MercadoLibre Inc. MELI
Stock research in plain language · As of Oct 04, 2026 · updated once a week, after the trading week closes
What the company does
MercadoLibre Inc. is a large-cap company in the Consumer Cyclical sector (Internet Retail), with a market value of $86.0B, based in the USA.
It employs about 123,670 people and has been listed since Aug 10, 2007.
MercadoLibre, Inc. operates online commerce platforms in Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, and internationally. The company operates Mercado Libre Marketplace, an online commerce platform that can be accessed through mobile app or website; and Mercado Pago, a financial technology solution platform, which offers comprehensive set of financial technology services to users and other users of its e-commerce platform.
Cheap or expensive? relatively expensive
Its price-to-earnings (P/E) is 45.9 versus 27.0 for the median of the Consumer Cyclical sector in our universe (18 companies) — relatively expensive.
Revenue is growing 50% a year — the market is paying ahead for that growth. If it slows, the high multiple becomes the risk.
On analysts' next-year forecasts the multiple drops to 32.8 — they expect higher earnings.
The average analyst price target is 2269.94, 34% above the current price (their view, not ours).
The stock sits at 22% of its one-year range (0% = the low, 100% = the high).
The risks
- • The stock is 30% below its one-year high.
Strengths
- ✅ Profitable — 5 of every 100 dollars of revenue stays as profit.
- ✅ Generates free cash flow — profit becomes cash in the bank.
- ✅ Most analysts rate it buy (22 vs 0).
- ✅ Revenue is growing 50% a year.
What changed this week
Over the past week the stock fell 3.2% (for comparison: S&P 500 -0.2%, sector ETF XLY -0.5%).
This week's news
- MercadoLibre (MELI) Stock Falls Amid Market Uptick: What Investors Need to Know finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-01
- PDD Holdings (PDD) vs. BABA and JD: Value Play or Trap at Its 52-Week Low? finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-01
- MercadoLibre's Credit Growth Strengthens Its Fintech Ecosystem finance.yahoo.com · 2026-09-29
- 3 Profitable Stocks Worth Investigating finance.yahoo.com · 2026-09-29
- Q2 Online Marketplace Earnings: Etsy (NYSE:ETSY) Earns Top Marks finance.yahoo.com · 2026-09-28
A description of facts from the filings and the market — not investment advice or a recommendation. "Cheap" and "expensive" are always relative to the comparison group.