ABNB vs MELI vs PGY Stock Comparison

Airbnb, Mercadolibre and Pagaya Technologies Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ABNB Airbnb, Inc.
$166.45 +6.0% 1M +31.6% 1Y
Market cap
$98.56B
P/E
36.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.16B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
4 wins
MELI Mercadolibre Inc
$1,660.13 -3.8% 1M -27.7% 1Y
Market cap
$82.37B
P/E
44.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$35.18B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
2 wins
PGY Pagaya Technologies Ltd.
$20.81 +19.8% 1M -25.4% 1Y
Market cap
$1.70B
P/E
13.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.39B
Div. yield
–
Digital Lending Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Pagaya Technologies leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Pagaya Technologies 5, Airbnb 4, Mercadolibre 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionABNBMELIPGYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $98.56B $82.37B $1.70B ABNB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 36.6x 44.2x 13.5x PGY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 29.9x 41.0x 12.0x PGY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.6% +46.0% +20.5% MELI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.4% 5.3% 9.0% ABNB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 21.5% 11.7% 31.5% PGY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.1x 0.6x PGY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +31.6% -27.7% -25.4% ABNB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.5%/yr +2.3%/yr -29.6%/yr MELI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.8% 41.0% 74.7% ABNB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 62/100 69/100 PGY

Percentile Scorecard

ABNBMELIPGY

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisABNBMELIPGY
Valuation 25 #125 of 166 52 #81 of 166 93 #8 of 99
Growth 45 #84 of 153 78 #34 of 153 91 #9 of 94
Profitability 92 #13 of 153 88 #20 of 153 85 #14 of 90
Financial Health 55 #81 of 179 33 #121 of 179 40 #63 of 105
Shareholder Returns 60 #37 of 91 – 34 #40 of 60
Overall 55 62 69
  • ABNB ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • MELI ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • PGY ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodABNBMELIPGYSPY
1 month +6.0%-3.8%+19.8% +0.7%
3 months +9.4%-12.0%+18.0% +3.7%
6 months +18.6%-7.4%+49.8% +7.1%
Year to date +22.6%-17.6%-0.4% +12.8%
1 year +31.6%-27.7%-25.4% +11.9%
3 years +42.3%+35.4%+41.6% +85.2%
3 years, per year +12.5%+10.6%+12.3% +22.8%
5 years -2.5%+12.1%-82.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year -0.5%+2.3%-29.6% +10.9%
10 years —+887.2%— +262.0%
10 years, per year —+25.7%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureABNBMELIPGYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.8%41.0%74.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.9%44.6%78.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.091.033.17 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.88-0.67-0.34 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -60.2%-64.2%-98.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.6%-29.7%-25.4% -1.2%
52-week high $190.50$2,360.76$27.91 $779.14
52-week low $111.54$1,546.81$10.64 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleABNBMELIPGY
P/E now vs peer median 36.6xmedian 16.7x 45.2xmedian 16.7x 13.8xmedian 19.5x
P/S now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 1.4x 2.4xmedian 1.4x 1.2xmedian 2.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.7x 20.6xmedian 12.7x 5.1xmedian 17.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.2xmedian 10.5x 6.8xmedian 10.5x 6.9xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median 12.6xmedian 1.7x 10.7xmedian 1.7x 2.7xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median 3.97median 0.39 1.28median 0.39 —median 0.98

