MELI vs UPST vs XYZ Stock Comparison

Mercadolibre, Upstart Holdings and Block 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
5 wins
UPST Upstart Holdings, Inc.
$23.78 -2.7% 1M -54.4% 1Y
Market cap
$2.22B
P/E
36.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.25B
Div. yield
–
Digital Lending Technology
2 wins
XYZ Block, Inc.
$76.47 +2.4% 1M -2.7% 1Y
Market cap
$44.55B
P/E
124.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.04B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Mercadolibre leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Mercadolibre 5, Block 4, Upstart Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMELIUPSTXYZLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $84.59B $2.22B $44.55B MELI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 45.4x 36.8x 124.7x UPST
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 44.6x 34.5x 19.7x XYZ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +46.0% +48.6% +5.1% UPST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.3% 4.8% 1.4% MELI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.7% 1.8% 2.0% MELI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.1x 20.6x 0.3x XYZ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -15.7% -54.4% -2.7% XYZ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.8%/yr -41.4%/yr -21.3%/yr MELI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.6% 65.1% 46.3% MELI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 50/100 73/100 XYZ

Percentile Scorecard

MELIUPSTXYZ

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

AxisMELIUPSTXYZ
Valuation 52 #81 of 167 50 #50 of 98 83 #18 of 98
Growth 80 #32 of 153 75 #24 of 94 82 #18 of 94
Profitability 85 #24 of 153 49 #46 of 90 65 #32 of 90
Financial Health 33 #120 of 179 9 #96 of 105 67 #35 of 105
Shareholder Returns – 66 #22 of 62 69 #20 of 62
Overall 62 50 73
  • MELI ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • UPST ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • XYZ ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMELIUPSTXYZSPY
1 month +0.6%-2.7%+2.4% -1.0%
3 months +0.5%-11.7%-0.9% +2.9%
6 months -1.4%-29.0%+6.8% +6.4%
Year to date -10.1%-45.6%+17.5% +11.4%
1 year -15.7%-54.4%-2.7% +13.1%
3 years +48.1%-3.3%+68.6% +79.4%
3 years, per year +14.0%-1.1%+19.0% +21.5%
5 years +20.4%-93.1%-69.8% +67.7%
5 years, per year +3.8%-41.4%-21.3% +10.9%
10 years +940.7%—+575.5% +255.2%
10 years, per year +26.4%—+21.1% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureMELIUPSTXYZSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.6%65.1%46.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.6%68.5%46.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.102.911.83 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.39-0.83-0.06 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.2%-96.6%-85.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.3%-54.9%-9.9% -2.5%
52-week high $2,360.76$52.74$84.84 $779.14
52-week low $1,546.81$22.74$49.09 $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.

MultipleMELIUPSTXYZ
P/E now vs peer median 49.3xmedian 17.5x 38.1xmedian 21.5x 128.0xmedian 21.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 1.4x 1.9xmedian 2.2x 1.8xmedian 2.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 22.4xmedian 14.9x 51.3xmedian 15.7x 30.0xmedian 15.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.4xmedian 11.2x -8.0xmedian 16.4x 11.8xmedian 16.4x
P/B now vs peer median 11.7xmedian 1.7x 2.9xmedian 1.9x 2.1xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median 1.40median 0.42 1.29median 1.06 1.90median 1.06

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 monthsMELIUPSTXYZ
Revenue $35.18B $1.25B $25.04B
Gross profit $15.01B $1.03B $11.61B
Operating income $2.91B $49.71M $1.17B
Net income $1.86B $60.33M $357.28M
Free cash flow $12.41B -$289.05M $3.88B
R&D $2.58B $304.91M $3.07B
EPS (diluted) $36.75 $0.55 $0.59
Cash & equivalents $3.65B $455.96M $6.43B
Total debt $37.59B $2.00B $6.88B
Shares (diluted) 50.70M 109.72M 608.85M
Enterprise value $60.61B $149.17M $15.85B

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
MetricMELIUPSTXYZ
P/E 49.3x 38.1x 128.0x
P/FCF 7.4x -8.0x 11.8x
P/Operating cash flow 6.6x -8.1x 11.3x
P/S 2.6x 1.9x 1.8x
P/B 11.7x 2.9x 2.1x
P/Tangible book 11.8x 2.9x 2.2x
EV/EBITDA 22.4x 51.3x 30.0x
EV/EBIT 33.3x 77.7x 39.7x
EV/Revenue 2.7x 3.1x 1.9x
EV/FCF 7.8x -13.4x 12.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.0x -13.6x 11.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.40 1.29 1.90

