MELI vs PYPL
MercadoLibre, Inc. and PayPal Holdings, Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
At a glance
Most recent reported year
| Metric | MELI | PYPL |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $28.9B | $33.2B |
| Net income | $2.0B | $5.2B |
| Gross margin | 47.4% | — |
| Net margin | 7.4% | 15.8% |
| Return on equity | 36.0% | 25.7% |
| Diluted EPS | $39.40 | $5.41 |
| Dividend / share | $0.60 | $0.14 |
| Payout ratio | −18.1% | 2.5% |
| Free cash flow | $10.8B | $5.6B |
| Equity | $6.7B | $20.3B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.82× | 0.10× |
| Current ratio | 1.17× | 1.29× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 48.7% | 9.1% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | — | 4.5% |
MELI and PYPL book revenue within 15% of each other, and PYPL keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (15.8% 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 | MELI | PYPL |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $28.9B | $33.2B |
| FY2024 | $20.8B | $31.8B |
| FY2023 | $15.1B | $29.8B |
| FY2022 | $10.8B | $27.5B |
| FY2021 | $7.1B | $25.4B |
| FY2020 | $4.0B | $21.5B |
| FY2019 | $2.3B | $17.8B |
| FY2018 | $1.4B | $15.5B |
| FY2017 | $1.2B | $13.1B |
| FY2016 | $844.4M | $10.8B |
Net income by year
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | MELI | PYPL |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $2.0B | $5.2B |
| FY2024 | $1.9B | $4.1B |
| FY2023 | $987.0M | $4.2B |
| FY2022 | $482.0M | $2.4B |
| FY2021 | $83.0M | $4.2B |
| FY2020 | $-1.0M | $4.2B |
| FY2019 | $-172.0M | $2.5B |
| FY2018 | $-36.6M | $2.1B |
| FY2017 | $13.8M | $1.8B |
| FY2016 | $136.4M | $1.4B |
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