MELI vs PAYD vs ABNB Stock Comparison

Mercadolibre, Paid and Airbnb Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
PAYD Paid Inc
$2.20 -8.7% 1M -26.7% 1Y
Market cap
$18.65M
P/E
147.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$22.10M
Div. yield
–
E-commerce Software Technology
ABNB Airbnb, Inc.
$171.05 +8.6% 1M +33.6% 1Y
Market cap
$99.96B
P/E
37.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.16B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
7 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Airbnb leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Airbnb 7, Mercadolibre 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMELIPAYDABNBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $85.10B $18.65M $99.96B ABNB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 45.7x 147.0x 37.1x ABNB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 41.2x — 30.7x ABNB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +46.0% +12.6% +13.6% MELI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.3% 0.6% 20.4% ABNB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.7% — 21.5% ABNB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.1x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -22.8% -26.7% +33.6% ABNB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.2%/yr -2.8%/yr +0.2%/yr MELI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.1% 58.4% 35.9% ABNB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 44/100 54/100 MELI

Percentile Scorecard

MELIPAYDABNB

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

AxisMELIPAYDABNB
Valuation 52 #80 of 167 40 #101 of 167 25 #126 of 167
Growth 79 #33 of 153 57 #66 of 153 44 #86 of 153
Profitability 86 #23 of 153 50 #77 of 153 91 #15 of 153
Financial Health 33 #120 of 179 43 #102 of 179 52 #86 of 179
Shareholder Returns – 29 #67 of 94 58 #40 of 94
Overall 62 44 54
  • MELI ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • PAYD ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • ABNB ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMELIPAYDABNBSPY
1 month -4.8%-8.7%+8.6% -0.8%
3 months -8.3%-10.6%+16.5% +3.5%
6 months -9.3%-6.0%+21.3% +7.0%
Year to date -17.2%-26.4%+26.0% +12.2%
1 year -22.8%-26.7%+33.6% +13.0%
3 years +39.0%+29.4%+49.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +11.6%+9.0%+14.5% +23.1%
5 years +11.2%-13.0%+1.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year +2.2%-2.8%+0.2% +11.0%
10 years +877.9%—— +258.0%
10 years, per year +25.6%—— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureMELIPAYDABNBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.1%58.4%35.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.9%120.1%33.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.030.041.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.55-0.460.94 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.2%-59.4%-60.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.3%-33.3%-10.2% -1.8%
52-week high $2,360.76$3.30$190.50 $779.14
52-week low $1,546.81$1.95$111.54 $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.

MultipleMELIPAYDABNB
P/E now vs peer median 45.4xmedian 17.5x 147.0xmedian 17.5x 37.6xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.4x 0.8xmedian 1.4x 7.7xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.7xmedian 14.5x 271.8xmedian 14.5x —median 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.8xmedian 12.1x 66.0xmedian 12.1x 20.8xmedian 12.1x
P/B now vs peer median 10.8xmedian 1.7x 3.3xmedian 1.7x 12.9xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 1.29median 0.41 -4.51median 0.41 4.08median 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 monthsMELIPAYDABNB
Revenue $35.18B $22.10M $13.16B
Gross profit $15.01B $4.71M $10.91B
Operating income $2.91B -$229.23K $2.74B
Net income $1.86B $128.94K $2.69B
Free cash flow $12.41B $282.66K $4.86B
R&D $2.58B – $2.49B
EPS (diluted) $36.75 $0.02 $4.51
Cash & equivalents $3.65B $1.08M $6.82B
Total debt $10.63B – $2.48B
Shares (diluted) 50.70M 8.55M 597.00M
Enterprise value $61.12B $14.36M $53.19B

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
MetricMELIPAYDABNB
P/E 45.4x 147.0x 37.6x
P/FCF 6.8x 66.0x 20.8x
P/Operating cash flow 6.1x 65.3x 20.8x
P/S 2.4x 0.8x 7.7x
P/B 10.8x 3.3x 12.9x
P/Tangible book 10.8x 4.8x 12.9x
EV/EBITDA 20.7x 271.8x –
EV/EBIT 30.8x -76.7x 33.4x
EV/Revenue 2.5x 0.8x 6.9x
EV/FCF 7.2x 62.2x 18.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.4x 61.5x 18.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.29 -4.51 4.08

