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Mercado Libre

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Argentine e-commerce company

MercadoLibre, Inc. (Spanish pronunciation: ), known as Mercado Livre in Brazil (Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: ), literally meaning "free market" in both languages, is a company of Argentine origin headquartered in Montevideo, Uruguay and incorporated in Delaware in the United States that operates online marketplaces dedicated to e-commerce and online auctions. As of 2016, MercadoLibre had 174.2 million users in Latin America, making it the region's most popular e-commerce site by number of visitors.³ It was founded by Marcos Galperin.¹ Its shares trade on Nasdaq under the symbol MELI.¹ Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

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Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Aug 2, 1997Founded¹

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TickerMELI on Nasdaq¹
Industrye-commerce¹
HeadquartersSaavedra¹
Websitewww.mercadolibre.com
Legal formDelaware corporation¹
Business addressDr. Luis Bonavita 1294 Of. 1733 Tower Ii, Montevideo, X3 11300⁷
Filer categoryLarge accelerated filer⁷
LEI549300DKPDN9M5S8GB14⁴
StatusActive⁴
LEI statusIssued and current⁴
Registered addressC/O UNITED CORPORATE SERVICES, INC., 19901 Dover, United States⁴
Registered withDivision of Corporations, Department of State, 3112015⁴

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MercadoLibre, Inc. (Spanish pronunciation: [meɾˈkaðo ˈliβɾe]), known as Mercado Livre in Brazil (Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [meʁˈkadu ˈlivɾi]), literally meaning "free market" in both languages, is a company of Argentine origin headquartered in Montevideo, Uruguay and incorporated in Delaware in the United States that operates online marketplaces dedicated to e-commerce and online auctions. As of 2016, MercadoLibre had 174.2 million users in Latin America, making it the region's most popular e-commerce site by number of visitors.³

Financials

From the company’s reports to the SEC. Every number links to the filing it came from.

Key numbers, fiscal 2025

63.2%Gross margin¹¹

15.7%Operating margin¹¹

9.8%Net margin¹¹

34.3%Revenue growth, 2025¹¹

29.6%Return on equity¹¹

1.36×Debt to equity¹¹

What sells

Revenue by product, business segment and region, as the company reports it to the SEC.

Products and services

Service brought in 88% of the revenue Mercado Libre broke down this way in fiscal 2025.

Service$25.3B¹¹88%up 36% from 2024
Product$3.6B¹¹12%up 69% from 2024

Products and services by year

Products and services	2023	2024	2025
Service	$13.6B	$18.6B	$25.3B
Product	$1.5B	$2.1B	$3.6B

Business segments

Brazil brought in 50% of the revenue Mercado Libre broke down this way in fiscal 2025.

Brazil$15.2B¹¹50%up 33% from 2024
Mexico$6.5B¹¹21%up 39% from 2024
Argentina$6.0B¹¹20%up 56% from 2024
Other Countries$1.3B¹¹4%up 41% from 2024
Other Countries$1.3B¹¹4%up 41% from 2024

Business segments by year

Business segments	2023	2024	2025
Brazil	$7.8B	$11.4B	$15.2B
Mexico	$3.1B	$4.7B	$6.5B
Argentina	$3.5B	$3.8B	$6.0B
Other Countries	$665.0M	$889.0M	$1.3B
Other Countries	$665.0M	$889.0M	$1.3B

Where the money goes

Where each dollar of revenue went, fiscal 2025

Cost of revenue

Cost of revenue76¢$16.0B
Research and development11¢$2.3B
Income tax4¢$845.0M
Profit9¢$2.0B

Out of $20.3B in revenue.¹¹

Where each dollar of operating cash went, fiscal 2025

Kept or used elsewhere

Share buybacks0¢$1.0M
Kept or used elsewhere100¢$12.1B

Out of $12.1B of cash from operations.¹¹

Financial statements

Revenue¹²¹³¹⁴¹⁵¹¹$20.3B in 2025+786% since 2019

Gross profit¹²¹³¹⁴¹⁵¹¹$12.9B in 2025+1067% since 2019

Operating income¹²¹³¹⁴¹⁵¹¹$3.2B in 2025

Net income¹²¹³¹⁴¹⁵¹¹$2.0B in 2025

Every line of the income statement as filed: the last 3 fiscal years, latest first.¹¹

Period ending	2025-12-31	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Net revenues and financial income	$28.9B	$20.8B	$15.1B
Cost of net revenues and financial expenses	-$16.0B	-$11.2B	-$7.5B
Gross profit	$12.9B	$9.6B	$7.6B
Product and technology development	-$2.3B	-$1.9B	-$1.8B
Sales and marketing	-$3.2B	-$2.2B	-$1.7B
Provision for doubtful accounts	-$3.1B	-$1.9B	-$1.1B
General and administrative	-$1.1B	-$963.0M	-$766.0M
Total operating expenses	-$9.7B	-$6.9B	-$5.4B
Income from operations	$3.2B	$2.6B	$2.2B
Interest income and other financial gains, net	$138.0M	$148.0M	$135.0M
Interest expense and other financial losses	-$160.0M	-$165.0M	-$174.0M
Foreign currency losses, net	-$337.0M	-$182.0M	-$615.0M
Net income before income tax expense and equity in earnings of unconsolidated entity	$2.8B	$2.4B	$1.6B
Income tax expense	-$845.0M	-$521.0M	-$569.0M
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entity	$0	$0	$3.0M
Net income	$2.0B	$1.9B	$987.0M
Basic net income available to shareholders per common share (in dollars per share)	$39.40	$37.69	$19.64
Weighted average of outstanding common shares (in shares)	50.7M shares	50.7M shares	50.3M shares
Diluted net income available to shareholders per common share (in dollars per share)	$39.40	$37.69	$19.46
Weighted average of outstanding common shares (in shares)	50.7M shares	50.7M shares	51.0M shares

Total assets¹⁸¹²¹³¹⁴¹⁵¹¹$42.7B in 2025+792% since 2019

Total liabilities¹⁸¹²¹³¹⁴¹⁵¹¹$35.9B in 2025+1230% since 2019

Shareholders’ equity¹³¹⁴¹⁵¹¹$6.7B in 2025+240% since 2019

Cash¹⁸¹²¹³¹⁴¹⁵¹¹$3.7B in 2025+165% since 2019

Long-term debt¹³¹⁴¹⁵¹¹$9.2B in 2025+161% since 2021

Every line of the balance sheet as filed: the last 4 fiscal years (annual) or 4 quarters (quarterly), latest first.¹¹

