UPST vs MELI vs FINV Stock Comparison

Upstart Holdings, Mercadolibre and FinVolution Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
UPST Upstart Holdings, Inc.
$23.71 -0.4% 1M -55.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.32B
P/E
38.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.25B
Div. yield
–
Digital Lending Technology
1 win
MELI Mercadolibre Inc
$1,680.51 -4.1% 1M -26.4% 1Y
Market cap
$84.58B
P/E
45.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$35.18B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
6 wins
FINV FinVolution Group
$2.89 -7.4% 1M -55.9% 1Y
Market cap
$711.81M
P/E
2.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.89B
Div. yield
–
Digital Lending Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Mercadolibre leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Mercadolibre 6, FinVolution 4, Upstart Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionUPSTMELIFINVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.32B $84.58B $711.81M MELI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 38.4x 45.4x 2.6x FINV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 34.4x 41.5x 3.0x FINV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +48.6% +46.0% -1.6% UPST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.8% 5.3% 14.5% FINV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.8% 11.7% — MELI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 20.6x 1.1x — MELI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -55.0% -26.4% -55.9% MELI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -41.0%/yr +2.1%/yr -14.3%/yr MELI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 65.2% 41.0% 52.0% MELI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 62/100 69/100 FINV

Percentile Scorecard

UPSTMELIFINV

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

AxisUPSTMELIFINV
Valuation 50 #50 of 99 52 #81 of 167 96 #5 of 99
Growth 75 #24 of 94 79 #33 of 153 24 #72 of 94
Profitability 49 #46 of 90 86 #23 of 153 66 #31 of 90
Financial Health 9 #96 of 105 33 #120 of 179 81 #21 of 105
Shareholder Returns 67 #21 of 61 – 77 #15 of 61
Overall 50 62 69
  • UPST ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • MELI ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • FINV ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodUPSTMELIFINVSPY
1 month -0.4%-4.1%-7.4% -0.2%
3 months -14.8%-9.8%-41.4% +3.9%
6 months -27.8%-6.2%-42.3% +8.2%
Year to date -45.8%-16.6%-44.7% +12.9%
1 year -55.0%-26.4%-55.9% +12.3%
3 years +3.0%+40.0%-38.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +1.0%+11.9%-14.9% +23.3%
5 years -92.8%+10.8%-53.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year -41.0%+2.1%-14.3% +10.9%
10 years —+891.8%— +261.1%
10 years, per year —+25.8%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureUPSTMELIFINVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 65.2%41.0%52.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 68.4%44.9%58.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.921.040.87 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.84-0.64-1.08 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -96.5%-64.2%-73.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -55.0%-28.8%-55.9% -1.2%
52-week high $52.74$2,360.76$6.56 $779.14
52-week low $22.74$1,546.81$2.88 $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.

MultipleUPSTMELIFINV
P/E now vs peer median 38.0xmedian 20.0x 45.7xmedian 17.3x 2.7xmedian 20.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 2.3x 2.4xmedian 1.4x 0.4xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 51.2xmedian 17.5x 20.9xmedian 14.2x —median 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -8.0xmedian 15.9x 6.9xmedian 11.5x 4.4xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 2.0x 10.9xmedian 1.8x 0.3xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median 1.29median 1.03 1.30median 0.40 -0.60median 1.03

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 monthsUPSTMELIFINV
Revenue $1.25B $35.18B $1.89B
Gross profit $1.03B $15.01B –
Operating income $49.71M $2.91B $329.11M
Net income $60.33M $1.86B $273.36M
Free cash flow -$289.05M $12.41B $164.21M
R&D $304.91M $2.58B $75.63M
EPS (diluted) $0.55 $36.75 $1.03
Cash & equivalents $455.96M $3.65B $480.37M
Total debt $2.00B $10.63B $80.06M
Shares (diluted) 109.72M 50.70M 266.85M
Enterprise value $245.74M $60.60B -$3.64B

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
MetricUPSTMELIFINV
P/E 38.0x 45.7x 2.7x
P/FCF -8.0x 6.9x 4.4x
P/Operating cash flow -8.1x 6.1x 4.4x
P/S 1.9x 2.4x 0.4x
P/B 2.9x 10.9x 0.3x
P/Tangible book 2.9x 10.9x 0.3x
EV/EBITDA 51.2x 20.9x –
EV/EBIT 77.5x 31.0x 8.7x
EV/Revenue 3.1x 2.6x -0.1x
EV/FCF -13.3x 7.3x -0.8x
EV/Operating cash flow -13.6x 6.5x -0.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.29 1.30 -0.60

