Quality score · DASH · Consumer Discretionary

Is DoorDash, Inc. Class A Common Stock a quality business?

DoorDash, Inc. Class A Common Stock (DASH) scored on five pillars from its reported financial statements, and ranked against 179 Consumer Discretionary companies.

6.7/ 10
Solid quality
as of October 17, 2026
Profitability
4.9 Average
Solvency
—
Growth
9.7 Strong
Efficiency
7.4 Strong
Predictability
5.5 Average
Strongest pillar: Growth · Weakest: Profitability

DoorDash, Inc. Class A Common Stock (DASH) scores 6.7 out of 10 as of , computed from its reported financial statements. That reads as solid quality. The reading rests on growth, and profitability is what holds it back.

One pillar, solvency, is unscored because the filings behind it carry too little to judge. It is shown as a dash rather than a zero, and the overall score is the weighted average of what could be scored.

Data provided by Twelve Data. Scores are computed by Lemma Analysis from reported financials.

Does DoorDash, Inc. Class A Common Stock have an economic moat?

Not enough data

We cannot judge DoorDash, Inc. Class A Common Stock yet, because fewer than five years had both a return on capital and a cost of capital we could measure. This is not a “no”.

Quantitative signs of a moat, read from the filed statements. This is not a judgement of where it comes from (brand, network effects, switching costs). How Lemma measures a moat →

How DoorDash, Inc. Class A Common Stock scores

On the filings behind it, DoorDash, Inc. Class A Common Stock earns 6.7 out of 10 for business quality as of October 17, 2026. That is solid quality on our scale. A solid reading is a respectable business with clear strengths and at least one area that falls short of the best in its field. The figure is a weighted average of five pillars, each scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks from reported statements.

Ranked with the 179 Consumer Discretionary companies Lemma publishes, the score sits at the 83rd percentile, among the stronger quarter of the group. A typical company in the group scores 5.0, and the best quarter starts from 6.1. DoorDash, Inc. Class A Common Stock is well above that typical reading.

Pillar by pillar

Profitability

DoorDash, Inc. Class A Common Stock’s profitability score is 4.9 out of 10 (average). Against a median of 5.1 among 176 Consumer Discretionary companies, that is in line with the group and the 46th percentile. Middling returns are common and not a flaw in themselves, though they leave less slack when costs rise or demand softens.

Solvency

There is no solvency score for DoorDash, Inc. Class A Common Stock: too little of the pillar could be measured from the filings to give an honest reading. The overall is therefore the weighted average of the other pillars. Across 141 Consumer Discretionary companies the median for this pillar is 5.9. Without it the overall says nothing about how comfortably the company carries its debt.

Growth

DoorDash, Inc. Class A Common Stock’s growth score is 9.7 out of 10 (strong). Against a median of 4.0 among 149 Consumer Discretionary companies, that is well above the group and the 99th percentile. Growth at this level is valuable when it is sustained, and the predictability pillar is the place to check whether it has been steady.

Efficiency

Efficiency scores 7.4 out of 10, which reads as strong. The median across 170 Consumer Discretionary companies is 6.2, so DoorDash, Inc. Class A Common Stock is above its peers on this pillar and ranks at the 83rd percentile. A strong efficiency reading usually shows up as healthy cash conversion: reported profit arriving as real cash rather than staying on the balance sheet.

Predictability

Predictability scores 5.5 out of 10, which reads as average. The median across 178 Consumer Discretionary companies is 5.0, so DoorDash, Inc. Class A Common Stock is above its peers on this pillar and ranks at the 59th percentile. Middling predictability suggests some volatility in the record, enough to read the other pillars with a little caution.

Strongest and weakest pillar

This is a lopsided profile. Growth scores 9.7 but profitability only 4.9, a gap of 4.8 points, so the overall hides a business that is excellent in one respect and weak in another. A growth lead says the business is expanding faster than it is doing anything else well, which is worth checking against predictability. A profitability shortfall is the one most worth understanding, since it bears directly on whether the business creates value.

What would move the score

Every scored pillar is at or above the median of Consumer Discretionary companies, so there is no catch-up left to lift the overall. The risk runs the other way: a one point fall in profitability, the heaviest of them, would take the score from 6.7 to about 6.4. Only four of the five pillars could be scored. Together they carry 80 of the 100 weight points (the full set is profitability 25, solvency 20, growth 20, efficiency 15, predictability 20), and the overall is the weighted average of those alone.

DoorDash, Inc. Class A Common Stock and similar companies

These are the Consumer Discretionary companies closest to DoorDash, Inc. Class A Common Stock in market value. Each has its own page scored on the same five pillars, so the comparison is like for like.

What each pillar measures

Profitability

4.9 / 10

How much profit the company generates from its capital and sales.

Solvency

—

The company’s ability to service debt and meet its obligations.

Growth

9.7 / 10

How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are compounding.

Efficiency

7.4 / 10

How well assets and earnings convert into cash and output.

Predictability

5.5 / 10

How stable and consistent results have been over time.

How this score is calculated

Each metric is scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks, where higher is better. Metrics roll up into five pillars, and the pillars combine into the overall score using the weights shown. Sector-sensitive metrics are judged relative to peers in the same sector.

Limitations

This score is a systematic, backward-looking read of reported fundamentals. It does not judge valuation, management quality, competitive moat, or future prospects, and can be distorted by one-off items or unusual accounting. Treat it as a starting point, not a recommendation.

Educational only. Not investment advice.

FAQ

Is DoorDash, Inc. Class A Common Stock a quality business?

On this reading DoorDash, Inc. Class A Common Stock scores 6.7 out of 10, which reads as solid quality. Its strongest pillar is growth, its weakest is profitability. Quality is not the same as a good investment: the score says nothing about the price you would pay.

How does DoorDash, Inc. Class A Common Stock compare with other Consumer Discretionary companies?

DoorDash, Inc. Class A Common Stock ranks at the 83rd percentile of the 179 Consumer Discretionary companies Lemma publishes a score for. The median there is 5.0 and the top quarter starts at 6.1, against DoorDash, Inc. Class A Common Stock’s 6.7.

What does the DASH quality score measure?

Five pillars, each scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks and then weighted into one overall reading: profitability, solvency, growth, efficiency and predictability. Everything comes from reported financials, and nothing comes from price, sentiment or forecasts.

How current is this score?

This page last changed on October 17, 2026. The score moves with the financial statements, so the page changes when a new filing moves the reading rather than on a schedule. Live figures for DASH are in the app.

Does a high score mean the stock is cheap?

No. Quality and valuation are separate questions, and a good business at the wrong price is still a bad purchase. Score the business here, then price it with a DCF you control.

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