MercadoLibre, Inc.
MELI · Price history
Price at last available close
$1673.09
−$51.81 (-3.00%) 1M
2026-10-28
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Company & revenue
About MercadoLibre, Inc.
Primary reporting period: 2025-12-31 · Research updated Oct 8, 2026. A research update is not a new financial filing.
Who they are
MercadoLibre, Inc. operates as a prominent provider of digital commerce platforms throughout Latin America. Its primary service, the Mercado Libre Marketplace, is an automated online system allowing businesses, independent vendors, and private individuals to list merchandise and finalize sales. Supporting this, the Mercado Pago FinTech platform offers a financial technology solution, facilitating transactions both on and off its e-commerce sites by enabling users to securely send and receive online payments and transfer funds via web and mobile applications.
How they make money
MercadoLibre operates a comprehensive ecosystem in Latin America centered on e-commerce and fintech. It generates revenue through marketplace transaction fees, advertising services, logistics and shipping solutions, and a broad suite of financial services including payment processing, credit offerings, and asset management.
Products & services
The company provides an online marketplace (Mercado Libre), a digital payment platform (Mercado Pago), logistics services (Mercado Envíos), advertising solutions (Mercado Ads), and credit products (Mercado Crédito).
Brands & revenue mix
The company's primary e-commerce marketplace brand.
Separate brand revenue is not available in this research.Source
The company's primary fintech and payment processing brand.
Separate brand revenue is not available in this research.Source
Revenue share is not unit sales or a best-seller ranking. Parent brands and included sub-brands can overlap; do not add overlapping rows.
Product / operating segments
Geographic revenue
Period ended 2025-12-31Source
Period ended 2025-12-31Source
Period ended 2025-12-31Source
Period ended 2025-12-31Source
Calculated from reported segment revenue. Check the source period and revenue basis before comparing shares. Categories can overlap and may not add to 100%.
Customer types
Customer concentration
The company does not rely on any single customer for a significant portion of its consolidated net revenues as of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025.
Suppliers, materials & equipment
- Cloud Service Providers — The company relies on third-party cloud infrastructure providers to host its platform and data services; specific providers are unnamed.Source
Competitors
- Amazon.com, Inc. — Competes in the e-commerce and logistics space within Latin American markets.Source
Strengths
Financial risk observations and what to check
These are saved observations about business performance, not predictions. Review the company filings alongside the interpretation below. Latest stored financial period end: 2026-06-30.
Total debt increased 46.7% versus the same quarter last year.
Compare the added borrowing with available cash, cash generation and maturities. A percentage increase from a small starting balance can look large without measuring the full debt burden.
Wall Street Score
Overall investment score · Quality, value, risk and opportunity
42
Weak
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Company Quality
How good is the actual business—regardless of today’s stock price?
77
Strong
Financial Strength
44
Business Quality / Moat
96
Management
90
Growth Quality
85
Risk / Durability
88
Uses financial strength, moat, management, growth quality and durability. It excludes share price, P/E, market cap, intrinsic value and margin of safety.
Opportunity
Opportunity Score · How does the current price compare with estimated value?
44
Avoid
Based on current valuation, company quality, recent trends, and available market signals.
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Model Outlook
12-month model · What does the model think happens next?
53/100
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Model Score 53/100 — estimates relative performance potential, distinct from the overall Wall Street Score and the separate Company Quality score.
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WSS View
The quick read
The overall Wall Street Score is low across its combined quality, valuation and risk inputs. This can reflect an expensive share price, business weaknesses, or both; check Company Quality and the category breakdown before drawing a conclusion.
At today’s price, the WSS valuation framework currently reads as less attractive based on the available valuation and market data.
The model outlook is currently moderate.
- •Asset quality scores strongly
- •Insider activity signal is favorable
- •Recent buyback activity is present
- •Valuation is a weaker part of the current profile
- •Revenue fundamentals are weak
- •Debt / balance-sheet profile needs attention
Company-specific research
Questions worth answering for MELI
These questions are generated from this company's current financial and score data so the page adds context instead of treating the headline score as a stand-alone conclusion.
- •Can MELI maintain its current revenue growth rate and improve the amount of that revenue that turns into earnings and cash?
- •Is MELI's positive free cash flow repeatable, or is the current level being helped by temporary working-capital or spending changes?
- •Is MELI's debt load manageable relative to cash generation, interest costs and upcoming maturities?
- •What future growth or profitability would be needed to justify MELI's current valuation?
- •What does the current fundamental change risk warning mean for the reliability or interpretation of MELI's score?
Essential Investment Snapshot
Wall Street Score
42
Opportunity Score
44
Market Cap
$84.82B
P/E Ratio
49.7
EPS
$36.75
52-Week High
$2428.00
52-Week Low
$1495.00
Beta
1.31
Intrinsic Value
$1414.88
Analyst Target
$2150.00
Shares Outstanding
50.7M
Total Revenue
$35.18B
Total Debt
$13.18B
Dividend
No current dividend
Liquidation Value / Share
$154.53
Momentum & Volatility Signals
Two different market-behavior signals. Momentum measures direction and trend strength. Volatility measures how large and unstable the price moves are, regardless of direction.
