MELI vs SHOP vs BKNG Stock Comparison

Mercadolibre, Shopify and Booking Holdings Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MELI Mercadolibre Inc
$1,810.15 +0.6% 1M -15.7% 1Y
Market cap
$84.59B
P/E
45.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$35.18B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
2 wins
SHOP Shopify Inc.
$168.68 +18.5% 1M +1.0% 1Y
Market cap
$217.88B
P/E
113.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.27B
Div. yield
–
E-commerce Software Technology
2 wins
BKNG Booking Holdings Inc.
$155.83 0.0% 1M -23.5% 1Y
Market cap
$117.57B
P/E
16.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.24B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Booking Holdings leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Booking Holdings 7, Shopify 2, Mercadolibre 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMELISHOPBKNGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $84.59B $217.88B $117.57B SHOP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 45.4x 113.0x 16.3x BKNG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 44.6x 90.7x 14.3x BKNG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +46.0% +32.5% +12.9% MELI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.3% 14.5% 25.5% BKNG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.7% — 75.5% BKNG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.1x — 0.3x BKNG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -15.7% +1.0% -23.5% SHOP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.8%/yr +3.4%/yr +10.2%/yr BKNG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.6% 59.1% 38.0% BKNG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 57/100 60/100 MELI

Percentile Scorecard

MELISHOPBKNG

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

AxisMELISHOPBKNG
Valuation 52 #81 of 167 19 #136 of 167 66 #57 of 167
Growth 80 #32 of 153 64 #56 of 153 38 #96 of 153
Profitability 85 #24 of 153 76 #38 of 153 99 #2 of 153
Financial Health 33 #120 of 179 92 #15 of 179 39 #109 of 179
Shareholder Returns – 37 #60 of 94 59 #39 of 94
Overall 62 57 60
  • MELI ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • SHOP ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • BKNG ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMELISHOPBKNGSPY
1 month +0.6%+18.5%0.0% -1.0%
3 months +0.5%+48.3%-12.2% +2.9%
6 months -1.4%+34.1%-13.5% +6.4%
Year to date -10.1%+4.8%-27.3% +11.4%
1 year -15.7%+1.0%-23.5% +13.1%
3 years +48.1%+222.2%+37.4% +79.4%
3 years, per year +14.0%+47.7%+11.2% +21.5%
5 years +20.4%+18.3%+62.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year +3.8%+3.4%+10.2% +10.9%
10 years +940.7%+3,777.7%+165.5% +255.2%
10 years, per year +26.4%+44.2%+10.3% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureMELISHOPBKNGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.6%59.1%38.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.6%60.6%38.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.101.880.86 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.390.02-0.62 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.2%-84.8%-39.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.3%-5.9%-29.1% -2.5%
52-week high $2,360.76$179.22$219.68 $779.14
52-week low $1,546.81$95.40$154.13 $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.

MultipleMELISHOPBKNG
P/E now vs peer median 49.3xmedian 17.5x 113.3xmedian 17.5x 16.6xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 1.4x 16.5xmedian 1.4x 4.1xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 22.4xmedian 14.9x 114.0xmedian 14.9x 12.2xmedian 14.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.4xmedian 11.2x 92.9xmedian 11.2x 12.3xmedian 11.2x
P/B now vs peer median 11.7xmedian 1.7x 17.2xmedian 1.7x -10.9xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 1.40median 0.42 —median 0.42 -0.29median 0.42

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 monthsMELISHOPBKNG
Revenue $35.18B $13.27B $28.24B
Gross profit $15.01B $6.34B –
Operating income $2.91B $1.84B $9.28B
Net income $1.86B $1.93B $7.21B
Free cash flow $12.41B $2.35B $9.54B
R&D $2.58B $1.65B –
EPS (diluted) $36.75 $1.49 $9.36
Cash & equivalents $3.65B $1.66B $17.21B
Total debt $37.59B – $20.18B
Shares (diluted) 50.70M 1.30B 770.00M
Enterprise value $60.61B $195.06B $50.62B

