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MercadoLibre, Inc. MELI

Strong Consumer Tech sector · MercadoLibre — Latin America's Amazon-plus-PayPal, compounding fast across the region.

MercadoLibre, Inc. (MELI) is an established Consumer Tech company, graded Strong on FrontierLab's evidence-based quality rubric (data as of 2026-10-05). Revenue grew 46% year-over-year at a 42.7% gross margin. Gross-profits-to-assets is 0.29; Rule of 40 is 54.3. Net share issuance 0% YoY (flat share count). 1 risk flag is noted below. Analyst mix: 25 buy / 5 hold / 0 sell. Track record: 55% of Strong-graded names beat the S&P over 63 sessions (95% CI 38–72%, N=29). Median excess vs the S&P was +2.2%.

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Key quality signals

Revenue growth (YoY)	46%
Gross margin	42.7%
Gross profits / assets	0.29
Rule of 40	54.3
Net margin	8.3%
Cash runway (months)	—
PEG	—
Price / sales	2.4

Quality checklist

Each line is one quality test behind the grade — ✓ passed · ~ borderline · ✗ failed. Hover a metric in the tables below for what it means.

✓ Revenue growth — 46% (pass ≥ 20%)
~ Gross profits / assets — 0.29 (pass ≥ 0.33)
· Rule of 40 — 54.3 (context — graded for software only)
✓ Gross margin — 42.7% (pass ≥ 38% · Consumer Tech)
✓ Cash generation
✓ Share dilution — 0%
✓ Competitive moat — Wide
✓ Market size (TAM) — Large

Grade history

Graded Strong since 2026-06-10 — no grade changes recorded yet.

How have Strong-graded names performed?

The forward returns of all Strong-graded names since each grade was recorded — the bucket this name currently sits in, not a forecast of this individual stock.

Window	Forward record vs the S&P	Median
~1 month	50% of Strong-graded names beat the S&P over 21 sessions (95% CI 33–67%, N=30).	Median excess vs the S&P was +0.9%.
~3 months	55% of Strong-graded names beat the S&P over 63 sessions (95% CI 38–72%, N=29).	Median excess vs the S&P was +2.2%.
~6 months	building — 46 more sessions needed

How have this name's flags scored?

Flag	N	Mean excess vs S&P
Hyper-expansion — assets up ~56% in a year; aggressive expanders have historically lagged.	sample still too small to report (need ≥ 8)

These per-flag figures are observational — a flag firing is not a randomized assignment, so any edge can reflect what kind of names trip a flag, not the flag itself. Descriptive, not causal.

Scope: these are forward returns vs the S&P among names still covered at each horizon's end, within the curated universe — not a survivorship-clean whole-market backtest. Names later dropped from coverage are counted as attrition (not hidden), and single-session moves beyond ±300% are treated as split/data artifacts and excluded. How this is measured → · Full track record →

How it compares

Revenue growth: higher than most Consumer Tech peers (N=6)

Gross profits / assets: lower than most Consumer Tech peers (N=6)

Gross margin: lower than most Consumer Tech peers (N=6)

Coarse same-sector, same-stage context — not a percentile or rank. GP/A is graded on its absolute level, not position.

Fundamentals

Market cap	$86.01B
Stage	Established
Share issuance (YoY)	0% · flat share count
Moat	Wide
TAM	LARGE
P/E (trailing)	46.2
EPS (trailing)	$36.75
Burn multiple	—
Gross-margin trend (pts)	-3.2
Cash / assets	0.11
Accruals (%)	-26.8%
Net debt / EBITDA	3.1
Statements as of	Q2 FY2026 · filed 2026-08-06

Momentum context — describes the past, not a signal

52-week range

$1495$2428

Low reached May 15, 2026 · high reached Oct 30, 2025 — by daily close.

Price	$1696.56 (as of 2026-10-02)
Last session move	—
% off 52-wk high	-30.1%
RSI (14)	33
Relative volume	0.6×

Risk flags

Hyper-expansion — assets up ~56% in a year; aggressive expanders have historically lagged.

Positive signals

Growth accelerating — revenue growth sped up ~9 points year-on-year; acceleration is an early fundamental tell (annual data, so it's coarse).

Analyst mix

Strong buy	8
Buy	17
Hold	5
Sell	0
Strong sell	0

Ratings are context, not a price target. "Momentum" = how the mix changed over recent weeks, not a forecast.

From the headlines

MercadoLibre revenue trends analyzed; valuation discussion at ~$1,700/share.

AI take — daily, AI-generated

AI leans mixed

Impressive 46% growth and strong market position in LatAm e-commerce, but 0.29 GP/A is weak relative to peers and $1,700 valuation is already pricing in significant optimism; missing PEG makes full picture unclear.

Generated by an AI model from the day's news — an opinion for context only. Not financial advice, not a recommendation, and not a price target.

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