NASDAQ$MELI

MercadoLibre Inc · Q4 2025 earnings

Q4 2025 earnings · · After market close · Investor relations

Briefing

MercadoLibre reported Q4 2025 net revenues of $8.76B and net income of $559M, with diluted EPS of $11.03.

Q4 2025 net revenues and financial income grew 45% year over year to $8.76 billion. Net income was $559 million (6.4% margin) versus $639 million a year ago as tax normalization offset operating leverage. Income from operations was $889 million (10.1% margin). GMV rose 37% FX-neutral; TPV reached $83.7 billion (+42%). Strategic investments in free shipping, cross-border trade, 1P, and credit cards weighed on margins by an estimated 5–6 points.

  • Net revenues $8.76B (+45% YoY); net income $559M; diluted EPS $11.03.
  • GMV $19.9B (+37% FX-neutral); TPV $83.7B (+42%).
  • Credit portfolio $12.5B (+90% YoY); NIMAL 23.3%.
  • Adjusted FCF $763M in Q4; $1.5B for FY 2025.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$8.76B

Previous: $6.1B+43.6%
EPS (adj)

$11.03

Previous: $12.61-12.5%
Gross Merchandise Volume

$19.9B

Previous: $14.5B+36.8%
Total Payment Volume

$83.7B

Previous: $58.9B+42.1%
Items Sold

752.0M

Previous: 525.0M+43.2%
Payment Transactions

4.5B

Previous: 3.3B+35.5%
Unique Active Buyers

83.0M

Previous: 67.0M+23.9%
Net Income

$559M

Previous: $639M-12.5%
Operating Income

$889M

Previous: $820M+8.4%
Gross Profit

$3.78B

Previous: $2.75B+37.7%

Revenue & EPS history

MercadoLibre · Revenue · Quarterly

$8.76B

Q4 2025+43.6%vs Q4 2024
Beat estimate in 12 of 15 quarters(80%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

Management will continue investing in free shipping, CBT, 1P, and credit cards to capture Latin America e-commerce and fintech penetration, accepting near-term margin pressure for long-term ecosystem scale.

Tailwinds

  • 121M unique active buyers; record NPS across core markets.
  • Advertising revenue +67% FX-neutral in Q4.
  • Credit card NPL at historic low 4.4% in Brazil.

Headwinds

  • Operating margin down ~450 bps YoY ex one-off Brazil tax credits.
  • Net income down 13% YoY on higher tax rate vs unusually low Q4 2024.
  • Heavy capex and credit book growth consume cash.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q4 2025

Historical avgQ4 2025

+4.2%

Avg return

Earnings day

+4.3%

Avg return

5 days after

+4.0%

Avg return

30 days after

63%

44 / 70 earnings

Positive

+26.2%

Q2 2012

Best reaction

-15.1%

Q3 2024

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-12.7%-16.5%-14.0%
Q4 2025-4.6%-7.6%-16.8%
Q3 2025+4.5%+0.4%-9.8%
Q2 2025-3.8%-4.8%+0.4%
Q1 2025+6.4%+11.2%+9.7%
Q4 2024+7.1%+4.1%-0.7%
Q3 2024-15.1%-6.2%-6.8%
Q2 2024+6.4%+8.5%+23.5%
Q1 2024+11.9%+15.9%+18.5%
Q4 2023-6.2%-7.5%-9.5%
Q3 2023+6.3%+10.8%+33.1%
Q2 2023+9.3%+12.3%+17.5%
Q1 2023-3.4%+2.3%+1.2%
Q4 2022+3.5%+9.1%+6.2%
Q3 2022+10.3%+10.1%+11.0%
Q2 2022+23.5%+22.3%+2.2%
Q1 2022-9.3%-24.3%-22.9%
Q4 2021-1.8%+18.6%+31.9%
Q3 2021+6.4%+11.6%-31.3%
Q2 2021+13.4%+11.4%+23.5%
Q1 2021-5.3%-9.3%-13.2%
Q4 2020+0.3%-10.2%-10.1%
Q3 2020+16.5%+7.8%+26.2%
Q2 2020-7.9%-3.1%-11.4%
Q1 2020+22.3%+29.2%+38.3%
Q4 2019+0.9%+13.8%-14.8%
Q3 2019-11.1%-12.0%+5.4%
Q2 2019+14.5%+3.8%-0.5%
Q1 2019+19.4%+11.3%+17.7%
Q4 2018+19.1%+20.4%+32.5%
Q3 2018+9.2%+3.6%+8.5%
Q2 2018+10.6%+3.3%-6.0%
Q1 2018-5.0%-10.5%-13.4%
Q4 2017+3.7%+0.6%-7.7%
Q3 2017+11.9%+11.1%+14.2%
Q2 2017-9.1%-12.1%-12.1%
Q1 2017+17.1%+19.9%+19.3%
Q4 2016+3.7%+5.2%+5.2%
Q3 2016+0.2%+4.8%-8.4%
Q2 2016+14.3%+12.5%+23.1%
Q1 2016+3.0%
Q4 2015-5.4%
Q3 2015+11.7%
Q2 2015-6.3%
Q1 2015-2.7%
Q4 2014-1.1%
Q3 2014+19.7%
Q2 2014+13.9%
Q1 2014+0.5%
Q4 2013+10.9%
Q3 2013-11.3%
Q2 2013+9.3%
Q1 2013+17.8%
Q4 2012-1.3%
Q3 2012+2.9%
Q2 2012+26.2%
Q1 2012-0.3%
Q4 2011-5.3%
Q1 2009-5.3%
Q3 2011+5.6%
Q2 2011+7.2%
Q1 2010-0.2%
Q1 2011-0.2%
Q4 2008-2.0%
Q4 2010-2.0%
Q3 2010+5.6%
Q3 2009+5.6%
Q2 2009+6.0%
Q4 2009+6.0%
Q2 2010+6.0%

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