MELI vs UPST vs EXPE Stock Comparison

Mercadolibre, Upstart Holdings and Expedia Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MELI Mercadolibre Inc
$1,660.13 -3.8% 1M -27.7% 1Y
Market cap
$82.53B
P/E
44.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$35.18B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
3 wins
UPST Upstart Holdings, Inc.
$24.84 +7.3% 1M -49.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.23B
P/E
36.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.25B
Div. yield
–
Digital Lending Technology
1 win
EXPE Expedia Group, Inc.
$282.73 +6.2% 1M +28.7% 1Y
Market cap
$34.32B
P/E
16.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.70B
Div. yield
0.01%
Digital Marketplaces Technology
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Expedia leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Expedia 7, Mercadolibre 3, Upstart Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMELIUPSTEXPELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $82.53B $2.23B $34.32B MELI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 44.3x 36.9x 16.9x EXPE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 41.0x 36.0x 14.0x EXPE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +46.0% +48.6% +12.0% UPST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.3% 4.8% 13.0% EXPE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.7% 1.8% 29.5% EXPE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.1x 20.6x -0.5x EXPE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -27.7% -49.0% +28.7% EXPE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.3%/yr -40.1%/yr +11.5%/yr EXPE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.0% 65.1% 51.0% MELI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 49/100 62/100 MELI

Percentile Scorecard

MELIUPSTEXPE

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

AxisMELIUPSTEXPE
Valuation 52 #81 of 166 50 #50 of 99 63 #62 of 166
Growth 78 #34 of 153 76 #23 of 94 76 #37 of 153
Profitability 88 #20 of 153 53 #43 of 90 97 #6 of 153
Financial Health 33 #121 of 179 9 #96 of 105 33 #120 of 179
Shareholder Returns – 56 #27 of 60 42 #53 of 91
Overall 62 49 62
  • MELI ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • UPST ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • EXPE ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMELIUPSTEXPESPY
1 month -3.8%+7.3%+6.2% +0.7%
3 months -12.0%-8.1%-3.5% +3.7%
6 months -7.4%-21.3%+13.8% +7.1%
Year to date -17.6%-43.2%-0.2% +12.8%
1 year -27.7%-49.0%+28.7% +11.9%
3 years +35.4%+6.5%+197.8% +85.2%
3 years, per year +10.6%+2.1%+43.9% +22.8%
5 years +12.1%-92.3%+72.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year +2.3%-40.1%+11.5% +10.9%
10 years +887.2%—+114.8% +262.0%
10 years, per year +25.7%—+7.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMELIUPSTEXPESPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.0%65.1%51.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.6%68.5%50.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.032.910.94 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.67-0.750.56 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.2%-96.5%-60.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.7%-51.0%-16.6% -1.2%
52-week high $2,360.76$50.70$339.12 $779.14
52-week low $1,546.81$22.74$188.51 $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.

MultipleMELIUPSTEXPE
P/E now vs peer median 45.2xmedian 16.7x 39.8xmedian 19.5x 16.7xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.4x 1.9xmedian 2.2x 2.1xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.6xmedian 12.7x 52.7xmedian 17.8x 9.0xmedian 12.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.8xmedian 10.5x -8.4xmedian 16.1x 7.3xmedian 10.5x
P/B now vs peer median 10.7xmedian 1.7x 3.0xmedian 2.0x 13.1xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 1.28median 0.39 1.35median 0.98 0.41median 0.39

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 monthsMELIUPSTEXPE
Revenue $35.18B $1.25B $15.70B
Gross profit $15.01B $1.03B $14.20B
Operating income $2.91B $49.71M $2.51B
Net income $1.86B $60.33M $2.04B
Free cash flow $12.41B -$289.05M $4.46B
R&D $2.58B $304.91M $1.28B
EPS (diluted) $36.75 $0.55 $16.61
Cash & equivalents $3.65B $455.96M $6.68B
Total debt $10.63B $2.00B $5.46B
Shares (diluted) 50.70M 109.72M 122.55M
Enterprise value $58.56B $156.89M $9.50B

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
MetricMELIUPSTEXPE
P/E 45.2x 39.8x 16.7x
P/FCF 6.8x -8.4x 7.3x
P/Operating cash flow 6.1x -8.5x 6.2x
P/S 2.4x 1.9x 2.1x
P/B 10.7x 3.0x 13.1x
P/Tangible book 10.8x 3.0x 20.3x
EV/EBITDA 20.6x 52.7x 9.0x
EV/EBIT 30.6x 79.8x 12.2x
EV/Revenue 2.5x 3.2x 2.0x
EV/FCF 7.2x -13.7x 6.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.4x -14.0x 5.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.28 1.35 0.41

