PDD

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PDD Holdings Inc. · Consumer Cyclical · Ireland · $112.5B cap · $422.0M/day traded

$78.40 +0.3% · close 27 Oct · scored 28 Oct

Fallen Favourite: A good business, still expensive, and the price is falling.

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Report expected 18 Nov: the next-year EPS estimate has risen 1.4% over the last 14 weeks, up 4 weeks running.

Quality
84
Value
44
Momentum
33

As of 28 Oct 2026, MoatMap's StockRank for PDD Holdings Inc. (PDD) is 66/100, ranked against 24,000+ stocks in 35 markets (Quality 84, Value 44, Momentum 33, each scored against its sector).

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P/E (TTM)
8.9x
peers 16.5x
ROE
22.7%
peers 8.1%
D/E
0.0x
peers 0.4x
Dividend %
—
trailing yield
AI CONVICTION THESIS

PDD owns Pinduoduo, China's leading value e-commerce platform, and Temu internationally. Its model shares scale economics with customers: it pushes prices down, draws more shoppers, and uses that volume to cut merchant and logistics costs further. The quality score is high, the company holds a very large net cash position, and the latest quarter beat expectations even while it invests heavily in merchant support. The shares trade on a low earnings multiple for a business of this quality, and squeezed consumers trading down favour a value platform.

ABOUT PDD HOLDINGS INC.

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PDD Holdings Inc. operates a portfolio of e-commerce platforms, including Pinduoduo in China and Temu globally, offering a wide range of products at competitive prices through an interactive and gamified shopping experience. Its disruptive business model, focusing on social commerce and value-for-money, has rapidly gained market share, particularly among price-sensitive consumers. The company is a formidable player in the global internet retail space.

FINANCIAL SUMMARY (USD)

Reported in CNY

Year2022202320242025CAGRTTM2026E2027EFwd CAGR
Revenue19.4B35.0B54.8B60.1B45.7%67.6B70.0B77.7B9.4%
EPS13.7824.2544.2339.5742.1%8.8940.4748.746.8%
Shares1.4B1.4B1.4B1.4B0.0%1.4B———
Debt2.4B1.4B1.5B768.8M-31.9%726.2M———
Equity16.9B26.3B42.9B59.1B51.7%————
Op CF7.2B13.3B17.0B14.9B27.2%16.8B———
Inv CF-3.3B-7.8B-16.5B-6.0B—————
Fin CF1.5M-1.3B0.2M-727.4M—————
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PRICE (1Y) · USD-0.5%
75.477.178.980.782.416 Sep7 Oct27 Oct
SMA 50SMA 200

Price checkFinding a floorExperimental

No new 52-week low for 17 weeks, 9% above that low, but not back above a rising 50-day average.

SwingsAverage

Calmer than 66% of stocks we rank over the past year (33% a year).

How this is worked out

StockRank judges the business. The price check reads only the chart: it is the price side of the Momentum score, in words.

The rules: Still falling is a new 52-week low in the last two weeks, at least 25% below the high. Finding a floor is no new low since. Turning up is 20 or more trading days without a new low, at least 10% off it, and back above a rising 50-day average. In an uptrend is above the 200-day average and within 15% of the high.

In 2,112 US drawdowns since 2001, buying while the price was still falling was followed by a further 20% drop 42% of the time. Waiting for a turn like this one cut that to 33%, at about 7% higher prices and with no better returns. Part of that cut is simply not buying: 13% of falls never turned, and waiting kept those out. Among turns that were bought, 38% still fell another 20%, and 33% of turns were followed by a new low within six months. The benefit was largest in crashes such as 2008 and 2020.

What it measures: day-to-day price moves over the past year, as a yearly figure, ranked against every stock we cover. Very calm under 20% a year, Calm 20 to 30%, Average 30 to 40%, Bumpy 40 to 55%, Very bumpy above that.

What we found: across about 13,500 stocks in 34 markets (2002 to 2025), past swings were a good guide to the next year's, and bumpier stocks fell further. How much further changed too much between eras to put a number on it.

Calm is not safe: a calm stock can still slide steadily.

Rules fixed before any data was fetched. Describes the chart, not a recommendation.

