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Mercadolibre (MELI) Research & Development (2016 - 2025)

Mercadolibre has reported Research & Development over the past 17 years, most recently at $584.0 million for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly results put Research & Development at $584.0 million for Q4 2025, up 14.06% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Dec 2025 was $2.3 billion (up 17.32% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2025 was $2.3 billion, up 17.32%.
  • Research & Development for Q4 2025 was $584.0 million at Mercadolibre, up from $567.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Research & Development for MELI hit a ceiling of $686.0 million in Q4 2023 and a floor of $126.0 million in Q1 2021.
  • Median Research & Development over the past 5 years was $388.5 million (2023), compared with a mean of $386.2 million.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Research & Development: surged 111.08% in 2023 and later dropped 25.36% in 2024.
  • Mercadolibre's Research & Development stood at $179.0 million in 2021, then skyrocketed by 81.56% to $325.0 million in 2022, then surged by 111.08% to $686.0 million in 2023, then dropped by 25.36% to $512.0 million in 2024, then rose by 14.06% to $584.0 million in 2025.
  • The last three reported values for Research & Development were $584.0 million (Q4 2025), $567.0 million (Q3 2025), and $567.0 million (Q2 2025) per Business Quant data.