SHOP vs TOST vs MELI Stock Comparison

Shopify, Toast and Mercadolibre Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
3 wins
TOST Toast, Inc.
$32.72 +9.7% 1M -15.7% 1Y
Market cap
$18.55B
P/E
38.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.80B
Div. yield
–
Restaurant and Retail Software 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
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionSHOPTOSTMELILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $217.88B $18.55B $84.59B SHOP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 113.0x 38.2x 45.4x TOST
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 90.7x 24.8x 44.6x TOST
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +32.5% +23.0% +46.0% MELI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.5% 7.1% 5.3% SHOP
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 +1.0% -15.7% -15.7% SHOP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.4%/yr -8.0%/yr +3.8%/yr MELI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 59.1% 48.0% 40.6% MELI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 69/100 62/100 TOST

Percentile Scorecard

SHOPTOSTMELI

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

AxisSHOPTOSTMELI
Valuation 19 #136 of 167 52 #44 of 90 52 #81 of 167
Growth 64 #56 of 153 98 #3 of 82 80 #32 of 153
Profitability 76 #38 of 153 65 #28 of 77 85 #24 of 153
Financial Health 92 #15 of 179 71 #29 of 96 33 #120 of 179
Shareholder Returns 37 #60 of 94 60 #22 of 54 –
Overall 57 69 62
  • SHOP ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • TOST ranked among 99 companies in Vertical Software
  • 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

PeriodSHOPTOSTMELISPY
1 month +18.5%+9.7%+0.6% -1.0%
3 months +48.3%+12.6%+0.5% +2.9%
6 months +34.1%+12.7%-1.4% +6.4%
Year to date +4.8%-7.9%-10.1% +11.4%
1 year +1.0%-15.7%-15.7% +13.1%
3 years +222.2%+84.3%+48.1% +79.4%
3 years, per year +47.7%+22.6%+14.0% +21.5%
5 years +18.3%-34.1%+20.4% +67.7%
5 years, per year +3.4%-8.0%+3.8% +10.9%
10 years +3,777.7%—+940.7% +255.2%
10 years, per year +44.2%—+26.4% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureSHOPTOSTMELISPY
Volatility, 1Y 59.1%48.0%40.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 60.6%53.1%43.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.881.071.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.02-0.33-0.39 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -84.8%-80.6%-64.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.9%-16.1%-23.3% -2.5%
52-week high $179.22$39.02$2,360.76 $779.14
52-week low $95.40$22.33$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.

MultipleSHOPTOSTMELI
P/E now vs peer median 113.3xmedian 17.5x 38.9xmedian 42.7x 49.3xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 16.5xmedian 1.4x 2.8xmedian 2.7x 2.6xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 114.0xmedian 14.9x 29.6xmedian 19.0x 22.4xmedian 14.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 92.9xmedian 11.2x 32.8xmedian 19.6x 7.4xmedian 11.2x
P/B now vs peer median 17.2xmedian 1.7x 9.2xmedian 1.8x 11.7xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.42 0.83median 1.75 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 monthsSHOPTOSTMELI
Revenue $13.27B $6.80B $35.18B
Gross profit $6.34B $1.82B $15.01B
Operating income $1.84B $431.00M $2.91B
Net income $1.93B $486.00M $1.86B
Free cash flow $2.35B $576.00M $12.41B
R&D $1.65B $405.00M $2.58B
EPS (diluted) $1.49 $0.82 $36.75
Cash & equivalents $1.66B $1.02B $3.65B
Total debt – – $37.59B
Shares (diluted) 1.30B 590.00M 50.70M
Enterprise value $195.06B $11.22B $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
MetricSHOPTOSTMELI
P/E 113.3x 38.9x 49.3x
P/FCF 92.9x 32.8x 7.4x
P/Operating cash flow 91.9x 29.7x 6.6x
P/S 16.5x 2.8x 2.6x
P/B 17.2x 9.2x 11.7x
P/Tangible book 17.3x 9.3x 11.8x
EV/EBITDA 114.0x 29.6x 22.4x
EV/EBIT 115.8x 39.8x 33.3x
EV/Revenue 16.1x 2.5x 2.7x
EV/FCF 90.8x 29.8x 7.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 89.8x 27.0x 7.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.83 1.40

