Mercadolibre (MELI) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)
Mercadolibre's Retained Earnings was $6.69 billion in Q2 2026, up 38.6% from $4.83 billion a year earlier and up 7.5% from the prior quarter.
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Mercadolibre (MELI) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Retained Earnings at Mercadolibre came in at $5.81 billion, up 52.4% from FY2024.
- Retained Earnings has now increased for five consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 79.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Retained Earnings was $3.81 billion in FY2024 (+100.5%), $1.9 billion in FY2023 (+108.2%), $913 million in FY2022 (+130.0%) and $397 million in FY2021 (+26.4%).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Retained Earnings in data going back to Q4 2009.
- Compared with a year earlier, Retained Earnings has increased for 20 straight quarters, with growth averaging 68.8% over the last eight quarters.
- Across the past five years, year-over-year growth in Retained Earnings ran from 21.5% in Q3 2021 to 132.0% in Q3 2023.
- Per Business Quant data, MELI's Retained Earnings in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $6.23 billion (Q1 2026), $5.81 billion (Q4 2025) and $5.25 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 4,273.02 Bn | 4,030.55 Bn | 73.85 Bn | 493.37 Bn |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,882.67 Bn | 1,585.19 Bn | 49.47 Bn | 157.84 Bn |
| 3 | Netflix | 292.72 Bn | 252.92 Bn | 6.52 Bn | 50.97 Bn |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 258.66 Bn | 82.26 Bn | 15.11 Bn | 103.45 Bn |
| 5 | Shopify | 221.29 Bn | 198.47 Bn | 1.71 Bn | 3.78 Bn |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 145.86 Bn | 117.84 Bn | 6.38 Bn | -7.95 Bn |
| 7 | Booking Holdings | 120.48 Bn | 53.53 Bn | - | 43.05 Bn |
| 8 | PDD Holdings | 115.79 Bn | -126.92 Bn | 9.45 Bn | 47.74 Bn |
| 9 | Spotify Technology | 108.98 Bn | 66.21 Bn | 1.86 Bn | 489.35 Mn |
| 10 | Mercadolibre | 95.81 Bn | 71.83 Bn | 4.16 Bn | 6.69 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 6.69 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 6.23 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.81 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.25 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.83 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.31 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.81 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.17 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.78 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.25 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.90 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.74 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.38 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.11 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 913.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 748.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 619.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 496.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 397.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 443.52 Mn |
API Access
Mercadolibre Retained Earnings API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=retained-earnings&ticker=MELI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "retained-earnings", "ticker": "MELI", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=retained-earnings&ticker=MELI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();