MELI vs PDD vs SHOP Stock Comparison

Mercadolibre, PDD Holdings and Shopify Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MELI Mercadolibre Inc
$1,680.51 -4.1% 1M -26.4% 1Y
Market cap
$85.20B
P/E
45.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$35.18B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
1 win
PDD PDD Holdings Inc.
$78.40 +1.1% 1M -43.1% 1Y
Market cap
$111.59B
P/E
8.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$64.89B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
5 wins
SHOP Shopify Inc.
$165.81 +16.6% 1M -5.3% 1Y
Market cap
$214.76B
P/E
111.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.27B
Div. yield
–
E-commerce Software Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionMELIPDDSHOPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $85.20B $111.59B $214.76B SHOP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 45.7x 8.1x 111.4x PDD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 41.5x 7.3x 88.2x PDD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +46.0% +13.8% +32.5% MELI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.3% 20.7% 14.5% PDD
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% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -26.4% -43.1% -5.3% SHOP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.1%/yr -3.2%/yr +2.6%/yr SHOP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.0% 33.5% 59.0% PDD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 78/100 57/100 PDD

Percentile Scorecard

MELIPDDSHOP

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

AxisMELIPDDSHOP
Valuation 52 #81 of 167 89 #19 of 167 18 #137 of 167
Growth 79 #33 of 153 59 #63 of 153 61 #61 of 153
Profitability 86 #23 of 153 85 #24 of 153 76 #38 of 153
Financial Health 33 #120 of 179 80 #36 of 179 92 #15 of 179
Shareholder Returns – – 38 #59 of 94
Overall 62 78 57
  • MELI ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • PDD ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • SHOP ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMELIPDDSHOPSPY
1 month -4.1%+1.1%+16.6% -0.2%
3 months -9.8%-8.5%+27.3% +3.9%
6 months -6.2%-19.4%+35.9% +8.2%
Year to date -16.6%-30.9%+3.0% +12.9%
1 year -26.4%-43.1%-5.3% +12.3%
3 years +40.0%-27.6%+257.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year +11.9%-10.2%+52.9% +23.3%
5 years +10.8%-15.2%+13.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year +2.1%-3.2%+2.6% +10.9%
10 years +891.8%—+3,905.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year +25.8%—+44.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMELIPDDSHOPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.0%33.5%59.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.9%35.6%60.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.040.861.86 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.64-1.29-0.09 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.2%-73.1%-84.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.8%-43.2%-7.5% -1.2%
52-week high $2,360.76$138.13$179.22 $779.14
52-week low $1,546.81$73.30$95.40 $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.

MultipleMELIPDDSHOP
P/E now vs peer median 45.7xmedian 17.3x 8.1xmedian 17.3x 111.4xmedian 17.3x
P/S now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.4x 1.7xmedian 1.4x 16.2xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.9xmedian 14.2x —median 14.2x 112.0xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 11.5x 7.0xmedian 11.5x 91.3xmedian 11.5x
P/B now vs peer median 10.9xmedian 1.8x 1.7xmedian 1.8x 16.9xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 1.30median 0.40 0.26median 0.40 —median 0.40

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 monthsMELIPDDSHOP
Revenue $35.18B $64.89B $13.27B
Gross profit $15.01B $36.55B $6.34B
Operating income $2.91B $14.41B $1.84B
Net income $1.86B $13.45B $1.93B
Free cash flow $12.41B $16.02B $2.35B
R&D $2.58B $2.64B $1.65B
EPS (diluted) $36.75 $9.08 $1.49
Cash & equivalents $3.65B $19.00B $1.66B
Total debt $10.63B – –
Shares (diluted) 50.70M 1.48B 1.30B
Enterprise value $61.22B -$132.46B $191.94B

