Mercadolibre (MELI) Total Debt (2009 - 2026)
Mercadolibre (MELI) reported Total Debt of $10.63 billion for Q2 2026, up 45.5% from $7.3 billion a year earlier and up 7.0% from the prior quarter.
Analysis
Mercadolibre (MELI) Total Debt (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Mercadolibre posted Total Debt of $9.19 billion, up 60.9% from FY2024.
- Total Debt has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 45.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Total Debt came in at $5.72 billion in FY2024 (+27.1%), $4.5 billion in FY2023 (-5.5%), $4.76 billion in FY2022 (+35.2%) and $3.52 billion in FY2021 (+149.6%).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Total Debt in data going back to Q4 2009.
- Year over year, Total Debt has now increased in each of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 44.5% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Total Debt in five years was Q4 2021 (growth of 149.6%); the low point was Q1 2024 (a decline of 7.5%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $9.93 billion (Q1 2026), $9.19 billion (Q4 2025) and $7.84 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Total Debt (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 4,273.02 Bn | 4,030.55 Bn | 73.85 Bn | 98.17 Bn |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,882.67 Bn | 1,585.19 Bn | 49.47 Bn | 83.66 Bn |
| 3 | Netflix | 292.72 Bn | 252.92 Bn | 6.52 Bn | 14.31 Bn |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 258.66 Bn | 82.26 Bn | 15.11 Bn | 21.49 Bn |
| 5 | Shopify | 221.29 Bn | 198.47 Bn | 1.71 Bn | - |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 145.86 Bn | 117.84 Bn | 6.38 Bn | 12.72 Bn |
| 7 | Booking Holdings | 120.48 Bn | 53.53 Bn | - | 20.18 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 | 10.63 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 10.63 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 9.93 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.19 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.84 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 7.30 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6.43 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.72 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.35 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.64 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.47 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.50 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.45 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.77 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.83 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.76 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.69 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.44 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.10 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.52 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.74 Bn |
API Access
Mercadolibre Total 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=total-debt&ticker=MELI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "total-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=total-debt&ticker=MELI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();