CART vs EBAY vs MELI Stock Comparison

Maplebear, Ebay and Mercadolibre Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CART Maplebear Inc.
$60.88 +41.0% 1M +55.5% 1Y
Market cap
$14.18B
P/E
29.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.99B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
2 wins
EBAY Ebay Inc
$118.62 +9.9% 1M +22.0% 1Y
Market cap
$52.49B
P/E
23.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.01B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
6 wins
MELI Mercadolibre Inc
$1,668.72 -4.8% 1M -22.8% 1Y
Market cap
$86.54B
P/E
46.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$35.18B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Ebay leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Ebay 6, Mercadolibre 3, Maplebear 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCARTEBAYMELILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $14.18B $52.49B $86.54B MELI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.5x 23.6x 46.5x EBAY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.7x 20.7x 41.2x EBAY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.6% +14.7% +46.0% MELI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.0% 18.5% 5.3% EBAY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 19.3% 11.7% EBAY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.2x 1.1x MELI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +55.5% +22.0% -22.8% CART
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +8.8%/yr +2.2%/yr EBAY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.0% 36.8% 41.1% EBAY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 50/100 62/100 CART

Percentile Scorecard

CARTEBAYMELI

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

AxisCARTEBAYMELI
Valuation 45 #92 of 167 37 #105 of 167 52 #80 of 167
Growth 48 #80 of 153 50 #77 of 153 79 #33 of 153
Profitability 90 #16 of 153 87 #21 of 153 86 #23 of 153
Financial Health 76 #44 of 179 38 #111 of 179 33 #120 of 179
Shareholder Returns 82 #18 of 94 40 #57 of 94 –
Overall 68 50 62
  • CART ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • EBAY ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • MELI ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCARTEBAYMELISPY
1 month +41.0%+9.9%-4.8% -0.8%
3 months +38.2%+4.8%-8.3% +3.5%
6 months +41.3%+18.3%-9.3% +7.0%
Year to date +35.3%+36.2%-17.2% +12.2%
1 year +55.5%+22.0%-22.8% +13.0%
3 years +144.4%+212.2%+39.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year +34.7%+46.2%+11.6% +23.1%
5 years —+52.7%+11.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year —+8.8%+2.2% +11.0%
10 years —+311.6%+877.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+15.2%+25.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCARTEBAYMELISPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.0%36.8%41.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.3%43.2%44.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.450.701.03 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.260.60-0.55 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.0%-52.6%-64.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-3.5%-29.3% -1.8%
52-week high $60.88$122.91$2,360.76 $779.14
52-week low $32.93$79.41$1,546.81 $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.

MultipleCARTEBAYMELI
P/E now vs peer median 29.8xmedian 17.5x 23.8xmedian 17.5x 45.4xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 1.4x 4.4xmedian 1.4x 2.4xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.0xmedian 14.5x 19.2xmedian 14.5x 20.7xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.1xmedian 12.1x 21.1xmedian 12.1x 6.8xmedian 12.1x
P/B now vs peer median 6.1xmedian 1.7x 11.3xmedian 1.7x 10.8xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 28.07median 0.41 0.95median 0.41 1.29median 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 monthsCARTEBAYMELI
Revenue $3.99B $12.01B $35.18B
Gross profit $2.90B $8.70B $15.01B
Operating income $588.00M $2.46B $2.91B
Net income $480.00M $2.22B $1.86B
Free cash flow $1.18B $2.51B $12.41B
R&D $706.00M $1.79B $2.58B
EPS (diluted) $1.93 $4.88 $36.75
Cash & equivalents $757.00M $2.31B $3.65B
Total debt – $6.74B $10.63B
Shares (diluted) 248.94M 455.00M 50.70M
Enterprise value $10.22B $39.03B $62.56B

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
MetricCARTEBAYMELI
P/E 29.8x 23.8x 45.4x
P/FCF 12.1x 21.1x 6.8x
P/Operating cash flow 11.5x 17.0x 6.1x
P/S 3.6x 4.4x 2.4x
P/B 6.1x 11.3x 10.8x
P/Tangible book 6.3x 11.3x 10.8x
EV/EBITDA 19.0x 19.2x 20.7x
EV/EBIT 22.7x 22.8x 30.8x
EV/Revenue 3.3x 4.7x 2.5x
EV/FCF 11.3x 22.4x 7.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.8x 18.1x 6.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 28.07 0.95 1.29