Period ending	2025-12-31	2024-12-31	2023-12-31	2022-12-31
Cash and cash equivalents	$3.7B	$2.6B
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	$9.9B	$2.1B
Short-term investments	$2.6B	$4.5B
Accounts receivable, net	$369.0M	$255.0M
Credit card receivables and other means of payments, net	$6.9B	$5.3B
Loans receivable, net of allowances of $3,057 and $1,630 (Note 5)	$8.9B	$4.7B
Inventories	$570.0M	$296.0M
Other assets	$720.0M	$403.0M
Total current assets	$33.6B	$20.1B
Long-term investments	$1.8B	$1.2B
Credit card receivables and other means of payments, net	$153.0M	$0
Loans receivable, net of allowances of $86 and $48 (Note 5)	$510.0M	$179.0M
Property and equipment, net	$2.3B	$1.4B
Operating lease right-of-use assets	$2.2B	$1.1B
Goodwill	$163.0M	$149.0M	$163.0M
Intangible assets, net	$33.0M	$12.0M
Intangible assets at fair value	$0	$49.0M	$24.0M
Deferred tax assets	$1.5B	$802.0M
Other assets	$426.0M	$182.0M
Total non-current assets	$9.1B	$5.1B
Total assets	$42.7B	$25.2B
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$4.5B	$3.2B
Funds payable to customers	$13.0B	$7.0B
Amounts payable due to credit and debit card transactions	$3.6B	$1.9B
Salaries and social security payable	$916.0M	$727.0M
Taxes payable	$1.1B	$525.0M
Loans payable and other financial liabilities	$4.6B	$2.8B
Operating lease liabilities	$430.0M	$241.0M
Other liabilities	$409.0M	$209.0M
Total current liabilities	$28.6B	$16.6B
Amounts payable due to credit and debit card transactions	$187.0M	$41.0M
Loans payable and other financial liabilities	$4.6B	$2.9B
Operating lease liabilities	$1.8B	$894.0M
Deferred tax liabilities	$372.0M	$204.0M
Other liabilities	$388.0M	$216.0M
Total non-current liabilities	$7.3B	$4.2B
Total liabilities	$35.9B	$20.8B
Common stock, 0.001 par value, $110,000,000 shares authorized, $50,697,182 and $50,697,375 shares issued and outstanding	$0	$0
Additional paid-in capital	$1.8B	$1.8B
Treasury stock, 225,931 and 225,474 shares	-$312.0M	-$311.0M
Retained earnings	$5.8B	$3.8B
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	-$520.0M	-$920.0M
Total equity	$6.7B	$4.4B	$3.1B	$1.8B
Total liabilities and equity	$42.7B	$25.2B
Loans receivable allowance, current	$3.1B	$1.6B
Loans receivable allowance, noncurrent	$86.0M	$48.0M
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$0.00	$0.00
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	110.0M shares	110.0M shares
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)	50.7M shares	50.7M shares
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	50.7M shares	50.7M shares
Treasury stock, shares (in shares)	225.9K shares	225.5K shares

Period ending	2025-12-31	2024-12-31	2023-12-31	2022-12-31
Cash and cash equivalents	$3.7B	$2.6B
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	$9.9B	$2.1B
Short-term investments	$2.6B	$4.5B
Accounts receivable, net	$369.0M	$255.0M
Credit card receivables and other means of payments, net	$6.9B	$5.3B
Loans receivable, net of allowances of $3,057 and $1,630 (Note 5)	$8.9B	$4.7B
Inventories	$570.0M	$296.0M
Other assets	$720.0M	$403.0M
Total current assets	$33.6B	$20.1B
Long-term investments	$1.8B	$1.2B
Credit card receivables and other means of payments, net	$153.0M	$0
Loans receivable, net of allowances of $86 and $48 (Note 5)	$510.0M	$179.0M
Property and equipment, net	$2.3B	$1.4B
Operating lease right-of-use assets	$2.2B	$1.1B
Goodwill	$163.0M	$149.0M	$163.0M
Intangible assets, net	$33.0M	$12.0M
Intangible assets at fair value	$0	$49.0M	$24.0M
Deferred tax assets	$1.5B	$802.0M
Other assets	$426.0M	$182.0M
Total non-current assets	$9.1B	$5.1B
Total assets	$42.7B	$25.2B
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$4.5B	$3.2B
Funds payable to customers	$13.0B	$7.0B
Amounts payable due to credit and debit card transactions	$3.6B	$1.9B
Salaries and social security payable	$916.0M	$727.0M
Taxes payable	$1.1B	$525.0M
Loans payable and other financial liabilities	$4.6B	$2.8B
Operating lease liabilities	$430.0M	$241.0M
Other liabilities	$409.0M	$209.0M
Total current liabilities	$28.6B	$16.6B
Amounts payable due to credit and debit card transactions	$187.0M	$41.0M
Loans payable and other financial liabilities	$4.6B	$2.9B
Operating lease liabilities	$1.8B	$894.0M
Deferred tax liabilities	$372.0M	$204.0M
Other liabilities	$388.0M	$216.0M
Total non-current liabilities	$7.3B	$4.2B
Total liabilities	$35.9B	$20.8B
Common stock, 0.001 par value, $110,000,000 shares authorized, $50,697,182 and $50,697,375 shares issued and outstanding	$0	$0
Additional paid-in capital	$1.8B	$1.8B
Treasury stock, 225,931 and 225,474 shares	-$312.0M	-$311.0M
Retained earnings	$5.8B	$3.8B
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	-$520.0M	-$920.0M
Total equity	$6.7B	$4.4B	$3.1B	$1.8B
Total liabilities and equity	$42.7B	$25.2B
Loans receivable allowance, current	$3.1B	$1.6B
Loans receivable allowance, noncurrent	$86.0M	$48.0M
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$0.00	$0.00
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	110.0M shares	110.0M shares
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)	50.7M shares	50.7M shares
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	50.7M shares	50.7M shares
Treasury stock, shares (in shares)	225.9K shares	225.5K shares

Cash from operations¹²¹³¹⁴¹⁵¹¹$12.1B in 2025+2586% since 2019

Capital spending¹²¹³¹⁴$509.0M in 2023+272% since 2019

Free cash flow¹²¹³¹⁴¹⁵¹¹$4.6B in 2023+1373% since 2019

Share buybacks¹²¹³¹⁴¹⁵¹¹$1.0M in 2025+39% since 2019

Every line of the cash flow as filed: the last 3 fiscal years, latest first.¹¹

Period ending	2025-12-31	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Net income	$2.0B	$1.9B	$987.0M
Impairment of equity securities held at cost	$19.0M	$0	$0
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entity	$0	$0	-$3.0M
Unrealized foreign currency losses, net	$457.0M	$286.0M	$487.0M
Depreciation and amortization	$818.0M	$617.0M	$524.0M
Accrued interest, financial income and other revenues	-$1.2B	-$415.0M	-$311.0M
Non cash interest expense and amortization of debt issuance costs and other charges	$396.0M	$114.0M	$113.0M
Provision for doubtful accounts	$3.1B	$1.9B	$1.1B
Provision for contingencies	$106.0M	$176.0M	$335.0M
Results on derivative instruments	$117.0M	-$42.0M	$39.0M
Results on digital assets at fair value	-$10.0M	-$25.0M	-$14.0M
Long term retention program (LTRP) accrued compensation	$303.0M	$261.0M	$167.0M
Deferred income taxes	-$469.0M	-$243.0M	-$284.0M
Receivables	-$1.5B	-$2.7B	-$1.4B
Inventories	-$235.0M	-$113.0M	-$69.0M
Other assets	-$491.0M	-$308.0M	-$55.0M
Payables and accrued expenses	$1.5B	$1.6B	$1.2B
Funds payable to customers	$5.3B	$3.6B	$1.5B
Amounts payable due to credit and debit card transactions	$1.6B	$1.2B	$693.0M
Other liabilities	$145.0M	$75.0M	$80.0M
Operating lease liabilities	-$408.0M	-$189.0M	-$168.0M
Interest received from investments	$584.0M	$229.0M	$255.0M
Net cash provided by operating activities	$12.1B	$7.9B	$5.1B
Purchases of investments	-$14.8B	-$16.7B	-$18.9B
Proceeds from sale and maturity of investments	$16.6B	$14.0B	$18.1B
Payments for acquired businesses, net of cash acquired	$0	-$6.0M	$0
Proceeds from settlements of derivative instruments	$3.0M	$29.0M	$0
Payments from settlements of derivative instruments	-$91.0M	-$14.0M	-$58.0M
Changes in loans receivable, net	-$6.7B	-$4.7B	-$2.0B
Investments in property and equipment, intangible assets and intangible assets at fair value	-$1.3B	-$860.0M	-$509.0M
Proceeds from sales of intangible assets at fair value	$75.0M	$0	$0
Net cash used in investing activities	-$6.2B	-$8.3B	-$3.5B
Proceeds from loans payable and other financial liabilities	$44.0B	$19.5B	$25.0B
Payments on loans payable and other financing liabilities	-$41.1B	-$17.5B	-$24.8B
Payments of finance lease liabilities	-$57.0M	-$51.0M	-$33.0M
Common Stock repurchased	-$1.0M	-$1.0M	-$356.0M
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	$2.9B	$2.0B	-$267.0M
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash equivalents	-$3.0M	-$739.0M	-$938.0M
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash equivalents	$8.8B	$851.0M	$485.0M
Cash paid for interest	$611.0M	$456.0M	$608.0M
Cash paid for income tax	$1.0B	$1.1B	$651.0M
Finance lease liabilities	$40.0M	$52.0M	$99.0M
Right-of-use assets obtained under operating leases	$1.2B	$516.0M	$314.0M
Property and equipment obtained under finance leases	$40.0M	$52.0M	$99.0M
Contingent considerations and escrows from acquired business	$0	$4.0M	$0
Investments in intangible assets not paid	$20.0M	$0	$0

