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Mercado Libre MELI Ratios & Valuation

Q1 '26Q4 '25Q3 '25Q2 '25Q1 '25
Profitability
Gross margin43.9%-0.6pp44.5%-0.6pp45.1%-0.7pp45.9%-0.3pp46.1%0.0pp
Operating margin9.6%-1.5pp11.1%-0.9pp12%-0.3pp12.3%-0.5pp12.8%+0.1pp
Net margin6%-0.9pp6.9%-1.0pp7.9%-0.6pp8.5%-0.7pp9.2%0.0pp
Returns
Return on equity31.3%-4.7pp36%-4.7pp40.6%-3.2pp43.8%-5.3pp49.1%-2.4pp
Return on invested capital33.3%-6.3pp39.6%+6.6pp33%-0.9pp33.9%+0.6pp33.3%-3.2pp
Efficiency
Asset turnover0.9×0.0×0.9×0.0×0.9×0.0×0.9×0.0×0.0×
Liquidity
Current ratio1.2×0.0×1.2×0.0×1.2×0.0×1.2×0.0×1.2×0.0×
Leverage
Debt-to-equity1.7×0.0×1.7×+0.1×1.6×0.0×1.6×0.0×1.6×0.0×
Net debt / EBITDA-0.7×-0.2×-0.5×-0.7×0.2×-0.4×0.6×-0.4×+0.3×
Per Share
Book value per share$143.62+7.9%$133.10+8.5%$122.65+8.8%$112.69+14.2%$98.70+15.0%
Valuation
Market capitalization$87.66B-14.2%$102.12B-13.8%$118.48B-7.6%$128.21B+29.6%$98.9B+14.7%
Price / earnings45.7×-5.5×51.1×-5.9×57×-5.4×62.5×+14.5×48×+2.9×
Price / sales2.8×-0.8×3.5×-1.0×4.5×-0.8×5.3×+0.9×4.4×+0.3×
Price / book12×-3.1×15.1×-3.9×19.1×-3.4×22.4×+2.7×19.8×0.0×
EV / EBITDA21.6×-3.3×24.9×-6.0×30.9×-4.9×35.8×+6.6×29.2×+2.0×

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Questions, answered.

What are Mercado Libre's profit margins?
Mercado Libre (MELI) runs a 43.9% gross margin and a 9.6% operating margin, with a 6.0% net margin.
Where do Mercado Libre's ratios come from?
Every ratio is computed from Mercado Libre's SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.