TTM
$3.05B
YoY change
+21.7%
5Y CAGR
+90.4%
Peak year (2025)
$3.20B
Cumulative operating income
$11.13B
Operating Income history chart for MercadoLibre (MELI) from 2002 to 2025
Latest: $3.20B
Operating Income growth chart for MercadoLibre (MELI) from 2002 to 2025
Latest: +21.7%
Operating Income history table for MercadoLibre (MELI) from 2002 to 2025
| 2025 | $3.20B | +21.7% | +$570.00M | ||
| 2024 | $2.63B | +19.2% | +$424.00M | ||
| 2023 | $2.21B | +106.5% | +$1.14B | ||
| 2022 | $1.07B | +142.4% | +$628.00M | ||
| 2021 | $441.00M | +244.5% | +$313.00M | ||
| 2020 | $128.00M | -183.6% | +$281.16M | ||
| 2019 | −$153.16M | +120.4% | −$83.68M | ||
| 2018 | −$69.48M | -223.5% | −$125.75M | ||
| 2017 | $56.27M | -68.9% | −$124.78M | ||
| 2016 | $181.06M | +30.1% | +$41.86M | ||
| 2015 | $139.20M | +15.5% | +$18.73M | ||
| 2014 | $120.47M | -21.5% | −$33.07M | ||
| 2013 | $153.54M | +18.4% | +$23.88M | ||
| 2012 | $129.66M | +30.0% | +$29.89M | ||
| 2011 | $99.77M | +33.7% | +$25.17M | ||
| 2010 | $74.60M | +33.1% | +$18.56M | ||
| 2009 | $56.03M | +49.3% | +$18.51M | ||
| 2008 | $37.52M | +73.2% | +$15.86M | ||
| 2007 | $21.66M | +301.3% | +$16.26M | ||
| 2006 | $5.40M | +564.9% | +$4.59M | ||
| 2005 | $811.86K | -124.2% | +$4.16M | ||
| 2004 | −$3.35M | -4.3% | +$150.59K | ||
| 2003 | −$3.50M | +20.7% | −$600.00K | ||
| 2002 | −$2.90M | — | — |
- 2025$3.20B+21.7%
- 2024$2.63B+19.2%
- 2023$2.21B+106.5%
- 2022$1.07B+142.4%
- 2021$441.00M+244.5%
- 2020$128.00M-183.6%
- 2019−$153.16M+120.4%
- 2018−$69.48M-223.5%
- 2017$56.27M-68.9%
- 2016$181.06M+30.1%
- 2015$139.20M+15.5%
- 2014$120.47M-21.5%
- 2013$153.54M+18.4%
- 2012$129.66M+30.0%
- 2011$99.77M+33.7%
- 2010$74.60M+33.1%
- 2009$56.03M+49.3%
- 2008$37.52M+73.2%
- 2007$21.66M+301.3%
- 2006$5.40M+564.9%
- 2005$811.86K-124.2%
- 2004−$3.35M-4.3%
- 2003−$3.50M+20.7%
- 2002−$2.90M—
Operating Income 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 Operating Income at MercadoLibre (MELI)
According to MercadoLibre's latest reported financial statements, the company's current operating income (TTM) is $3.05B. Operating income is profit from core operations: revenue minus cost of goods sold and operating expenses (SG&A, R&D). It excludes interest, taxes, and non-operating items, so it isolates how profitable the business itself is before financing and tax decisions. Compare with EBITDA and net income.
Headline TTM above sums the four reported quarters through (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
MercadoLibre (MELI) most recent annual operating income stands at $3.20B (2025) – grew 21.7% year-over-year.
Over 2020–2025 (5 years), MercadoLibre operating income expanded at a +90.4% compound annual rate, sustaining 6 straight years of year-over-year growth.
$3.20B stands as the all-time-high annual operating income, posted in 2025, against a low of −$153.16M during 2019.
MercadoLibre Operating Income by Year
MercadoLibre Operating Income 2025: $3.20B
2025's operating income for MercadoLibre came in at $3.20B, grew 21.7% from 2024. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
MercadoLibre Operating Income 2024: $2.63B
MercadoLibre posted operating income of $2.63B in 2024, grew 19.2% from 2023.
MercadoLibre Operating Income 2023: $2.21B
In 2023, MercadoLibre reported operating income of $2.21B, surged 106.5% from 2022.
MercadoLibre Operating Income 2022: $1.07B
MercadoLibre operating income in 2022 was $1.07B, surged 142.4% from 2021.
MercadoLibre Operating Income 2021: $441.00M
MercadoLibre operating income in 2021 was $441.00M.
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