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMELIPAYDABNB
Revenue growth (1Y) 46.0% 12.6% 13.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 41.3% 10.5% 13.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 35.8% 13.0% 13.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 33.9% 8.7% 13.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -2.0% 75.8% 5.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 18.1% 24.3% 11.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -9.3% 115.1% 2.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 35.0% -31.1% 5.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -9.3% 114.7% 7.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 35.3% -32.6% 9.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 64.1% 140.0% 12.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 45.3% -14.2% 7.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 68.0% 142.3% 12.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 44.5% -14.5% 7.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMELIPAYDABNB
Gross margin 42.7% 21.3% 82.9%
EBITDA margin 12.3% 0.3% –
Operating margin 8.3% -1.0% 20.8%
Pretax margin 7.4% -0.5% 25.6%
Net margin 5.3% 0.6% 20.4%
FCF margin 35.3% 1.3% 36.9%
Operating cash flow margin 39.5% 1.3% 36.9%
Return on equity 24.7% 2.3% 34.9%
Return on assets 3.8% 1.5% 9.7%
Return on invested capital 11.7% – 21.5%
Return on capital employed 22.8% -3.6% 28.2%
Asset turnover 0.7x 2.6x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 7.5x 2.2x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 2.2% 13.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMELIPAYDABNB
Debt / assets 20.7% – 8.6%
Debt / equity 1.4x – 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.1x – –
Debt / FCF 0.9x – 0.5x
Liabilities / assets 84.7% 32.5% 72.9%
Equity / assets 15.3% 67.5% 27.1%
Interest coverage 13.7x – –
Current ratio 1.1x 0.9x 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.5x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 2.32 -4.92 3.65

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMELIPAYDABNB
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – 0.0% 3.9%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 0.0% 3.9%
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.

ConsensusMELIPAYDABNB
Forward P/E 41.2xFY2026 – 30.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $40.52FY2026 – $5.57FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +2.8%FY2026 – +38.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +42.0% – +4.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $39.34BFY2026 – $13.79BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +36.2%FY2026 – +12.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +45.2% – +20.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMELIPAYDABNB
Held by institutions 77.8% – 60.2%
Institutions holding 1,438 – 1,307
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.5% – +5.9%
Institutions buying 714 – 646
Institutions selling 525 – 493
Buyers to sellers 1.36 – 1.31

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.

MELIPAYDABNB
MELI 1.00 0.12 0.28
PAYD 0.12 1.00 -0.01
ABNB 0.28 -0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MELI, PAYD and ABNB?

Airbnb (ABNB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Mercadolibre (MELI) $85.10B, Paid (PAYD) $18.65M, Airbnb (ABNB) $99.96B.

Which stock is cheaper, MELI, PAYD and ABNB?

Airbnb (ABNB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Mercadolibre (MELI) 45.7x, Paid (PAYD) 147.0x, Airbnb (ABNB) 37.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Airbnb (ABNB) is cheapest (Mercadolibre (MELI) 41.2x, Airbnb (ABNB) 30.7x). 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: Mercadolibre (MELI) +46.0%, Paid (PAYD) +12.6%, Airbnb (ABNB) +13.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Airbnb (ABNB) has the highest net margin (Mercadolibre (MELI) 5.3%, Paid (PAYD) 0.6%, Airbnb (ABNB) 20.4%). On return on invested capital, Airbnb (ABNB) leads (Mercadolibre (MELI) 11.7%, Airbnb (ABNB) 21.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Airbnb (ABNB) returned the most: Mercadolibre (MELI) -22.8%, Paid (PAYD) -26.7%, Airbnb (ABNB) +33.6%. Over five years, Mercadolibre (MELI) compounded fastest (Mercadolibre (MELI) +2.2%/yr, Paid (PAYD) -2.8%/yr, Airbnb (ABNB) +0.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Airbnb (ABNB) has been the steadiest (Mercadolibre (MELI) 41.1%, Paid (PAYD) 58.4%, Airbnb (ABNB) 35.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Airbnb (ABNB) leads on 7. 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.