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MercadoLibre return on equity (ROE)

MercadoLibre's return on equity is 23.05%: net income of 1.89B USD over the last twelve months on shareholders' equity of 8.20B USD.

Today
23.05%
Average, 5 years
28.59%
Low, 5 years
5.44%
High, 5 years
43.92%

ROE (return on equity) = net income (last 12 months) ÷ shareholders' equity = 1.89B ÷ 8.20B = 23.05%

ROE (return on equity)
Net income
Shareholders' equity

Each quarter's net income over its last four quarters, over the shareholders' equity at the quarter end.

Why is MercadoLibre's return on equity so high?

Net margin
6.9%
profit on each dollar of sales
Asset turnover
0.68×
sales on each dollar of assets
Equity multiplier
6.32×
assets on each dollar of equity
Return on equity
29.6%
FY2025
  • FY20256.9% × 0.68 × 6.32 = 29.6%
  • FY20249.2% × 0.82 × 5.79 = 43.9%
  • FY20236.5% × 0.86 × 5.73 = 32.1%
  • FY20224.5% × 0.78 × 7.52 = 26.4%
  • FY20211.2% × 0.70 × 6.60 = 5.4%

The DuPont breakdown, on each year-end's assets and equity, as the return on equity elsewhere on this page. A high equity multiplier means a small equity base: debt, or buybacks that return the equity to shareholders, lift the return on what is left.

ROE (return on equity) by year and by quarter

Fiscal yearPeriod endingROE (return on equity)Net incomeShareholders' equity
Today23.05%1.89B8.20B
FY202531 Dec 202529.59%2.00B6.75B
FY202431 Dec 202443.92%1.91B4.35B
FY202331 Dec 202332.14%987.00M3.07B
FY202231 Dec 202226.38%482.00M1.83B
FY202131 Dec 20215.44%83.30M1.53B
FY202031 Dec 2020-0.04%-707.00K1.65B
FY201931 Dec 2019-8.26%-172.00M2.08B
FY201831 Dec 2018-10.87%-36.59M336.70M
FY201731 Dec 20174.23%13.78M325.78M
FY201631 Dec 201631.80%136.37M428.85M
FY201531 Dec 201531.16%105.79M339.46M
FY201431 Dec 201420.40%72.58M355.79M
FY201331 Dec 201334.21%117.51M343.48M
FY201231 Dec 201234.94%101.25M289.81M
FY201131 Dec 201135.03%76.78M219.18M
FY201031 Dec 201032.63%56.03M171.72M
FY200931 Dec 200929.08%33.21M114.19M
FY200831 Dec 200820.14%18.81M93.42M
FY200731 Dec 200710.57%9.69M91.67M
FY200631 Dec 2006—1.07M-40.73M
FY200531 Dec 2005—2.35M-42.41M
FY200431 Dec 2004—-2.21M—
FY200331 Dec 2003—-3.20M-40.90M
FY200231 Dec 2002—-2.50M-36.80M

Figures in USD. A quarter's revenue, net income and dividends are those of its last four quarters.

See also:P/E ratio,Market cap,P/S ratio,Debt to equity,Current ratio,All ratios

Common questions about MercadoLibre's ROE

Source: Financial Modeling Prep

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