Investing
Investment Purchases
Mercado Libre Investment Purchases decreased by 42.0% to $2.82B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 33.4%, from $4.24B to $2.82B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Investment Purchases shows an upward trend with a 18.9% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionInvesting
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityVolatile
First reportedQ1 2020
Last reportedQ4 2025
How to read this metric
An increase indicates a surplus of cash being deployed into financial markets rather than core operations; a decrease may suggest a need for liquidity.
Detailed definition
The total cash outflow for the acquisition of debt and equity securities, including marketable securities and other fina...
Peer comparison
Large-cap technology firms often show high outflows here as they manage massive cash reserves across global portfolios.
Metric ID:
purchases_of_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 | $2.79B | $1.29B | $871.62M | $2.90B | $3.29B | $3.08B | $3.43B | $5.12B | $4.92B | $5.49B | $3.40B | $4.10B | $4.62B | $3.67B | $4.33B | $4.24B | $2.21B | $3.43B | $4.87B | $2.82B |
| QoQ Change | — | -53.8% | -32.5% | +233.1% | +13.2% | -6.4% | +11.4% | +49.5% | -3.9% | +11.6% | -38.2% | +20.6% | +12.9% | -20.7% | +18.1% | -2.0% | -48.0% | +55.6% | +41.8% | -42.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +17.7% | +138.2% | +293.3% | +76.5% | +49.7% | +78.6% | -0.9% | -20.1% | -6.1% | -33.3% | +27.4% | +3.6% | -52.3% | -6.3% | +12.6% | -33.4% |
Range$871.62M – $5.49B
CAGR+0.2%
Avg YoY Growth+34.1%
Median YoY Growth+8.1%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- 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?
- The amount of money a company spent to buy stocks, bonds, or other investment securities.