MELI vs PDD vs VTEX Stock Comparison

Mercadolibre, PDD Holdings and Vtex 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
2 wins
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
6 wins
VTEX Vtex
$3.92 +8.6% 1M -12.5% 1Y
Market cap
$678.13M
P/E
23.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$252.69M
Div. yield
–
E-commerce Software Technology
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

PDD Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (PDD Holdings 6, Mercadolibre 2, Vtex 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMELIPDDVTEXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $85.20B $111.59B $678.13M PDD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 45.7x 8.1x 23.2x PDD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 41.5x 7.3x 17.8x PDD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +46.0% +13.8% +9.6% MELI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.3% 20.7% 12.0% 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% -12.5% VTEX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.1%/yr -3.2%/yr -25.9%/yr MELI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.0% 33.5% 45.0% PDD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 78/100 69/100 PDD

Percentile Scorecard

MELIPDDVTEX

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

AxisMELIPDDVTEX
Valuation 52 #81 of 167 89 #19 of 167 59 #69 of 167
Growth 79 #33 of 153 59 #63 of 153 85 #24 of 153
Profitability 86 #23 of 153 85 #24 of 153 70 #46 of 153
Financial Health 33 #120 of 179 80 #36 of 179 81 #35 of 179
Shareholder Returns – – 47 #50 of 94
Overall 62 78 69
  • MELI ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • PDD ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • VTEX ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMELIPDDVTEXSPY
1 month -4.1%+1.1%+8.6% -0.2%
3 months -9.8%-8.5%-10.5% +3.9%
6 months -6.2%-19.4%-1.8% +8.2%
Year to date -16.6%-30.9%+4.3% +12.9%
1 year -26.4%-43.1%-12.5% +12.3%
3 years +40.0%-27.6%-27.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +11.9%-10.2%-10.1% +23.3%
5 years +10.8%-15.2%-77.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year +2.1%-3.2%-25.9% +10.9%
10 years +891.8%—— +261.1%
10 years, per year +25.8%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMELIPDDVTEXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.0%33.5%45.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.9%35.6%47.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.040.860.54 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.64-1.29-0.28 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.2%-73.1%-84.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.8%-43.2%-13.7% -1.2%
52-week high $2,360.76$138.13$4.54 $779.14
52-week low $1,546.81$73.30$2.87 $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.

MultipleMELIPDDVTEX
P/E now vs peer median 45.7xmedian 17.3x 8.1xmedian 17.3x 23.2xmedian 17.3x
P/S now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.4x 1.7xmedian 1.4x 2.7xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.9xmedian 14.2x —median 14.2x 14.2xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 11.5x 7.0xmedian 11.5x 15.1xmedian 11.5x
P/B now vs peer median 10.9xmedian 1.8x 1.7xmedian 1.8x 3.0xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 1.30median 0.40 0.26median 0.40 0.49median 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 monthsMELIPDDVTEX
Revenue $35.18B $64.89B $252.69M
Gross profit $15.01B $36.55B $200.31M
Operating income $2.91B $14.41B $30.86M
Net income $1.86B $13.45B $30.26M
Free cash flow $12.41B $16.02B $44.98M
R&D $2.58B $2.64B $68.73M
EPS (diluted) $36.75 $9.08 $0.16
Cash & equivalents $3.65B $19.00B $15.45M
Total debt $10.63B – –
Shares (diluted) 50.70M 1.48B 185.11M
Enterprise value $61.22B -$132.46B -$96.10M

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
MetricMELIPDDVTEX
P/E 45.7x 8.1x 23.2x
P/FCF 6.9x 7.0x 15.1x
P/Operating cash flow 6.1x 7.0x 14.8x
P/S 2.4x 1.7x 2.7x
P/B 10.9x 1.7x 3.0x
P/Tangible book 10.9x 1.7x 3.1x
EV/EBITDA 20.9x – 14.2x
EV/EBIT 31.0x 3.1x 15.9x
EV/Revenue 2.6x 0.7x 1.9x
EV/FCF 7.3x 2.8x 10.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.5x 2.8x 10.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.30 0.26 0.49