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Corporate structure

Mercado Libre sits at the top of its group. 80 entities, 13 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Major holders of Mercado Libre

Galperin Trust /SD Filed SCHEDULE 13D/A on Mercado Libre, latest Jun 18, 2026 (3 filings since May 24, 2024)
Capital Research Global Investors Filed SCHEDULE 13G on Mercado Libre, latest May 14, 2026 (5 filings since Feb 11, 2022)
BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO Filed SCHEDULE 13G/A on Mercado Libre, latest May 6, 2026 (7 filings since Jan 26, 2022)
Galperin Trust Filed SC 13G/A on Mercado Libre, latest Jul 1, 2024 (5 filings since May 25, 2022)
Morgan Stanley Filed SC 13G/A on Mercado Libre, latest Dec 8, 2023 (2 filings since Feb 9, 2023)

Mercado Libre Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Autopark Classifieds, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
- Autopark, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
- Classifieds, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
- DeRemate.com de Argentina S.A. Subsidiary · Argentina
- DeRemate.com de México, S. de R.L. de C.V. Subsidiary · Mexico
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- Kangu Participações S.A. Subsidiary · Brazil
- Kangu Tecnología Logistica S.A.S. Subsidiary · Colombia
- Kangu Transportes Ltda. Subsidiary · Brazil
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- MAIJIADUO Business Consulting (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. Subsidiary · China
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- and 53 more

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What it owns

What Mercado Libre reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Property and equipment

Item	Latest	A year before	Change
Computer equipment and software	$378.0M¹¹ Dec 31, 2025	$292.0M¹¹ Dec 31, 2024	+29.5%
Property and equipment, before depreciation	$3.7B¹¹ Dec 31, 2025	$2.4B¹¹ Dec 31, 2024	+54.5%
Accumulated depreciation	$1.4B¹¹ Dec 31, 2025	$1.0B¹¹ Dec 31, 2024	+37.9%
Property and equipment, net	$2.3B¹¹ Dec 31, 2025	$1.4B¹¹ Dec 31, 2024	+66.9%
Finance-lease assets	$131.0M¹¹ Dec 31, 2025	$123.0M¹¹ Dec 31, 2024	+6.5%
Operating-lease assets (leased space)	$2.2B¹¹ Dec 31, 2025	$1.1B¹¹ Dec 31, 2024	+100.5%

Investments

Item	Latest	A year before	Change
Cash and cash equivalents	$3.7B¹¹ Dec 31, 2025	$2.6B¹¹ Dec 31, 2024	+39.3%
Marketable securities, current	$2.6B¹¹ Dec 31, 2025	$4.5B¹¹ Dec 31, 2024	−41.4%
Long-term investments	$1.8B¹¹ Dec 31, 2025	$1.2B¹¹ Dec 31, 2024	+46.6%

Intangibles and goodwill

Item	Latest	A year before	Change
Goodwill	$163.0M¹¹ Dec 31, 2025	$149.0M¹¹ Dec 31, 2024	+9.4%
Intangible assets, net (excluding goodwill)	$33.0M¹¹ Dec 31, 2025	$12.0M¹¹ Dec 31, 2024	+175.0%
Accumulated amortization	$51.0M¹¹ Dec 31, 2025	$40.0M¹¹ Dec 31, 2024	+27.5%
Finite-lived intangibles, net	$29.0M¹¹ Dec 31, 2025	$8.0M¹⁵ Dec 31, 2024	+262.5%

Inventory

Item	Latest	A year before	Change
Inventory, total	$570.0M¹¹ Dec 31, 2025	$296.0M¹¹ Dec 31, 2024	+92.6%

Properties, in its own words

We lease facilities in different countries of Latin America that are used for administrative, marketing, product development and shipping activities purposes. All of our offices are occupied under lease agreements, except for one of our Argentine offices and the Venezuelan offices that are owned by the Company. The leases for our facilities provide for renewal options and after expiration, we can renegotiate the leases with our current landlords, or move to another location. From time to time we consider various alternatives related to our long-term facility needs. While we believe our existing facilities are adequate to meet our immediate needs, it may become necessary to lease or acquire additional or alternative space to accommodate any future growth.

For Mercado Envios, we operate fulfillment, cross docking and service centers in multiple locations in Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Colombia, United States, Peru, Uruguay and China.

The rest of Item 2

Our headquarters are located in Montevideo, Uruguay. Our data centers are located in Virginia, United States, and occupy approximately 100 square meters. As of December 31, 2025, our owned and leased facilities (excluding data centers) provided us with square meters as follows:

Argentina · Brazil · Mexico · Others · Total

Owned facilities (1) · 5,499 · — · — · 880 · 6,379

Leased facilities · 192,139 · 2,589,203 · 2,024,993 · 129,185 · 4,935,520

Managed by Third Parties (2) · 135,480 · 756,778 · — · 149,221 · 1,041,479

Total facilities · 333,118 · 3,345,981 · 2,024,993 · 279,286 · 5,983,378

(2) Includes properties that are leased by the Company and managed by third parties.

Item 2 of the 10-K filed Feb 25, 2026.¹⁹

The story

Founded by Marcos Galperin on Aug 2, 1997.¹

MercadoLibre was founded on August 2, 1999 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Founder and CEO Marcos Galperin established the company while attending Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, United States. He acquired funding from John Muse, co-founder of HM Capital Partners. MercadoLibre received additional funding from JPMorgan Partners, Flatiron Partners, Goldman Sachs, GE Capital, and Banco Santander Central Hispano. In 1999, MercadoLibre was chosen as an Endeavor company.

In September 2001, the American online auction company eBay purchased a 19.5% stake in the company. eBay sold its stake in MercadoLibre in 2016, but the companies continue to collaborate to expand eBay sellers into Latin America. eBay opened its first branded store on the MercadoLibre marketplace from Chile in March 2017. The following month, MercadoLibre acquired iBazar Como, the Brazilian subsidiary of eBay's earlier acquisition, iBazar S.A. In 2006, MercadoLibre.com launched new operations in Costa Rica, Panama and the Dominican Republic.

In August 2007, MercadoLibre became the first Latin American technology company to be listed on the NASDAQ, under the ticker MELI. MercadoLibre acquired competitor DeRemate's operations in August 2008. MercadoLibre also acquired Classified Media Group (CMG) in 2008. CMG established the Latin American e-commerce portals tucarro.com and tuinmueble.com.