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSHOPTOSTMELI
Revenue growth (1Y) 32.5% 23.0% 46.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 27.1% 41.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 28.3% 30.5% 35.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 38.1% 33.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 48.5% 128.0% -2.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 47.5% 18.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -17.8% 117.0% -9.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 48.7% 35.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -17.1% 122.5% -9.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 46.7% 35.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 29.7% 13.8% 64.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 106.7% 45.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 29.4% 13.4% 68.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 82.9% 44.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSHOPTOSTMELI
Gross margin 47.8% 26.7% 42.7%
EBITDA margin 14.1% 8.5% 12.3%
Operating margin 13.9% 6.3% 8.3%
Pretax margin 17.6% 7.3% 7.4%
Net margin 14.5% 7.1% 5.3%
FCF margin 17.7% 8.5% 35.3%
Operating cash flow margin 17.9% 9.3% 39.5%
Return on equity 15.3% 24.1% 24.7%
Return on assets 13.5% 15.5% 3.8%
Return on invested capital – – 11.7%
Return on capital employed 14.4% 21.2% 22.8%
Asset turnover 0.9x 2.2x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.3x 7.5x
Stock comp / revenue 3.6% 3.4% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSHOPTOSTMELI
Debt / assets – – 20.7%
Debt / equity – – 1.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 1.1x
Debt / FCF – – 0.9x
Liabilities / assets 12.3% 35.7% 84.7%
Equity / assets 87.7% 64.3% 15.3%
Interest coverage – – 13.7x
Current ratio 5.4x 2.4x 1.1x
Quick ratio 3.7x 1.7x 0.2x
Cash ratio 3.4x 1.6x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 75.63 12.71 2.42

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSHOPTOSTMELI
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 0.8% 2.7% –
Shareholder yield 0.8% 2.7% 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.

ConsensusSHOPTOSTMELI
Forward P/E 90.7xFY2026 24.8xFY2026 44.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.86FY2026 $1.32FY2026 $40.57FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +31.0%FY2026 +34.7%FY2026 +3.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +26.3% +35.6% +41.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.58BFY2026 $7.84BFY2026 $39.33BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +36.1%FY2026 +27.5%FY2026 +36.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.8% +17.8% +45.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSHOPTOSTMELI
Held by institutions 68.9% 93.1% 77.8%
Institutions holding 1,704 774 1,438
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.6% +8.1% +3.5%
Institutions buying 788 427 714
Institutions selling 651 245 525
Buyers to sellers 1.21 1.74 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.

SHOPTOSTMELI
SHOP 1.00 0.52 0.37
TOST 0.52 1.00 0.41
MELI 0.37 0.41 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SHOP, TOST and MELI?

Shopify (SHOP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Shopify (SHOP) $217.88B, Toast (TOST) $18.55B, Mercadolibre (MELI) $84.59B.

Which stock is cheaper, SHOP, TOST and MELI?

Toast (TOST) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Shopify (SHOP) 113.0x, Toast (TOST) 38.2x, Mercadolibre (MELI) 45.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Toast (TOST) is cheapest (Shopify (SHOP) 90.7x, Toast (TOST) 24.8x, 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: Shopify (SHOP) +32.5%, Toast (TOST) +23.0%, Mercadolibre (MELI) +46.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Shopify (SHOP) has the highest net margin (Shopify (SHOP) 14.5%, Toast (TOST) 7.1%, Mercadolibre (MELI) 5.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Shopify (SHOP) returned the most: Shopify (SHOP) +1.0%, Toast (TOST) -15.7%, Mercadolibre (MELI) -15.7%. Over five years, Mercadolibre (MELI) compounded fastest (Shopify (SHOP) +3.4%/yr, Toast (TOST) -8.0%/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 (Shopify (SHOP) 59.1%, Toast (TOST) 48.0%, Mercadolibre (MELI) 40.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SHOP, TOST 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, Shopify (SHOP) leads on 3. 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.