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 for Q1 2026 stood at 23.76%, down from 28.98% in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 41.95% in Q3 2023, with the low at 11.28% in Q1 2022.
• The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 30.6% (2024), against an average of 29.35%.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Return on Capital Employed surged 2688 bps in 2023, then sank 1135 bps in 2024.
• Mercadolibre's Return on Capital Employed stood at 24.94% in 2022, then jumped by 58 bps to 39.38% in 2023, then fell by 9 bps to 36.01% in 2024, then retreated by 20 bps to 28.98% in 2025, then declined by 18 bps to 23.76% in 2026.
• Business Quant data shows MELI's Return on Capital Employed at 23.76% in Q1 2026, 28.98% in Q4 2025, and 30.42% in Q3 2025.