SE vs GWRE vs MELI Stock Comparison

Sea, Guidewire Software and Mercadolibre Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SE Sea Ltd
$74.67 -27.8% 1M -52.2% 1Y
Market cap
$43.99B
P/E
26.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.55B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
3 wins
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

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionSEGWREMELILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $43.99B $15.51B $84.59B MELI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.2x 111.3x 45.4x SE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.9x 46.1x 44.6x SE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +43.5% +22.7% +46.0% MELI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.3% 9.4% 5.3% GWRE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 6.6% 11.7% MELI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.4x 1.1x GWRE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -52.2% -25.1% -15.7% MELI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -26.8%/yr +8.9%/yr +3.8%/yr GWRE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.3% 62.2% 40.6% MELI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 66/100 62/100 SE

Percentile Scorecard

SEGWREMELI

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

AxisSEGWREMELI
Valuation 78 #37 of 167 38 #61 of 98 52 #81 of 167
Growth 68 #49 of 153 88 #12 of 94 80 #32 of 153
Profitability 68 #49 of 153 78 #21 of 90 85 #24 of 153
Financial Health 70 #54 of 179 74 #28 of 105 33 #120 of 179
Shareholder Returns – 54 #29 of 62 –
Overall 71 66 62
  • SE ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • GWRE ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • MELI ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSEGWREMELISPY
1 month -27.8%+23.6%+0.6% -1.0%
3 months -25.4%+36.7%+0.5% +2.9%
6 months -12.6%+35.4%-1.4% +6.4%
Year to date -41.5%-6.0%-10.1% +11.4%
1 year -52.2%-25.1%-15.7% +13.1%
3 years +64.9%+111.3%+48.1% +79.4%
3 years, per year +18.2%+28.4%+14.0% +21.5%
5 years -79.0%+53.1%+20.4% +67.7%
5 years, per year -26.8%+8.9%+3.8% +10.9%
10 years —+227.2%+940.7% +255.2%
10 years, per year —+12.6%+26.4% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureSEGWREMELISPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.3%62.2%40.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 54.9%63.4%43.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.290.701.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.00-0.40-0.39 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -90.3%-60.8%-64.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -53.4%-25.3%-23.3% -2.5%
52-week high $160.10$253.05$2,360.76 $779.14
52-week low $74.67$102.69$1,546.81 $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.

MultipleSEGWREMELI
P/E now vs peer median 26.4xmedian 17.5x 114.2xmedian 21.5x 49.3xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.4x 10.5xmedian 2.2x 2.6xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.9x 72.5xmedian 15.7x 22.4xmedian 14.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.8xmedian 11.2x 41.0xmedian 16.4x 7.4xmedian 11.2x
P/B now vs peer median —median 1.7x 13.0xmedian 1.9x 11.7xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.36median 0.42 2.41median 1.06 1.40median 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 monthsSEGWREMELI
Revenue $26.55B $1.48B $35.18B
Gross profit $12.29B $947.37M $15.01B
Operating income $2.28B $149.87M $2.91B
Net income $3.91B $139.28M $1.86B
Free cash flow $5.22B $377.66M $12.41B
R&D $1.17B $340.10M $2.58B
EPS (diluted) $2.64 $1.63 $36.75
Cash & equivalents $3.53B $372.89M $3.65B
Total debt $2.37B $2.71B $37.59B
Shares (diluted) 638.23M 85.41M 50.70M
Enterprise value $3.88B $12.07B $60.61B

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
MetricSEGWREMELI
P/E 26.4x 114.2x 49.3x
P/FCF 8.8x 41.0x 7.4x
P/Operating cash flow 8.8x 39.8x 6.6x
P/S 1.7x 10.5x 2.6x
P/B – 13.0x 11.7x
P/Tangible book – 13.2x 11.8x
EV/EBITDA – 72.5x 22.4x
EV/EBIT 16.2x 102.9x 33.3x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 10.5x 2.7x
EV/FCF 7.1x 40.8x 7.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.1x 39.6x 7.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.36 2.41 1.40

