Full Truck Alliance 1Q26 beat, briefing suggests mixed quality—awaiting clear recovery before turning positive

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Full Truck Alliance 1Q26 beat, briefing suggests mixed quality—awaiting clear recovery before turning positive

Asia Pacific Equity Research

21 May 2026

Neutral

Full Truck Alliance YMM, YMM US

Price: $8.46

1Q26 beat, briefing suggests mixed quality—awaiting 20 May 2026

clear recovery before turning positive Price Target: $8.00

PT End Date: 30 Jun 2027

YMM’s 1Q26 print came in ahead of guidance on revenue, orders and profit, but Infrastructure, Industrials &

the read-through remains a mixed bag as the beat sits alongside Y/Y margin Transport

ACcompression and a more cautious near-term demand backdrop tied to oil prices. Karen Li, CFA

The stock is down c.20% YTD (vs. HXC -12%), and the underperformance has (852) 2800-8589

largely tracked the same concerns flagged over the past 9–12 months: regulatory karen.yy.li@jpmorgan.com

and ecosystem governance overhangs prompting accelerated clean-ups, business- Mufan Shi

model resets in VAT/invoicing brokerage and credit solutions that reduce risk but (852) 2800-8502

dilute reported growth/operating leverage, and a freight demand environment that mufan.shi@jpmorgan.com

remains sensitive to cost shocks. Jenny Qiu, CFA

(852) 2800 8503

The key debate after 1Q is less about whether YMM can beat near-term numbers, jenny.qiu@jpmorgan.com

and more about whether the drivers are repeatable into 2Q–3Q without relying on Beatrice Lam

transient macro volatility. Management linked late-March oil price spikes to an (852) 2800-8738

beatrice.lam@jpmorgan.com

initial lift in online price discovery and freight shifting online, but also flagged J.P. Morgan Securities (Asia Pacific) Limited/

that sustained high fuel costs started to pressure low-value cargo volumes from J.P. Morgan Broking (Hong Kong) Limited

April.