Mercadolibre (MELI) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2026)
Mercadolibre (MELI) reported Short-term Investments of $2.08 billion for Q2 2026, down 55.1% from $4.63 billion a year earlier but up 5.5% from the prior quarter.
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Mercadolibre (MELI) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Mercadolibre posted Short-term Investments of $2.63 billion, down 41.4% from FY2024.
- Short-term Investments has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 16.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Short-term Investments came in at $4.49 billion in FY2024 (+28.9%), $3.48 billion in FY2023 (+48.8%), $2.34 billion in FY2022 (+188.8%) and $810 million in FY2021 (-34.7%).
- Five-year quarterly Short-term Investments spans a low of $810 million in Q4 2021 and a high of $5.08 billion in Q1 2025.
- Year over year, Short-term Investments has now declined in each of the last four quarters, with an average decline of 7.3% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Short-term Investments in five years was Q4 2022 (growth of 188.8%); the low point was Q1 2026 (a decline of 61.2%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $1.97 billion (Q1 2026), $2.63 billion (Q4 2025) and $3.72 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 | 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();