Instacart Q3 GTV rises 11% to $8.3 billion; buyback raised to $750 million
Maplebear Inc. (Instacart) reported third-quarter 2024 results on November 12, 2024, with GTV of $8,303 million, up 11% year-over-year, and total revenue of $852 million, up 12%. GAAP net income was $118 million and adjusted EBITDA was $227 million, up 39%, and the company gave a fourth-quarter GTV outlook of $8,500 million to $8,650 million. On November 5, 2024, the Board raised the share repurchase authorization to $750 million from $500 million, which matters to shareholders because it adds capacity to buy back stock.
Key points
- Total revenue was $852 million, up 12% year-over-year; GAAP net income was $118 million, the fourth straight quarter of positive GAAP net income.
- Adjusted EBITDA was $227 million, up 39%; operating cash flow was $185 million, up 67%.
- Q4 2024 outlook: GTV of $8,500 million to $8,650 million and adjusted EBITDA of $230 million to $240 million.
- Board approved a buyback of up to $750 million on November 5, 2024, up from $500 million authorized in June 2024; about $68 million remained under the previous program as of September 30, 2024.
The filing
Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 1:12 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on November 12, 2024.
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