ATHM vs MELI vs SE Stock Comparison

Autohome, Mercadolibre and Sea Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ATHM Autohome Inc.
$20.40 -4.2% 1M -21.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.39B
P/E
17.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$787.39M
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
5 wins
MELI Mercadolibre Inc
$1,668.72 -4.8% 1M -22.8% 1Y
Market cap
$85.10B
P/E
45.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$35.18B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
3 wins
SE Sea Ltd
$74.01 -25.7% 1M -52.1% 1Y
Market cap
$44.51B
P/E
26.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.55B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Autohome leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Autohome 5, Mercadolibre 3, Sea 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionATHMMELISELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.39B $85.10B $44.51B MELI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.8x 45.7x 26.5x ATHM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.2x 41.2x 19.5x ATHM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -16.5% +46.0% +43.5% MELI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.0% 5.3% 6.3% ATHM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 11.7% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.1x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -21.5% -22.8% -52.1% ATHM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -12.4%/yr +2.2%/yr -26.3%/yr MELI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.4% 41.1% 52.3% ATHM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 62/100 71/100 SE

Percentile Scorecard

ATHMMELISE

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

AxisATHMMELISE
Valuation 72 #47 of 167 52 #80 of 167 78 #37 of 167
Growth 5 #145 of 153 79 #33 of 153 68 #49 of 153
Profitability 59 #63 of 153 86 #23 of 153 68 #50 of 153
Financial Health 92 #16 of 179 33 #120 of 179 70 #54 of 179
Shareholder Returns 76 #23 of 94 – –
Overall 61 62 71
  • ATHM ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • MELI ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • SE ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodATHMMELISESPY
1 month -4.2%-4.8%-25.7% -0.8%
3 months -4.5%-8.3%-29.1% +3.5%
6 months +10.5%-9.3%-13.4% +7.0%
Year to date -8.4%-17.2%-42.0% +12.2%
1 year -21.5%-22.8%-52.1% +13.0%
3 years -24.0%+39.0%+85.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year -8.7%+11.6%+22.8% +23.1%
5 years -48.5%+11.2%-78.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year -12.4%+2.2%-26.3% +11.0%
10 years -17.5%+877.9%— +258.0%
10 years, per year -1.9%+25.6%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureATHMMELISESPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.4%41.1%52.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.0%44.9%54.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.851.031.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.66-0.55-1.00 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.7%-64.2%-90.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.9%-29.3%-53.8% -1.8%
52-week high $26.46$2,360.76$160.10 $779.14
52-week low $16.38$1,546.81$74.01 $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.

MultipleATHMMELISE
P/E now vs peer median 17.9xmedian 17.5x 45.4xmedian 17.5x 26.2xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 1.4x 2.4xmedian 1.4x 1.7xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.5x 20.7xmedian 14.5x —median 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 12.1x 6.8xmedian 12.1x 8.7xmedian 12.1x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.7x 10.8xmedian 1.7x —median 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -0.89median 0.41 1.29median 0.41 0.36median 0.41

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 monthsATHMMELISE
Revenue $787.39M $35.18B $26.55B
Gross profit $573.40M $15.01B $12.29B
Operating income $48.02M $2.91B $2.28B
Net income $129.13M $1.86B $3.91B
Free cash flow – $12.41B $5.22B
R&D $148.61M $2.58B $1.17B
EPS (diluted) $1.14 $36.75 $2.64
Cash & equivalents $367.84M $3.65B $3.53B
Total debt – $10.63B $2.37B
Shares (diluted) 118.02M 50.70M 638.23M
Enterprise value -$8.78B $61.12B $4.39B

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
MetricATHMMELISE
P/E 17.9x 45.4x 26.2x
P/FCF – 6.8x 8.7x
P/Operating cash flow – 6.1x 8.7x
P/S 3.0x 2.4x 1.7x
P/B 0.7x 10.8x –
P/Tangible book 0.7x 10.8x –
EV/EBITDA – 20.7x –
EV/EBIT -6.5x 30.8x 16.0x
EV/Revenue -0.4x 2.5x 1.4x
EV/FCF – 7.2x 7.0x
EV/Operating cash flow – 6.4x 7.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.89 1.29 0.36