In 2011, the company transitioned its platform to open source technology. The transition allowed application programming interface (API) developers to expand the platform's solutions and services. In 2013, MercadoLibre launched the MeLi Commerce Fund, dedicated to investing in technology startups that create software using MercadoLibre's APIs.

By August 2016, the fund had invested US$1.5 million in 15 companies in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and Mexico. MercadoLibre acquired Portal Inmobiliario, a Chilean classified ad website, in 2014. In 2015, MercadoLibre announced its acquisition of Metroscúbicos.com, the portal of Mexico-based real estate company Grupo Expansión.

In 2016, MercadoLibre relocated its Brazilian headquarters to new offices in São Paulo, Brazil. The 17,000 square meter complex, named Melicidade, held a cafeteria, auditorium, gym, beauty parlor, meeting and training rooms, and a recreation area. In March 2016, MercadoLibre announced its expansion into Córdoba, Argentina with its new software center.

However, the company announced that the offices located in Córdoba would be closing their doors in August 2025, citing the high cost of municipal taxes, with all the company's staff continuing their work remotely. MercadoLibre opened its first Colombian office in Bogotá in October 2016. It was the company's fourth customer service center in Latin America, following centers in Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay.

On June 19, 2017, MercadoLibre became a NASDAQ-100 company. In 2019, MercadoLibre opened its first distribution centers in Argentina, Brazil and Mexico. In March 2020, MercadoLibre announced its new distribution centers in Chile and Colombia. In June 2020, MercadoLibre announced its new software center in Colombia. In March 2021, MercadoLibre announced an investment of R$1.8 billion in its Brazilian operations.

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In April 2025, MercadoLibre announced a ARS$2.6 billion investment in Argentina, representing a 53% increase from the previous year, as part of its regional expansion strategy across Latin America, with plans to hire 2,000 additional employees and expand its logistics network and technological capabilities.

From Wikipedia’s article on MercadoLibre, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.⁸

Leadership

Who has led Mercado Libre, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

Marcos Galperin2007–2021

Chair

Marcos Galperin2024

President

Chief financial officer

Chief operating officer

200020052010201520202025

FounderMarcos Galperin¹
Chief executive officerMarcos Galperin Aug 9, 2007 to Feb 2, 2021²⁰
ChairMarcos Galperin Aug 19, 2024 to Aug 19, 2024²¹
PresidentGimenez Osvaldo Aug 27, 2024 to Aug 27, 2024²²
PresidentMarcos Galperin Jun 11, 2008 to Feb 2, 2021²³
Chief financial officerLos Santos Martin De Aug 18, 2023 to Aug 18, 2023²⁴
Chief financial officerPedro Arnt Jun 7, 2011 to Aug 11, 2016²⁵
Chief financial officerKazah Hernan May 14, 2009 to Apr 20, 2011²⁶
Chief financial officerNicolas Szekasy Aug 9, 2007 to Mar 26, 2009²⁷
Chief operating officerStelleo Tolda Aug 12, 2009 to Mar 9, 2017²⁸
Chief operating officerKazah Hernan Aug 9, 2007 to Mar 26, 2009²⁹

Board members and other officers (29)

Executive VP, ShippingAgustin Pablo Costa Jan 13, 2026 to now³⁰
Executive VP, MarketplaceElias Fraiha Fernando Yunes Jan 13, 2026 to now³¹
Marketing & Advertising EVPSean Summers Jun 26, 2026 to now³²
Executive VP - CommerceAriel Szarfsztejn Jan 5, 2022 to Jan 5, 2022³³
Executive VP Corporate AffairsLa Serna Juan Martin De Mar 7, 2022 to Mar 9, 2023³⁴
VP-Chief Technology OfficerDaniel Rabinovich May 12, 2011 to Aug 22, 2016³⁵
SR Vice Pres - MercadoPagoGimenez Osvaldo Mar 31, 2008 to May 18, 2015³⁶
V. P. Chief Accounting OfficerMarcelo Melamud Aug 18, 2008 to now³⁷
Chief Technology OfficerEdgardo Sokolowicz Aug 9, 2007 to Aug 30, 2007³⁸
Country Manager BrazilStelleo Tolda Aug 9, 2007 to Mar 26, 2009³⁹
Board memberMartin R. Lawson Jun 24, 2025 to now⁴⁰
Board memberStelleo Tolda Sep 16, 2024 to now⁴¹
Board memberRichard A. Sanders Feb 22, 2022 to now⁴²
Board memberMerhy Andrea Mayumi Petroni Jun 13, 2022 to Jun 13, 2024⁴³
Board memberHenrique Vasoncelos Dubugras Jun 9, 2021 to now⁴⁴
Board memberAlejandro Nicolas Aguzin Apr 17, 2017 to now⁴⁵
Board memberRoberto Balls Sallouti Jan 21, 2015 to Jun 14, 2021⁴⁶
Board memberMeyer Malka Mar 8, 2013 to Jun 12, 2020⁴⁷
Board memberJavier Olivan Dec 12, 2012 to Dec 12, 2012⁴⁸
Board memberSusan Segal Dec 19, 2012 to now⁴⁹
Board memberLos Santos Martin De Jan 29, 2008 to Jun 11, 2009⁵⁰
Board memberMario Vazquez May 9, 2008 to Jun 13, 2024⁵¹
Board memberEmiliano Calemzuk Aug 9, 2007 to now⁵²
Board memberMarcos Clutterbuck Aug 9, 2007 to Aug 9, 2007⁵³
Board memberMarcos Galperin Aug 9, 2007 to Feb 2, 2021²⁰
Board memberNicolas Galperin Aug 9, 2007 to Aug 9, 2007⁵⁴
Board memberA. Michael Spence Aug 13, 2007 to Aug 11, 2016⁵⁵
Board memberVeronica Allende Serra Sep 20, 2007 to Jun 11, 2009⁵⁶
Board memberAnton J. Levy Oct 1, 2007 to Nov 16, 2011⁵⁷

Products and brands

MercadoLibre operates under five main business units. MarketPlace is its platform for users to sell products, MercadoPago is its payment platform for online sales, Mercado Publicado is the advertising portion of MercadoLibre, MercadoShops is a tool designed to enhance the platform's overall ecosystem, and Mercado Crédito is the company's credit line.

MercadoLibre's MarketPlace is a platform designed to match buyers and sellers. Customers bid for items or pay a set price for offered products. Items are delivered after payment, and users can provide feedback. 3,000 official stores or brands work with MercadoLibre. MercadoLibre also runs a real estate and motors division under the name MercadoLibre Classificados. Realtors pay a monthly fee to list properties and automobiles on the MercadoLibre platform.

MercadoLibre launched MercadoPago, a secure payment system, to diversify payment options. MercadoPago processed 138.7 million transactions in 2016, which was a 73% improvement from 2015. Launched in 2012, MercadoShops was designed to allow small and medium-sized companies to open virtual stores on their existing websites. The stores feature integration with social network sites.

In October 2014, a mobile app was released for MercadoPago which used a credit card reader to allow charges to be processed using a tablet or smartphone using a QR code. The company expanded MercadoPago into Colombia in July 2016. Mercado Crédito's credit process works with buyers and sellers. Rate types for credit lines are determined through a borrower profile. In September 2018, an alliance with BIND Group was announced, through which users of MercadoPago's digital wallet could invest their available balance in units of a mutual fund structured and managed by BIND.

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Sponsorships

MercadoLibre is the title sponsor of the Liga Profesional de Fútbol (AFA), having signed a deal for the 2026-2027 season, and currently sponsors all CONMEBOL club competitions. MercadoLibre is the personal sponsor of Argentine Formula One driver Franco Colapinto, hence the company's logo appears on the Williams and Alpine cars he has driven.

