DoorDash

Three-sided local commerce: restaurants, grocery, and retail land on Marketplace GOV; DashPass ($9.99/mo or $96/yr US) deepens frequency; ads and merchant software (SevenRooms, digital ordering) attach; Drive and new verticals expand B2B; DoorDash keeps a Net Revenue Margin of 13.5% on $33.1B Q2 Marketplace GOV while investing in Wolt/Deliveroo international and autonomy.

Business Model Canvas
DoorDash
Research date: Sep 21, 2026
Evidence-backed · sources in companion brief

Key Partners

  • Dashers / couriers — fulfillment backbone (Dashers expected to remain primary for a long time — company narrative).
  • Restaurants, grocery, and retail merchants on Marketplace.
  • Wolt and Deliveroo brands for international local commerce.
  • SevenRooms + first-party digital ordering merchant partners.
  • Payment processors and insurers clearing / covering deliveries.
  • Cities & regulators (worker classification, fee rules).

Key Activities

  • Marketplace matching, pricing, routing, and ETA reliability.
  • Grow orders (970M Q2) and Marketplace GOV (FACT IR).
  • Operate DashPass / Wolt+ / Deliveroo Plus memberships.
  • Expand grocery, retail, reservations, and merchant software.
  • Integrate Deliveroo; build global technology platform.
  • Invest in AI product features and autonomy (Dot / Air).

Key Resources

  • 970M Q2 Total Orders; $33.078B Marketplace GOV (FACT IR).
  • Dasher logistics network (primary fulfillment — company narrative).
  • Merchant catalogs — restaurants + grocery/retail + reservations.
  • App, routing, AI Ask assistant, ads, and payments stack.
  • DashPass membership as retention / frequency resource.
  • Cash generation — Q2 FCF $742M; TTM FCF $2.139B (FACT).

Value Propositions

  • On-demand restaurant delivery with competitive ETAs.
  • Grocery and retail local commerce to the door.
  • DashPass — $9.99/mo or $96/yr US membership perks (FACT).
  • Reservations + discovery via marketplace / SevenRooms.
  • Merchant growth — marketplace demand + digital ordering + ads.
  • Autonomy optionality (Dot / DoorDash Air) — company narrative.

Customer Relationships

  • Self-serve consumer accounts and in-app support.
  • DashPass membership auto-renew relationship (FACT Help).
  • Cohort pattern — older cohorts → higher DashPass + order rates (FACT IR).
  • Dasher earning apps and incentives.
  • Merchant storefront, ads, and SevenRooms tools.
  • Priority support for DashPass subscribers (FACT Help).

Channels

  • Primary — DoorDash / Caviar mobile apps + web.
  • Wolt and Deliveroo branded marketplaces internationally.
  • App stores and brand/performance marketing (S&M $821M Q2).
  • DashPass signup surfaces (FACT Help).
  • Dasher acquisition apps/campaigns.
  • Merchant onboarding + SevenRooms / digital ordering portals.

Customer Segments

  • Consumers ordering restaurants, grocery, retail (970M Q2 orders — FACT).
  • DashPass members ($9.99/$96 US — FACT; no count invented).
  • Dashers / couriers as supply-side users.
  • Restaurants and grocery/retail merchants.
  • Merchants on digital ordering (>150k) and SevenRooms.
  • International consumers via Wolt / Deliveroo.

Cost Structure

  • Cost of revenue ex-D&A $2.107B Q2’26; 6.4% of GOV (FACT).
  • S&M $821M (2.5% of GOV); R&D $535M (1.6%) (FACT).
  • G&A $538M (1.6% of GOV); D&A $295M (FACT).
  • Contribution Profit $1.641B; 5.0% of GOV (FACT).
  • Income from operations $156M; GAAP net income $200M (FACT).
  • No invented Dasher incentive tables or city P&Ls.

Revenue Streams

  • Q2 revenue $4.454B on $33.078B Marketplace GOV; NRM 13.5% (FACT).
  • DashPass US $9.99/mo or $96/yr (FACT Help).
  • Adj. EBITDA $914M (2.8% of GOV); Contrib. Profit $1.641B (FACT).
  • Merchant software — digital ordering >150k merchants; +40% Y/Y rev (FACT).
  • Q2 FCF $742M; TTM FCF $2.139B (FACT).
  • Q3’26 GOV outlook $33–34B; Adj. EBITDA $950M–$1.1B (FACT).
Sources: ir.doordash.com/news/news-details · help.doordash.com/en-us/consumers · ir.doordash.com