Grab shares have fallen about 47% in 2026 and sit roughly 83.5% below their lifetime high, even as the Singapore-based company keeps growing. The article says Grab trades at about 21 times expected earnings and 2.7 times expected sales. In the second quarter, revenue rose 22% year over year to $997 million, net income reached $235 million from roughly $20 million a year earlier, and trailing-12-month non-GAAP free cash flow was $450 million. Grab leads in ride-hailing and deliveries across Southeast Asia, is expanding its fintech services, and is moving into buy-now-pay-later through its acquisition of Atome, with about 54 million average monthly active users. The author notes that investing in international stocks carries extra macroeconomic and geopolitical risks.
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