Mercadolibre Inc (MELI) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Mercadolibre (MELI) posted quarterly Operating Margin of 6.91% for Q1 2026, down 595.0% year-over-year from 1.4% in Q1 2025, and down 31.94% on a QoQ basis from 10.15% in Q4 2025.
Mercadolibre Inc (MELI) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Mercadolibre (MELI) has reported Operating Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 6.91% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Operating Margin fell 595.0% year-over-year to 6.91%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 9.59% (down 322.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 11.08%, down 158.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin came in at 6.91% for Q1 2026 at Mercadolibre, down from 10.15% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Operating Margin was 19.99% in Q3 2023, with the low at 6.18% in Q1 2022.
- Average Operating Margin over 5 years is 11.84%, with a median of 12.15% recorded in 2025.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Margin jumped 1166 bps in 2022 and sank 950 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Operating Margin stood at 12.79% in 2022, then slumped by 41 bps to 7.6% in 2023, then soared by 78 bps to 13.53% in 2024, then decreased by 25 bps to 10.15% in 2025, then slumped by 32 bps to 6.91% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin over the past three periods registered 6.91%, 10.15%, and 9.77% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 6.91% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 10.15% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 9.77% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 12.15% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 12.86% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 13.53% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 10.49% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 14.31% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 12.19% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.60% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 19.99% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 18.66% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 13.12% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 12.79% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 11.00% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 9.63% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.18% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.13% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 8.61% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 9.75% |