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMELIPDDVTEX
Revenue growth (1Y) 46.0% 13.8% 9.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 41.3% 40.4% 37.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 35.8% 11.6% 15.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 33.9% 29.3% 19.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -2.0% 12.7% 163.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 18.1% 37.4% 44.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -9.3% -1.4% 53.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 35.0% 32.0% 34.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -9.3% -1.6% 123.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 35.3% 30.8% 47.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 64.1% 22.0% 14.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 45.3% 21.6% 45.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 68.0% 22.0% 18.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 44.5% 21.6% 31.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMELIPDDVTEX
Gross margin 42.7% 56.3% 79.3%
EBITDA margin 12.3% – 13.7%
Operating margin 8.3% 22.2% 12.2%
Pretax margin 7.4% 28.4% 13.0%
Net margin 5.3% 20.7% 12.0%
FCF margin 35.3% 24.7% 17.8%
Operating cash flow margin 39.5% 24.7% 18.1%
Return on equity 24.7% 21.1% 8.3%
Return on assets 3.8% 14.1% 5.6%
Return on invested capital 11.7% – –
Return on capital employed 22.8% 22.6% 12.3%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 7.5x 1.2x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% – 6.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMELIPDDVTEX
Debt / assets 20.7% – –
Debt / equity 1.4x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.1x – –
Debt / FCF 0.9x – –
Liabilities / assets 84.7% 32.5% 34.2%
Equity / assets 15.3% 67.5% 65.8%
Interest coverage 13.7x – –
Current ratio 1.1x 2.6x 2.9x
Quick ratio 0.2x 2.1x 2.8x
Cash ratio 0.2x 2.1x 2.1x
Altman Z-score 2.33 4.56 4.82

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMELIPDDVTEX
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – 2.3%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 0.0% 2.3%
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.

ConsensusMELIPDDVTEX
Forward P/E 41.5xFY2026 7.3xFY2026 17.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $40.52FY2026 $10.78FY2026 $0.22FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +2.8%FY2026 +4.2%FY2026 +10.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +42.0% +19.6% +4.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $39.34BFY2026 $72.21BFY2026 $277.83MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +36.2%FY2026 +17.0%FY2026 +15.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +45.2% +9.4% -1.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMELIPDDVTEX
Held by institutions 77.8% 30.3% 34.5%
Institutions holding 1,438 507 108
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.5% +4.8% +0.7%
Institutions buying 714 213 67
Institutions selling 525 234 37
Buyers to sellers 1.36 0.91 1.81

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.

MELIPDDVTEX
MELI 1.00 0.25 0.40
PDD 0.25 1.00 0.18
VTEX 0.40 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MELI, PDD and VTEX?

PDD Holdings (PDD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Mercadolibre (MELI) $85.20B, PDD Holdings (PDD) $111.59B, Vtex (VTEX) $678.13M.

Which stock is cheaper, MELI, PDD and VTEX?

PDD Holdings (PDD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Mercadolibre (MELI) 45.7x, PDD Holdings (PDD) 8.1x, Vtex (VTEX) 23.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, PDD Holdings (PDD) is cheapest (Mercadolibre (MELI) 41.5x, PDD Holdings (PDD) 7.3x, Vtex (VTEX) 17.8x). 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%, Vtex (VTEX) +9.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

PDD Holdings (PDD) has the highest net margin (Mercadolibre (MELI) 5.3%, PDD Holdings (PDD) 20.7%, Vtex (VTEX) 12.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Vtex (VTEX) returned the most: Mercadolibre (MELI) -26.4%, PDD Holdings (PDD) -43.1%, Vtex (VTEX) -12.5%. Over five years, Mercadolibre (MELI) compounded fastest (Mercadolibre (MELI) +2.1%/yr, PDD Holdings (PDD) -3.2%/yr, Vtex (VTEX) -25.9%/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%, Vtex (VTEX) 45.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.