CART vs MELI vs UPST Stock Comparison

Maplebear, Mercadolibre and Upstart Holdings Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CART Maplebear Inc.
$58.42 +34.8% 1M +54.5% 1Y
Market cap
$13.61B
P/E
28.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.99B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
5 wins
MELI Mercadolibre Inc
$1,673.09 -2.3% 1M -26.9% 1Y
Market cap
$84.82B
P/E
45.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$35.18B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
5 wins
UPST Upstart Holdings, Inc.
$24.14 +4.8% 1M -52.4% 1Y
Market cap
$2.35B
P/E
38.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.25B
Div. yield
–
Digital Lending Technology
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionCARTMELIUPSTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.61B $84.82B $2.35B MELI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.6x 45.5x 38.6x CART
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.7x 41.3x 35.0x CART
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.6% +46.0% +48.6% UPST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.0% 5.3% 4.8% CART
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 11.7% 1.8% MELI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.1x 20.6x MELI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +54.5% -26.9% -52.4% CART
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +2.5%/yr -40.5%/yr MELI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.1% 41.0% 65.2% MELI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 62/100 50/100 CART

Percentile Scorecard

CARTMELIUPST

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

AxisCARTMELIUPST
Valuation 47 #89 of 166 52 #80 of 166 51 #49 of 99
Growth 48 #79 of 152 78 #34 of 152 76 #23 of 94
Profitability 91 #14 of 152 87 #21 of 152 51 #45 of 90
Financial Health 75 #46 of 179 33 #121 of 179 11 #94 of 105
Shareholder Returns 84 #16 of 94 – 60 #24 of 59
Overall 69 62 50
  • CART ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • MELI ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • UPST ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCARTMELIUPSTSPY
1 month +34.8%-2.3%+4.8% +0.9%
3 months +28.0%-10.2%-9.2% +5.9%
6 months +38.0%-5.3%-20.8% +8.5%
Year to date +29.9%-16.9%-44.8% +13.3%
1 year +54.5%-26.9%-52.4% +12.4%
3 years +134.5%+39.4%+4.8% +88.1%
3 years, per year +32.9%+11.7%+1.6% +23.5%
5 years —+13.0%-92.5% +68.2%
5 years, per year —+2.5%-40.5% +11.0%
10 years —+894.9%— +263.4%
10 years, per year —+25.8%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCARTMELIUPSTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.1%41.0%65.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.4%44.7%68.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.441.032.93 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.24-0.66-0.80 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.0%-64.2%-96.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.0%-29.1%-52.4% -0.9%
52-week high $60.88$2,360.76$50.70 $779.14
52-week low $32.93$1,546.81$22.74 $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.

MultipleCARTMELIUPST
P/E now vs peer median 28.6xmedian 16.8x 45.5xmedian 16.8x 38.6xmedian 19.6x
P/S now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 1.4x 2.4xmedian 1.4x 1.9xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.2xmedian 13.9x 20.8xmedian 13.9x 51.8xmedian 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.6xmedian 11.4x 6.8xmedian 11.4x -8.1xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 1.8x 10.8xmedian 1.8x 2.9xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median 26.94median 0.36 1.29median 0.36 1.31median 1.01

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 monthsCARTMELIUPST
Revenue $3.99B $35.18B $1.25B
Gross profit $2.90B $15.01B $1.03B
Operating income $588.00M $2.91B $49.71M
Net income $480.00M $1.86B $60.33M
Free cash flow $1.18B $12.41B -$289.05M
R&D $706.00M $2.58B $304.91M
EPS (diluted) $1.93 $36.75 $0.55
Cash & equivalents $757.00M $3.65B $455.96M
Total debt – $10.63B $2.00B
Shares (diluted) 248.94M 50.70M 109.72M
Enterprise value $9.66B $60.84B $277.92M

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
MetricCARTMELIUPST
P/E 28.6x 45.5x 38.6x
P/FCF 11.6x 6.8x -8.1x
P/Operating cash flow 11.1x 6.1x -8.3x
P/S 3.4x 2.4x 1.9x
P/B 5.9x 10.8x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 6.0x 10.9x 2.9x
EV/EBITDA 18.2x 20.8x 51.8x
EV/EBIT 21.7x 30.9x 78.4x
EV/Revenue 3.2x 2.6x 3.1x
EV/FCF 10.9x 7.2x -13.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.4x 6.5x -13.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 26.94 1.29 1.31

