SE vs YMM vs MELI Stock Comparison

Sea, Full Truck Alliance and Mercadolibre Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SE Sea Ltd
$74.01 -25.7% 1M -52.1% 1Y
Market cap
$44.51B
P/E
26.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.55B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
1 win
MELI Mercadolibre Inc
$1,668.72 -4.8% 1M -22.8% 1Y
Market cap
$85.10B
P/E
45.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$35.18B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Mercadolibre leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Mercadolibre 4, Full Truck Alliance 4, Sea 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSEYMMMELILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $44.51B $8.78B $85.10B MELI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.5x 14.4x 45.7x YMM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.5x 11.1x 41.2x YMM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +43.5% — +46.0% MELI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.3% — 5.3% SE
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% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -52.1% -36.0% -22.8% MELI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -26.3%/yr -11.1%/yr +2.2%/yr MELI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.3% 36.3% 41.1% YMM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 74/100 62/100 YMM

Percentile Scorecard

SEYMMMELI

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

AxisSEYMMMELI
Valuation 78 #37 of 167 84 #28 of 167 52 #80 of 167
Growth 68 #49 of 153 76 #38 of 153 79 #33 of 153
Profitability 68 #50 of 153 69 #48 of 153 86 #23 of 153
Financial Health 70 #54 of 179 94 #11 of 179 33 #120 of 179
Shareholder Returns – 50 #48 of 94 –
Overall 71 74 62
  • SE ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • YMM ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • 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

PeriodSEYMMMELISPY
1 month -25.7%+2.8%-4.8% -0.8%
3 months -29.1%-10.1%-8.3% +3.5%
6 months -13.4%-3.0%-9.3% +7.0%
Year to date -42.0%-22.2%-17.2% +12.2%
1 year -52.1%-36.0%-22.8% +13.0%
3 years +85.2%+15.3%+39.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year +22.8%+4.9%+11.6% +23.1%
5 years -78.2%-44.4%+11.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year -26.3%-11.1%+2.2% +11.0%
10 years ——+877.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year ——+25.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSEYMMMELISPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.3%36.3%41.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 54.9%40.4%44.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.281.131.03 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.00-0.99-0.55 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -90.3%-71.8%-64.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -53.8%-37.2%-29.3% -1.8%
52-week high $160.10$13.30$2,360.76 $779.14
52-week low $74.01$7.54$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.

MultipleSEYMMMELI
P/E now vs peer median 26.2xmedian 17.5x 14.3xmedian 17.5x 45.4xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.4x —median 1.4x 2.4xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.5x —median 14.5x 20.7xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.7xmedian 12.1x 8.7xmedian 12.1x 6.8xmedian 12.1x
P/B now vs peer median —median 1.7x 1.4xmedian 1.7x 10.8xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.36median 0.41 0.35median 0.41 1.29median 0.41

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 monthsSEYMMMELI
Revenue $26.55B – $35.18B
Gross profit $12.29B – $15.01B
Operating income $2.28B $620.89M $2.91B
Net income $3.91B $671.27M $1.86B
Free cash flow $5.22B $1.00B $12.41B
R&D $1.17B $145.15M $2.58B
EPS (diluted) $2.64 $0.58 $36.75
Cash & equivalents $3.53B $1.00B $3.65B
Total debt $2.37B – $10.63B
Shares (diluted) 638.23M 1.05B 50.70M
Enterprise value $4.39B -$1.99B $61.12B

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
MetricSEYMMMELI
P/E 26.2x 14.3x 45.4x
P/FCF 8.7x 8.7x 6.8x
P/Operating cash flow 8.7x 9.0x 6.1x
P/S 1.7x – 2.4x
P/B – 1.4x 10.8x
P/Tangible book – 1.5x 10.8x
EV/EBITDA – – 20.7x
EV/EBIT 16.0x 8.4x 30.8x
EV/Revenue 1.4x – 2.5x
EV/FCF 7.0x 5.2x 7.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.0x 5.4x 6.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.36 0.35 1.29

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSEYMMMELI
Revenue growth (1Y) 43.5% – 46.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 27.7% – 41.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 41.1% – 35.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -83.4% – 33.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 57.3% 13.3% -2.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 26.1% 90.8% 18.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -97.5% 21.4% -9.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 26.3% 59.4% 35.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 31.1% 4.3% -9.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 73.7% 40.4% 35.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.3% – 64.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 56.7% – 45.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 14.3% – 68.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 56.7% – 44.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSEYMMMELI
Gross margin 46.3% – 42.7%
EBITDA margin – – 12.3%
Operating margin 8.6% – 8.3%
Pretax margin 11.6% – 7.4%
Net margin 6.3% – 5.3%
FCF margin 19.6% – 35.3%
Operating cash flow margin 19.6% – 39.5%
Return on equity – 10.3% 24.7%
Return on assets 12.5% 9.3% 3.8%
Return on invested capital – – 11.7%
Return on capital employed 15.0% 10.2% 22.8%
Asset turnover 0.8x – 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.4x 7.5x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSEYMMMELI
Debt / assets 1.0% – 20.7%
Debt / equity – – 1.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 1.1x
Debt / FCF 0.1x – 0.9x
Liabilities / assets 59.2% 10.4% 84.7%
Equity / assets – 89.6% 15.3%
Interest coverage 123.4x – 13.7x
Current ratio 1.5x 8.0x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.6x 6.6x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.6x 6.6x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – – 2.32

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSEYMMMELI
Dividend yield – 2.9% –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – 2.9% 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.

ConsensusSEYMMMELI
Forward P/E 19.5xFY2026 11.1xFY2026 41.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.79FY2026 $0.75FY2026 $40.52FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +8.3%FY2026 +15.4%FY2026 +2.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.2% +6.7% +42.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $30.91BFY2026 $1.97BFY2026 $39.34BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +34.7%FY2026 +10.0%FY2026 +36.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +21.1% -4.1% +45.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSEYMMMELI
Held by institutions 63.6% 71.1% 77.8%
Institutions holding 773 247 1,438
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.6% +3.0% +3.5%
Institutions buying 436 168 714
Institutions selling 223 58 525
Buyers to sellers 1.96 2.90 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.

SEYMMMELI
SE 1.00 0.31 0.46
YMM 0.31 1.00 0.22
MELI 0.46 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SE, YMM and MELI?

Mercadolibre (MELI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sea (SE) $44.51B, Full Truck Alliance (YMM) $8.78B, Mercadolibre (MELI) $85.10B.

Which stock is cheaper, SE, YMM and MELI?

Full Truck Alliance (YMM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sea (SE) 26.5x, Full Truck Alliance (YMM) 14.4x, Mercadolibre (MELI) 45.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Full Truck Alliance (YMM) is cheapest (Sea (SE) 19.5x, Full Truck Alliance (YMM) 11.1x, Mercadolibre (MELI) 41.2x). 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%, Mercadolibre (MELI) +46.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sea (SE) has the highest net margin (Sea (SE) 6.3%, Mercadolibre (MELI) 5.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Mercadolibre (MELI) returned the most: Sea (SE) -52.1%, Full Truck Alliance (YMM) -36.0%, Mercadolibre (MELI) -22.8%. Over five years, Mercadolibre (MELI) compounded fastest (Sea (SE) -26.3%/yr, Full Truck Alliance (YMM) -11.1%/yr, Mercadolibre (MELI) +2.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Full Truck Alliance (YMM) has been the steadiest (Sea (SE) 52.3%, Full Truck Alliance (YMM) 36.3%, Mercadolibre (MELI) 41.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SE, YMM 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 4. 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.