Mercadolibre (MELI) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2026)
Mercadolibre (MELI) posted Short-term Investments of $2.1 billion for Q2 2026, up 5.47% on a QoQ basis from $2.0 billion in Q1 2026, and down 55.09% year-over-year from $4.6 billion in Q2 2025.
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Mercadolibre (MELI) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Mercadolibre has reported Short-term Investments for 17 years, with the latest figure at $2.1 billion in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Short-term Investments fell 55.09% year-over-year to $2.1 billion in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $2.1 billion, a 55.09% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $2.6 billion, down 41.38% from the prior year.
- Short-term Investments was $2.1 billion for Q2 2026 at Mercadolibre, up from $2.0 billion in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Short-term Investments was $5.1 billion in Q1 2025, with the low at $1.4 billion in Q1 2022.
- Average Short-term Investments over 5 years is $3.1 billion, with a median of $3.1 billion recorded in 2023.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2026: Short-term Investments jumped 188.77% in 2022, then slumped 61.18% in 2026.
- Over 5 years, Short-term Investments stood at $2.3 billion in 2022, then jumped by 48.78% to $3.5 billion in 2023, then grew by 28.88% to $4.5 billion in 2024, then slumped by 41.38% to $2.6 billion in 2025, then retreated by 20.84% to $2.1 billion in 2026.
- The last three Short-term Investments figures came in at $2.1 billion (Q2 2026), $2.0 billion (Q1 2026), and $2.6 billion (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alibaba Group Holding | 263.05 Bn | 227.79 Bn | 15.11 Bn |
| 2 | Booking Holdings | 126.16 Bn | 108.94 Bn | 4.98 Bn |
| 3 | PDD Holdings | 112.31 Bn | 82.02 Bn | 9.45 Bn |
| 4 | Airbnb | 98.07 Bn | 86.00 Bn | 2.98 Bn |
| 5 | Mercadolibre | 90.61 Bn | 75.42 Bn | 4.16 Bn |
| 6 | Ebay | 49.77 Bn | 46.46 Bn | 2.30 Bn |
| 7 | Expedia | 31.98 Bn | 24.85 Bn | 3.91 Bn |
| 8 | Maplebear | 10.57 Bn | 9.72 Bn | 751.00 Mn |
| 9 | Full Truck Alliance | 7.59 Bn | 6.63 Bn | - |
| 10 | Etsy | 6.70 Bn | 5.58 Bn | 484.05 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.08 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.97 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.63 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.72 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.63 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.08 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.49 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.51 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.07 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.67 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.48 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.32 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.84 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.48 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.34 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.94 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.65 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.41 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 810.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.04 Bn |
API Access
Mercadolibre Short-term Investments 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-investments&ticker=MELI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "short-term-investments", "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-investments&ticker=MELI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();