# Dingdong (Cayman) Limited American (DDL) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Consumer Cyclical / Internet & Direct Marketing Retail. Price $2.26, market value $494 million.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 20.5×**. Dingdong (Cayman) Limited American trades at 20.5× trailing earnings. The Consumer Cyclical median in the September 2026 study was 19.5×. Forward P/E is 5.9×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 0.0×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.0×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 2.3×**. The shares trade at 2.3× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 89.9%**. Free cash flow equals 89.9% of the market value. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 4.9%**. The inverse of the P/E: 4.9% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 28.7%**. Dingdong (Cayman) Limited American keeps 28.7% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: -0.5%**. Operating margin is negative: the business loses money before interest and tax.
- **Net margin: 1.0%**. 1.0% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 22.3%**. 22.3% on shareholders' equity is excellent if it is not driven by leverage; sustained above 20% usually signals a competitive advantage.
- **Return on invested capital: -62.3%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is -62.3%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: 54.1%**. Each dollar of assets produces 54.1% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 10.2%** (3-yr -0.3%/yr). Revenue grew 10.2% over the last year.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.84**. Debt is 0.84 times equity, moderate leverage.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 2.0×**. It would take 2.0 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Altman Z-score: 4.10**. A Z-score of 4.10 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. Dingdong (Cayman) Limited American does not currently pay a dividend.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 10.8%** (YTD -9.2%, 3-mo -7.8%). The shares are up 10.8% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -33.7%** (37.0% above the low). Trading 34% below its 52-week high, deep in a drawdown.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 46**. An RSI of 46 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.73** (volatility 57%). Beta of 0.73 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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