Non-Current Assets
Investments
Mercado Libre Investments decreased by 3.9% to $1.7B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 28.4%, from $1.32B to $1.7B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Investments shows an upward trend with a 60.4% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementBalance Sheet Statement
SectionNon-Current Assets
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ4 2014
Last reportedQ1 2026May 8, 2026
How to read this metric
Growth suggests strategic expansion or capital deployment into new markets or technologies, while a decline may indicate divestment or impairment.
Detailed definition
Investments in securities, joint ventures, or other entities that the company intends to hold for longer than one year....
Peer comparison
Common for large tech and e-commerce firms; peers use these to signal long-term strategic focus and ecosystem building.
Metric ID:
non_current_assets_long_term_investmentsHistorical Data
20 periods
| 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 | $181.41M | $38.03M | $89M | $121M | $456M | $375M | $322M | $278M | $149M | $149M | $162M | $249M | $416M | $1.23B | $1.2B | $1.32B | $1.39B | $1.34B | $1.76B | $1.7B |
| QoQ Change | — | -79.0% | +134.0% | +36.0% | +276.9% | -17.8% | -14.1% | -13.7% | -46.4% | +0.0% | +8.7% | +53.7% | +67.1% | +194.7% | -1.9% | +9.8% | +5.1% | -3.7% | +32.0% | -3.9% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +151.4% | +886.1% | +261.8% | +129.8% | -67.3% | -60.3% | -49.7% | -10.4% | +179.2% | +722.8% | +642.6% | +430.5% | +233.7% | +9.0% | +46.6% | +28.4% |
Range$38.03M – $1.76B
CAGR+60.1%
Avg YoY Growth+220.9%
Median YoY Growth+140.6%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Mercado Libre's investments?
- Mercado Libre (MELI) reported investments of $1.7B in Q1 2026.
- How has Mercado Libre's investments changed year-over-year?
- Mercado Libre's investments increased by 28.4% year-over-year, from $1.32B to $1.7B.
- What is the long-term trend for Mercado Libre's investments?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Mercado Libre's investments has grown at a 60.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $166.11M to $1.76B.
- What does investments mean?
- Long-term financial investments that the company intends to hold for more than one year.