Growth

14 metrics
MetricUPSTMELIFINV
Revenue growth (1Y) 48.6% 46.0% -1.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 27.9% 41.3% 3.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 53.0% 35.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 33.7% 33.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 199.7% -2.0% -22.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 29.6% 18.1% -3.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 1,050% -9.3% -29.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 30.5% 35.0% -7.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 990.2% -9.3% -30.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 29.5% 35.3% -4.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -335.4% 64.1% -51.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -13.2% 45.3% -13.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -341.5% 68.0% -51.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -13.0% 44.5% -13.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricUPSTMELIFINV
Gross margin 82.5% 42.7% –
EBITDA margin 6.0% 12.3% –
Operating margin 4.0% 8.3% 17.4%
Pretax margin 4.9% 7.4% 17.8%
Net margin 4.8% 5.3% 14.5%
FCF margin -23.2% 35.3% 8.7%
Operating cash flow margin -22.8% 39.5% 8.7%
Return on equity 7.9% 24.7% –
Return on assets 2.0% 3.8% –
Return on invested capital 1.8% 11.7% –
Return on capital employed – 22.8% –
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.7x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -4.7x 7.5x 0.6x
Stock comp / revenue 11.7% 0.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricUPSTMELIFINV
Debt / assets 63.2% 20.7% 2.1%
Debt / equity 2.5x 1.4x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 20.6x 1.1x –
Debt / FCF -6.9x 0.9x 0.5x
Liabilities / assets 74.9% 84.7% 35.8%
Equity / assets 25.1% 15.3% 64.2%
Interest coverage 1.2x 13.7x -2.8x
Current ratio – 1.1x –
Quick ratio – 0.2x –
Cash ratio – 0.2x –
Altman Z-score – 2.33 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricUPSTMELIFINV
Dividend yield – – 10.7%
Net buyback yield 3.6% – –
Shareholder yield 3.6% 0.0% 10.7%
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.

ConsensusUPSTMELIFINV
Forward P/E 34.4xFY2026 41.5xFY2026 3.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.69FY2026 $40.52FY2026 $0.96FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -58.4%FY2026 +2.8%FY2026 -29.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +191.3% +42.0% +2.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.35BFY2026 $39.34BFY2026 $1.79BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +29.4%FY2026 +36.2%FY2026 -7.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +42.2% +45.2% -21.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersUPSTMELIFINV
Held by institutions 60.0% 77.8% 21.9%
Institutions holding 363 1,438 125
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.2% +3.5% -9.3%
Institutions buying 196 714 51
Institutions selling 98 525 50
Buyers to sellers 2.00 1.36 1.02

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.

UPSTMELIFINV
UPST 1.00 0.35 0.25
MELI 0.35 1.00 0.13
FINV 0.25 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, UPST, MELI and FINV?

Mercadolibre (MELI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Upstart Holdings (UPST) $2.32B, Mercadolibre (MELI) $84.58B, FinVolution (FINV) $711.81M.

Which stock is cheaper, UPST, MELI and FINV?

FinVolution (FINV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Upstart Holdings (UPST) 38.4x, Mercadolibre (MELI) 45.4x, FinVolution (FINV) 2.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, FinVolution (FINV) is cheapest (Upstart Holdings (UPST) 34.4x, Mercadolibre (MELI) 41.5x, FinVolution (FINV) 3.0x). 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: Upstart Holdings (UPST) +48.6%, Mercadolibre (MELI) +46.0%, FinVolution (FINV) -1.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

FinVolution (FINV) has the highest net margin (Upstart Holdings (UPST) 4.8%, Mercadolibre (MELI) 5.3%, FinVolution (FINV) 14.5%). On return on invested capital, Mercadolibre (MELI) leads (Upstart Holdings (UPST) 1.8%, Mercadolibre (MELI) 11.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Mercadolibre (MELI) returned the most: Upstart Holdings (UPST) -55.0%, Mercadolibre (MELI) -26.4%, FinVolution (FINV) -55.9%. Over five years, Mercadolibre (MELI) compounded fastest (Upstart Holdings (UPST) -41.0%/yr, Mercadolibre (MELI) +2.1%/yr, FinVolution (FINV) -14.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mercadolibre (MELI) has been the steadiest (Upstart Holdings (UPST) 65.2%, Mercadolibre (MELI) 41.0%, FinVolution (FINV) 52.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 6. 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.