Mercadolibre (MELI) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Mercadolibre's Return on Capital Employed history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 23.76% for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 1046.0% year-over-year to 23.76%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 23.76% (down 1046.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 60.41%, up 561.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed was 23.76% for Q1 2026 at Mercadolibre, down from 28.98% in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 41.95% in Q3 2023 to a low of 11.28% in Q1 2022.
• Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 29.35% across 5 years, with a median of 30.6% in 2024.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Return on Capital Employed soared 2688 bps in 2023, then slumped 1135 bps in 2024.
• A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 24.94% in 2022, then surged by 58 bps to 39.38% in 2023, then retreated by 9 bps to 36.01% in 2024, then decreased by 20 bps to 28.98% in 2025, then fell by 18 bps to 23.76% in 2026.
• The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 23.76% (Q1 2026), 28.98% (Q4 2025), and 30.42% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.