MELI Stock — MercadoLibre Inc.

MercadoLibre Inc. (MELI)

Updated October 16, 2026.

MELI is a Stock. Total return is 6541.0% over the past 19.2 years, 5891.2 points ahead of SPY at 649.8%.

MercadoLibre operates online commerce and financial technology platforms across Latin America, including a marketplace for buying and selling goods, Mercado Pago payment services, lending products, and shipping logistics. The company does not currently distribute dividends to shareholders. This security appeals primarily to growth-oriented investors seeking exposure to e-commerce and fintech expansion in emerging markets rather than those focused on income generation.

MELI performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 6541.0% over the past 19.2 years, 5891.2 points ahead of SPY at 649.8%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -10.2%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 34.5%.

MELI key facts

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

08/10/2007

Distribution frequency

None

5-year average yield

0.19

Last close

$1,834.00 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$92,977,934,868

Average volume

271680.0

Ex-dividend date

12/28/2017

Payment date

01/16/2018

Beta

1.308

Payout ratio

0.0%

P/E ratio

49.88

Forward P/E

32.7869

EPS

$36.77

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (the posted rate) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

MELI risks and drawbacks

The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 34.5%.

Who may consider MELI — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (MELI does not currently distribute). This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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