Mercadolibre (MELI) Deferred Taxes (2009 - 2026)

Mercadolibre (MELI) recorded quarterly Deferred Taxes of -$261.0 million in Q1 2026, down 64.15% quarter-over-quarter from -$159.0 million in Q4 2025, and down 335.0% on a YoY basis from $111.1 million in Q1 2025.

Mercadolibre (MELI) Deferred Taxes (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Mercadolibre's Deferred Taxes history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$261.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Deferred Taxes fell 335.0% year-over-year to -$261.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$670.0 million (down 181.51% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$469.0 million, down 93.0% from the prior year.
  • Deferred Taxes was -$261.0 million for Q1 2026 at Mercadolibre, down from -$159.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Deferred Taxes ranged from a high of $24.0 million in Q3 2024 to a low of -$261.0 million in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Deferred Taxes has averaged -$79.6 million across 5 years, with a median of -$65.0 million in 2024.
  • Biggest YoY gain for Deferred Taxes was 137.21% in 2023; the steepest drop was 19900.0% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Deferred Taxes shows it stood at -$1.0 million in 2022, then tumbled by 19900.0% to -$200.0 million in 2023, then surged by 62.0% to -$76.0 million in 2024, then plunged by 109.21% to -$159.0 million in 2025, then sank by 64.15% to -$261.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Deferred Taxes figures came in at -$261.0 million (Q1 2026), -$159.0 million (Q4 2025), and -$156.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Deferred Taxes (Qtr)
1 Amazon Com 2,551.03 Bn 2,407.94 Bn 171.21 Bn 12.80 Bn
2 Mercadolibre 82.72 Bn 77.07 Bn 3.86 Bn -261.00 Mn
3 DoorDash 72.09 Bn 67.22 Bn 2.04 Bn -
4 PDD Holdings 62.92 Bn 38.25 Bn 12.81 Bn -
5 Ebay 48.30 Bn 44.44 Bn 2.29 Bn 21.00 Mn
6 Coupang 34.44 Bn 34.35 Bn 2.30 Bn -28.00 Mn
7 Zkh 14.36 Bn 14.36 Bn 285.30 Mn -
8 Wayfair 10.72 Bn 9.65 Bn 880.00 Mn -
9 Maplebear 10.27 Bn 9.58 Bn 738.00 Mn 38.00 Mn
10 Chewy 7.37 Bn 6.85 Bn 1.01 Bn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -261.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -159.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -156.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -94.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -60.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -76.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 24.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -126.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -65.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -200.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -108.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 16.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 8.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -1.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -29.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -43.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -24.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -47.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 2.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 12.00 Mn