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
MetricMELIPDDSHOP
P/E 45.7x 8.1x 111.4x
P/FCF 6.9x 7.0x 91.3x
P/Operating cash flow 6.1x 7.0x 90.3x
P/S 2.4x 1.7x 16.2x
P/B 10.9x 1.7x 16.9x
P/Tangible book 10.9x 1.7x 17.0x
EV/EBITDA 20.9x – 112.0x
EV/EBIT 31.0x 3.1x 113.8x
EV/Revenue 2.6x 0.7x 15.8x
EV/FCF 7.3x 2.8x 89.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.5x 2.8x 88.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.30 0.26 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMELIPDDSHOP
Revenue growth (1Y) 46.0% 13.8% 32.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 41.3% 40.4% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 35.8% 11.6% 28.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 33.9% 29.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -2.0% 12.7% 48.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 18.1% 37.4% –
Net income growth (1Y) -9.3% -1.4% -17.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 35.0% 32.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) -9.3% -1.6% -17.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 35.3% 30.8% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 64.1% 22.0% 29.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 45.3% 21.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 68.0% 22.0% 29.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 44.5% 21.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMELIPDDSHOP
Gross margin 42.7% 56.3% 47.8%
EBITDA margin 12.3% – 14.1%
Operating margin 8.3% 22.2% 13.9%
Pretax margin 7.4% 28.4% 17.6%
Net margin 5.3% 20.7% 14.5%
FCF margin 35.3% 24.7% 17.7%
Operating cash flow margin 39.5% 24.7% 17.9%
Return on equity 24.7% 21.1% 15.3%
Return on assets 3.8% 14.1% 13.5%
Return on invested capital 11.7% – –
Return on capital employed 22.8% 22.6% 14.4%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.7x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 7.5x 1.2x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% – 3.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMELIPDDSHOP
Debt / assets 20.7% – –
Debt / equity 1.4x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.1x – –
Debt / FCF 0.9x – –
Liabilities / assets 84.7% 32.5% 12.3%
Equity / assets 15.3% 67.5% 87.7%
Interest coverage 13.7x – –
Current ratio 1.1x 2.6x 5.4x
Quick ratio 0.2x 2.1x 3.7x
Cash ratio 0.2x 2.1x 3.4x
Altman Z-score 2.33 4.56 74.38

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMELIPDDSHOP
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – 0.8%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 0.0% 0.8%
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.

ConsensusMELIPDDSHOP
Forward P/E 41.5xFY2026 7.3xFY2026 88.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $40.52FY2026 $10.78FY2026 $1.88FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +2.8%FY2026 +4.2%FY2026 +32.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +42.0% +19.6% +26.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $39.34BFY2026 $72.21BFY2026 $15.78BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +36.2%FY2026 +17.0%FY2026 +37.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +45.2% +9.4% +14.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMELIPDDSHOP
Held by institutions 77.8% 30.3% 68.9%
Institutions holding 1,438 507 1,704
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.5% +4.8% +3.6%
Institutions buying 714 213 788
Institutions selling 525 234 651
Buyers to sellers 1.36 0.91 1.21

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.

MELIPDDSHOP
MELI 1.00 0.25 0.36
PDD 0.25 1.00 0.23
SHOP 0.36 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MELI, PDD and SHOP?

Shopify (SHOP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Mercadolibre (MELI) $85.20B, PDD Holdings (PDD) $111.59B, Shopify (SHOP) $214.76B.

Which stock is cheaper, MELI, PDD and SHOP?

PDD Holdings (PDD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Mercadolibre (MELI) 45.7x, PDD Holdings (PDD) 8.1x, Shopify (SHOP) 111.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, PDD Holdings (PDD) is cheapest (Mercadolibre (MELI) 41.5x, PDD Holdings (PDD) 7.3x, Shopify (SHOP) 88.2x). 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: Mercadolibre (MELI) +46.0%, PDD Holdings (PDD) +13.8%, Shopify (SHOP) +32.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

PDD Holdings (PDD) has the highest net margin (Mercadolibre (MELI) 5.3%, PDD Holdings (PDD) 20.7%, Shopify (SHOP) 14.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Shopify (SHOP) returned the most: Mercadolibre (MELI) -26.4%, PDD Holdings (PDD) -43.1%, Shopify (SHOP) -5.3%. Over five years, Shopify (SHOP) compounded fastest (Mercadolibre (MELI) +2.1%/yr, PDD Holdings (PDD) -3.2%/yr, Shopify (SHOP) +2.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, PDD Holdings (PDD) has been the steadiest (Mercadolibre (MELI) 41.0%, PDD Holdings (PDD) 33.5%, Shopify (SHOP) 59.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MELI, PDD and SHOP?

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