From Wikipedia’s article on MercadoLibre, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.⁸

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries (Exhibit 21)

Alice Biometrics, S.L.U. Spain⁹
Autopark Classifieds, LLC Delaware, USA⁹
Autopark, LLC Delaware, USA⁹
Classifieds, LLC Delaware, USA⁹
DeRemate.com de Argentina S.A. Argentina⁹
DeRemate.com de México, S. de R.L. de C.V. Mexico⁹
Deremate.com de Uruguay S.R.L. Uruguay⁹
Dirpul S.A. Uruguay⁹
First Label S.R.L. Argentina⁹
Global Payments, LLC Delaware, USA⁹
Global Selling, LLC Delaware, USA⁹
Hammer.com, LLC Delaware, USA⁹
Interface Solutions S.R.L. Argentina⁹
K2I Intermediação Ltda. Brazil⁹
Kangu Chile Limitada Chile⁹
Kangu Participações S.A. Brazil⁹
Kangu Tecnología Logistica S.A.S. Colombia⁹
Kangu Transportes Ltda. Brazil⁹
Kiserty S.A. Uruguay⁹
MAIJIADUO Business Consulting (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. China⁹
MP Agregador, S. de R.L. de C.V. Mexico⁹
MP Procesamiento de Pagos, S. de R.L. de C.V. Mexico⁹
MPFS, S. de R.L. de C.V. Mexico⁹
Marketplace Investments, LLC Delaware, USA⁹

All 70 listed subsidiaries

Meli Capital, LLC Delaware, USA⁹
Meli Developers Brasil Ltda. Brazil⁹
Meli Global Imports, S. de R.L. de C.V. Mexico⁹
Meli ISA Ltd. Bermuda⁹
Meli ISAC Ltd. Bermuda⁹
Meli Log S.R.L. Argentina⁹
Meli Operaciones Logísticas II, S. de R.L. de C.V. Mexico⁹
Meli Participaciones, S.L. Spain⁹
Meli Pay, LLC Delaware, USA⁹
Meli Uruguay S.R.L. Uruguay⁹
Mercado Crédito Holding Financeira Ltda. Brazil⁹
Mercado Crédito Sociedade de Crédito, Financiamento e Investimento S.A. Brazil⁹
Mercado Envios Transporte Ltda. Brazil⁹
Mercado Insurtech Agente de Seguros, S.A. de C.V. Mexico⁹
Mercado Lending, S.A. de C.V. Mexico⁹
Mercado Pago Asset Management S.A. Argentina⁹
Mercado Pago Corredores de Seguros SpA Chile⁹
Mercado Pago Corretora de Seguros Ltda. Brazil⁹
Mercado Pago Crypto S.A. Chile⁹
Mercado Pago Distribuidora de Títulos e Valores Mobiliários Ltda. Brazil⁹
Mercado Pago Emisora S.A. Chile⁹
Mercado Pago Instituição de Pagamento Ltda. Brazil⁹
Mercado Pago Inversiones S.R.L. Argentina⁹
Mercado Pago Lending Limitada Chile⁹
Mercado Pago Operadora S.A. Chile⁹
MercadoLibre Chile Ltda. Chile⁹
MercadoLibre Colombia Ltda. Colombia⁹
MercadoLibre Costa Rica S.R.L. Costa Rica⁹
MercadoLibre Ecuador Cia. Ltda. Ecuador⁹
MercadoLibre Perú S.R.L. Peru⁹
MercadoLibre S.R.L. Argentina⁹
MercadoLibre, S.A. de C.V., Institución de Fondos de Pago Electrónico Mexico⁹
MercadoLivre.com Atividades de Internet Ltda. Brazil⁹
MercadoPago Colombia Ltda. Colombia⁹
MercadoPago Perú S.R.L. Peru⁹
MercadoPago Servicios de Procesamiento S.R.L. Argentina⁹
MercadoPago Uruguay S.R.L. Uruguay⁹
MercadoPago, LLC Delaware, USA⁹
Mercadopago S.A. Compañia de Financiamiento Colombia⁹
PSGAC, S. de R.L. de C.V. Mexico⁹
Red de Pagos del Comercio Limitada Chile⁹
SFSC, LLC Delaware, USA⁹
Servicios Administrativos y Comerciales, LLC Delaware, USA⁹
Tech Fund S.R.L Uruguay⁹
Tech Pack S.R.L. Argentina⁹
eBazar.com.br Ltda. Brazil⁹

The subsidiaries the company lists in Exhibit 21 of its annual report, as filed.

Controversies and legal

Controversies

Unauthorized access

On March 7, 2022, a cybercriminal group known as Lapsus$ gained access to the data of approximately 300,000 users. The multinational company acknowledged the incident and issued a statement saying that "no evidence was found that the infrastructure systems had been compromised or that user passwords, account balances, investments, financial information, or payment card details had been obtained."

From Wikipedia’s article on MercadoLibre, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.⁸

Timeline

Sep 14, 20268-K Other events⁵⁸
Sep 10, 20268-K Entered a material agreement; Regulation FD disclosure⁵⁹
Aug 5, 20268-K Results of operations⁶⁰
Jun 12, 20268-K Shareholder vote⁶¹
May 7, 20268-K Results of operations⁶²
Apr 3, 20268-K Executive or director change⁶³
Feb 24, 20268-K Results of operations⁶⁴
Dec 9, 20258-K Other events⁶⁵
Dec 5, 20258-K Entered a material agreement; Regulation FD disclosure⁶⁶
Oct 29, 20258-K Results of operations⁶⁷
Sep 16, 20258-K Entered a material agreement; New debt or obligation⁶⁸
Aug 4, 20258-K Results of operations⁶⁹
Aug 9, 2007New chief executive Marcos Galperin becomes CEO²⁰
Aug 2, 1997Founded Founded¹

Calendar

Coming up

Nov 4, 2026Reports results for the quarter ending Sep/2026 A year earlier it reported $8.32 a share, on Oct 29, 2025.⁷⁰

When it reported results

Aug 5, 2026Reported quarterly or annual results⁶⁰
May 7, 2026Reported quarterly or annual results⁶²
Feb 24, 2026Reported quarterly or annual results⁶⁴
Oct 29, 2025Reported quarterly or annual results⁶⁷
Aug 4, 2025Reported quarterly or annual results⁶⁹
May 7, 2025Reported quarterly or annual results⁷¹
Feb 20, 2025Reported quarterly or annual results⁷²
Nov 6, 2024Reported quarterly or annual results⁷³

Upcoming dates from Nasdaq's calendar; past results from the company's 8-K filings (Item 2.02). The full markets calendar

Filings

197 filings to the SEC since October 2021: 5 annual reports, 15 quarterly reports, 53 major events, 63 insider forms, 22 large holders, 39 other. The latest 20:

Sep 16, 2026CERT MELI CERT - SIGNED EDGAR
Sep 15, 20268-A12B EDGAR
Sep 14, 20268-K EDGAR
Sep 10, 2026424B2 EDGAR
Sep 10, 20268-K EDGAR
Sep 9, 2026FWP EDGAR
Sep 8, 2026424B2 EDGAR
Aug 6, 202610-Q EDGAR
Aug 5, 20268-K EDGAR
Jun 26, 20263 EDGAR
Jun 18, 2026SCHEDULE 13D/A EDGAR
Jun 15, 20264 EDGAR
Jun 12, 20268-K CURRENT REPORT EDGAR
Jun 12, 20264 EDGAR
Jun 12, 20264 EDGAR
Jun 12, 20264 EDGAR
Jun 12, 20264 EDGAR
Jun 12, 20264 EDGAR
Jun 12, 20264 EDGAR
Jun 12, 20264 EDGAR

The 197 filings since October 2021 can be filtered by form type and year here when JavaScript is on.

