Mercadolibre MELI
NASDAQ MELI
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At close: Oct 9, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Mercadolibre (MELI) Payout Ratio (2012 - 2017)

Updated

Mercadolibre's Payout Ratio was 1.92 in Q4 2017, up 973.8% from 0.18 a year earlier and up 864.1% from the prior quarter.

Analysis

Mercadolibre (MELI) Payout Ratio (2012 - 2017) Analysis & Trends

From Q2 2012 onward, Mercadolibre has reported Payout Ratio for 23 quarters.

  • In earlier years, Payout Ratio was 0.18 in FY2016 (-9.7%), 0.20 in FY2015 (-49.2%), 0.39 in FY2014 (+92.9%) and 0.20 in FY2013 (+13.9%).
  • The Q4 2017 figure marks the highest quarterly Payout Ratio in data going back to Q2 2012.
  • Compared with a year earlier, Payout Ratio has increased for four straight quarters, with growth averaging 108.6% over the last eight quarters.
  • The best year-over-year quarter for Payout Ratio over five years was Q4 2017 (growth of 973.8%); the worst was Q1 2016 (a decline of 79.6%).
  • Per Business Quant data, MELI's Payout Ratio in the three quarters before Q4 2017 was 0.20 (Q3 2017), 0.18 (Q2 2017) and 0.17 (Q1 2017).
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Alphabet 4,273.02 Bn 4,030.55 Bn 73.85 Bn
2 Meta Platforms 1,882.67 Bn 1,585.19 Bn 49.47 Bn
3 Netflix 292.72 Bn 252.92 Bn 6.52 Bn
4 Alibaba Group Holding 258.66 Bn 82.26 Bn 15.11 Bn
5 Shopify 221.29 Bn 198.47 Bn 1.71 Bn
6 Uber Technologies 145.86 Bn 117.84 Bn 6.38 Bn
7 Booking Holdings 120.48 Bn 53.53 Bn -
8 PDD Holdings 115.79 Bn -126.92 Bn 9.45 Bn
9 Spotify Technology 108.98 Bn 66.21 Bn 1.86 Bn
10 Mercadolibre 95.81 Bn 71.83 Bn 4.16 Bn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2017 1.92
Sep 30, 2017 0.20
Jun 30, 2017 0.18
Mar 31, 2017 0.17
Dec 31, 2016 0.18
Sep 30, 2016 0.18
Jun 30, 2016 0.16
Mar 31, 2016 0.14
Dec 31, 2015 0.20
Sep 30, 2015 0.24
Jun 30, 2015 0.30
Mar 31, 2015 0.67
Dec 31, 2014 0.39
Sep 30, 2014 0.34
Jun 30, 2014 0.35
Mar 31, 2014 0.19
Dec 31, 2013 0.20
Sep 30, 2013 0.21
Jun 30, 2013 0.20
Mar 31, 2013 0.19
API Access

Mercadolibre Payout Ratio API

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