Close
$78.40
RSI (14)
49.6
52-Week Range-43.8% from high
Low $71.94High $139.41

SCORE BREAKDOWN

Quality
84
ROIC
29.0%93.8
ROE
22.7%86.8
GP/Assets
40.5%70.5
Op. Margin
24.7%94.9
FCF/Assets
16.8%93.5
Piotroski
653.2
Int. Cover
50.0x90.0
D/E Ratio
0.01x93.5
Current Ratio
2.62x79.9
Value
44
P/E (TTM)
8.9x82.3
EV/EBITDA
-22.9x25.0
P/FCF
7.1x74.4
P/B
11.1x5.1
P/S
1.7x30.4
Div Yield
—N/A
Momentum
33
52W High %
56%25.3
RS 6M
-28%17.5
SMA 50/200
0.88x24.8
EPS Rev 4W
-0.3%38.0
EPS Rev 12W
+1.4%77.4
EPS Improve
+39%48.9
Q Growth
-12%28.7

FUNDAMENTALS

Market Cap
$112.5B
P/E (Forward)
6.4x
Gross Margin
56.3%

SECTOR PEERS

Closest peers in Consumer Cyclical, ranked by industry match, size, and score similarity. Cross-listings of PDD are excluded.

TickerCompanyMkt CapStockRankSignal
PDDPDD Holdings Inc.(you)$112.5B66Buy
EBAYeBay Inc.$54.0B66Buy
MELIMercadoLibre, Inc.$91.8B40Hold
SESea Limited$45.7B49Hold
DASHDoorDash, Inc.$77.7B38Hold
ALE.WAAllegro.eu S.A.$14.9B69Buy
4689.TLY Corporation$22.7B53Hold
3690.HKMeituan$56.4B30Sell
0625.HKSHEIN Global Holdings Limited$13.5B73Buy
9618.HKJD.com, Inc.$34.8B38Hold

Peer medians: ROE 8.1% · P/E 16.5x · Gross margin 31.0%

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PDD Holdings Inc. (PDD): Stock Score Summary

PDD Holdings Inc. (PDD) has a MoatMap StockRank of 66/100 based on Quality (84/100), Value (44/100), and Momentum (33/100) factor scores. The current signal is BUY. PDD owns Pinduoduo, China's leading value e-commerce platform, and Temu internationally. Its model shares scale economics with customers: it pushes prices down, draws more shoppers, and uses that volume to cut merchant and logistics costs further. The quality score is high, the company holds a very large net cash position, and the latest quarter beat expectations even while it invests heavily in merchant support. The shares trade on a low earnings multiple for a business of this quality, and squeezed consumers trading down favour a value platform.

PDD Holdings Inc. operates a portfolio of e-commerce platforms, including Pinduoduo in China and Temu globally, offering a wide range of products at competitive prices through an interactive and gamified shopping experience. Its disruptive business model, focusing on social commerce and value-for-money, has rapidly gained market share, particularly among price-sensitive consumers. The company is a formidable player in the global internet retail space.

Key Financial Metrics

Price$78.40
Market Cap$112.5B
P/E (TTM)8.89
P/E (Forward)6.39
Price/Book11.06
Return on Equity22.7%
Return on Invested Capital29.0%
Debt/Equity0.01x
Gross Margin56.3%
Operating Margin24.7%
Revenue Growth8.1%
Free Cash Flow$15.8B

PDD Holdings Inc. operates in the Internet Retail industry, part of the Consumer Cyclical sector (Ireland).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is PDD Holdings Inc.’s (PDD) StockRank?
MoatMap’s StockRank for PDD Holdings Inc. (PDD) is 66/100, with a Buy signal. It is a composite of Quality (84), Value (44), and Momentum (33), each scored against its sector. The composite is then ranked across MoatMap’s universe of 24,000+ stocks.
Does PDD Holdings Inc. have an economic moat?
PDD Holdings Inc. (PDD) has a Quality factor score of 84/100. The Quality factor combines ROIC, Piotroski F-Score, and leverage: the financial fingerprints of a durable competitive advantage. A Quality score above 70 typically indicates a company with the characteristics of a moated business.
Is PDD Holdings Inc. a buy, hold, or sell?
MoatMap’s current signal for PDD Holdings Inc. (PDD) is Buy, based on a StockRank of 66/100. Signals are derived mechanically from the StockRank composite and should be one input among many; combine with your own thesis on management, competitive position, and valuation.
What sector is PDD Holdings Inc. in?
PDD Holdings Inc. (PDD) operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector, specifically the Internet Retail industry (Ireland).