MercadoLibre has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 50.3%, while the Multiline Retail industry saw earnings growing at 4.7% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 33.2% per year. MercadoLibre's return on equity is 26.4%, and it has net margins of 6%.
Key information
50.33%
Earnings growth rate
50.16%
EPS growth rate
Multiline Retail Industry Growth
6.54%
Revenue growth rate
33.23%
Return on equity
26.37%
Net Margin
6.04%
Next Earnings Update
05 Aug 2026
Recent past performance updates
Recent updates
Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
How MercadoLibre makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
BIT:1MELI Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
Date
Revenue
Earnings
G+A Expenses
R&D Expenses
31 Mar 26
31,803
1,920
8,483
2,417
31 Dec 25
28,893
1,997
7,388
2,269
30 Sep 25
26,193
2,077
6,494
2,197
30 Jun 25
24,096
2,053
5,954
2,134
31 Mar 25
22,379
2,061
5,431
2,027
31 Dec 24
20,777
1,911
5,012
1,934
30 Sep 24
19,127
1,437
4,624
2,108
30 Jun 24
17,742
1,399
4,160
2,000
31 Mar 24
16,254
1,130
3,775
1,908
31 Dec 23
15,107
987
3,552
1,831
30 Sep 23
13,700
987
3,306
1,470
30 Jun 23
12,463
757
3,166
1,352
31 Mar 23
11,475
618
3,135
1,246
31 Dec 22
10,780
482
3,018
1,099
30 Sep 22
9,665
271
2,884
953
30 Jun 22
8,833
237
2,618
813
31 Mar 22
7,939
182
2,289
698
31 Dec 21
7,069
83
1,965
590
30 Sep 21
6,266
78
1,713
528
30 Jun 21
5,524
-3
1,513
479
31 Mar 21
4,699
-16
1,334
405
31 Dec 20
3,974
-4
1,228
353
30 Sep 20
3,320
-8
1,151
294
30 Jun 20
2,808
-169
1,150
264
31 Mar 20
2,475
-209
1,126
245
31 Dec 19
2,296
-181
1,031
224
30 Sep 19
2,050
-128
879
205
30 Jun 19
1,802
9
717
181
31 Mar 19
1,592
-18
641
160
31 Dec 18
1,440
-37
620
146
30 Sep 18
1,370
-102
602
141
30 Jun 18
1,319
-64
572
138
31 Mar 18
1,268
-48
526
135
31 Dec 17
1,217
14
448
127
30 Sep 17
1,115
133
371
119
30 Jun 17
1,041
144
321
113
31 Mar 17
956
155
269
107
31 Dec 16
844
136
244
98
30 Sep 16
769
124
233
95
30 Jun 16
707
131
217
86
31 Mar 16
661
134
210
81
31 Dec 15
652
106
205
76
30 Sep 15
632
101
196
70
Quality Earnings: 1MELI has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: 1MELI's current net profit margins (6%) are lower than last year (9.2%).
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: 1MELI has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by 50.3% per year.
Accelerating Growth: 1MELI's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: 1MELI had negative earnings growth (-6.8%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Multiline Retail industry average (20.4%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: Whilst 1MELI's Return on Equity (26.37%) is high, this metric is skewed due to their high level of debt.
Return on Assets
Return on Capital Employed
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2026/07/31 20:25
End of Day Share Price
2026/07/31 00:00
Earnings
2026/03/31
Annual Earnings
2025/12/31
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Analyst Sources
MercadoLibre, Inc. is covered by 47 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
Yanfang Jiang
Benchmark Company
Robert Ford Aguilar
BofA Global Research
Pedro Pinto
Bradesco S.A. Corretora de Títulos e Valores Mobiliários