Every filing from the last five years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.

Insider trades

15 open-market trades by officers, directors and large owners since October 2021: 7 buys and 8 sales. Grants, option exercises and gifts are left out.

Date	Who	Trade	Shares	Price	Value	Filing
Jun 11, 2026	Melamud MarceloSVP - Chief Accounting Officer	Buy	125	$1,604.62	$200.0K	Form 4
May 22, 2026	Aguzin Alejandro NicolasDirector	Buy	600	$1,655.93	$993.6K	Form 4
Feb 27, 2026	Melamud MarceloSVP - Chief Accounting Officer	Buy	57	$1,755.77	$100.1K	Form 4
Dec 12, 2025	Dubugras Henrique VasoncelosDirector	Sale	845	$2,028.14	$1.7M	Form 4
Dec 11, 2025	Calemzuk EmilianoDirector	Sale	45	$2,027.37	$91.2K	Form 4
Dec 9, 2025	Tolda StelleoDirector	Sale	246	$2,047.88	$503.8K	Form 4
Nov 29, 2024	Calemzuk EmilianoDirector	Sale	50	$1,984.98	$99.2K	Form 4
Mar 8, 2023	de la Serna Juan MartinExecutive VP Corporate Affairs	Sale	150	$1,250.00	$187.5K	Form 4
Mar 7, 2023	de la Serna Juan MartinExecutive VP Corporate Affairs	Sale	150	$1,265.00	$189.8K	Form 4
Mar 7, 2023	Calemzuk EmilianoDirector	Sale	150	$1,256.00	$188.4K	Form 4
Mar 14, 2022	Melamud MarceloSVP - Chief Accounting Officer	Buy	55	$881.82	$48.5K	Form 4
Mar 11, 2022	de la Serna Juan MartinExecutive VP Corporate Affairs	Buy	50	$931.00	$46.5K	Form 4
Mar 10, 2022	de la Serna Juan MartinExecutive VP Corporate Affairs	Buy	65	$928.64	$60.4K	Form 4
Mar 9, 2022	de la Serna Juan MartinExecutive VP Corporate Affairs	Buy	100	$939.00	$93.9K	Form 4
Mar 7, 2022	Calemzuk EmilianoDirector	Sale	75	$1,008.61	$75.6K	Form 4

From Forms 4 filed with the SEC.

Major holders

Investors who own more than 5% of the shares must tell the SEC: a 13D if they may seek to influence the company, a 13G if they hold passively.

Galperin Trust /SDSCHEDULE 13D/A, 3 filings May 24, 2024 to Jun 18, 2026⁷⁴
Capital Research Global InvestorsSCHEDULE 13G, 5 filings Feb 11, 2022 to May 14, 2026⁷⁵
BAILLIE GIFFORD & COSCHEDULE 13G/A, 7 filings Jan 26, 2022 to May 6, 2026⁷⁶
Galperin TrustSC 13G/A, 5 filings May 25, 2022 to Jul 1, 2024⁷⁷
Morgan StanleySC 13G/A, 2 filings Feb 9, 2023 to Dec 8, 2023⁷⁸

Executive pay

What the company paid its top executives, from the summary compensation table in its proxy statement. Total pay includes salary, bonus, stock and option awards and other pay, as the company valued them.

Year	Executive	Age	Salary	Total pay
2025	Marcos GalperinPresident and CEO		$592.5K	$13.1M⁷⁹
2025	Osvaldo GiménezFintech President	55	$594.1K	$5.1M⁷⁹
2025	Daniel RabinovichExecutive VP and COO	48	$574.1K	$4.9M⁷⁹
2025	Ariel SzarfsztejnCommerce President	44	$647.7K	$4.3M⁷⁹
2025	Martín de los SantosExecutive VP and CFO	56	$565.1K	$2.9M⁷⁹

Held by these funds

The largest holders among investment managers' 13F reports for the quarter ending Jun 30, 2026, the top 25 of 100. Change is in shares since the quarter before.

Fund	Shares	Value	Share of the fund	Change
Capital Research Global Investors	3,138,040	$5.3B	0.7%	+420,868
Baillie Gifford & Co	3,040,410	$5.2B	4.7%	−192,849
Capital International Investors	1,873,498	$3.2B	0.7%	+135,939
Capital World Investors	1,773,692	$3.0B	0.4%	−420,789
Morgan Stanley	1,496,328	$2.5B	0.1%	−88,928
Invesco Ltd.	1,469,899	$2.5B	0.2%	+5,301
Eagle Capital Management LLC	1,406,953	$2.4B	7.3%	+621,016
BlackRock, Inc.	1,323,217	$2.2B	0.0%	−43,847
Schroder Investment Management Group	657,753	$1.1B	0.8%	−39,333
Linonia Partnership LP	553,788	$940.0M	16.8%	+423,527
Jupiter Topco LLC	540,293	$917.1M	0.4%	New
UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC	533,816	$906.1M	0.2%	+38,871
Jpmorgan Chase & Co	518,406	$872.5M	0.1%	−328,665
Generation Investment Management Llp	472,716	$802.4M	7.8%	+15,090
State Street Corp	459,748	$780.4M	0.0%	+32,734
Sands Capital Management, LLC	378,208	$642.0M	2.4%	−97,247
Goldman Sachs Group Inc	347,331	$589.6M	0.1%	−104,191
Durable Capital Partners LP	308,663	$523.9M	5.1%	−42,182
Foxhaven Asset Management, LP	306,247	$519.8M	13.9%	+27,313
D1 Capital Partners L.P.	277,475	$471.0M	1.4%	−96,200
Norges Bank	272,595	$462.7M	0.0%	New
Wellington Management Group Llp	256,337	$435.1M	0.1%	−30,766
Legal & General Group Plc	252,603	$428.8M	0.1%	+5,302
UBS Group AG	238,072	$404.1M	0.1%	−23,052
Hsbc Holdings PLC	225,718	$381.8M	0.2%	+176,433

13F reports cover disclosed long positions in U.S. stocks only.

Members of Congress who traded it

39 trades disclosed by members of Congress, the latest 25. “Vs S&P since” is the stock’s change since the trade minus the S&P 500’s.

