MercadoLibre (MELI) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield 0.00% · Shareholder yield (TTM) 0.00%.
MercadoLibre
MELI
TTM buyback yield
0.00%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
0.00%
5Y share count change
1.9%
TTM buyback spend
$887.48K
SBC coverage (TTM)
0.01x
Diluted vs basic shares (annual)
Weighted average shares from the income statement: diluted (EPS denominator and typical buyback-yield basis) compared with basic.
Shares outstanding (annual)
Year-over-year change in diluted weighted average shares (industry-standard for EPS and per-share capital return). Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year; red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Dividend & buyback yield
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation
TTM coverage: 0.01x (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.00M | $0.00 | $1.00M | 0.05B | 0.0% | 0.00% |
| 2024 | $1.00M | $261.00M | −$260.00M | 0.05B | -0.6% | 0.00% |
| 2023 | $356.00M | $167.00M | $189.00M | 0.05B | -0.6% | 0.45% |
| 2022 | $148.00M | $84.00M | $64.00M | 0.05B | 3.1% | 0.35% |
| 2021 | $486.00M | $89.00M | $397.00M | 0.05B | 0.1% | 0.72% |
| 2020 | $54.09M | $131.00M | −$76.92M | 0.05B | 2.2% | 0.06% |
| 2019 | $720.00K | $52.06M | −$51.34M | 0.05B | 9.3% | 0.00% |
| 2018 | $148.94M | $27.52M | $121.42M | 0.04B | 0.8% | 1.16% |
| 2017 | $67.31M | $35.72M | $31.59M | 0.04B | 0.0% | 0.49% |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $22.98M | −$22.98M | 0.04B | 0.0% | — |
| 2015 | $2.71M | $10.21M | −$7.50M | 0.04B | 0.0% | 0.05% |
| 2014 | $1.94M | $11.85M | −$9.91M | 0.04B | 0.0% | 0.03% |
| 2013 | $1.01M | $11.65M | −$10.63M | 0.04B | 0.0% | 0.02% |
| 2012 | $0.00 | $4.44M | −$4.44M | 0.04B | -0.0% | — |
| 2011 | $0.00 | $1.75B | −$1.75B | 0.04B | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | $0.00 | $37.94K | −$37.94K | 0.04B | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $76.13K | −$76.13K | 0.04B | -0.5% | — |
| 2008 | $2.60M | $949.58K | $1.65M | 0.04B | 74.1% | 0.36% |
| 2007 | $0.00 | $15.48B | −$15.48B | 0.03B | 93.8% | — |
| 2006 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.01B | -3.8% | — |
| 2005 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.01B | 7.3% | — |
| 2004 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.01B | 24.0% | — |
| 2003 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.01B | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.01B | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)0% of headroom
Headroom $10.10B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does MercadoLibre buy back its own stock?
- Yes, MercadoLibre (MELI) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
How much does MercadoLibre spend on share buybacks?
- Trailing twelve months (TTM) buyback spend is about $887.48K (sum of the last four quarterly cash-flow periods in our data). Figures are illustrative; verify in filings.
What is MercadoLibre's buyback yield?
- TTM buyback yield is about 0.00% (TTM buyback spend divided by market cap at the latest quarter-end in our data).
What is MercadoLibre's shareholder yield?
- Shareholder yield combines dividend yield and buyback yield. For the latest period we show approximately 0.00% combined (TTM-based where available).
Is MercadoLibre diluting shareholders?
- Compare stock-based compensation (SBC) to buybacks in the chart above. Net effect varies by year; see annual buyback vs SBC bars and the history table.
How has MercadoLibre's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about 1.9% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).