What is Mercado Libre's investment purchases?

Mercado Libre (MELI) reported investment purchases of $2.82B in Q1 2026.

How has Mercado Libre's investment purchases changed year-over-year?

Mercado Libre's investment purchases decreased by 33.4% year-over-year, from $4.24B to $2.82B.

What is the long-term trend for Mercado Libre's investment purchases?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Mercado Libre's investment purchases has grown at a 18.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $7.37B to $14.75B.

What does investment purchases mean?

Cash spent purchasing investment securities across all categories.

Mercado Libre MELI Investment Purchases

Investment Purchases at other companies

eBayEBAY

$364M-88.0%

EtsyETSY

$84.46M-27.8%

PayPal Holdings, Inc.PYPL

$5.92B-0.8%

DoorDashDASH

$292M-31.3%

1stdibs.com, Inc.DIBS

$15.04M-37.3%

Synchrony FinancialSYF

$1.19B+148%

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+69.5%

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$86.05B-31.1%

Enterprise value$83.38B-34.3%

P/E44.8×-16.0×

P/S2.7×-2.5×

Profitability

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Gross margin43.9%-2.3pp

Operating margin9.6%-3.2pp

Net margin6%-3.2pp

FCF margin37.2%+8.3pp

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

Reported directly by Mercado Libre in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquireInvestments.

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 investment purchases?: Mercado Libre (MELI) reported investment purchases of $2.82B in Q1 2026.
How has Mercado Libre's investment purchases changed year-over-year?: Mercado Libre's investment purchases decreased by 33.4% year-over-year, from $4.24B to $2.82B.
What is the long-term trend for Mercado Libre's investment purchases?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Mercado Libre's investment purchases has grown at a 18.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $7.37B to $14.75B.
What does investment purchases mean?: Cash spent purchasing investment securities across all categories.