MELI

MercadoLibre
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MELI

Arincen71/100B

If you had invested in MercadoLibre ago, it would be worth $9,078 today, against $4,128 in SPY and $6,186 in QQQ.

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71/100

Six parts of the company, five checks each, from its own reported figures. A part scores the checks it passes out of 10; the score is their average out of 100.

Profitability6

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Cash10

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Valuation10

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Growth10

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Financial strength4

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Shareholders2.5

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Figures to FY2025; the price as of today.

MercadoLibre key facts

Style
Growth stock · 10.0/10Growth 10.0 · Value 6.1
Day range
1,502.18 – 1,555.69
52-week range
1,469.01 – 2,342.00
Market capitalization
76.54B USD
P/E
40.50
PEG ratio
1.50
EPS
37.28
EPS growth forecast (FY2026)
-2.9%
Volume
2
Beta
1.39
ESG score
65.2/100Environment 57 · Social 68 · Governance 70
Sector
Consumer Cyclical
Industry
Specialty Retail
CEO
Ariel Szarfsztejn
Employees
124K
IPO date
10 Aug 2007

MercadoLibre earnings

Next earnings · Q4 FY2026
EPS estimate
11.04 USD
Revenue estimate
12.03B USD
Last quarter · Q3 FY2026
EPS8.83Missed -4.7%Revenue10.75BBeat +0.6%

Revenue

ReportedEstimate

EPS

ReportedEstimate
PeriodReport dateEPS estimateReported EPSSurpriseEPS growthRevenue estimateReported revenueSurpriseRevenue growth
Q4 FY202611.04——+0.09%12.03B——+37.30%
Q3 FY20269.278.83-4.75%+6.13%10.69B10.75B+0.56%+45.09%
Q2 FY20268.659.19+6.24%-10.86%9.79B10.20B+4.14%+50.22%
Q1 FY20268.758.23-5.94%-15.50%8.29B8.85B+6.67%+49.03%
Q4 FY202511.4511.03-3.67%-12.53%8.45B8.76B+3.66%+44.56%
Q3 FY20259.128.32-8.77%+6.26%7.22B7.41B+2.66%+39.48%
Q2 FY202511.9310.31-13.58%-1.62%6.67B6.79B+1.73%+33.85%

MercadoLibre analyst forecast

12-month price target
2,200.00 USD
+45.72%

Analysts' 1-year price targets range from 1,750.00 to 2,450.00, with an average of 2,200.00.

Past year
1-year forecast
Strong sellStrong buy
Strong buy
13 ratings
Buy
11
Hold
2
Sell
0

12-month price target

Highest target2,450.00
Average target2,200.00
Lowest target1,750.00
Current price1,509.70

MercadoLibre valuation

Price to earnings ratio (TTM)
40.50
Forward P/E (FY2026)
39.45
Price to sales (TTM)
1.99
Price to book
9.33
EV / EBITDA (TTM)
21.20

Capital structure

Market capitalization
76.54B USD
+
Total debt
13.04B USD
−
Cash and short-term investments
7.41B USD
=
Enterprise value
82.16B USD

Valuation over time

P/EForward P/EForward P/E · EstimateEstimate
Fiscal yearP/EForward P/EP/SP/BEV/EBITDA
FY2028 (est.)19.84————
FY2027 (est.)27.4819.84———
FY2026 (est.)39.4527.48———
Now (TTM)40.5028.721.999.3321.20
FY202551.1452.633.5315.1328.84
FY202445.1242.094.1519.8128.13
FY202380.0236.935.2325.7236.32
FY202288.4336.933.9523.3234.98
FY2021807.43153.379.5043.86101.71

MercadoLibre against its own history

Each figure in the latest fiscal year against the same figure from FY2021 to FY2025: the range, its median (the line) and the latest (the dot, green on the good side of the median). The P/E is today's against its daily readings of five years.

Its peers: O'Reilly Automotive, eBay, AutoZone, Williams-Sonoma, Coupang, and Ulta Beauty, the US Specialty Retail companies closest to it in size, each in its own latest fiscal year: their median (the line) and its rank among them, first being the best.

  • P/E (today)Lowest in 5 years40.5
    40.51,076.2
  • Gross marginBelow its median44.5%
    42.5%50.2%
    Against its peers: 5 of 7Peers' median 48.9%
  • Operating marginAt its median11.1%
    6.2%14.6%
    Against its peers: 6 of 7Peers' median 18.2%
  • Net marginAbove its median6.9%
    1.2%9.2%
    Against its peers: 6 of 7Peers' median 13.3%
  • Return on equityAt its median29.6%
    5.4%43.9%
    Against its peers: 4 of 5Peers' median 42.6%
  • Free cash flow marginHighest in 5 years37.3%
    5.0%37.3%
    Against its peers: 1 of 7Peers' median 8.9%
  • Revenue growthBelow its median39.1%
    37.5%77.9%
    Against its peers: 1 of 7Peers' median 7.7%
  • EPS growthLowest in 5 years4.5%
    4.5%470.7%
    Against its peers: 5 of 7Peers' median 7.4%
  • Debt to EBITDAAt its median2.99×
    2.13×5.91×
    Against its peers: 5 of 7Peers' median 2.31×
  • Current ratioLowest in 5 years1.17
    1.171.40
    Against its peers: 3 of 7Peers' median 1.07

Peers: US companies of the same industry (of its sector when the industry has too few) from a tenth to ten times its market value, the six closest in size. Updated weekly.