Strong downward momentum
Normal movement
A high momentum score means price has been trending upward with confirming short- and medium-term strength. A low score means downward or weakening momentum.
A high volatility score means larger, less stable price swings. It can happen while a stock is rising or falling, so high volatility is not automatically bullish or bearish.
Important: the volatility score above is based on realized price volatility. Implied volatility (IV) comes from options prices and represents the market's expected future movement. Wall Street Score will keep IV separate and will only display it when a verified options-chain feed is available.
Notices for MELI
Detected from reported data — verify before acting.Dividend history reported
Dividend payments are recorded. Review the dates and regular/special classification below; past payments do not guarantee future dividends.
Historical repurchase activity
Reported cash flows or share-count measures indicate past repurchase activity. This does not verify an active buyback authorization or future purchases.
Community Sentiment
0 active · 0 total callsNo personal call yet on MELI.
Potential upside factors
- +Growth opportunities may come from revenue expansion, margin improvement, new products, market-share gains, and stronger cash flow.
- +Leading market position in Latin American e-commerce and fintech.
- +Integrated logistics and payment ecosystem.
- +Positive free cash flow may provide capacity to invest in growth.
Potential downside factors
- −Key risks may include competition, margin pressure, debt levels, valuation risk, and changes in demand within the Specialty Retail industry.
- −Macroeconomic and political instability in Latin American countries.
- −Currency exchange rate fluctuations.
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Scores
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Score Changes
3 historical score records availablePrevious Score
42
Oct 1, 2026
Change
-0.2
points
Current Score
42
Oct 5, 2026
Category Changes
MELI decreased 0.2 points because some fundamentals weakened.
Projected Score
Projected Score
42
Projected Change
+0.3 points
Preliminary comparable-period financial changes suggest improvement of approximately 0.3 points. This is a projected estimate, not the official WallStreetScore.
Price vs. Value
OvervaluedCurrent Price
$1673.09
Model Intrinsic Value
$1414.88
Difference
+$258.21
+18.3% vs IV
Margin of Safety
-18.3%
Financial Charts
Revenue
Additional Metrics
Operating Cash Flow
Total Debt
Total Assets
Net Margin %
Free includes 3 annual periods plus available TTM; Premium includes up to 10 annual periods. History depends on available company filings. Swipe the table horizontally to see older periods. A dash means unavailable, not zero.
| Line Item | TTM | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $35.18B | $28.89B | $20.78B | $15.11B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Cost of Revenue | $20.17B | $16.04B | $11.20B | $7.52B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Gross Profit | $15.01B | $12.86B | $9.58B | $7.59B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Research & Development | $2.58B | $2.27B | $1.93B | $1.83B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| SG&A Expenses | $1.58B | $4.30B | $3.15B | $2.50B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Operating Expenses | $12.11B | $9.66B | $6.95B | $5.38B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| EBITDA | $3.10B | $3.56B | $3.21B | $2.25B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Operating Income | $2.91B | $3.20B | $2.63B | $2.21B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Interest Expense | $200.0M | $148.0M | $153.0M | $176.0M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Income Before Tax | $2.21B | $2.84B | $2.43B | $1.56B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Income Tax Expense | $312.0M | $845.0M | $521.0M | $569.0M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Net Income | $1.86B | $2.00B | $1.91B | $987.0M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Basic EPS | $36.75 | $39.39 | $37.69 | $19.64 | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Basic Shares | 50.70M | 50.70M | 50.70M | 50.26M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Diluted Shares | 50.70M | 50.70M | 50.70M | 51.01M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
Earnings Summary
Revenue
$10.17B
Estimate unavailable.
Revenue Beat/Miss
Not available (no estimate stored)
EPS
$9.19
Estimate unavailable.
EPS Beat/Miss
Not available (no estimate stored)
Debt Change
+46.7%
Cash Change
+21.3%
Margin Change
-3.1 pp
Debt and cash show percentage changes versus the comparison period; margin shows the change in percentage points (pp). These are company-wide changes, not per-share amounts.
Financial Changes Since Prior Period
What Improved
- Cash position grew
What Weakened
- Margins contracted
- Debt increased
Potential Score Impact
Positive indicators included revenue growth, cash levels. Pressure indicators included EPS growth, debt levels, net income margin. These factors may support or pressure the Revenue, Management, Financial, and Debt categories; this summary does not claim that the stored scores changed.
Stored Earnings Analysis
Revenue increased 49.8%. EPS declined 10.9%. Cash increased 21.3%. Total debt increased 46.7%. Net income margin declined by 3.1 percentage points.
Earnings-Call Transcript
Earnings-call transcript analysis is not currently available.
These results may influence future scores when the next evaluation is completed.
Insider Activity
Guru / Smart Money
Guru Score
Smart Money
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Total Guru Value
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Short Interest
Dividend History
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Conservative Projected Values
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