Growth

14 metrics
MetricATHMMELISE
Revenue growth (1Y) -16.5% 46.0% 43.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -8.0% 41.3% 27.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -19.5% 35.8% 41.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -11.0% 33.9% -83.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -59.0% -2.0% 57.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -36.4% 18.1% 26.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -37.6% -9.3% -97.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -23.3% 35.0% 26.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -32.5% -9.3% 31.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -20.1% 35.3% 73.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 64.1% 14.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 45.3% 56.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 68.0% 14.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 44.5% 56.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricATHMMELISE
Gross margin 72.8% 42.7% 46.3%
EBITDA margin – 12.3% –
Operating margin 6.1% 8.3% 8.6%
Pretax margin 17.9% 7.4% 11.6%
Net margin 17.0% 5.3% 6.3%
FCF margin – 35.3% 19.6%
Operating cash flow margin – 39.5% 19.6%
Return on equity 3.9% 24.7% –
Return on assets 3.3% 3.8% 12.5%
Return on invested capital – 11.7% –
Return on capital employed 1.4% 22.8% 15.0%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.7x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 7.5x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricATHMMELISE
Debt / assets – 20.7% 1.0%
Debt / equity – 1.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.1x –
Debt / FCF – 0.9x 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 17.8% 84.7% 59.2%
Equity / assets 82.2% 15.3% –
Interest coverage – 13.7x 123.4x
Current ratio 6.8x 1.1x 1.5x
Quick ratio 6.5x 0.2x 0.6x
Cash ratio 6.0x 0.2x 0.6x
Altman Z-score – 2.32 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricATHMMELISE
Dividend yield 9.1% – –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 9.1% 0.0% –
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.

ConsensusATHMMELISE
Forward P/E 19.2xFY2026 41.2xFY2026 19.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.06FY2026 $40.52FY2026 $3.79FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -36.9%FY2026 +2.8%FY2026 +8.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.4% +42.0% +14.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $770.59MFY2026 $39.34BFY2026 $30.91BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -16.5%FY2026 +36.2%FY2026 +34.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.9% +45.2% +21.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersATHMMELISE
Held by institutions 42.5% 77.8% 63.6%
Institutions holding 127 1,438 773
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.6% +3.5% +0.6%
Institutions buying 64 714 436
Institutions selling 44 525 223
Buyers to sellers 1.45 1.36 1.96

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.

ATHMMELISE
ATHM 1.00 0.19 0.32
MELI 0.19 1.00 0.46
SE 0.32 0.46 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ATHM, MELI and SE?

Mercadolibre (MELI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Autohome (ATHM) $2.39B, Mercadolibre (MELI) $85.10B, Sea (SE) $44.51B.

Which stock is cheaper, ATHM, MELI and SE?

Autohome (ATHM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Autohome (ATHM) 17.8x, Mercadolibre (MELI) 45.7x, Sea (SE) 26.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Autohome (ATHM) is cheapest (Autohome (ATHM) 19.2x, Mercadolibre (MELI) 41.2x, Sea (SE) 19.5x). 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: Autohome (ATHM) -16.5%, Mercadolibre (MELI) +46.0%, Sea (SE) +43.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Autohome (ATHM) has the highest net margin (Autohome (ATHM) 17.0%, Mercadolibre (MELI) 5.3%, Sea (SE) 6.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Autohome (ATHM) returned the most: Autohome (ATHM) -21.5%, Mercadolibre (MELI) -22.8%, Sea (SE) -52.1%. Over five years, Mercadolibre (MELI) compounded fastest (Autohome (ATHM) -12.4%/yr, Mercadolibre (MELI) +2.2%/yr, Sea (SE) -26.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Autohome (ATHM) has been the steadiest (Autohome (ATHM) 32.4%, Mercadolibre (MELI) 41.1%, Sea (SE) 52.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ATHM, MELI and SE?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Autohome (ATHM) 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.