Mercadolibre (MELI) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)
Mercadolibre's quarterly Research & Development came in at $699.0 million in Q1 2026, up 26.86% year-on-year from $551.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 19.69% quarter-over-quarter from $584.0 million in Q4 2025.
Mercadolibre has reported Research & Development for 18 years, with the latest figure at $699.0 million in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Research & Development rose 26.86% year-over-year to $699.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $2.4 billion (up 19.24% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $2.3 billion, up 17.32% from the prior year.
- Research & Development for Q1 2026 stood at $699.0 million, up from $584.0 million in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Research & Development was $699.0 million in Q1 2026, with the low at $234.0 million in Q1 2022.
- Average Research & Development over 5 years is $460.7 million, with a median of $460.0 million recorded in 2024.
- Year-over-year, Research & Development surged 111.08% in 2023 and dropped 25.36% in 2024.
- Tracing MELI's Research & Development over 5 years: stood at $325.0 million in 2022, then surged by 111.08% to $686.0 million in 2023, then retreated by 25.36% to $512.0 million in 2024, then rose by 14.06% to $584.0 million in 2025, then climbed by 19.69% to $699.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Research & Development figures came in at $699.0 million (Q1 2026), $584.0 million (Q4 2025), and $567.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 699.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 584.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 567.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 567.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 551.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 512.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 504.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 460.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 458.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 686.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 396.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 368.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 381.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 325.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 278.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 262.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 234.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 179.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 138.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 147.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 126.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 117.52 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 88.80 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 73.25 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 73.44 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 58.02 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 59.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 53.92 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 52.37 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 38.96 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 35.48 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 33.44 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 38.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 34.14 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 32.38 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 30.34 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 30.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 26.26 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 26.07 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 24.22 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 21.94 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 22.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 17.04 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 19.64 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 17.25 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 16.03 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 13.57 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 11.74 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 12.26 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 9.67 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 12.07 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 9.76 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 9.38 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 6.92 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 7.98 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 6.13 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 7.59 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 6.75 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 5.93 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 5.52 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 5.16 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 4.43 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 4.22 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 3.98 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 3.22 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 3.12 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 3.30 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 3.09 Mn |