MercadoLibre, Inc.

MELI Consumer Cyclical Internet Retail

MercadoLibre, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $28.9 billion, up 39.1% from fiscal 2024.

Revenue
+49.8%
EPS
−10.9%
Free cash flow
+22.5%
Total debt
+45.5%

Quarter to June 2026, against a year earlier

1,739.14 76.98 +4.63%
Market cap
$84.3B
P/E
45.4×
Fwd P/E
42.6×
Dividend yield
—
F-score
5/9
Altman Z
2.96
Beneish M
−3.04
Dividend safety
n/a

MercadoLibre, Inc. (MELI) Return on equity

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MercadoLibre, Inc.'s return on equity over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 27.5%, down 8.5 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (36.0%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −15.6% (fiscal 2019) to 51.5% (fiscal 2024); the current reading is higher than 82% of that period. That is above the Internet Retail industry median of 0.00% and above the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 3.07%.

Return on equity, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on equity Change (points)
FY2025 36.0% (15.51)
FY2024 51.5% 11.20
FY2023 40.3% 11.59
FY2022 28.7% 23.49
FY2021 5.22% 5.28
FY2020 −0.06% 15.53
FY2019 −15.6% (4.55)
FY2018 −11.0% (14.69)
FY2017 3.65% (31.85)
FY2016 35.5% 5.07

Against its own ten years

Low −15.6% High 51.5%
Ten-year median 28.7%
Current reading's percentile 82

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
EBAY eBay Inc. compare 46.0%
MELI MercadoLibre, Inc. 27.5%
PDD PDD Holdings Inc. Sponsored ADR compare 23.2%
SE Sea Limited Sponsored ADR compare 14.4%
W Wayfair Inc. compare 11.7%
DASH DoorDash, Inc. compare 10.5%
BABA Alibaba Group Holding Limited compare 6.93%
JD JD.com, Inc. compare 0.00%
CPNG Coupang, Inc. compare −36.0%
Internet Retail industry median 0.00%
Consumer Cyclical sector median 3.07%
Market median 1.07%

What Return on equity is

ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)

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