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Mercado Libre MELI Gross margin

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50.9%+1.7pp
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Global PaymentsGPN
67.3%-6.4pp

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$8.8B+49.0%
Gross profit$3.9B+39.4%
Operating income$611.0M-19.9%
Net income$417.0M-15.6%
EPS (diluted)$8.23-15.5%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$15.1B+237%
Total debt$12.5B+59.0%
Total equity$7.3B+45.5%
Total assets$46.9B+69.6%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$2.1B+101%
CapEx$271.0M-0.4%
Free cash flow$1.8B+138%

Valuation

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Market cap$82.73B-11.4%
Enterprise value$80.05B-16.9%
P/E43.1×-2.2×
P/S2.6×-1.6×

Profitability

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Operating margin9.6%-3.2pp
Net margin6%-3.2pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity31.3%-17.8pp
Debt / equity1.7×+0.1×
Current ratio1.2×0.0×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Mercado Libre’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Mercado Libre’s 10-Q, filed May 8, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Mercado Libre's gross margin?
Mercado Libre (MELI) reported gross margin of 43.9% in Q1 2026.
How has Mercado Libre's gross margin changed year-over-year?
Mercado Libre's gross margin decreased by 4.9% year-over-year, from 46.1% to 43.9%.
What is the long-term trend for Mercado Libre's gross margin?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Mercado Libre's gross margin has grown at a 1.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 168.8% to 181.6%.
What does gross margin mean?
How much of every sales dollar is left after the direct cost of what was sold.
How do you interpret gross margin?
Higher and stable gross margins indicate pricing power and a durable cost structure. A declining trend signals input-cost pressure, pricing competition, or a shift toward lower-margin products.
How does gross margin compare across companies?
Highly comparable within an industry, less so across industries — software runs 70%+ while distributors run in single digits. Track the trend more than the absolute level across sectors.