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Mercadolibre (MELI) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2026)

Mercadolibre's quarterly Cash from Investing Activities came in at -$1.5 billion in Q1 2026, up 20.14% year-on-year from -$1.2 billion in Q1 2025, and up 26.49% quarter-over-quarter from -$2.0 billion in Q4 2025.

Mercadolibre has reported Cash from Investing Activities for 18 years, with the latest figure at -$1.5 billion in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Cash from Investing Activities rose 20.14% year-over-year to -$1.5 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$5.8 billion (up 32.96% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$6.2 billion, up 25.44% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities for Q1 2026 stood at -$1.5 billion, up from -$2.0 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Cash from Investing Activities was -$538.0 million in Q1 2023, with the low at -$2.6 billion in Q3 2024.
  • Average Cash from Investing Activities over 5 years is -$1.4 billion, with a median of -$1.3 billion recorded in 2023.
  • Year-over-year, Cash from Investing Activities tumbled 1148.98% in 2022 and jumped 57.4% in 2025.
  • Tracing MELI's Cash from Investing Activities over 5 years: stood at -$646.0 million in 2022, then sank by 41.49% to -$914.0 million in 2023, then plunged by 132.82% to -$2.1 billion in 2024, then climbed by 5.97% to -$2.0 billion in 2025, then climbed by 26.49% to -$1.5 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Cash from Investing Activities figures came in at -$1.5 billion (Q1 2026), -$2.0 billion (Q4 2025), and -$1.1 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr)
1 Amazon Com 2,907.49 Bn 2,764.40 Bn 171.21 Bn -64.21 Bn
2 Mercadolibre 85.96 Bn 80.31 Bn 3.86 Bn -1.47 Bn
3 DoorDash 69.36 Bn 64.50 Bn 2.04 Bn -98.00 Mn
4 PDD Holdings 66.56 Bn 41.90 Bn 12.81 Bn 219.97 Mn
5 Ebay 48.95 Bn 45.09 Bn 2.29 Bn 783.00 Mn
6 Coupang 30.30 Bn 30.21 Bn 2.30 Bn -302.00 Mn
7 Maplebear 9.52 Bn 8.83 Bn 738.00 Mn -8.00 Mn
8 Wayfair 9.47 Bn 8.40 Bn 880.00 Mn -46.00 Mn
9 Chewy 9.33 Bn 8.46 Bn 959.70 Mn -23.90 Mn
10 Etsy 6.54 Bn 5.11 Bn 455.60 Mn -13.32 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -1.47 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 -1.47 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 -2.00 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 -2.00 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 -1.11 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 -1.11 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 -1.23 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 -1.23 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 -1.84 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 -1.84 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 -2.13 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 -2.13 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 -2.61 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 -2.61 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 -2.09 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 -2.09 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 -1.47 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 -1.47 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 -914.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -914.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -1.33 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 -1.33 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 -668.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -668.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -538.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -538.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -646.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -646.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -664.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -664.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -1.34 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 -1.34 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 -1.22 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 -1.22 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 -710.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -710.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -631.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -631.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -158.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -158.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 -98.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 -98.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 586.13 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 586.13 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 -290.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 -290.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 -397.95 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 -397.95 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 -150.08 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 -150.08 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 -174.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 -174.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 141.55 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 141.55 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 -154.86 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 -154.86 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 -1.26 Bn
Mar 31, 2019 -1.26 Bn
Dec 31, 2018 -694.61 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 -694.61 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 -6.73 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 -6.73 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 52.97 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 52.97 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 -24.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 -24.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 -114.46 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 -114.46 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 132.89 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 132.89 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 -1.92 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 -1.92 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 -39.15 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 -39.15 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 7.67 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 7.67 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 -53.27 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 -53.27 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 -39.42 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 -39.42 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 777,000.00
Mar 31, 2016 777,000.00
Dec 31, 2015 -88.68 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 -88.68 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 -126,000.00
Sep 30, 2015 -126,000.00
Jun 30, 2015 -98.04 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 -98.04 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 3.31 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 3.31 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 -50.76 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 -50.76 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 -194.62 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 -194.62 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 -62.87 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 -62.87 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 -14.15 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 -14.15 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 -412,750.00
Dec 31, 2013 -412,750.00
Sep 30, 2013 -74.46 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 -74.46 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 -7.72 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 -7.72 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 3.81 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 3.81 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 -47.29 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 -47.29 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 -9.08 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 -9.08 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 -21.45 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 -21.45 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 -6.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 -6.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 -15.17 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 -15.17 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 -8.45 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 -8.45 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 -22.05 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 -22.05 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 -21.21 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 -21.21 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 -14.07 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 -14.07 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 -3.45 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 -3.45 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 -18.27 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 -18.27 Mn
Mar 31, 2010 -23.04 Mn
Mar 31, 2010 -23.04 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 -1.58 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 -1.58 Mn
Sep 30, 2009 7.64 Mn
Sep 30, 2009 7.64 Mn