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Mercadolibre (MELI) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2025)

Mercadolibre has reported Operating Expenses over the past 17 years, most recently at $2.9 billion for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly results put Operating Expenses at $2.9 billion for Q4 2025, up 50.08% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Dec 2025 was $9.7 billion (up 39.03% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2025 was $9.7 billion, up 39.03%.
  • Operating Expenses for Q4 2025 was $2.9 billion at Mercadolibre, up from $2.5 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Operating Expenses for MELI hit a ceiling of $2.9 billion in Q4 2025 and a floor of $500.0 million in Q1 2021.
  • Median Operating Expenses over the past 5 years was $1.3 billion (2023), compared with a mean of $1.4 billion.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Operating Expenses: skyrocketed 86.8% in 2022 and later grew 12.38% in 2023.
  • Mercadolibre's Operating Expenses stood at $829.0 million in 2021, then soared by 33.78% to $1.1 billion in 2022, then soared by 54.64% to $1.7 billion in 2023, then grew by 12.48% to $1.9 billion in 2024, then soared by 50.08% to $2.9 billion in 2025.
  • The last three reported values for Operating Expenses were $2.9 billion (Q4 2025), $2.5 billion (Q3 2025), and $2.3 billion (Q2 2025) per Business Quant data.