Mercadolibre (MELI) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)

Mercadolibre's Research & Development history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $982.0 million for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Research & Development rose 63.94% year-over-year to $982.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $2.4 billion (up 3.2% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $2.3 billion, up 3.56% from the prior year.
• Research & Development for Q1 2026 stood at $982.0 million, up from $86.0 million in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Research & Development was $982.0 million in Q1 2026, with the low at $86.0 million in Q4 2025.
• The 5-year median for Research & Development is $478.0 million (2024), against an average of $462.9 million.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Research & Development surged 189.07% in 2023, then sank 86.48% in 2025.
• Mercadolibre's Research & Development stood at $183.0 million in 2022, then surged by 189.07% to $529.0 million in 2023, then advanced by 20.23% to $636.0 million in 2024, then tumbled by 86.48% to $86.0 million in 2025, then soared by 1041.86% to $982.0 million in 2026.
• Business Quant data shows MELI's Research & Development at $982.0 million in Q1 2026, $86.0 million in Q4 2025, and $567.0 million in Q3 2025.