From the Right · Read · October 29, 2026
Oct 29 · DoorDash agrees to buy Instacart for about $17 billion in cash and stock and plans to keep the Instacart brand, with the deal expected to close by late 2027 or the first half of 2028
New York Post: DoorDash buys Instacart for $17B in massive food delivery merger
Grade A (100/100). The Post reports the deal terms, share moves, both companies' latest results, Tony Xu's statement and Bernstein's estimate of the combined share of online grocery marketplaces.
A: No problems found.
What we checked: None noted.
Splits: The Post reports the deal terms, share moves, both companies' latest results, Tony Xu's statement and Bernstein's estimate of the combined share of online grocery marketplaces.
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