MercadoLibre Inc. (MELI)
Consumer · NASDAQ · US
Price as at 13 Aug 2026, 10:26 UTC. Quotes are delayed.
Fundamentals
Valuation and ratings
MercadoLibre Inc. trades at $1,828.29, which is 59% above the $740.89 our fair value estimate puts on the business. On that measure it screens as expensive, which is not the same as saying it will fall.
Our moat model scores it 67 out of 100, which is a moat, but not a deep one. A moat is a structural reason competitors cannot take the profits away, and it matters more to a long holding period than any single quarter's numbers do.
It changes hands at 48.8 times earnings. Be careful reading that in isolation: for a cyclical business a low P/E arrives at the top of the cycle, when profits are peaking and about to fall, which is exactly when the shares look cheapest and are not.
MELI dividend history
Dividends per share by year
| Year | Total per share | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $0.600 | 4 |
| 2016 | $0.600 | 4 |
| 2015 | $0.412 | 4 |
| 2014 | $0.664 | 4 |
| 2013 | $0.572 | 4 |
| 2012 | $0.436 | 4 |
| 2011 | $0.320 | 4 |
Split-adjusted amounts in the listing currency, grouped by the calendar year of the ex-dividend date, from the filed record. Growth and streak figures compare complete years only.
MELI earnings and analyst estimates
Recommendation mix, 24 published ratings
Estimates are the published analyst consensus and move often. An earnings date is scheduled, not certain, and a share tends to reprice most violently on the day itself.
About MercadoLibre Inc.
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. It also provides Mercado Fondo that allows users to invest funds deposited in their Mercado Pago accounts; Mercado Credito, which grants loans and obtains better funding alternatives; and Mercado Mercado Envios that facilitates the shipping of goods from the Company and sellers to buyers. In addition, the company provides Mercado Libre Classifieds, where users can list vehicles, properties, and services; Mercado Ads, an advertising platform, which enables retailers and brands to promote their products and services on the platform. MercadoLibre, Inc. was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Montevideo, Uruguay.
Company profile, industry and headcount are as reported by our data provider and can lag a company's own filings by a reporting period. The annual report is the authority.
MELI passes 1 of our 30 screens today
Each screen prints the exact criteria it used, and the circumstances in which it is wrong.
Super investor ownership
27 of the funds we track reported a position in their latest SEC 13F filing. Largest first:
- Capital Research Global, Capital Research Global Investors$5.33B · 0.7% of book
- Baillie Gifford, BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO$5.16B · 4.7% of book
- Boykin Curry, EAGLE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC$2.39B · 7.3% of book
- Al Gore, GENERATION INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLP$802.38M · 7.8% of book
- Henry Ellenbogen, Durable Capital Partners LP$523.92M · 5.1% of book
A word of warning on reading these figures: a 13F reports the market value of a holding, so a fund that traded nothing at all still appears to have sold when the price fell. We found 102 companies where the standard reading gives the opposite answer. Only the share count is honest.
Common questions
Is MercadoLibre Inc. (MELI) undervalued?
Against our fair value estimate of $740.89, MELI at $1,828.29 is 59% above fair value. That is one model's answer, not a recommendation. It is built from normalized earning power with growth capped deliberately low, which understates companies whose value is mostly future growth.
Which funds own MELI?
27 of the institutions we track reported a position in MELI in their most recent SEC 13F filing. A 13F is filed up to 45 days after quarter end, so it tells you what a fund held then, not what it holds now.
What is MELI's P/E ratio?
MELI trades at 48.8 times earnings. A low P/E is not automatically cheap: on a cyclical company it is usually a warning that earnings are at a peak.
Where does SteadyShares get its MELI data?
Fundamentals for MELI come from company filings and exchange data, as listed on NASDAQ; institutional ownership comes from SEC 13F filings. The share price shown was last refreshed on 13 Aug 2026, 10:26 UTC and is delayed. Metrics we do not hold are left out of the page rather than estimated.
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Data from company filings, exchange quotes and SEC EDGAR 13F disclosures. Quotes are delayed. Metrics we do not have are left out rather than estimated. Educational information, not financial advice.