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Mercadolibre (MELI) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2026)

Mercadolibre's quarterly Short-term Investments came in at $2.0 billion in Q1 2026, down 61.18% year-on-year from $5.1 billion in Q1 2025, and down 24.95% quarter-over-quarter from $2.6 billion in Q4 2025.

Mercadolibre has reported Short-term Investments for 17 years, with the latest figure at $2.0 billion in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Short-term Investments fell 61.18% year-over-year to $2.0 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $2.0 billion (down 61.18% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $2.6 billion, down 41.38% from the prior year.
  • Short-term Investments for Q1 2026 stood at $2.0 billion, down from $2.6 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 $3.2 billion, with a median of $3.3 billion recorded in 2023.
  • Year-over-year, Short-term Investments surged 188.77% in 2022 and tumbled 61.18% in 2026.
  • Tracing MELI's Short-term Investments over 5 years: 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 declined by 24.95% to $2.0 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Short-term Investments figures came in at $2.0 billion (Q1 2026), $2.6 billion (Q4 2025), and $3.7 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Amazon Com 2,861.08 Bn 2,717.99 Bn 171.21 Bn
2 Alibaba Group Holding 348.49 Bn 315.38 Bn 12.18 Bn
3 Mercadolibre 84.38 Bn 78.73 Bn 3.86 Bn
4 DoorDash 69.78 Bn 64.91 Bn 2.04 Bn
5 Ebay 51.86 Bn 48.00 Bn 2.29 Bn
6 Coupang 29.42 Bn 29.33 Bn 2.30 Bn
7 Maplebear 9.86 Bn 9.17 Bn 738.00 Mn
8 Wayfair 8.79 Bn 7.72 Bn 880.00 Mn
9 Chewy 8.58 Bn 7.71 Bn 959.70 Mn
10 Etsy 6.00 Bn 4.58 Bn 455.60 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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
Jun 30, 2021 898.37 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 980.08 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 1.24 Bn
Sep 30, 2020 2.19 Bn
Jun 30, 2020 2.12 Bn
Mar 31, 2020 1.56 Bn
Dec 31, 2019 1.60 Bn
Sep 30, 2019 1.73 Bn
Jun 30, 2019 1.79 Bn
Mar 31, 2019 1.65 Bn
Dec 31, 2018 461.54 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 67.04 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 69.43 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 159.45 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 209.43 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 175.17 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 206.17 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 265.17 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 253.32 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 283.65 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 251.42 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 195.57 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 202.11 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 168.02 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 167.16 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 148.05 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 148.81 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 83.02 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 82.72 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 74.93 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 67.58 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 72.38 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 3.18 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 5.34 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 6.58 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 11.28 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 14.58 Mn