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMELIUPSTXYZ
Revenue growth (1Y) 46.0% 48.6% 5.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 41.3% 27.9% 8.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 35.8% 53.0% 23.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 33.9% 33.7% 19.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -2.0% 199.7% 1.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 18.1% 29.6% 77.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -9.3% 1,050% -87.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 35.0% 30.5% 64.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -9.3% 990.2% -87.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 35.3% 29.5% 67.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 64.1% -335.4% 236.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 45.3% -13.2% 105.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 68.0% -341.5% 266.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 44.5% -13.0% 129.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMELIUPSTXYZ
Gross margin 42.7% 82.5% 46.4%
EBITDA margin 12.3% 6.0% 6.2%
Operating margin 8.3% 4.0% 4.7%
Pretax margin 7.4% 4.9% 2.8%
Net margin 5.3% 4.8% 1.4%
FCF margin 35.3% -23.2% 15.5%
Operating cash flow margin 39.5% -22.8% 16.2%
Return on equity 24.7% 7.9% 1.6%
Return on assets 3.8% 2.0% 0.9%
Return on invested capital 11.7% 1.8% 2.0%
Return on capital employed 22.8% – 4.0%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.4x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 7.5x -4.7x 11.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 11.7% 4.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMELIUPSTXYZ
Debt / assets 20.7% 63.2% 17.6%
Debt / equity 1.4x 2.5x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.1x 20.6x 0.3x
Debt / FCF 0.9x -6.9x 1.8x
Liabilities / assets 84.7% 74.9% 43.7%
Equity / assets 15.3% 25.1% 56.3%
Interest coverage 13.7x 1.2x –
Current ratio 1.1x – 2.2x
Quick ratio 0.2x – 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.2x – 0.6x
Altman Z-score 2.42 – 2.86

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMELIUPSTXYZ
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – 3.6% 3.9%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 3.6% 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.

ConsensusMELIUPSTXYZ
Forward P/E 44.6xFY2026 34.5xFY2026 19.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $40.57FY2026 $0.69FY2026 $3.89FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +3.0%FY2026 -58.4%FY2026 +64.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +41.9% +191.3% +38.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $39.33BFY2026 $1.35BFY2026 $24.58BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +36.1%FY2026 +29.4%FY2026 +1.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +45.1% +42.2% +21.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMELIUPSTXYZ
Held by institutions 77.8% 60.0% 73.6%
Institutions holding 1,438 363 1,081
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.5% +3.2% +3.0%
Institutions buying 714 196 581
Institutions selling 525 98 330
Buyers to sellers 1.36 2.00 1.76

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.

MELIUPSTXYZ
MELI 1.00 0.35 0.31
UPST 0.35 1.00 0.53
XYZ 0.31 0.53 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MELI, UPST and XYZ?

Mercadolibre (MELI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Mercadolibre (MELI) $84.59B, Upstart Holdings (UPST) $2.22B, Block (XYZ) $44.55B.

Which stock is cheaper, MELI, UPST and XYZ?

Upstart Holdings (UPST) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Mercadolibre (MELI) 45.4x, Upstart Holdings (UPST) 36.8x, Block (XYZ) 124.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Block (XYZ) is cheapest (Mercadolibre (MELI) 44.6x, Upstart Holdings (UPST) 34.5x, Block (XYZ) 19.7x). 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%, Block (XYZ) +5.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mercadolibre (MELI) has the highest net margin (Mercadolibre (MELI) 5.3%, Upstart Holdings (UPST) 4.8%, Block (XYZ) 1.4%). On return on invested capital, Mercadolibre (MELI) leads (Mercadolibre (MELI) 11.7%, Upstart Holdings (UPST) 1.8%, Block (XYZ) 2.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Block (XYZ) returned the most: Mercadolibre (MELI) -15.7%, Upstart Holdings (UPST) -54.4%, Block (XYZ) -2.7%. Over five years, Mercadolibre (MELI) compounded fastest (Mercadolibre (MELI) +3.8%/yr, Upstart Holdings (UPST) -41.4%/yr, Block (XYZ) -21.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mercadolibre (MELI) has been the steadiest (Mercadolibre (MELI) 40.6%, Upstart Holdings (UPST) 65.1%, Block (XYZ) 46.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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