UPST vs SE vs MELI Stock Comparison

Upstart Holdings, Sea and Mercadolibre Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
1 win
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
4 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
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionUPSTSEMELILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.22B $43.99B $84.59B MELI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 36.8x 26.2x 45.4x SE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 34.5x 19.9x 44.6x SE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +48.6% +43.5% +46.0% UPST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.8% 6.3% 5.3% SE
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 -54.4% -52.2% -15.7% MELI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -41.4%/yr -26.8%/yr +3.8%/yr MELI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 65.1% 52.3% 40.6% MELI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 71/100 62/100 SE

Percentile Scorecard

UPSTSEMELI

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

AxisUPSTSEMELI
Valuation 50 #50 of 98 78 #37 of 167 52 #81 of 167
Growth 75 #24 of 94 68 #49 of 153 80 #32 of 153
Profitability 49 #46 of 90 68 #49 of 153 85 #24 of 153
Financial Health 9 #96 of 105 70 #54 of 179 33 #120 of 179
Shareholder Returns 66 #22 of 62 – –
Overall 50 71 62
  • UPST ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • SE 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

PeriodUPSTSEMELISPY
1 month -2.7%-27.8%+0.6% -1.0%
3 months -11.7%-25.4%+0.5% +2.9%
6 months -29.0%-12.6%-1.4% +6.4%
Year to date -45.6%-41.5%-10.1% +11.4%
1 year -54.4%-52.2%-15.7% +13.1%
3 years -3.3%+64.9%+48.1% +79.4%
3 years, per year -1.1%+18.2%+14.0% +21.5%
5 years -93.1%-79.0%+20.4% +67.7%
5 years, per year -41.4%-26.8%+3.8% +10.9%
10 years ——+940.7% +255.2%
10 years, per year ——+26.4% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureUPSTSEMELISPY
Volatility, 1Y 65.1%52.3%40.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 68.5%54.9%43.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.911.291.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.83-1.00-0.39 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -96.6%-90.3%-64.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -54.9%-53.4%-23.3% -2.5%
52-week high $52.74$160.10$2,360.76 $779.14
52-week low $22.74$74.67$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.

MultipleUPSTSEMELI
P/E now vs peer median 38.1xmedian 21.5x 26.4xmedian 17.5x 49.3xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 2.2x 1.7xmedian 1.4x 2.6xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 51.3xmedian 15.7x —median 14.9x 22.4xmedian 14.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -8.0xmedian 16.4x 8.8xmedian 11.2x 7.4xmedian 11.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 1.9x —median 1.7x 11.7xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 1.29median 1.06 0.36median 0.42 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 monthsUPSTSEMELI
Revenue $1.25B $26.55B $35.18B
Gross profit $1.03B $12.29B $15.01B
Operating income $49.71M $2.28B $2.91B
Net income $60.33M $3.91B $1.86B
Free cash flow -$289.05M $5.22B $12.41B
R&D $304.91M $1.17B $2.58B
EPS (diluted) $0.55 $2.64 $36.75
Cash & equivalents $455.96M $3.53B $3.65B
Total debt $2.00B $2.37B $37.59B
Shares (diluted) 109.72M 638.23M 50.70M
Enterprise value $149.17M $3.88B $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
MetricUPSTSEMELI
P/E 38.1x 26.4x 49.3x
P/FCF -8.0x 8.8x 7.4x
P/Operating cash flow -8.1x 8.8x 6.6x
P/S 1.9x 1.7x 2.6x
P/B 2.9x – 11.7x
P/Tangible book 2.9x – 11.8x
EV/EBITDA 51.3x – 22.4x
EV/EBIT 77.7x 16.2x 33.3x
EV/Revenue 3.1x 1.4x 2.7x
EV/FCF -13.4x 7.1x 7.8x
EV/Operating cash flow -13.6x 7.1x 7.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.29 0.36 1.40

