Stock

PDD Holdings

PDD
65
Specialty Retail · Consumer Cyclical
Price
$80.97
-1.45 (-1.76%)
Market Cap
$113.90B
Exchange
NASDAQ
Winston Score
65
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.
Data as of Oct 18, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

§How the score breaks down

Quality
Exceptional
26/30
Growth
Weak
2/20
Cash Flow
Exceptional
10/10
Stability
Exceptional
10/10
Valuation
Strong
8/10
Ownership
Mixed
6/15
Dividends
Not counted
n/a

62 of 95 counted points = Winston Score 65. Pillars marked n/a do not apply to this company and are left out of the total.

Share count rising — dilution

+3.8% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 1.43B (2021) → 1.48B (2025)

§Winston Score History

The full picture

PDD Holdings is a Chinese e-commerce company that runs two major online shopping platforms: Pinduoduo and Temu. Pinduoduo connects Chinese consumers with merchants selling discounted goods, especially groceries and everyday products, by encouraging group buying. Temu is its international platform, launched in 2022, that ships low-priced products directly from Chinese manufacturers to shoppers in the US, Europe, and dozens of other countries.

The company makes money by charging merchants for advertising and by taking a cut of sales on its platforms. PDD is headquartered in Shanghai and has grown rapidly, with a market cap near $125 billion. Its main competitive edge is an ultra-low-cost supply chain that connects factories directly to buyers, cutting out middlemen. The biggest risk the company faces is regulatory pressure — both from Chinese authorities and from Western governments that are scrutinizing cheap Chinese imports and data privacy practices tied to Temu's rapid expansion abroad.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
57.3%
Premium pricing power — 57.3% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
28.9%
Excellent — 28.9% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
116.1%
Exceptional — 116.1% return on capital

ROIC above 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns more than 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
-13.5%
Shrinking sales (-13.5% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-28.8%
Earnings shrinking (-28.8% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
3/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
157%
Turns 157% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
30.4%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (30.4%)

Free cash flow margin above 20%. Out of every $100 in sales, more than $20 is real cash they keep.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.01
Conservative — low debt load (0.01)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
100.00x
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Comfortably covers interest (100.0x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
8.1x
Attractive valuation — P/E 8.1

P/E under 10. The price tag is small relative to last year's profit.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+1.7
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow — slightly cheaper on forward P/E

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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