Mercadolibre (MELI) Return on Assets [ROA] (2010 - 2026)
Mercadolibre's Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 3.79% for Q2 2026, down 2.98 percentage points from 6.77% a year earlier and down 0.49 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Mercadolibre (MELI) Return on Assets [ROA] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Mercadolibre's Return on Assets [ROA] was 5.89%, down 3.04 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] carries a five-year change of +5.90 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Assets [ROA] was 8.93% in FY2024 (+2.65 pp), 6.28% in FY2023 (+2.23 pp), 4.04% in FY2022 (+2.94 pp) and 1.11% in FY2021 (+1.12 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q4 2022.
- Year-over-year, Return on Assets [ROA] has declined for five consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.79 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Assets [ROA] over five years came in Q3 2023 (a gain of 3.87 percentage points), and the weakest in Q1 2026 (a drop of 3.51 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows MELI's Return on Assets [ROA] at 4.29% (Q1 2026), 5.03% (Q4 2025) and 5.97% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 4,273.02 Bn | 4,030.55 Bn | 73.85 Bn | 30.04% |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,882.67 Bn | 1,585.19 Bn | 49.47 Bn | 16.11% |
| 3 | Netflix | 292.72 Bn | 252.92 Bn | 6.52 Bn | 22.85% |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 258.66 Bn | 82.26 Bn | 15.11 Bn | 3.57% |
| 5 | Shopify | 221.29 Bn | 198.47 Bn | 1.71 Bn | 13.49% |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 145.86 Bn | 117.84 Bn | 6.38 Bn | 15.38% |
| 7 | Booking Holdings | 120.48 Bn | 53.53 Bn | - | 25.12% |
| 8 | PDD Holdings | 115.79 Bn | -126.92 Bn | 9.45 Bn | 14.15% |
| 9 | Spotify Technology | 108.98 Bn | 66.21 Bn | 1.86 Bn | 24.85% |
| 10 | Mercadolibre | 95.81 Bn | 71.83 Bn | 4.16 Bn | 3.79% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.79% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.29% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.03% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.97% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.77% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 7.80% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 7.99% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 6.74% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.16% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.16% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.83% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.27% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.11% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.40% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.75% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.40% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.20% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.81% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.09% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.21% |
API Access
Mercadolibre Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=MELI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=MELI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();