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCARTMELIUPST
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.6% 46.0% 48.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.3% 41.3% 27.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.2% 35.8% 53.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.1% 33.9% 33.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.6% -2.0% 199.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.3% 18.1% 29.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -1.6% -9.3% 1,050%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -13.6% 35.0% 30.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 10.0% -9.3% 990.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 1.1% 35.3% 29.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 46.8% 64.1% -335.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 45.3% -13.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 51.0% 68.0% -341.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 44.5% -13.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCARTMELIUPST
Gross margin 72.6% 42.7% 82.5%
EBITDA margin 17.6% 12.3% 6.0%
Operating margin 14.7% 8.3% 4.0%
Pretax margin 15.7% 7.4% 4.9%
Net margin 12.0% 5.3% 4.8%
FCF margin 29.5% 35.3% -23.2%
Operating cash flow margin 30.9% 39.5% -22.8%
Return on equity 20.4% 24.7% 7.9%
Return on assets 13.6% 3.8% 2.0%
Return on invested capital – 11.7% 1.8%
Return on capital employed 22.7% 22.8% –
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.7x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.6x 7.5x -4.7x
Stock comp / revenue 10.0% 0.8% 11.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCARTMELIUPST
Debt / assets – 20.7% 63.2%
Debt / equity – 1.4x 2.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.1x 20.6x
Debt / FCF – 0.9x -6.9x
Liabilities / assets 33.8% 84.7% 74.9%
Equity / assets 66.2% 15.3% 25.1%
Interest coverage – 13.7x 1.2x
Current ratio 2.3x 1.1x –
Quick ratio 2.0x 0.2x –
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.2x –
Altman Z-score 6.99 2.33 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCARTMELIUPST
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 13.6% – 3.5%
Shareholder yield 13.6% 0.0% 3.5%
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.

ConsensusCARTMELIUPST
Forward P/E 23.7xFY2026 41.3xFY2026 35.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.46FY2026 $40.52FY2026 $0.69FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +53.7%FY2026 +2.8%FY2026 -58.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.2% +42.0% +191.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.00BFY2026 $39.34BFY2026 $1.35BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.1%FY2026 +36.2%FY2026 +29.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +25.3% +45.2% +42.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCARTMELIUPST
Held by institutions 82.5% 77.8% 60.0%
Institutions holding 499 1,438 363
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.5% +3.5% +3.2%
Institutions buying 246 714 196
Institutions selling 178 525 98
Buyers to sellers 1.38 1.36 2.00

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.

CARTMELIUPST
CART 1.00 0.07 0.31
MELI 0.07 1.00 0.35
UPST 0.31 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CART, MELI and UPST?

Mercadolibre (MELI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Maplebear (CART) $13.61B, Mercadolibre (MELI) $84.82B, Upstart Holdings (UPST) $2.35B.

Which stock is cheaper, CART, MELI and UPST?

Maplebear (CART) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Maplebear (CART) 28.6x, Mercadolibre (MELI) 45.5x, Upstart Holdings (UPST) 38.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Maplebear (CART) is cheapest (Maplebear (CART) 23.7x, Mercadolibre (MELI) 41.3x, Upstart Holdings (UPST) 35.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Upstart Holdings (UPST) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Maplebear (CART) +12.6%, Mercadolibre (MELI) +46.0%, Upstart Holdings (UPST) +48.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Maplebear (CART) has the highest net margin (Maplebear (CART) 12.0%, Mercadolibre (MELI) 5.3%, Upstart Holdings (UPST) 4.8%). On return on invested capital, Mercadolibre (MELI) leads (Mercadolibre (MELI) 11.7%, Upstart Holdings (UPST) 1.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Maplebear (CART) returned the most: Maplebear (CART) +54.5%, Mercadolibre (MELI) -26.9%, Upstart Holdings (UPST) -52.4%. Over five years, Mercadolibre (MELI) compounded fastest (Mercadolibre (MELI) +2.5%/yr, Upstart Holdings (UPST) -40.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mercadolibre (MELI) has been the steadiest (Maplebear (CART) 44.1%, Mercadolibre (MELI) 41.0%, Upstart Holdings (UPST) 65.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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