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCARTEBAYMELI
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.6% 14.7% 46.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.3% 6.5% 41.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.2% 14.9% 35.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.1% 6.6% 33.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.6% 10.6% -2.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.3% 3.7% 18.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -1.6% 2.1% -9.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -13.6% 18.3% 35.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 10.0% 5.5% -9.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 1.1% 25.1% 35.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 46.8% 68.5% 64.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 2.8% 45.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 51.0% 77.8% 68.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 1.9% 44.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCARTEBAYMELI
Gross margin 72.6% 72.5% 42.7%
EBITDA margin 17.6% 24.4% 12.3%
Operating margin 14.7% 20.5% 8.3%
Pretax margin 15.7% 20.6% 7.4%
Net margin 12.0% 18.5% 5.3%
FCF margin 29.5% 20.9% 35.3%
Operating cash flow margin 30.9% 25.9% 39.5%
Return on equity 20.4% 49.0% 24.7%
Return on assets 13.6% 12.4% 3.8%
Return on invested capital – 19.3% 11.7%
Return on capital employed 22.7% 20.5% 22.8%
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.6x 1.4x 7.5x
Stock comp / revenue 10.0% 5.4% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCARTEBAYMELI
Debt / assets – 37.6% 20.7%
Debt / equity – 1.4x 1.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.2x 1.1x
Debt / FCF – 2.7x 0.9x
Liabilities / assets 33.8% 74.0% 84.7%
Equity / assets 66.2% 26.0% 15.3%
Interest coverage – 9.9x 13.7x
Current ratio 2.3x 1.0x 1.1x
Quick ratio 2.0x 0.9x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.6x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 7.28 6.65 2.32

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCARTEBAYMELI
Dividend yield – 1.0% –
Net buyback yield 13.1% 3.7% –
Shareholder yield 13.1% 4.7% 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.

ConsensusCARTEBAYMELI
Forward P/E 24.7xFY2026 20.7xFY2026 41.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.46FY2026 $5.73FY2026 $40.52FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +53.7%FY2026 +3.8%FY2026 +2.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.2% +14.1% +42.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.00BFY2026 $11.92BFY2026 $39.34BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.1%FY2026 +7.4%FY2026 +36.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +25.3% +7.6% +45.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCARTEBAYMELI
Held by institutions 82.5% 92.4% 77.8%
Institutions holding 499 1,293 1,438
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.5% +0.3% +3.5%
Institutions buying 246 616 714
Institutions selling 178 485 525
Buyers to sellers 1.38 1.27 1.36

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.

CARTEBAYMELI
CART 1.00 0.24 0.07
EBAY 0.24 1.00 0.18
MELI 0.07 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CART, EBAY and MELI?

Mercadolibre (MELI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Maplebear (CART) $14.18B, Ebay (EBAY) $52.49B, Mercadolibre (MELI) $86.54B.

Which stock is cheaper, CART, EBAY and MELI?

Ebay (EBAY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Maplebear (CART) 29.5x, Ebay (EBAY) 23.6x, Mercadolibre (MELI) 46.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ebay (EBAY) is cheapest (Maplebear (CART) 24.7x, Ebay (EBAY) 20.7x, Mercadolibre (MELI) 41.2x). 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: Maplebear (CART) +12.6%, Ebay (EBAY) +14.7%, Mercadolibre (MELI) +46.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ebay (EBAY) has the highest net margin (Maplebear (CART) 12.0%, Ebay (EBAY) 18.5%, Mercadolibre (MELI) 5.3%). On return on invested capital, Ebay (EBAY) leads (Ebay (EBAY) 19.3%, Mercadolibre (MELI) 11.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Maplebear (CART) returned the most: Maplebear (CART) +55.5%, Ebay (EBAY) +22.0%, Mercadolibre (MELI) -22.8%. Over five years, Ebay (EBAY) compounded fastest (Ebay (EBAY) +8.8%/yr, Mercadolibre (MELI) +2.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ebay (EBAY) has been the steadiest (Maplebear (CART) 44.0%, Ebay (EBAY) 36.8%, Mercadolibre (MELI) 41.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CART, EBAY and MELI?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Ebay (EBAY) leads on 6. 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.