Mercado Libre Payables to Brokerage Clients increased by 8.6% to $14.15B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 91.4%, from $7.39B to $14.15B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Payables to Brokerage Clients shows an upward trend with a 49.7% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Growth indicates increased user trust and platform adoption in financial services, while a decrease may signal lower user engagement or capital outflows.
Funds held by the company on behalf of brokerage or fintech platform clients, representing cash balances available for w...
Specific to fintech and brokerage firms; reflects the size of the platform's deposit base.
payables_to_brokerage_clients| 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 | |
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| Value | $1.84B | $1.99B | $2.39B | $2.48B | $2.53B | $2.56B | $3.45B | $3.25B | $3.73B | $4.02B | $4.48B | $5.06B | $5.40B | $5.85B | $6.95B | $7.39B | $9.38B | $10.57B | $13.03B | $14.15B |
| QoQ Change | — | +8.0% | +20.4% | +3.8% | +1.8% | +1.2% | +35.0% | -5.8% | +14.8% | +7.6% | +11.4% | +13.1% | +6.8% | +8.4% | +18.8% | +6.3% | +26.9% | +12.7% | +23.3% | +8.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +37.5% | +28.7% | +44.3% | +31.0% | +47.7% | +57.0% | +29.6% | +55.5% | +44.7% | +45.8% | +55.4% | +46.1% | +73.6% | +80.5% | +87.4% | +91.4% |