Mercadolibre (MELI) Selling, General & Administrative (2009 - 2026)
Mercadolibre's Selling, General & Administrative was $340 million in Q2 2026, up 30.3% from $261 million a year earlier and up 4.3% from the prior quarter.
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Mercadolibre (MELI) Selling, General & Administrative (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Mercadolibre's Selling, General & Administrative was $1.23 billion through Jun 30, 2026, up 14.2% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $1.08 billion, up 11.9% from FY2024.
- Selling, General & Administrative has now increased for 16 consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 26.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Selling, General & Administrative was $963 million in FY2024 (+25.7%), $766 million in FY2023 (+15.9%), $661 million in FY2022 (+42.2%) and $465 million in FY2021 (+42.2%).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Selling, General & Administrative in data going back to Q2 2009.
- Compared with a year earlier, Selling, General & Administrative has increased for three straight quarters, with growth averaging 25.0% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Selling, General & Administrative over five years was Q1 2022 (growth of 84.9%); the worst was Q3 2025 (a decline of 11.5%).
- Per Business Quant data, MELI's Selling, General & Administrative in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $326 million (Q1 2026), $292 million (Q4 2025) and $270 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | SG&A (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 4,273.02 Bn | 4,030.55 Bn | 73.85 Bn | 6.46 Bn |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,882.67 Bn | 1,585.19 Bn | 49.47 Bn | 5.61 Bn |
| 3 | Netflix | 292.72 Bn | 252.92 Bn | 6.52 Bn | 498.85 Mn |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 258.66 Bn | 82.26 Bn | 15.11 Bn | -1.87 Bn |
| 5 | Shopify | 221.29 Bn | 198.47 Bn | 1.71 Bn | 136.00 Mn |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 145.86 Bn | 117.84 Bn | 6.38 Bn | 935.00 Mn |
| 7 | Booking Holdings | 120.48 Bn | 53.53 Bn | - | 217.00 Mn |
| 8 | PDD Holdings | 115.79 Bn | -126.92 Bn | 9.45 Bn | -345.00 Mn |
| 9 | Spotify Technology | 108.98 Bn | 66.21 Bn | 1.86 Bn | 172.03 Mn |
| 10 | Mercadolibre | 95.81 Bn | 71.83 Bn | 4.16 Bn | 340.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 340.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 326.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 292.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 270.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 261.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 255.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 254.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 305.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 218.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 186.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 201.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 196.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 189.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 180.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 176.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 153.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 173.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 159.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 148.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 123.00 Mn |
API Access
Mercadolibre Selling, General & Administrative 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=selling-general-and-administrative&ticker=MELI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "selling-general-and-administrative", "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=selling-general-and-administrative&ticker=MELI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();