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMELIUPSTEXPE
Revenue growth (1Y) 46.0% 48.6% 12.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 41.3% 27.9% 8.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 35.8% 53.0% 13.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 33.9% 33.7% 10.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -2.0% 199.7% 80.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 18.1% 29.6% 27.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -9.3% 1,050% 83.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 35.0% 30.5% 31.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -9.3% 990.2% 98.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 35.3% 29.5% 41.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 64.1% -335.4% 87.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 45.3% -13.2% 18.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 68.0% -341.5% 123.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 44.5% -13.0% 24.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMELIUPSTEXPE
Gross margin 42.7% 82.5% 90.4%
EBITDA margin 12.3% 6.0% 21.7%
Operating margin 8.3% 4.0% 16.0%
Pretax margin 7.4% 4.9% 15.5%
Net margin 5.3% 4.8% 13.0%
FCF margin 35.3% -23.2% 28.4%
Operating cash flow margin 39.5% -22.8% 33.2%
Return on equity 24.7% 7.9% 94.7%
Return on assets 3.8% 2.0% 7.3%
Return on invested capital 11.7% 1.8% 29.5%
Return on capital employed 22.8% – 33.9%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.4x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 7.5x -4.7x 2.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 11.7% 2.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMELIUPSTEXPE
Debt / assets 20.7% 63.2% 18.8%
Debt / equity 1.4x 2.5x 2.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.1x 20.6x -0.5x
Debt / FCF 0.9x -6.9x 1.2x
Liabilities / assets 84.7% 74.9% 91.5%
Equity / assets 15.3% 25.1% 8.5%
Interest coverage 13.7x 1.2x 7.1x
Current ratio 1.1x – 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.2x – 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.2x – 0.4x
Altman Z-score 2.32 – 1.51

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMELIUPSTEXPE
Dividend yield – – 0.7%
Net buyback yield – 3.4% 5.8%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 3.4% 6.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 10.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 4.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 109.8%
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.

ConsensusMELIUPSTEXPE
Forward P/E 41.0xFY2026 36.0xFY2026 14.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $40.52FY2026 $0.69FY2026 $20.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +2.8%FY2026 -58.4%FY2026 +27.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +42.0% +191.3% +16.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $39.34BFY2026 $1.35BFY2026 $16.58BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +36.2%FY2026 +29.4%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +45.2% +42.2% +1.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMELIUPSTEXPE
Held by institutions 77.8% 60.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,439 364 1,119
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.5% +3.2% +7.8%
Institutions buying 715 196 602
Institutions selling 525 98 362
Buyers to sellers 1.36 2.00 1.66

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.

MELIUPSTEXPE
MELI 1.00 0.37 0.32
UPST 0.37 1.00 0.33
EXPE 0.32 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MELI, UPST and EXPE?

Mercadolibre (MELI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Mercadolibre (MELI) $82.53B, Upstart Holdings (UPST) $2.23B, Expedia (EXPE) $34.32B.

Which stock is cheaper, MELI, UPST and EXPE?

Expedia (EXPE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Mercadolibre (MELI) 44.3x, Upstart Holdings (UPST) 36.9x, Expedia (EXPE) 16.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Expedia (EXPE) is cheapest (Mercadolibre (MELI) 41.0x, Upstart Holdings (UPST) 36.0x, Expedia (EXPE) 14.0x). 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: Mercadolibre (MELI) +46.0%, Upstart Holdings (UPST) +48.6%, Expedia (EXPE) +12.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Expedia (EXPE) has the highest net margin (Mercadolibre (MELI) 5.3%, Upstart Holdings (UPST) 4.8%, Expedia (EXPE) 13.0%). On return on invested capital, Expedia (EXPE) leads (Mercadolibre (MELI) 11.7%, Upstart Holdings (UPST) 1.8%, Expedia (EXPE) 29.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Expedia (EXPE) returned the most: Mercadolibre (MELI) -27.7%, Upstart Holdings (UPST) -49.0%, Expedia (EXPE) +28.7%. Over five years, Expedia (EXPE) compounded fastest (Mercadolibre (MELI) +2.3%/yr, Upstart Holdings (UPST) -40.1%/yr, Expedia (EXPE) +11.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Mercadolibre (MELI) 0.00%, Upstart Holdings (UPST) 0.00%, Expedia (EXPE) 0.01%. Mercadolibre (MELI) and Upstart Holdings (UPST) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mercadolibre (MELI) has been the steadiest (Mercadolibre (MELI) 41.0%, Upstart Holdings (UPST) 65.1%, Expedia (EXPE) 51.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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