to replace it with cash on hand and permanent financing before closing.
- Interest income, net, was $211 million in FY2025, so interest cover is not shown.
20Who owns it
20Who owns it · ownership as of Mar 1, 2026
Who owns DoorDash?
- Officers and directors (as a group), shares
- 5.3%
- Officers and directors (as a group), votes
- 44.9%
Shares vs votes by class
DoorDash has more than one class of shares, and the classes carry different votes. The share of votes a class holds can differ a lot from its share of the shares.
- Class A common stock: share of all votes46.2%
- Class B common stock: share of all votes53.8%
Each class's part of all votes = its shares outstanding × votes per share ÷ the total for all classes.
Share classes
Holders of 5% or more
From the company's proxy statement (DEF 14A), later Schedule 13G filings and the share counts on its latest annual or quarterly report. Each holder row shows the date of its own filing.
Learn: Dual-class shares: when votes and ownership don't match · How to read a proxy statement (DEF 14A): Nvidia's 2026 proxy · Form 4 insider filings: who files, the codes and the footnotes
21What it does with profit
21What it does with profit
What does DoorDash do with its profit?
Buyback · Dec 31, 2022
Repurchases of Class A shares in FY2022
$400M
Buyback · Dec 31, 2023
Repurchases of Class A shares in FY2023
$750M
Buyback · Dec 31, 2024
Repurchases of Class A shares in FY2024 (none in FY2025)
$224M
Buyback · Sep 30, 2026
Repurchases in the first nine months of 2026: 6.8 million shares at an average of $155.25; none in Q3
$1.0B
Money raised · May 30, 2025
0% convertible senior notes due 2030 (net proceeds about $2.72 billion)
$2.8B
Money raised · Aug 5, 2026
Revolving credit line raised to $2.0 billion from $800 million, maturing 2031; undrawn at Sep 30, 2026
$2.0B
Money raised · Oct 28, 2026
Bridge loan commitment from JPMorgan for the Instacart deal; a commitment, not drawn
$13.0B
22Governance signals
22Governance signals
What do DoorDash's governance filings show?
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP, since 2018
- Auditor changes
- None in the period covered
- Audit qualifications
- None reported
- Related-party dealings
- DoorDash's 2026 proxy lists one related-party agreement beyond pay: a 2020 investors' rights agreement giving holders including Kleiner and Sequoia Capital entities registration rights. It ended in December 2025. Directors John Doerr and Alfred Lin are or were affiliated with those firms.
- Credit rating
- Not checked for this page
Flags to know about
disclosure
Credit ratings not named in the filings read
The 10-K, 10-Qs and Instacart 8-K read for this page name no rating agency, rating or outlook. DoorDash said on Oct 29, 2026 that it "is targeting a capital structure that will maintain investment-grade ratings".
other
Founder voting control
Class B shares carry 20 votes each. Tony Xu held or directed 55.5% of votes at Mar 1, 2026. The board is staggered: directors are elected in three classes for three-year terms.
other · Sep 18, 2026
Moved from Delaware to Nevada
DoorDash changed its state of incorporation from Delaware to Nevada on Sep 18, 2026. Its 8-K says the business, management, offices and assets did not change.
regulatory
Dasher pay and classification audits
The Q3 FY2026 10-Q says agencies are investigating or auditing Dasher classification and pay, consumer protection, privacy and tax. California's Employment Development Department issued a payroll tax assessment in January 2023 for amounts it found owed on behalf of Dashers due to their classification as independent contractors; DoorDash says Dashers are properly classified and that it intends to appeal. Litigation reserves were $412 million at Sep 30, 2026.
other
Shares as loan collateral
DoorDash's insider trading policy bars directors and employees from hedging and from using shares as collateral. The proxy ownership footnotes disclose none used as collateral.
disclosure
What DoorDash does not report
DoorDash reports one segment. The filings read give no revenue or profit by app, offering or advertising, and no revenue split between merchants and consumers.
other
Pay vote
At the Jun 10, 2026 annual meeting, 801.4 million votes were cast for executive pay and 28.9 million against. KPMG was ratified as auditor for FY2026.
23What the market paid
23What the market paid · price as of Nov 5, 2026
What did the market pay for DoorDash on Nov 5, 2026?
Price as of Nov 5, 2026 (shown for education; prices change daily).
Price as of Nov 5, 2026: DoorDash's Class A shares closed at $179.92 on Nasdaq. Times 436.0 million Class A and Class B shares (Oct 26, 2026) that is a market value of about $78.4 billion (Cityfort calculation from the Nov 5, 2026 Nasdaq closing price and the Q3 FY2026 10-Q cover); unlisted Class B shares are counted at the Class A price. P/E is price ÷ earnings per share: 74.3 on $2.42 of diluted EPS for the four quarters to Sep 30, 2026 (Cityfort calculation from the Q4 FY2025 to Q3 FY2026 earnings releases). P/B is market value ÷ stockholders' equity of $10.7 billion. EV/EBITDA is market value minus net cash ($75.2 billion) ÷ operating income plus depreciation and amortization for the same four quarters ($2.0 billion).
