MercadoLibre Management
Management criteria checks 2/4
MercadoLibre's CEO is Marcos Eduardo Galperín, appointed in Oct 1999, has a tenure of 25.58 years. total yearly compensation is $13.75M, comprised of 4.1% salary and 95.9% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0% of the company’s shares, worth ARS96.43M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 5.3 years and 8.3 years respectively.
Key information
Marcos Eduardo Galperín
Chief executive officer
US$13.7m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 4.1% |
| CEO tenure | 25.6yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.00007% |
| Management average tenure | 5.3yrs |
| Board average tenure | 8.3yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$2b |
| Dec 31 2024 | US$14m | US$566k | US$2b |
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$1b |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$1b |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$1b |
| Dec 31 2023 | US$10m | US$523k | US$987m |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$987m |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$757m |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$618m |
| Dec 31 2022 | US$8m | US$449k | US$482m |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$271m |
| Jun 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$237m |
| Mar 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$182m |
| Dec 31 2021 | US$17m | US$400k | US$83m |
| Sep 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$78m |
| Jun 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | -US$3m |
| Mar 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | -US$16m |
| Dec 31 2020 | US$22m | US$351k | -US$4m |
| Sep 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$8m |
| Jun 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$169m |
| Mar 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$209m |
| Dec 31 2019 | US$11m | US$507k | -US$181m |
| Sep 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | -US$128m |
| Jun 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$9m |
| Mar 31 2019 | n/a | n/a | -US$18m |
| Dec 31 2018 | US$9m | US$553k | -US$37m |
Compensation vs Market: Marcos's total compensation ($USD13.75M) is above average for companies of similar size in the AR market ($USD5.70M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Marcos's compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year.
CEO
Marcos Eduardo Galperín (53 yo)
25.6yrs
Tenure
US$13,747,133
Compensation
Mr. Marcos Eduardo Galperín served as a Director at Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. since April 2017 He served as Independent Director at Globant S.A. since July 2014 until April 21, 2020. He Co-Founded Mercadolibr...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-Founder | 25.6yrs | US$13.75m | 0.000070% ARS 96.4m | |
| EVP & CFO | 1.8yrs | US$2.67m | 0.00081% ARS 1.1b | |
| Executive VP & COO | 4.8yrs | US$4.77m | no data | |
| Fintech President | 21.3yrs | US$4.89m | 0.036% ARS 50.0b | |
| Commerce President | 3.3yrs | US$3.69m | 0.00015% ARS 206.6m | |
| Chief Accounting Officer & Senior VP | 16.8yrs | US$191.00k | 0.00011% ARS 151.5m | |
| Head of Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP | no data | no data | no data | |
| Executive VP of Corporate Affairs & President of Argentina | 5.3yrs | US$2.86m | 0.00039% ARS 537.3m |
5.3yrs
Average Tenure
53yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: MELI's management team is seasoned and experienced (5.3 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-Founder | 25.6yrs | US$13.75m | 0.000070% ARS 96.4m | |
| Independent Director | 13.1yrs | US$192.00k | 0.0014% ARS 2.0b | |
| Independent Director | 3.3yrs | US$198.99k | 0.00069% ARS 950.5m | |
| Independent Director | 8.3yrs | US$206.54k | 0.0092% ARS 12.7b | |
| Director | 26.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | no data | 0.19% ARS 266.6b | |
| Lead Independent Director | 17.8yrs | US$258.91k | 0.00080% ARS 1.1b | |
| Independent Director | 2.9yrs | US$198.99k | 0.00057% ARS 785.2m | |
| Independent Director | 3.9yrs | US$192.00k | 0.0024% ARS 3.3b |
8.3yrs
Average Tenure
54yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: MELI's board of directors are considered experienced (8.3 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/05/09 09:10 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/05/09 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/03/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
Data Sources
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| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
MercadoLibre, Inc. is covered by 50 analysts. 24 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Ishan Majumdar | Baptista Research |
| Trevor Young | Barclays |
| Yanfang Jiang | Benchmark Company |