Mercadolibre (MELI) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026)
Mercadolibre (MELI) posted Capital Expenditures of $441.0 million for Q2 2026, up 62.73% on a QoQ basis from $271.0 million in Q1 2026, and up 53.66% year-over-year from $287.0 million in Q2 2025.
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Mercadolibre (MELI) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Mercadolibre has reported Capital Expenditures for 18 years, with the latest figure at $441.0 million in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Capital Expenditures rose 53.66% year-over-year to $441.0 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $1.5 billion, a 37.63% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $1.3 billion, up 56.16% from the prior year.
- Capital Expenditures was $441.0 million for Q2 2026 at Mercadolibre, up from $271.0 million in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Capital Expenditures was $441.0 million in Q2 2026, with the low at $89.0 million in Q1 2023.
- Average Capital Expenditures over 5 years is $215.5 million, with a median of $182.0 million recorded in 2023.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Capital Expenditures tumbled 35.04% in 2023, then soared 83.78% in 2025.
- Over 5 years, Capital Expenditures stood at $113.0 million in 2022, then jumped by 59.29% to $180.0 million in 2023, then surged by 69.44% to $305.0 million in 2024, then soared by 40.0% to $427.0 million in 2025, then grew by 3.28% to $441.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Capital Expenditures figures came in at $441.0 million (Q2 2026), $271.0 million (Q1 2026), and $427.0 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Capital Expenditures (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alibaba Group Holding | 263.05 Bn | 227.79 Bn | 15.11 Bn | -9.97 Bn |
| 2 | Booking Holdings | 126.16 Bn | 108.94 Bn | 4.98 Bn | 76.00 Mn |
| 3 | PDD Holdings | 112.31 Bn | 82.02 Bn | 9.45 Bn | - |
| 4 | Airbnb | 98.07 Bn | 86.00 Bn | 2.98 Bn | - |
| 5 | Mercadolibre | 90.61 Bn | 75.42 Bn | 4.16 Bn | 441.00 Mn |
| 6 | Ebay | 49.77 Bn | 46.46 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 223.00 Mn |
| 7 | Expedia | 31.98 Bn | 24.85 Bn | 3.91 Bn | 199.00 Mn |
| 8 | Maplebear | 10.57 Bn | 9.72 Bn | 751.00 Mn | 13.00 Mn |
| 9 | Full Truck Alliance | 7.59 Bn | 6.63 Bn | - | -16.25 Mn |
| 10 | Etsy | 6.70 Bn | 5.58 Bn | 484.05 Mn | 6.54 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 441.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 271.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 427.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 357.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 287.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 272.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 305.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 223.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 184.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 148.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 180.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 126.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 114.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 89.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 113.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 106.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 99.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 137.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 148.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 162.00 Mn |
API Access
Mercadolibre Capital Expenditures API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=capital-expenditures&ticker=MELI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "capital-expenditures", "ticker": "MELI", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=capital-expenditures&ticker=MELI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();