- Share price
- $179.92
- Market value (market cap)
- $78.4B
- P/E
- 74.3×
- P/B
- 7.3×
- EV/EBITDA
- 36.9×
More price-based ratios · as of Nov 5, 2026
Each ratio divides a number from the company's filings by the market value or share price on Nov 5, 2026. Prices change daily, so these ratios do too.
Price to sales (P/S)
4.6×
$78.4B market value ÷ $17.1B revenue (four quarters to Sep 30, 2026) = 4.6×
Cityfort calculation from the Nov 5, 2026 closing price and the Q4 FY2025 to Q3 FY2026 10-Ks and 10-Qs. Source: DASH historical prices, Nasdaq (close Nov 5, 2026: $179.92); Form 10-Q for Q3 fiscal 2026; Earnings release for Q3 2026 (Form 8-K, Exhibit 99.1) and 6 more
How price ratios workFree cash flow yield
2.8%
$2.2B free cash flow (FY2025) ÷ $78.4B market value = 2.8%
Cityfort calculation from the FY2025 10-K and the Nov 5, 2026 closing price. Source: DASH historical prices, Nasdaq (close Nov 5, 2026: $179.92); Form 10-Q for Q3 fiscal 2026; Earnings release for Q3 2026 (Form 8-K, Exhibit 99.1) and 4 more
What free cash flow means
Shares used for the market value: 435.98 million ($179.92 × 435.98 million shares ≈ $78.4B). Source: Form 10-Q for Q3 fiscal 2026; Form 10-K for fiscal year 2025; Proxy statement (DEF 14A) for the June 10, 2026 annual meeting
Source: DASH historical prices, Nasdaq (close Nov 5, 2026: $179.92); Form 10-Q for Q3 fiscal 2026; Earnings release for Q3 2026 (Form 8-K, Exhibit 99.1) and 3 more
Sources (10)
- DASH historical prices, Nasdaq (close Nov 5, 2026: $179.92)
- Form 10-Q for Q3 fiscal 2026
- Earnings release for Q3 2026 (Form 8-K, Exhibit 99.1)
- Earnings release for Q2 2026 (Form 8-K, Exhibit 99.1)
- Earnings release for Q1 2026 (Form 8-K, Exhibit 99.1)
- Earnings release for Q4 and full year 2025 (Form 8-K, Exhibit 99.1)
- Form 10-K for fiscal year 2025
- Form 10-Q for Q1 fiscal 2026
- Form 10-Q for Q2 fiscal 2026
- Proxy statement (DEF 14A) for the June 10, 2026 annual meeting
24How it got here
24How it got here
How did DoorDash get here?
2013
Milestone
Founded
Incorporated in Delaware in 2013 as Palo Alto Delivery Inc.; renamed DoorDash, Inc. in 2015.
2020
Milestone
Listed on the NYSE
DoorDash's Class A shares began trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Dec 9, 2020.
2022
Business-model change
Bought Wolt, net loss of $1.4 billion
DoorDash bought Finland's Wolt on May 31, 2022, adding apps outside the US; goodwill rose from $316 million to $2,370 million. FY2022 net loss was $1,365 million.
2023
Milestone
Moved to Nasdaq
The shares moved from the NYSE to the Nasdaq Global Select Market on Sep 27, 2023.
2024
Milestone
Net income turned positive
Net income for DoorDash's shareholders was $123 million in FY2024, after losses in FY2021 to FY2023.
2025
Business-model change
SevenRooms and Deliveroo
DoorDash issued $2.75 billion of convertible notes in May, bought SevenRooms in June and completed its purchase of UK-based Deliveroo on Oct 2, 2025.
2026
Milestone
Reincorporated in Nevada
DoorDash moved its state of incorporation from Delaware to Nevada on Sep 18, 2026.
2026
Business-model change
Agreement to buy Instacart
Agreed on Oct 28, 2026 and announced Oct 29, at $65.00 per Instacart share; not closed.
