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Mercadolibre (MELI) Return on Invested Capital (2016 - 2025)

Historic Return on Invested Capital for Mercadolibre (MELI) over the last 17 years, with Q3 2025 value amounting to 0.23%.

  • Mercadolibre's Return on Invested Capital fell 400.0% to 0.23% in Q3 2025 from the same period last year, while for Sep 2025 it was 0.23%, marking a year-over-year decrease of 400.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 0.33% for FY2024, which is 300.0% up from last year.
  • Latest data reveals that Mercadolibre reported Return on Invested Capital of 0.23% as of Q3 2025, which was down 400.0% from 0.25% recorded in Q2 2025.
  • Mercadolibre's Return on Invested Capital's 5-year high stood at 0.31% during Q4 2024, with a 5-year trough of 0.02% in Q1 2021.
  • Its 5-year average for Return on Invested Capital is 0.19%, with a median of 0.23% in 2025.
  • Its Return on Invested Capital has fluctuated over the past 5 years, first skyrocketed by 1700bps in 2021, then plummeted by -500bps in 2025.
  • Quarter analysis of 5 years shows Mercadolibre's Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.09% in 2021, then surged by 93bps to 0.18% in 2022, then skyrocketed by 54bps to 0.27% in 2023, then increased by 14bps to 0.31% in 2024, then decreased by -26bps to 0.23% in 2025.
  • Its last three reported values are 0.23% in Q3 2025, 0.25% for Q2 2025, and 0.28% during Q1 2025.