MercadoLibre
Financial ratios & Valuation

Forward Multiples (2025 – 2027)

202520262027
Price/Earnings ratio
50.4136.9131.25
Price/Sales ratio
5.134.293.33
Earnings per Share (EPS)
$46.46$63.45$74.94

Historical Multiples (2014 – 2023)

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
77.6647.7250.561.00K-356.44-161.91-117.85K809.0888.3980.02134.06-356.44
Price/Sales ratio
10.127.748.169.939.0512.1220.979.494.045.456.1312.12
Price/Book Value ratio
15.8414.8716.0742.6538.7313.3750.4543.8423.3125.7235.3613.37
Price/Cash Flow ratio
28.6422.8036.2351.6556.4761.7370.4669.5814.4915.3621.9761.73
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
34.9032.1361.0771.5797.9388.6389.07188.8717.1417.0526.0088.63
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
-2.021.021.75-11.200.97-0.481.18K-0.060.180.760.280.28
Dividend Yield
0.50%0.41%0.35%0.19%0.05%0.01%0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A0.01%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
71.43%67.01%63.57%51.47%48.41%47.99%43.01%42.50%48.99%49.78%48.99%48.41%
Operating Profit Margin
21.64%21.35%21.44%4.02%-4.82%-1.72%5.80%6.23%9.81%12.59%9.81%-4.82%
Pretax Profit Margin
21.88%23.08%21.94%3.86%-4.54%-4.67%2.04%3.40%7.40%10.73%7.40%-4.54%
Net Profit Margin
13.04%16.23%16.14%0.98%-2.54%-7.49%-0.01%1.17%4.57%6.81%4.57%-2.54%
Effective Tax Rate
40.34%29.70%26.41%74.51%44.10%-60.37%100.86%61.83%38.20%36.63%38.20%-60.37%
Return on Assets
7.50%10.54%9.97%0.82%-1.63%-3.59%-0.01%0.82%3.50%5.59%3.50%-1.63%
Return On Equity
20.39%31.16%31.79%4.22%-10.86%-8.26%-0.04%5.41%26.38%32.13%29.09%-10.86%
Return on Capital Employed
17.86%20.51%22.89%7.98%-6.47%-1.30%7.97%10.33%19.98%28.71%19.98%-6.47%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
1.821.691.501.321.292.161.47N/AN/AN/A1.272.16
Quick Ratio
1.761.711.501.321.292.151.431.351.261.240.932.15
Cash ratio
0.760.510.400.400.370.790.510.440.220.220.220.79
Days of Sales Outstanding
82.9693.28141.80175.81137.54106.94126.59172.34106.55165.81172.33137.54
Days of Inventory outstanding
34.380.371.301.372.262.6319.0422.7210.3211.9510.322.26
Operating Cycle
117.3593.65143.11177.18139.80109.57145.63195.06116.87177.7752.81109.57
Days of Payables Outstanding
116.6692.77112.92107.32119.58101.21117.36123.3094.61106.3394.61101.21
Cash Conversion Cycle
0.690.8730.1969.8620.228.3628.2771.7622.2671.4480.2620.22
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.290.290.220.220.320.160.210.340.340.240.860.32
Debt Equity Ratio
0.790.870.731.132.160.380.832.262.581.426.512.16
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
0.440.460.410.480.630.230.330.580.580.400.630.63
Total Debt to Capitalization
0.440.460.420.530.680.270.450.690.720.580.740.68
Interest Coverage Ratio
10.336.827.072.12-1.23-2.321.19N/AN/AN/A3.22-1.23
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
0.690.740.600.730.310.550.850.270.621.170.540.31
Company Equity Multiplier
2.712.953.185.136.652.293.956.597.515.747.516.65
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.350.330.220.190.160.190.290.130.270.350.270.16
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
0.820.700.590.720.570.690.790.360.840.900.840.57
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
0.690.740.600.730.310.550.850.270.621.170.540.31
Short Term Coverage Ratio
119.92112.6516.424.771.752.442.180.751.382.271.292.44
Dividend Payout Ratio
38.99%19.82%17.90%192.27%-18.10%-1.65%-474.68%N/AN/AN/AN/A-18.10%