Financing Cash Flow
Mercado Libre Financing Cash Flow decreased by 65.8% to $473.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 1.7%, from $465.00M to $473.00M. Over 3 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Financing Cash Flow shows an upward trend with a 14.7% CAGR.
Analysis
How to read this metric
A large negative value typically indicates a company is returning capital to shareholders or paying down debt, while a positive value suggests the company is raising external capital to fund operations or acquisitions.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the net flow of cash between a company and its capital providers, including shareholders and lend...
Peer comparison
Large-cap peers like Microsoft or Alphabet similarly show large negative financing outflows due to aggressive share repurchase programs and dividend distributions.
net_cash_from_financingHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $104.37M | $421.33M | $2.26B | $152.00M | $434.00M | $342.00M | $0.00 | -$112.00M | -$360.00M | $132.00M | $0.00 | $476.00M | $726.00M | $757.00M | $465.00M | $613.00M | $444.00M | $1.38B | $473.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +303.7% | +436.2% | -93.3% | +185.5% | -21.2% | -100.0% | — | -221.4% | +136.7% | -100.0% | — | +52.5% | +4.3% | -38.6% | +31.8% | -27.6% | +211.3% | -65.8% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +315.8% | -18.8% | -100.0% | -173.7% | -182.9% | -61.4% | +100.0% | +232.2% | +450.0% | — | — | +28.8% | -38.8% | +82.6% | +1.7% |
Financing Cash Flow at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Mercado Libre's financing cash flow?
- Mercado Libre (MELI) reported financing cash flow of $473.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Mercado Libre's financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Mercado Libre's financing cash flow increased by 1.7% year-over-year, from $465.00M to $473.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Mercado Libre's financing cash flow?
- Over 3 years (2021 to 2025), Mercado Libre's financing cash flow has grown at a 14.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.92B to $2.90B.
- What does financing cash flow mean?
- The total amount of money a company spends or receives from borrowing debt and managing its own shares and dividends.