Short-term investment securities (includes restricted investments of consolidated variable interest entities: 2026, $85; 2025, $84)
Mercado Libre Short-term investment securities (includes restricted investments of consolidated variable interest entities: 2026, $85; 2025, $84) decreased by 25.0% to $1.97B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 61.2%, from $5.08B to $1.97B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Short-term investment securities (includes restricted investments of consolidated variable interest entities: 2026, $85; 2025, $84) shows an upward trend with a 16.2% CAGR.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase indicates effective treasury management of excess cash, whereas a decrease might signal the use of these funds for operations or acquisitions.
Detailed definition
Financial instruments and securities held by the company that have maturities greater than three months but are intended...
Peer comparison
Standard for large-cap companies; peers with strong cash flow generation typically hold significant short-term investment portfolios.
non_current_assets_short_term_investmentsHistorical 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 | $898.37M | $1.04B | $810M | $1.41B | $1.65B | $1.94B | $2.34B | $2.48B | $2.84B | $3.32B | $3.48B | $3.67B | $4.07B | $4.51B | $4.49B | $5.08B | $4.63B | $3.72B | $2.63B | $1.97B |
| QoQ Change | — | +16.0% | -22.3% | +74.3% | +16.5% | +18.1% | +20.4% | +6.0% | +14.5% | +16.9% | +4.8% | +5.5% | +11.0% | +10.8% | -0.6% | +13.3% | -8.8% | -19.8% | -29.2% | -25.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +83.1% | +86.5% | +188.8% | +75.6% | +72.6% | +70.9% | +48.8% | +48.1% | +43.5% | +35.9% | +28.9% | +38.4% | +13.8% | -17.6% | -41.4% | -61.2% |
Short-term investment securities (includes restricted investments of consolidated variable interest entities: 2026, $85; 2025, $84) at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Mercado Libre's short-term investment securities (includes restricted investments of consolidated variable interest entities: 2026, $85; 2025, $84)?
- Mercado Libre (MELI) reported short-term investment securities (includes restricted investments of consolidated variable interest entities: 2026, $85; 2025, $84) of $1.97B in Q1 2026.
- How has Mercado Libre's short-term investment securities (includes restricted investments of consolidated variable interest entities: 2026, $85; 2025, $84) changed year-over-year?
- Mercado Libre's short-term investment securities (includes restricted investments of consolidated variable interest entities: 2026, $85; 2025, $84) decreased by 61.2% year-over-year, from $5.08B to $1.97B.
- What is the long-term trend for Mercado Libre's short-term investment securities (includes restricted investments of consolidated variable interest entities: 2026, $85; 2025, $84)?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Mercado Libre's short-term investment securities (includes restricted investments of consolidated variable interest entities: 2026, $85; 2025, $84) has grown at a 16.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.24B to $2.63B.
- What does short-term investment securities (includes restricted investments of consolidated variable interest entities: 2026, $85; 2025, $84) mean?
- Short-term financial investments that the company plans to hold for less than one year.