Mercadolibre (MELI) Short term Debt (2009 - 2026)
Mercadolibre (MELI) recorded Short term Debt of $6.48 billion in Q2 2026, up 69.8% from $3.82 billion a year earlier and up 21.9% from the prior quarter.
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Mercadolibre (MELI) Short term Debt (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Mercadolibre reported Short term Debt of $4.62 billion, up 63.5% from FY2024.
- Annual Short term Debt has increased for 11 straight years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 53.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Short term Debt came in at $2.83 billion in FY2024 (+23.4%), $2.29 billion in FY2023 (+7.6%), $2.13 billion in FY2022 (+65.8%) and $1.29 billion in FY2021 (+134.3%).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Short term Debt in data going back to Q4 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Short term Debt has increased for seven consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 54.2% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Short term Debt in the last five years was growth of 232.0% in Q2 2022, against a decline of 3.7% in Q1 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $5.32 billion (Q1 2026), $4.62 billion (Q4 2025) and $4.43 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 4,273.02 Bn | 4,030.55 Bn | 73.85 Bn |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,882.67 Bn | 1,585.19 Bn | 49.47 Bn |
| 3 | Netflix | 292.72 Bn | 252.92 Bn | 6.52 Bn |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 258.66 Bn | 82.26 Bn | 15.11 Bn |
| 5 | Shopify | 221.29 Bn | 198.47 Bn | 1.71 Bn |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 145.86 Bn | 117.84 Bn | 6.38 Bn |
| 7 | Booking Holdings | 120.48 Bn | 53.53 Bn | - |
| 8 | PDD Holdings | 115.79 Bn | -126.92 Bn | 9.45 Bn |
| 9 | Spotify Technology | 108.98 Bn | 66.21 Bn | 1.86 Bn |
| 10 | Mercadolibre | 95.81 Bn | 71.83 Bn | 4.16 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 6.48 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.32 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.62 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.43 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.82 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.57 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.83 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.25 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.20 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.25 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.29 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.27 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.29 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.33 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.13 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.95 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.93 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.46 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.29 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 765.14 Mn |
API Access
Mercadolibre Short term Debt 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=short-term-debt&ticker=MELI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "short-term-debt", "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=short-term-debt&ticker=MELI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();