Date	Member	Trade	Amount	Vs S&P since	Filing
Jun 10, 2026	Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.Democratic, House	Buy	$15,001 - $50,000	+10.5%	Report
May 14, 2026	Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.Democratic, House	Sale	$1,001 - $15,000	−12.4%	Report
Mar 25, 2026	Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.Democratic, House	Partial sale	$1,001 - $15,000	+4.2%	Report
Mar 16, 2026	Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.Democratic, House	Buy	$1,001 - $15,000	−8.2%	Report
Jan 30, 2026	Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.Democratic, House	Buy	$1,001 - $15,000	−25.1%	Report
Dec 24, 2025	Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.Democratic, House	Partial sale	$1,001 - $15,000	+18.9%	Report
Dec 10, 2025	Jonathan L. JacksonDemocratic, House	Sale	$15,001 - $50,000	+18.0%	Report
Nov 18, 2025	Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.Democratic, House	Buy	$1,001 - $15,000	−26.7%	Report
Oct 24, 2025	Marjorie Taylor GreeneRepublican, House	Buy	$1,001 - $15,000	−28.0%	Report
Oct 17, 2025	Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.Democratic, House	Buy	$1,001 - $15,000	−24.5%	Report
Sep 23, 2025	Val T. HoyleDemocratic, House	Sale	$1,001 - $15,000	+41.9%	Report
Aug 28, 2025	Marjorie Taylor GreeneRepublican, House	Buy	$1,001 - $15,000	−43.8%	Report
May 14, 2025	Marjorie Taylor GreeneRepublican, House	Buy	$15,001 - $50,000	−58.9%	Report
May 5, 2025	Marjorie Taylor GreeneRepublican, House	Buy	$1,001 - $15,000	−54.3%	Report
Mar 13, 2025	Val T. HoyleDemocratic, House	Buy	$1,001 - $15,000	−46.6%	Report
Mar 10, 2025	Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr.Republican, House	Buy	$1,001 - $15,000	−42.2%	Report
Jan 27, 2025	Josh GottheimerDemocratic, House	Partial sale	$1,001 - $15,000	+28.2%	Report
Nov 15, 2024	Josh GottheimerDemocratic, House	Buy	$1,001 - $15,000	−33.0%	Report
Jun 21, 2024	Josh GottheimerDemocratic, House	Partial sale	$1,001 - $15,000	+25.7%	Report
May 1, 2024	Josh GottheimerDemocratic, House	Partial sale	$1,001 - $15,000	+26.8%	Report
Mar 15, 2024	Josh GottheimerDemocratic, House	Partial sale	$1,001 - $15,000	+27.5%	Report
Mar 12, 2024	Josh GottheimerDemocratic, House	Buy	$1,001 - $15,000	−29.2%	Report
Jul 18, 2023	Josh GottheimerDemocratic, House	Partial sale	$1,001 - $15,000	+16.3%	Report
Jul 12, 2023	Daniel S. GoldmanDemocratic, House	Sale	$50,001 - $100,000	+10.3%	Report
Jul 10, 2023	Daniel S. GoldmanDemocratic, House	Sale	$1,001 - $15,000	+4.7%	Report

Members report amounts as ranges, not exact figures. Returns are price-only (no dividends).

SEC filer profile

How Mercado Libre is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from its EDGAR record and the cover page of its latest annual report.

Name on EDGARMERCADOLIBRE INC²
CIK0001099590
Employer ID (EIN)98-0212790¹⁹
Filer statusLarge accelerated filer not an emerging growth company; not a smaller reporting company; not a shell company¹⁹
Incorporated inDelaware¹⁹
Fiscal year endsDecember 31²
Industry code (SIC)7389 Services-Business Services, NEC²
SEC reviewing officeOffice of Trade & Services, Division of Corporation Finance²
Business addressDr. Luis Bonavita 1294 Of. 1733 Tower Ii, Montevideo, X3 11300²
Phone598-2-2927-2770²
Shares outstanding50,696,802 as of Aug 5, 2026¹⁷
Public float$122.9B as of Jun 30, 2025¹⁹
AuditorPISTRELLI, HENRY MARTIN Y ASOCIADOS S.A., Buenos Aires, Argentina PCAOB ID 1449; it also attests to the company’s internal control over financial reporting¹⁹
On EDGAR sinceMay 11, 2007²
Filings812 in all: 8-K (220), 4 (216), SC 13G/A (73), 10-Q (58), 3 (34), SC 13G (24), UPLOAD (24), 10-K (19)²
All 41 form types
DEF 14A (19), DEFA14A (19), CORRESP (15), 4/A (14), 8-K/A (9), FWP (7), 424B2 (6), 144 (5), 424B5 (4), 8-A12B (4), S-1/A (4), S-3ASR (4), SCHEDULE 13G/A (4), 5 (3), CERT (3), SC 13D/A (3), 424B7 (2), S-1 (2), S-8 (2), SC 13D (2), 10-K/A (1), 10-Q/A (1), 3/A (1), 424B1 (1), CERTNAS (1), DEFR14A (1), DEL AM (1), EFFECT (1), PRE 14A (1), RW (1), S-8 POS (1), SCHEDULE 13D/A (1), SCHEDULE 13G (1)
Latest filingsAnnual report (10-K) Feb 25, 2026
Quarterly report (10-Q) Aug 6, 2026
Proxy statement (DEF 14A) Apr 23, 2026
Latest 8-K (8-K) Sep 14, 2026

Securities registered for trading

Class	Symbol	Exchange
Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share	MELI	Nasdaq Global Select Market
3.125% Notes due 2031	MELI31	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
4.900% Notes due 2033	MELI33	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

From the cover page of the 10-K filed Feb 25, 2026 (Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act).¹⁹

Risk factors and legal proceedings

The risks Mercado Libre names in Item 1A of its 10-K filed Feb 25, 2026: 42 risks under these headings, as written.¹⁹

Risks related to our business and operations
Our business depends on the continued growth of online commerce and digital financial services, the commercial and financial activity that our users generate on our platforms and the availability and reliability of the Internet in Latin America
We operate in a highly competitive and evolving environment
Any use of AI/ML technologies in our operations may present additional labor, legal, regulatory, and social risks, which could lead to additional costs and impact our competitive position
We rely on third-party platforms, such as Google Play and Apple app stores, to access our Mercado Libre and Mercado Pago apps
Our future success depends on our ability to expand and adapt our operations to meet rapidly changing industry and technology standards in a cost-effective and timely manner
The markets in which we operate are rapidly evolving and we may not be able to maintain our profitability
We may be liable for or experience reputational damage resulting from user default or the failure of our ecosystem services
Fraudulent activity by our users could negatively impact our operating results, brand and reputation and cause the use of services to decrease
We are subject to consumer trends and could lose revenue if certain items become less popular or if we fail to meet customer demand
Manufacturers may limit distribution of their products by distributors, prevent distributors from selling through us or encourage governments to limit e-commerce
Our failure or the failure of our partners to manage Mercado Pago users’ funds properly could harm our business

The other 31 risks

We rely on banks and investment funds that acquire Mercado Pago’s receivables and payment processors to fund transactions, and changes to card association fees, rules or practices may adversely affect our business
The failure of the financial institutions with which we conduct business may have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results, and financial condition
A rise in interest rates may negatively affect our Mercado Pago payment volume
Changes in Mercado Pago’s funding mix and ticket mix could adversely affect Mercado Pago’s results
Our lending solution exposes us to the credit risk of our merchants and consumers, among other risks
We face significant risks related to the ongoing reliability of our logistics network and shipping service
Failure to successfully operate our fulfillment network may also negatively affect our business
Problems that affect our service providers could potentially adversely affect us as well
If we are unable to compete effectively for advertising spend, or if our merchants reduce advertising spend, our business and results of operations could be materially harmed
We may not realize benefits from recent or future strategic investments, acquisitions of businesses, technologies, services or products, despite their capital outlay and potential dilution to our stockholders
We depend on key personnel, the loss of which could have a material adverse effect on us
We may have inadequate business insurance coverage, which would require us to spend significant resources in the event of a disruption of our services or other contingency
Our debt instruments contain restrictions that limit our flexibility in operating our business, and changes by any rating agency to our outlook or credit rating could negatively affect us
We are exposed to the value of digital assets that may be subject to volatile market prices and unique risks of loss
Increasing scrutiny and evolving expectations from customers, regulators, investors, and other stakeholders with respect to our environmental, social and governance practices may impose additional costs on us or expose us to new or additional risks
There are potential risks related to our cryptocurrency buy, hold and sell feature
Natural disasters, climate change, geopolitical events, global health epidemics or pandemics, transportation disruptions and catastrophic events could materially adversely affect our financial performance
Legal and Regulatory Risks
We are subject to extensive government regulation and oversight. Failure to comply with existing and future rules and regulations in the jurisdictions in which we operate could adversely affect the operations of one or more of our businesses in those jurisdictions
Anticorruption
Internet Services Regulation
Privacy and Data Protection
Consumer Protection
Banking, Money Transmission and Domestic or Cross-Border Electronic Funds Transfer
Anti-Money Laundering
Sale, Storage and/or Transportation of Goods and Services
It may be difficult to enforce judgments rendered against us in U.S. courts
Intellectual Property Risks
We could face legal and financial liability upon the sale of items that infringe intellectual property rights of third parties and for information and material disseminated through our platforms
We may not be able to adequately protect and enforce our intellectual property rights. We could potentially face claims alleging that our technologies infringe the property rights of others
Cybersecurity and Technology Risks
Any delay or problem with operating or upgrading our existing information technology infrastructure could cause a disruption in our business and adversely impact our financial results
We are subject to security breaches, disruption and confidential data theft from our systems, which can adversely affect our reputation and business
We may not be able to secure licenses for technologies on which we rely
Risks related to doing business in Latin America
We face the risk of political and economic crises, instability, terrorism, civil strife, labor conflicts, expropriation, corruption and other risks of doing business in emerging markets
Latin American governments have exercised and continue to exercise significant influence over the economies of the countries where we operate. This involvement, as well as political and economic conditions, could adversely affect our business
Local currencies used in the conduct of our business are subject to depreciation, volatility and exchange controls
Our transactions in Latin America may be impacted by the weaknesses of secure payment methods
Risks related to our shares
Provisions of our certificate of incorporation and Delaware law could inhibit others from acquiring us, prevent a change of control, and may prevent efforts by our stockholders to change our management

