MA vs MELI
Mastercard Inc. and MercadoLibre, Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
At a glance
Most recent reported year
| Metric | MA | MELI |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $32.8B | $28.9B |
| Net income | $15.0B | $2.0B |
| Gross margin | — | 47.4% |
| Net margin | 45.6% | 7.4% |
| Return on equity | 210.5% | 36.0% |
| Diluted EPS | — | $39.40 |
| Dividend / share | $3.15 | $0.60 |
| Payout ratio | 18.4% | −18.1% |
| Free cash flow | $17.2B | $10.8B |
| Equity | $7.7B | $6.7B |
| Net debt / equity | 1.09× | 0.82× |
| Current ratio | 1.03× | 1.17× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 16.5% | 48.7% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 18.5% | — |
MA and MELI book revenue within 15% of each other, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (45.6% against 7.4%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner.
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Revenue by year
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | MA | MELI |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $32.8B | $28.9B |
| FY2024 | $28.2B | $20.8B |
| FY2023 | $25.1B | $15.1B |
| FY2022 | $22.2B | $10.8B |
| FY2021 | $18.9B | $7.1B |
| FY2020 | $15.3B | $4.0B |
| FY2019 | $25.0B | $2.3B |
| FY2018 | $21.8B | $1.4B |
| FY2017 | $12.5B | $1.2B |
| FY2016 | $10.8B | $844.4M |
Net income by year
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | MA | MELI |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $15.0B | $2.0B |
| FY2024 | $12.9B | $1.9B |
| FY2023 | $11.2B | $987.0M |
| FY2022 | $9.9B | $482.0M |
| FY2021 | $8.7B | $83.0M |
| FY2020 | $6.4B | $-1.0M |
| FY2019 | $8.1B | $-172.0M |
| FY2018 | $5.9B | $-36.6M |
| FY2017 | $3.9B | $13.8M |
| FY2016 | $4.1B | $136.4M |
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