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Mercadolibre (MELI) Return on Invested Capital: 2009-2025

Historic Return on Invested Capital for Mercadolibre (MELI) over the last 17 years, with Q3 2025 value amounting to 0.22%.

  • Mercadolibre's Return on Invested Capital fell 300.0% to 0.22% in Q3 2025 from the same period last year, while for Sep 2025 it was 0.22%, marking a year-over-year decrease of 300.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 0.33% for FY2024, which is 300.0% up from last year.
  • As of Q3 2025, Mercadolibre's Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.22%, which was down 300.0% from 0.24% recorded in Q2 2025.
  • Mercadolibre's 5-year Return on Invested Capital high stood at 0.31% for Q1 2024, and its period low was 0.03% during Q1 2021.
  • Its 5-year average for Return on Invested Capital is 0.18%, with a median of 0.21% in 2023.
  • Per our database at Business Quant, Mercadolibre's Return on Invested Capital surged by 1600bps in 2021 and then crashed by -700bps in 2025.
  • Over the past 5 years, Mercadolibre's Return on Invested Capital (Quarter) stood at 0.1% in 2021, then soared by 61bps to 0.17% in 2022, then soared by 53bps to 0.26% in 2023, then increased by 21bps to 0.31% in 2024, then dropped by -29bps to 0.22% in 2025.
  • Its Return on Invested Capital stands at 0.22% for Q3 2025, versus 0.24% for Q2 2025 and 0.28% for Q1 2025.