MercadoLibre growth and profitability

Revenue (TTM)
38.52B USD
Net income (TTM)
1.89B USD
Gross margin
42.02%
Operating margin
7.42%
Net margin
4.91%

Revenue / Net income

Revenue Net income Net margin
PeriodRevenueGrowthNet incomeGrowthGross marginOperating marginNet marginEBITDAGrowth
FY202528.89B+39.06%2.00B+4.50%44.50%11.08%6.91%3.81B+18.48%
FY202420.78B+37.53%1.91B+93.62%46.09%12.66%9.20%3.21B+42.78%
FY202315.11B+40.14%987.00M+104.77%50.24%14.61%6.53%2.25B+70.79%
FY202210.78B+52.50%482.00M+480.72%48.22%9.92%4.47%1.32B+95.55%
FY20217.07B+77.88%83.00M—42.51%6.24%1.17%674.00M+130.03%

MercadoLibre revenue breakdown

By product

FY2025
Service: 87.5%Product: 12.5%87.5%Service12.5%Product
SegmentRevenueShare of revenueChange on the year
Service25.29B87.5%+35.7%
Product3.61B12.5%+68.6%

By region

FY2025
Brazil: 52.6%Mexico: 22.4%Argentina: 20.6%Other Countries: 4.3%52.6%Brazil22.4%Mexico20.6%Argentina4.3%Other Countries
RegionRevenueShare of revenueChange on the year
Brazil15.20B52.6%+33.3%
Mexico6.48B22.4%+38.8%
Argentina5.96B20.6%+56.2%
Other Countries1.26B4.3%+41.2%

How MercadoLibre makes its money

Service25.29B 87.5%
Product3.61B 12.5%
Revenue28.89B 100.0%
Cost of revenue16.04B 55.5%
Gross profit12.86B 44.5%
Research and development2.27B 7.9%
Selling and administration4.30B 14.9%
Other operating expenses3.09B 10.7%
Operating income3.20B 11.1%
Tax845.00M 2.9%
Other expense359.00M 1.2%
Net income2.00B 6.9%

FY2025, in USD. Each band is as wide as its money; the percentage is its share of revenue.

MercadoLibre dividends

Frequency
Quarterly
Last payment
0.15 USD
Last ex-dividend date
28 Dec 2017
Last payment date
16 Jan 2018

Dividends per share

Year20182017201620152014201320122011
Dividends per share0.150.600.550.480.640.540.410.24

MercadoLibre financial health

Cash and short-term investments
7.41B USD
Total debt
13.04B USD
Net cash
-5.62B USD
Free cash flow (TTM)
11.73B USD
Current ratio
1.17
Debt to equity
1.59
Piotroski score
5 / 9
Altman Z-score
2.08

Cash, debt and free cash flow

Cash and short-term investments Total debt Free cash flow
Fiscal yearCash and short-term investmentsTotal debtFree cash flow
FY20256.30B11.39B10.77B
FY20243.75B6.85B7.06B
FY20233.75B5.33B4.63B
FY20223.03B5.41B2.49B
FY20212.79B3.98B355.55M

MercadoLibre ownership

Institutions
78.10%
Institutional holders
1,522 (+1)
Free float
92.70%

Who owns the shares

Institutions 78.1% Others 21.9%
As of 30 Jun 2026

Shares free to trade

Free float 47.00M shares ·92.7% Closely held 3.70M shares ·7.3%

Closely held shares belong to insiders, founders and owners of more than 5%, and seldom change hands. The free float is the rest: the shares anyone can buy and sell.

Insider trading

QuarterPurchasesSalesShares acquiredShares disposed of
Q2 2026301.38K250.00
Q1 20261057.000.00
Q4 2025030.001.14K
Q3 20250020.46K20.00K

Shares outstanding

Basic shares Diluted shares Change in diluted shares
Fiscal yearBasic sharesDiluted sharesChange in diluted shares
FY202550.70M50.70M0.00%
FY202450.70M50.70M-0.61%
FY202350.26M51.01M-0.64%
FY202250.35M51.34M+3.08%
FY202149.80M49.80M+0.13%

Source: Financial Modeling Prep

Related Instruments

Title: MercadoLibre

Sector: Consumer Cyclical
Industry: Specialty Retail
MercadoLibre is the largest e-commerce marketplace in Latin America, with more than 120 million unique active buyers and 1 million active sellers at the end of 2025. The company is roughly split between its e-commerce business, which includes its fulfillment and advertising services, and its fintech segment, which comprises its rapidly expanding payment and digital wallet platform (Mercado Pago) and its lending business (Mercado Credito). While the company operates in 18 countries, its primary markets are Brazil, Argentina, and Mexico, which account for more than 95% of its revenue.

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