MELI vs UBER
Mercadolibre Inc. and Uber Technologies, Inc., side by side — 9 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | MELI | UBER |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $28.9B | $52.0B |
| Net income | $2.0B | $10.1B |
| Gross margin | 47.4% | 39.8% |
| Net margin | 7.4% | 19.4% |
| Return on equity | 36.0% | 41.4% |
| Diluted EPS | $39.40 | $4.73 |
| Dividend / share | · | $0.00 |
| Payout ratio | · | · |
| Free cash flow | $10.8B | $9.8B |
| Equity | $6.7B | $27.0B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.82× | 0.13× |
| Current ratio | 1.17× | 1.14× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 48.7% | 36.1% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | · | · |
UBER bills 1.8× the revenue of MELI, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (19.4% 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. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
9 years side by side
| Fiscal year | MELI | UBER |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $28.9B | $52.0B |
| FY2024 | $20.8B | $44.0B |
| FY2023 | $15.1B | $37.3B |
| FY2022 | $10.8B | $31.9B |
| FY2021 | $7.1B | $17.5B |
| FY2020 | $4.0B | $11.1B |
| FY2019 | $2.3B | $13.0B |
| FY2018 | $1.4B | $10.4B |
| FY2017 | $1.2B | $7.9B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | MELI | UBER |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $2.0B | $10.1B |
| FY2024 | $1.9B | $9.9B |
| FY2023 | $987.0M | $1.9B |
| FY2022 | $482.0M | $-9.1B |
| FY2021 | $83.0M | $-496.0M |
| FY2020 | $-1.0M | $-6.8B |
| FY2019 | $-172.0M | $-8.5B |
| FY2018 | $-36.6M | $997.0M |
| FY2017 | $13.8M | $-4.0B |
9 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$23,124,000,000 | UBER |
| FY2024 | −$23,201,000,000 | UBER |
| FY2023 | −$22,174,000,000 | UBER |
| FY2022 | −$21,097,000,000 | UBER |
| FY2021 | −$10,386,000,000 | UBER |
| FY2020 | −$7,165,000,000 | UBER |
| FY2019 | −$10,703,686,000 | UBER |
| FY2018 | −$8,993,347,000 | UBER |
| FY2017 | −$6,715,458,000 | UBER |
UBER has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 9 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
9 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
9 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −12.0 pp | UBER |
| FY2024 | −12.5 pp | UBER |
| FY2023 | +1.3 pp | MELI |
| FY2022 | +33.5 pp | MELI |
| FY2021 | +4.5 pp | MELI |
| FY2020 | +60.9 pp | MELI |
| FY2019 | +58.0 pp | MELI |
| FY2018 | −12.0 pp | UBER |
| FY2017 | +52.0 pp | MELI |
The higher net margin has changed hands between MELI and UBER over this period.
9 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
UBER's net margin has been more volatile than MELI's over the 9 comparable fiscal years — 33.1 percentage points of standard deviation against 5.2.
9 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between MELI and UBER over these 9 fiscal years — MELI led in 6 and UBER in 3.
9 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
UBER's return on equity has been more volatile than MELI's over the 6 comparable fiscal years — 50.6 percentage points of standard deviation against 18.6.
6 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between MELI and UBER over these 6 fiscal years — MELI led in 4 and UBER in 2.
6 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.