Legal proceedings

Please refer to Item 8 of Part II, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data—Note 14 – Commitments and Contingencies—Litigation and Other Legal Matters.

The opening of Item 3, Legal Proceedings.¹⁹

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

1
WikidataMercado Libre on Wikidata
2
SEC EDGARMercado Libre filings on SEC EDGAR
3
WikipediaMercado Libre on Wikipedia
4
GLEIFMercado Libre LEI record (549300DKPDN9M5S8GB14)
5
Yahoo FinanceMELI quote
6
Wikimedia CommonsMercado Libre logo by Mercado Libre/Mercado Livre, Public domain
7
SEC EDGARMercado Libre filings on SEC EDGAR
8
WikipediaMercado Libre on Wikipedia (revision used)
9
SEC EDGARMercado Libre annual report, Exhibit 21 (subsidiaries)
10
Wikimedia CommonsMercado Libre photo by Fernando Martello, CC BY-SA 4.0
11
SEC EDGARMercado Libre 10-K for fiscal 2025
12
SEC EDGARMercado Libre 10-K for fiscal 2019
13
SEC EDGARMercado Libre 10-K for fiscal 2020
14
SEC EDGARMercado Libre 10-K for fiscal 2021
15
SEC EDGARMercado Libre 10-K for fiscal 2022
16
SEC EDGARMercado Libre 10-Q for fiscal 2026
17
SEC EDGARMercado Libre 10-Q for fiscal 2026
18
SEC EDGARMercado Libre 10-K for fiscal 2019
19
SEC EDGARMercado Libre 10-K filed Feb 25, 2026: Item 2, Properties
20
SEC EDGARMarcos Galperin, Chief executive officer
21
SEC EDGARMarcos Galperin, Chair
22
SEC EDGARGimenez Osvaldo, President
23
SEC EDGARMarcos Galperin, President
24
SEC EDGARLos Santos Martin De, Chief financial officer
25
SEC EDGARPedro Arnt, Chief financial officer
26
SEC EDGARKazah Hernan, Chief financial officer
27
SEC EDGARNicolas Szekasy, Chief financial officer
28
SEC EDGARStelleo Tolda, Chief operating officer
29
SEC EDGARKazah Hernan, Chief operating officer
30
SEC EDGARAgustin Pablo Costa, Executive VP, Shipping
31
SEC EDGARElias Fraiha Fernando Yunes, Executive VP, Marketplace
32
SEC EDGARSean Summers, Marketing & Advertising EVP
33
SEC EDGARAriel Szarfsztejn, Executive VP - Commerce
34
SEC EDGARLa Serna Juan Martin De, Executive VP Corporate Affairs
35
SEC EDGARDaniel Rabinovich, VP-Chief Technology Officer
36
SEC EDGARGimenez Osvaldo, SR Vice Pres - MercadoPago
37
SEC EDGARMarcelo Melamud, V. P. Chief Accounting Officer
38
SEC EDGAREdgardo Sokolowicz, Chief Technology Officer
39
SEC EDGARStelleo Tolda, Country Manager Brazil
40
SEC EDGARMartin R. Lawson, Board member
41
SEC EDGARStelleo Tolda, Board member
42
SEC EDGARRichard A. Sanders, Board member
43
SEC EDGARMerhy Andrea Mayumi Petroni, Board member
44
SEC EDGARHenrique Vasoncelos Dubugras, Board member
45
SEC EDGARAlejandro Nicolas Aguzin, Board member
46
SEC EDGARRoberto Balls Sallouti, Board member
47
SEC EDGARMeyer Malka, Board member
48
SEC EDGARJavier Olivan, Board member
49
SEC EDGARSusan Segal, Board member
50
SEC EDGARLos Santos Martin De, Board member
51
SEC EDGARMario Vazquez, Board member
52
SEC EDGAREmiliano Calemzuk, Board member
53
SEC EDGARMarcos Clutterbuck, Board member
54
SEC EDGARNicolas Galperin, Board member
55
SEC EDGARA. Michael Spence, Board member
56
SEC EDGARVeronica Allende Serra, Board member
57
SEC EDGARAnton J. Levy, Board member
58
SEC EDGAROther events
59
SEC EDGAREntered a material agreement; Regulation FD disclosure
60
SEC EDGARResults of operations
61
SEC EDGARShareholder vote
62
SEC EDGARResults of operations
63
SEC EDGARExecutive or director change
64
SEC EDGARResults of operations
65
SEC EDGAROther events
66
SEC EDGAREntered a material agreement; Regulation FD disclosure
67
SEC EDGARResults of operations
68
SEC EDGAREntered a material agreement; New debt or obligation
69
SEC EDGARResults of operations
70
NasdaqNasdaq calendar
71
SEC EDGARMercado Libre 8-K, Item 2.02 (results of operations)
72
SEC EDGARMercado Libre 8-K, Item 2.02 (results of operations)
73
SEC EDGARMercado Libre 8-K, Item 2.02 (results of operations)
74
SEC EDGARGalperin Trust /SD SCHEDULE 13D/A on Mercado Libre
75
SEC EDGARCapital Research Global Investors SCHEDULE 13G on Mercado Libre
76
SEC EDGARBAILLIE GIFFORD & CO SCHEDULE 13G/A on Mercado Libre
77
SEC EDGARGalperin Trust SC 13G/A on Mercado Libre
78
SEC EDGARMorgan Stanley SC 13G/A on Mercado Libre
79
SEC EDGARMercado Libre proxy statement (DEF 14A), 2025 pay

Overview

Financials

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What sells

Products and services

Business segments

Where the money goes

Where each dollar of revenue went, fiscal 2025

Where each dollar of operating cash went, fiscal 2025

Financial statements

Corporate structure

What it owns

Property and equipment

Investments

Intangibles and goodwill

Inventory

Properties, in its own words

The story

Leadership

Chief executive

Chair

President

Chief financial officer

Chief operating officer

Products and brands

Sponsorships

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries (Exhibit 21)

Controversies and legal

Controversies

Unauthorized access

Timeline

Calendar

Coming up

When it reported results

Filings

Insider trades

Major holders

Executive pay

Held by these funds

Members of Congress who traded it

SEC filer profile

Securities registered for trading

Risk factors and legal proceedings

Legal proceedings

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