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsABNBMELIPGY
Revenue $13.16B $35.18B $1.39B
Gross profit $10.91B $15.01B $603.06M
Operating income $2.74B $2.91B $345.48M
Net income $2.69B $1.86B $127.54M
Free cash flow $4.86B $12.41B $251.78M
R&D $2.49B $2.58B $70.60M
EPS (diluted) $4.51 $36.75 $1.29
Cash & equivalents $6.82B $3.65B $249.26M
Total debt $2.48B $10.63B $471.87M
Shares (diluted) 597.00M 50.70M 97.25M
Enterprise value $51.79B $58.39B $674.60M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricABNBMELIPGY
P/E 36.6x 45.2x 13.8x
P/FCF 20.2x 6.8x 6.9x
P/Operating cash flow 20.2x 6.1x 6.6x
P/S 7.5x 2.4x 1.2x
P/B 12.6x 10.7x 2.7x
P/Tangible book 12.6x 10.8x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA – 20.6x 5.1x
EV/EBIT 32.4x 30.6x 5.7x
EV/Revenue 6.7x 2.5x 1.4x
EV/FCF 18.2x 7.2x 7.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.2x 6.4x 7.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.97 1.28 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricABNBMELIPGY
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.6% 46.0% 20.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.1% 41.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.2% 35.8% 23.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.4% 33.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 5.1% -2.0% 118.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 11.9% 18.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) 2.5% -9.3% 141.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.4% 35.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) 7.5% -9.3% 136.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 9.2% 35.3% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 12.8% 64.1% 135.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.4% 45.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 12.8% 68.0% 160.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.7% 44.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricABNBMELIPGY
Gross margin 82.9% 42.7% 43.4%
EBITDA margin – 12.3% 27.7%
Operating margin 20.8% 8.3% 24.9%
Pretax margin 25.6% 7.4% 7.1%
Net margin 20.4% 5.3% 9.0%
FCF margin 36.9% 35.3% 18.1%
Operating cash flow margin 36.9% 39.5% 19.0%
Return on equity 34.9% 24.7% 19.0%
Return on assets 9.7% 3.8% 7.1%
Return on invested capital 21.5% 11.7% 31.5%
Return on capital employed 28.2% 22.8% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.7x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 7.5x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue 13.0% 0.8% 2.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricABNBMELIPGY
Debt / assets 8.6% 20.7% 27.9%
Debt / equity 0.3x 1.4x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.1x 0.6x
Debt / FCF 0.5x 0.9x 1.9x
Liabilities / assets 72.9% 84.7% 61.7%
Equity / assets 27.1% 15.3% 38.3%
Interest coverage – 13.7x –
Current ratio 1.4x 1.1x –
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.2x –
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.2x –
Altman Z-score 3.57 2.32 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricABNBMELIPGY
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 4.1% – -0.2%
Shareholder yield 4.1% 0.0% -0.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusABNBMELIPGY
Forward P/E 29.9xFY2026 41.0xFY2026 12.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.57FY2026 $40.52FY2026 $1.73FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +38.2%FY2026 +2.8%FY2026 +86.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +4.7% +42.0% +28.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.79BFY2026 $39.34BFY2026 $1.38BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.6%FY2026 +36.2%FY2026 +6.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +20.9% +45.2% +28.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersABNBMELIPGY
Held by institutions 85.9% 77.8% 38.9%
Institutions holding 1,308 1,439 221
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.9% +3.5% -12.0%
Institutions buying 646 715 133
Institutions selling 494 525 62
Buyers to sellers 1.31 1.36 2.15

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ABNBMELIPGY
ABNB 1.00 0.28 0.34
MELI 0.28 1.00 0.27
PGY 0.34 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ABNB, MELI and PGY?

Airbnb (ABNB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Airbnb (ABNB) $98.56B, Mercadolibre (MELI) $82.37B, Pagaya Technologies (PGY) $1.70B.

Which stock is cheaper, ABNB, MELI and PGY?

Pagaya Technologies (PGY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Airbnb (ABNB) 36.6x, Mercadolibre (MELI) 44.2x, Pagaya Technologies (PGY) 13.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pagaya Technologies (PGY) is cheapest (Airbnb (ABNB) 29.9x, Mercadolibre (MELI) 41.0x, Pagaya Technologies (PGY) 12.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Mercadolibre (MELI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Airbnb (ABNB) +13.6%, Mercadolibre (MELI) +46.0%, Pagaya Technologies (PGY) +20.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Airbnb (ABNB) has the highest net margin (Airbnb (ABNB) 20.4%, Mercadolibre (MELI) 5.3%, Pagaya Technologies (PGY) 9.0%). On return on invested capital, Pagaya Technologies (PGY) leads (Airbnb (ABNB) 21.5%, Mercadolibre (MELI) 11.7%, Pagaya Technologies (PGY) 31.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Airbnb (ABNB) returned the most: Airbnb (ABNB) +31.6%, Mercadolibre (MELI) -27.7%, Pagaya Technologies (PGY) -25.4%. Over five years, Mercadolibre (MELI) compounded fastest (Airbnb (ABNB) -0.5%/yr, Mercadolibre (MELI) +2.3%/yr, Pagaya Technologies (PGY) -29.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Airbnb (ABNB) has been the steadiest (Airbnb (ABNB) 35.8%, Mercadolibre (MELI) 41.0%, Pagaya Technologies (PGY) 74.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ABNB, MELI and PGY?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Pagaya Technologies (PGY) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.