TTM
10.5%
YoY change
−3.14pp
Trough year (2002)
-141.2%
Peak year (2004)
100.0%
Latest annual
12.3%
EBITDA Margin history chart for MercadoLibre (MELI) from 2002 to 2025
Latest: 12.3%
EBITDA Margin change chart for MercadoLibre (MELI) from 2002 to 2025
Latest: −3.14pp
EBITDA Margin history table for MercadoLibre (MELI) from 2002 to 2025
| 2025 | 12.3% | -3.14pp | ||
| 2024 | 15.5% | +0.57pp | ||
| 2023 | 14.9% | +2.67pp | ||
| 2022 | 12.2% | +2.69pp | ||
| 2021 | 9.5% | +2.16pp | ||
| 2020 | 7.4% | +5.98pp | ||
| 2019 | 1.4% | -1.15pp | ||
| 2018 | 2.5% | -7.44pp | ||
| 2017 | 10.0% | -18.43pp | ||
| 2016 | 28.4% | -1.36pp | ||
| 2015 | 29.8% | +2.75pp | ||
| 2014 | 27.0% | -10.50pp | ||
| 2013 | 37.5% | -2.71pp | ||
| 2012 | 40.2% | +0.30pp | ||
| 2011 | 39.9% | +0.99pp | ||
| 2010 | 38.9% | +4.25pp | ||
| 2009 | 34.7% | +4.61pp | ||
| 2008 | 30.1% | +7.22pp | ||
| 2007 | 22.9% | +8.62pp | ||
| 2006 | 14.2% | +5.80pp | ||
| 2005 | 8.4% | -91.56pp | ||
| 2004 | 100.0% | +148.21pp | ||
| 2003 | -48.2% | +92.96pp | ||
| 2002 | -141.2% | — |
- 202512.3%-3.14pp
- 202415.5%+0.57pp
- 202314.9%+2.67pp
- 202212.2%+2.69pp
- 20219.5%+2.16pp
- 20207.4%+5.98pp
- 20191.4%-1.15pp
- 20182.5%-7.44pp
- 201710.0%-18.43pp
- 201628.4%-1.36pp
- 201529.8%+2.75pp
- 201427.0%-10.50pp
- 201337.5%-2.71pp
- 201240.2%+0.30pp
- 201139.9%+0.99pp
- 201038.9%+4.25pp
- 200934.7%+4.61pp
- 200830.1%+7.22pp
- 200722.9%+8.62pp
- 200614.2%+5.80pp
- 20058.4%-91.56pp
- 2004100.0%+148.21pp
- 2003-48.2%+92.96pp
- 2002-141.2%—
EBITDA Margin values are taken from MercadoLibre's reported income statements (interim 6-K and annual 20-F filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About EBITDA Margin at MercadoLibre (MELI)
According to MercadoLibre's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported EBITDA margin is 10.5%. EBITDA margin is EBITDA divided by revenue — earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization as a percentage of sales. By stripping out non-cash charges and capital-structure effects, it approximates operating cash profitability and is widely used to compare companies with different asset bases and leverage.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
MercadoLibre (MELI) most recent annual EBITDA margin stands at 12.32% (2025) – contracted 3.1 percentage points year-over-year.
2004 marks the peak EBITDA margin at 100.00%, with the historical low of -141.18% recorded in 2002.
MercadoLibre EBITDA Margin by Year
MercadoLibre EBITDA Margin 2025: 12.3%
MercadoLibre posted EBITDA margin of 12.32% in 2025, contracted 3.1 percentage points from 2024.
MercadoLibre EBITDA Margin 2024: 15.5%
In 2024, MercadoLibre reported EBITDA margin of 15.47%, expanded 0.6 percentage points from 2023.
MercadoLibre EBITDA Margin 2023: 14.9%
MercadoLibre EBITDA margin in 2023 was 14.90%, expanded 2.7 percentage points from 2022.
MercadoLibre EBITDA Margin 2022: 12.2%
2022's EBITDA margin for MercadoLibre came in at 12.23%, expanded 2.7 percentage points from 2021.
MercadoLibre EBITDA Margin 2021: 9.5%
MercadoLibre EBITDA margin in 2021 was 9.53%.
See more financial history for MercadoLibre (MELI).
Sector peers by EBITDA Margin
Consumer Cyclical peers of MercadoLibre (MELI), ranked by their latest EBITDA margin
| 54.4% | |
| 34.4% | |
| 30.3% | |
| 23.1% | |
| 14.1% | |
| 14.0% | |
| 13.9% | |
| 10.7% |
- 54.4%
- 30.3%
- 23.1%
- 14.1%
- 14.0%
- 13.9%
- 10.7%
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