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSEGWREMELI
Revenue growth (1Y) 43.5% 22.7% 46.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 27.7% 17.7% 41.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 41.1% 26.0% 35.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -83.4% 27.4% 33.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 57.3% 264.9% -2.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 26.1% 44.3% 18.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -97.5% 99.5% -9.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 26.3% 48.1% 35.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 31.1% 100.7% -9.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 73.7% 47.3% 35.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.3% 29.5% 64.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 56.7% 116.5% 45.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 14.3% 28.0% 68.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 56.7% 126.3% 44.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSEGWREMELI
Gross margin 46.3% 64.2% 42.7%
EBITDA margin – 14.4% 12.3%
Operating margin 8.6% 10.2% 8.3%
Pretax margin 11.6% 11.1% 7.4%
Net margin 6.3% 9.4% 5.3%
FCF margin 19.6% 25.6% 35.3%
Operating cash flow margin 19.6% 26.4% 39.5%
Return on equity – 11.1% 24.7%
Return on assets 12.5% 5.4% 3.8%
Return on invested capital – 6.6% 11.7%
Return on capital employed 15.0% 7.9% 22.8%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 2.8x 7.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 12.3% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSEGWREMELI
Debt / assets 1.0% 26.3% 20.7%
Debt / equity – 0.6x 1.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.4x 1.1x
Debt / FCF 0.1x 1.8x 0.9x
Liabilities / assets 59.2% 53.7% 84.7%
Equity / assets – 46.3% 15.3%
Interest coverage 123.4x 11.2x 13.7x
Current ratio 1.5x 1.8x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.6x 1.6x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.6x 1.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 7.17 2.42

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSEGWREMELI
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – 2.8% –
Shareholder yield – 2.8% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusSEGWREMELI
Forward P/E 19.9xFY2026 46.1xFY2027 44.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.75FY2026 $4.10FY2027 $40.57FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +7.1%FY2026 +19.5%FY2027 +3.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +17.3% +34.9% +41.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $30.91BFY2026 $1.61BFY2027 $39.33BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +34.7%FY2026 +8.5%FY2027 +36.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +21.1% +30.2% +45.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSEGWREMELI
Held by institutions 63.6% 99.3% 77.8%
Institutions holding 773 546 1,438
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.6% -1.0% +3.5%
Institutions buying 436 248 714
Institutions selling 223 226 525
Buyers to sellers 1.96 1.10 1.36

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.

SEGWREMELI
SE 1.00 0.19 0.47
GWRE 0.19 1.00 0.23
MELI 0.47 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SE, GWRE and MELI?

Mercadolibre (MELI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sea (SE) $43.99B, Guidewire Software (GWRE) $15.51B, Mercadolibre (MELI) $84.59B.

Which stock is cheaper, SE, GWRE and MELI?

Sea (SE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sea (SE) 26.2x, Guidewire Software (GWRE) 111.3x, Mercadolibre (MELI) 45.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sea (SE) is cheapest (Sea (SE) 19.9x, Guidewire Software (GWRE) 46.1x, Mercadolibre (MELI) 44.6x). 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: Sea (SE) +43.5%, Guidewire Software (GWRE) +22.7%, Mercadolibre (MELI) +46.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Guidewire Software (GWRE) has the highest net margin (Sea (SE) 6.3%, Guidewire Software (GWRE) 9.4%, Mercadolibre (MELI) 5.3%). On return on invested capital, Mercadolibre (MELI) leads (Guidewire Software (GWRE) 6.6%, Mercadolibre (MELI) 11.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Mercadolibre (MELI) returned the most: Sea (SE) -52.2%, Guidewire Software (GWRE) -25.1%, Mercadolibre (MELI) -15.7%. Over five years, Guidewire Software (GWRE) compounded fastest (Sea (SE) -26.8%/yr, Guidewire Software (GWRE) +8.9%/yr, Mercadolibre (MELI) +3.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mercadolibre (MELI) has been the steadiest (Sea (SE) 52.3%, Guidewire Software (GWRE) 62.2%, Mercadolibre (MELI) 40.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SE, GWRE and MELI?

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.