Sources (9)
- Form 10-Q for Q3 fiscal 2026
- Form 10-K for fiscal year 2025
- Form 10-K for fiscal year 2022
- Form 10-K for fiscal year 2023
- Form 8-K: 0% convertible senior notes due 2030
- Form 8-K: Deliveroo acquisition completed (with Exhibit 99.1)
- Form 8-K: reincorporation from Delaware to Nevada
- Form 8-K: merger agreement with Maplebear Inc. (Instacart) and bridge commitment letter
- Press release on the Instacart agreement (Form 8-K, Exhibit 99.1)
25Sources and changes
Where every number on this page comes from
Sources (26 documents)
- S1Form 10-K for fiscal year 2025 · DoorDash, Inc. (SEC EDGAR) · Tier 1: company or exchange filing · Feb 18, 2026
- S3Form 10-K for fiscal year 2023 · DoorDash, Inc. (SEC EDGAR) · Tier 1: company or exchange filing · Feb 20, 2024
- S4Form 10-K for fiscal year 2022 · DoorDash, Inc. (SEC EDGAR) · Tier 1: company or exchange filing · Feb 27, 2023
- S5Form 10-Q for Q3 fiscal 2026 · DoorDash, Inc. (SEC EDGAR) · Tier 1: company or exchange filing · Oct 30, 2026
- S6Form 10-Q for Q2 fiscal 2026 · DoorDash, Inc. (SEC EDGAR) · Tier 1: company or exchange filing · Aug 5, 2026
- S7Form 10-Q for Q1 fiscal 2026 · DoorDash, Inc. (SEC EDGAR) · Tier 1: company or exchange filing · May 6, 2026
- S8Form 10-Q for Q3 fiscal 2025 · DoorDash, Inc. (SEC EDGAR) · Tier 1: company or exchange filing · Nov 6, 2025
- S9Form 10-Q for Q2 fiscal 2025 · DoorDash, Inc. (SEC EDGAR) · Tier 1: company or exchange filing · Aug 6, 2025
- S10Form 10-Q for Q1 fiscal 2025 · DoorDash, Inc. (SEC EDGAR) · Tier 1: company or exchange filing · May 7, 2025
- S11Earnings release for Q3 2026 (Form 8-K, Exhibit 99.1) · DoorDash, Inc. (SEC EDGAR) · Tier 1: company or exchange filing · Oct 29, 2026
- S12Earnings release for Q2 2026 (Form 8-K, Exhibit 99.1) · DoorDash, Inc. (SEC EDGAR) · Tier 1: company or exchange filing · Aug 5, 2026
- S13Earnings release for Q1 2026 (Form 8-K, Exhibit 99.1) · DoorDash, Inc. (SEC EDGAR) · Tier 1: company or exchange filing · May 6, 2026
- S14Earnings release for Q4 and full year 2025 (Form 8-K, Exhibit 99.1) · DoorDash, Inc. (SEC EDGAR) · Tier 1: company or exchange filing · Feb 18, 2026
- S15Earnings release for Q3 2025 (Form 8-K, Exhibit 99.1) · DoorDash, Inc. (SEC EDGAR) · Tier 1: company or exchange filing · Nov 5, 2025
- S16Earnings release for Q2 2025 (Form 8-K, Exhibit 99.1) · DoorDash, Inc. (SEC EDGAR) · Tier 1: company or exchange filing · Aug 6, 2025
- S17Earnings release for Q1 2025 (Form 8-K, Exhibit 99.1) · DoorDash, Inc. (SEC EDGAR) · Tier 1: company or exchange filing · May 6, 2025
- S18Earnings release for Q4 and full year 2024 (Form 8-K, Exhibit 99.1) · DoorDash, Inc. (SEC EDGAR) · Tier 1: company or exchange filing · Feb 11, 2025
- S19Earnings release for Q3 2024 (Form 8-K, Exhibit 99.1) · DoorDash, Inc. (SEC EDGAR) · Tier 1: company or exchange filing · Oct 30, 2024
- S20Proxy statement (DEF 14A) for the June 10, 2026 annual meeting · DoorDash, Inc. (SEC EDGAR) · Tier 1: company or exchange filing · Apr 20, 2026
- S21Form 8-K: merger agreement with Maplebear Inc. (Instacart) and bridge commitment letter · DoorDash, Inc. (SEC EDGAR) · Tier 1: company or exchange filing · Oct 29, 2026
- S22Press release on the Instacart agreement (Form 8-K, Exhibit 99.1) · DoorDash, Inc. (SEC EDGAR) · Tier 1: company or exchange filing · Oct 29, 2026
- S23Form 8-K: reincorporation from Delaware to Nevada · DoorDash, Inc. (SEC EDGAR) · Tier 1: company or exchange filing · Sep 18, 2026
- S24Form 8-K: results of the 2026 annual meeting · DoorDash, Inc. (SEC EDGAR) · Tier 1: company or exchange filing · Jun 12, 2026
- S25Form 8-K: Deliveroo acquisition completed (with Exhibit 99.1) · DoorDash, Inc. (SEC EDGAR) · Tier 1: company or exchange filing · Oct 2, 2025
- S26Form 8-K: 0% convertible senior notes due 2030 · DoorDash, Inc. (SEC EDGAR) · Tier 1: company or exchange filing · Jun 2, 2025
- S30DASH historical prices, Nasdaq (close Nov 5, 2026: $179.92) · Nasdaq · Tier 1: company or exchange filing · Nov 5, 2026
Changes to this page (v1 · Nov 6, 2026)
- v1 · Nov 6, 2026First version, through Q3 FY2026 (quarter ended Sep 30, 2026). The Q4 FY2026 results date has not been announced. (first version)
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