Mercadolibre (MELI) Return on Equity [ROE] (2010 - 2026)
Mercadolibre (MELI) posted Return on Equity [ROE] of 24.65% for Q2 2026, down 13.66 percentage points from 38.31% a year earlier and down 2.72 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Mercadolibre (MELI) Return on Equity [ROE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Mercadolibre's Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 35.99%, down 15.51 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Equity [ROE] shows a five-year change of +36.04 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Mercadolibre's Return on Equity [ROE] was 51.50% in FY2024 (+11.32 pp), 40.18% in FY2023 (+11.47 pp), 28.71% in FY2022 (+22.93 pp) and 5.78% in FY2021 (+5.84 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since Q3 2022.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Equity [ROE] has declined in each of the last five quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -3.79 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Equity [ROE] in the past five years was Q3 2021, with a gain of 76.83 percentage points; the weakest was Q3 2022, with a drop of 59.09 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Equity [ROE] for the three prior quarters was 27.37% (Q1 2026), 30.80% (Q4 2025) and 34.82% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 4,273.02 Bn | 4,030.55 Bn | 73.85 Bn | 43.64% |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,882.67 Bn | 1,585.19 Bn | 49.47 Bn | 26.97% |
| 3 | Netflix | 292.72 Bn | 252.92 Bn | 6.52 Bn | 44.55% |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 258.66 Bn | 82.26 Bn | 15.11 Bn | 6.21% |
| 5 | Shopify | 221.29 Bn | 198.47 Bn | 1.71 Bn | 15.31% |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 145.86 Bn | 117.84 Bn | 6.38 Bn | 35.90% |
| 7 | Booking Holdings | 120.48 Bn | 53.53 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | PDD Holdings | 115.79 Bn | -126.92 Bn | 9.45 Bn | 21.12% |
| 9 | Spotify Technology | 108.98 Bn | 66.21 Bn | 1.86 Bn | 40.74% |
| 10 | Mercadolibre | 95.81 Bn | 71.83 Bn | 4.16 Bn | 24.65% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 24.65% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 27.37% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 30.80% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 34.82% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 38.31% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 44.06% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 45.76% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 37.53% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 39.71% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 34.98% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 33.86% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 39.38% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 35.09% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 31.81% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 27.88% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 17.50% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 15.59% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 12.24% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 11.12% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 76.60% |
Mercadolibre Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=MELI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=MELI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();