Stock · MELI · Consumer Cyclical
Uruguay · Large Cap · listed since 2007 · Revenue 12 mo. $35.2B
Price as of 11/06/2026
MercadoLibre, Inc. operates online commerce platforms in Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, and internationally.
MercadoLibre, Inc. operates online commerce platforms in Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, and internationally. The company operates Mercado Libre Marketplace, an online commerce platform that can be accessed through mobile app or website; and Mercado Pago, a financial technology solution platform, which offers comprehensive set of financial technology services to users and other users of its e-commerce platform. It also provides Mercado Fondo that allows users to invest funds deposited in their Mercado Pago accounts; Mercado Credito, which grants loans and obtains better funding alternatives; and Mercado Mercado Envios that facilitates the shipping of goods from the Company and sellers to buyers. In addition, the company provides Mercado Libre Classifieds, where users can list vehicles, properties, and services; Mercado Ads, an advertising platform, which enables retailers and brands to promote their products and services on the platform. MercadoLibre, Inc. was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Montevideo, Uruguay.
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Summary
48.1 of 100
Mean of the six area values. Each area value is the mean of the stock's ranks among the companies in its sector. 50 is the middle of the sector, not a share of companies beaten.
Analysis
What the price requires
Required FCF growth per year
no growth
no growth afterwards
Price to operating cash flow 5.5×, below its usual range.
Middle half of 20 quarters: 12.9× to 17.5×, median 14.1×.
Measures only against its own past, not against what the company is worth. Price as of 11/06/2026.
with respect to the priced-in expectation
No indication in the stored figures.
with respect to the priced-in expectation
Since the last quarter
Q1 → Q2 2026
2 more unchanged: Net debt, Shares outstanding
Derivation
Each area value is the average of its metrics' ranks within the sector (0 to 100, 50 is the middle). For metrics where lower is better, the rank is mirrored. The overall value is the average of the area values.
Price as of 11/06/2026.
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on equity | 29.59% | 11.07% | Rank 84 |
| Return on capital (Greenblatt) | 33.89% | 17.91% | Rank 77 |
| EBIT margin | 11.08% | 10.89% | Rank 51 |
| FCF margin | 37.29% | 8.07% | Rank 99 |
| Gross margin | 44.50% | 34.00% | Rank 62 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth, 1 year | 39.06% | 5.10% | Rank 97 |
| Earnings growth, 3 years per year | 61.28% | 8.34% | Rank 93 |
| Earnings growth, 5 years per yeardoes not count towards the rank | – | 15.10% | |
| Sustainable growth (ROE × retained earnings) | 4.65% | 4.34% | Rank 55 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yield | 2.61% | 4.32% | Rank 27 |
| FCF yield | 14.73% | 4.17% | Rank 93 |
| EV/saleslower is better | 2.71 | 1.95 | Rank 35 |
| EV/EBITlower is better | 24.44 | 16.88 | Rank 23 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | −38.66% | −4.35% | Rank 11 |
| Share price, 6 months | −7.02% | 3.63% | Rank 26 |
| Share price, 3 months | −11.93% | 2.92% | Rank 12 |
| Distance from 52-week high | −34.20% | −15.83% | Rank 19 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accruals (Sloan)lower is better | −11.61% | 0.39% | Rank 99 |
| Change in share countlower is better | 0.00% | −0.37% | Rank 38 |
| Dividend streak in years | 2 | 4 | Rank 38 |
| Price reaction to results, market-adjusted | −4.57% | 0.16% | Rank 16 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equity ratio | 15.82% | 40.59% | Rank 14 |
| Net debt/EBITDAlower is better | 1.43 | 0.99 | Rank 42 |
| Debt to equitylower is better | 1.69 | 0.49 | Rank 18 |
| Volatility, 1 yearlower is better | 40.80% | 33.42% | Rank 20 |
Ten years in figures
| Year | Revenue | EBIT margin | FCF | Shares | Net debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $844.4M | 21.4% | $112.9M | 44.2M | $80.4M |
| 2017 | $1.2B | 4.6% | $194.1M | 44.2M | −$19.8M |
| 2018 | $1.4B | −4.8% | $133.2M | 44.5M | $294.8M |
| 2019 | $2.3B | −6.7% | $314.2M | 48.7M | −$367.3M |
| 2020 | $4.0B | 3.2% | $935.4M | 49.7M | −$148.3M |
| 2021 | $7.1B | 6.2% | $355.5M | 49.8M | $1.4B |
| 2022 | $10.8B | 9.9% | $2.5B | 51.3M | $3.5B |
| 2023 | $15.1B | 14.6% | $4.6B | 51.0M | $2.8B |
| 2024 | $20.8B | 12.7% | $7.1B | 50.7M | $4.2B |
| 2025 | $28.9B | 11.1% | $10.8B | 50.7M | $7.7B |
6 of 7 StockScorer Score rules met · How the score is built
MercadoLibre Inc. mainly meets criteria in the Profitability category. Result from 18 strategies checked.
MercadoLibre Inc. is rated here with the StockScorer Score strategy, the flagship rule set. It compares return and cash-flow metrics with the median of the company's own sector and checks growth and price trend.
6 of 7 rules met
10 of 11 points
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Selected fundamental metrics for MercadoLibre Inc.
| Metric | Stock | Sector |
|---|---|---|
| P/E ratio | 38.3 | 21.6 |
| P/B ratio | 11.3 | 2.4 |
| Return on equity (ROE) | 29.6% | 11.1% |
| Equity ratio | 15.8% | 40.6% |
| Debt-to-equity (D/E) | 1.69 | 0.49 |
| Dividend yield | 0.0% | 2.2% |
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