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
MetricMELISHOPBKNG
P/E 49.3x 113.3x 16.6x
P/FCF 7.4x 92.9x 12.3x
P/Operating cash flow 6.6x 91.9x 11.9x
P/S 2.6x 16.5x 4.1x
P/B 11.7x 17.2x -10.9x
P/Tangible book 11.8x 17.3x -10.1x
EV/EBITDA 22.4x 114.0x 12.2x
EV/EBIT 33.3x 115.8x 12.9x
EV/Revenue 2.7x 16.1x 4.3x
EV/FCF 7.8x 90.8x 12.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.0x 89.8x 12.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.40 – -0.29

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMELISHOPBKNG
Revenue growth (1Y) 46.0% 32.5% 12.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 41.3% – 13.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 35.8% 28.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 33.9% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -2.0% 48.5% 12.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 18.1% – 15.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -9.3% -17.8% 49.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 35.0% – 17.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -9.3% -17.1% -93.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 35.3% – -57.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 64.1% 29.7% 2.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 45.3% – 13.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 68.0% 29.4% 3.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 44.5% – 13.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMELISHOPBKNG
Gross margin 42.7% 47.8% –
EBITDA margin 12.3% 14.1% 34.9%
Operating margin 8.3% 13.9% 32.9%
Pretax margin 7.4% 17.6% 32.9%
Net margin 5.3% 14.5% 25.5%
FCF margin 35.3% 17.7% 33.8%
Operating cash flow margin 39.5% 17.9% 34.9%
Return on equity 24.7% 15.3% –
Return on assets 3.8% 13.5% 25.1%
Return on invested capital 11.7% – 75.5%
Return on capital employed 22.8% 14.4% 121.7%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.9x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 7.5x 1.2x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 3.6% 2.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMELISHOPBKNG
Debt / assets 20.7% – 68.0%
Debt / equity 1.4x – -1.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.1x – 0.3x
Debt / FCF 0.9x – 2.1x
Liabilities / assets 84.7% 12.3% 136.3%
Equity / assets 15.3% 87.7% -36.3%
Interest coverage 13.7x – 8.4x
Current ratio 1.1x 5.4x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.2x 3.7x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.2x 3.4x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 2.42 75.63 5.83

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMELISHOPBKNG
Dividend yield – – 1.1%
Net buyback yield – 0.8% 9.0%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 0.8% 10.0%
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.

ConsensusMELISHOPBKNG
Forward P/E 44.6xFY2026 90.7xFY2026 14.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $40.57FY2026 $1.86FY2026 $10.90FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +3.0%FY2026 +31.0%FY2026 +19.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +41.9% +26.3% +16.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $39.33BFY2026 $15.58BFY2026 $27.56BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +36.1%FY2026 +36.1%FY2026 +2.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +45.1% +14.8% +11.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMELISHOPBKNG
Held by institutions 77.8% 68.9% 92.9%
Institutions holding 1,438 1,704 1,915
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.5% +3.6% -9.6%
Institutions buying 714 788 891
Institutions selling 525 651 828
Buyers to sellers 1.36 1.21 1.08

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.

MELISHOPBKNG
MELI 1.00 0.37 0.36
SHOP 0.37 1.00 0.47
BKNG 0.36 0.47 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MELI, SHOP and BKNG?

Shopify (SHOP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Mercadolibre (MELI) $84.59B, Shopify (SHOP) $217.88B, Booking Holdings (BKNG) $117.57B.

Which stock is cheaper, MELI, SHOP and BKNG?

Booking Holdings (BKNG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Mercadolibre (MELI) 45.4x, Shopify (SHOP) 113.0x, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 16.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Booking Holdings (BKNG) is cheapest (Mercadolibre (MELI) 44.6x, Shopify (SHOP) 90.7x, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 14.3x). 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%, Shopify (SHOP) +32.5%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) +12.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Booking Holdings (BKNG) has the highest net margin (Mercadolibre (MELI) 5.3%, Shopify (SHOP) 14.5%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 25.5%). On return on invested capital, Booking Holdings (BKNG) leads (Mercadolibre (MELI) 11.7%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 75.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Shopify (SHOP) returned the most: Mercadolibre (MELI) -15.7%, Shopify (SHOP) +1.0%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) -23.5%. Over five years, Booking Holdings (BKNG) compounded fastest (Mercadolibre (MELI) +3.8%/yr, Shopify (SHOP) +3.4%/yr, Booking Holdings (BKNG) +10.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Booking Holdings (BKNG) has been the steadiest (Mercadolibre (MELI) 40.6%, Shopify (SHOP) 59.1%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 38.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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