Growth

14 metrics
MetricUPSTSEMELI
Revenue growth (1Y) 48.6% 43.5% 46.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 27.9% 27.7% 41.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 53.0% 41.1% 35.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 33.7% -83.4% 33.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 199.7% 57.3% -2.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 29.6% 26.1% 18.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 1,050% -97.5% -9.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 30.5% 26.3% 35.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 990.2% 31.1% -9.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 29.5% 73.7% 35.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -335.4% 14.3% 64.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -13.2% 56.7% 45.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -341.5% 14.3% 68.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -13.0% 56.7% 44.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricUPSTSEMELI
Gross margin 82.5% 46.3% 42.7%
EBITDA margin 6.0% – 12.3%
Operating margin 4.0% 8.6% 8.3%
Pretax margin 4.9% 11.6% 7.4%
Net margin 4.8% 6.3% 5.3%
FCF margin -23.2% 19.6% 35.3%
Operating cash flow margin -22.8% 19.6% 39.5%
Return on equity 7.9% – 24.7%
Return on assets 2.0% 12.5% 3.8%
Return on invested capital 1.8% – 11.7%
Return on capital employed – 15.0% 22.8%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.8x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -4.7x 1.3x 7.5x
Stock comp / revenue 11.7% – 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricUPSTSEMELI
Debt / assets 63.2% 1.0% 20.7%
Debt / equity 2.5x – 1.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 20.6x – 1.1x
Debt / FCF -6.9x 0.1x 0.9x
Liabilities / assets 74.9% 59.2% 84.7%
Equity / assets 25.1% – 15.3%
Interest coverage 1.2x 123.4x 13.7x
Current ratio – 1.5x 1.1x
Quick ratio – 0.6x 0.2x
Cash ratio – 0.6x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – – 2.42

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricUPSTSEMELI
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 3.6% – –
Shareholder yield 3.6% – 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.

ConsensusUPSTSEMELI
Forward P/E 34.5xFY2026 19.9xFY2026 44.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.69FY2026 $3.75FY2026 $40.57FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -58.4%FY2026 +7.1%FY2026 +3.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +191.3% +17.3% +41.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.35BFY2026 $30.91BFY2026 $39.33BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +29.4%FY2026 +34.7%FY2026 +36.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +42.2% +21.1% +45.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersUPSTSEMELI
Held by institutions 60.0% 63.6% 77.8%
Institutions holding 363 773 1,438
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.2% +0.6% +3.5%
Institutions buying 196 436 714
Institutions selling 98 223 525
Buyers to sellers 2.00 1.96 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.

UPSTSEMELI
UPST 1.00 0.25 0.35
SE 0.25 1.00 0.47
MELI 0.35 0.47 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, UPST, SE and MELI?

Mercadolibre (MELI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Upstart Holdings (UPST) $2.22B, Sea (SE) $43.99B, Mercadolibre (MELI) $84.59B.

Which stock is cheaper, UPST, SE and MELI?

Sea (SE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Upstart Holdings (UPST) 36.8x, Sea (SE) 26.2x, Mercadolibre (MELI) 45.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sea (SE) is cheapest (Upstart Holdings (UPST) 34.5x, Sea (SE) 19.9x, 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?

Upstart Holdings (UPST) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Upstart Holdings (UPST) +48.6%, Sea (SE) +43.5%, Mercadolibre (MELI) +46.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sea (SE) has the highest net margin (Upstart Holdings (UPST) 4.8%, Sea (SE) 6.3%, Mercadolibre (MELI) 5.3%). 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) -54.4%, Sea (SE) -52.2%, Mercadolibre (MELI) -15.7%. Over five years, Mercadolibre (MELI) compounded fastest (Upstart Holdings (UPST) -41.4%/yr, Sea (SE) -26.8%/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 (Upstart Holdings (UPST) 65.1%, Sea (SE) 52.3%, Mercadolibre (MELI) 40.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, UPST, SE 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 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.