Amounts payable due to credit and debit card transactions
Mercado Libre Amounts payable due to credit and debit card transactions decreased by 36.7% to $523M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 501.1%, from $87M to $523M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Amounts payable due to credit and debit card transactions shows an upward trend with a 50.7% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase represents a source of cash from payment processing float, while a decrease represents a settlement of these obligations.
Detailed definition
The net change in liabilities arising from credit and debit card processing transactions. This represents the timing dif...
Peer comparison
Common in payment processors and marketplace platforms that act as intermediaries.
operating_increase_decrease_in_amounts_payable_due_to_cr_e0a687Historical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $9M | $70M | $227M | $28M | $52M | $0 | $51M | $63M | $64M | $128M | $438M | $292M | $288M | $181M | $452M | $87M | $328M | $351M | $826M | $523M |
| QoQ Change | — | +677.8% | +224.3% | -87.7% | +85.7% | -100.0% | — | +23.5% | +1.6% | +100.0% | +242.2% | -33.3% | -1.4% | -37.2% | +149.7% | -80.8% | +277.0% | +7.0% | +135.3% | -36.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +477.8% | -100.0% | -77.5% | +125.0% | +23.1% | — | +758.8% | +363.5% | +350.0% | +41.4% | +3.2% | -70.2% | +13.9% | +93.9% | +82.7% | +501.1% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Mercado Libre's amounts payable due to credit and debit card transactions?
- Mercado Libre (MELI) reported amounts payable due to credit and debit card transactions of $523M in Q1 2026.
- How has Mercado Libre's amounts payable due to credit and debit card transactions changed year-over-year?
- Mercado Libre's amounts payable due to credit and debit card transactions increased by 501.1% year-over-year, from $87M to $523M.
- What is the long-term trend for Mercado Libre's amounts payable due to credit and debit card transactions?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Mercado Libre's amounts payable due to credit and debit card transactions has grown at a 50.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $309M to $1.59B.
- What does amounts payable due to credit and debit card transactions mean?
- The change in outstanding payment obligations related to credit and debit card processing.