Mercadolibre annual r&d spending
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Mercadolibre R&D Spending Growth & History (MELI)
Mercadolibre's r&d spending was $2.27B for fiscal 2025.
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| Fiscal year | Period ended | R&D spending | Change | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-12-31 | $2.27B | $335.0M | +17.32% |
| 2024 | 2024-12-31 | $1.93B | $103.0M | +5.63% |
| 2023 | 2023-12-31 | $1.83B | $732.0M | +66.61% |
| 2022 | 2022-12-31 | $1.10B | $509.0M | +86.27% |
| 2021 | 2021-12-31 | $590.0M | $237.0M | +67.14% |
| 2020 | 2020-12-31 | $353.0M | $129.2M | +57.73% |
| 2019 | 2019-12-31 | $223.8M | $77.5M | +53.01% |
| 2018 | 2018-12-31 | $146.3M | $19.1M | +15.03% |
| 2017 | 2017-12-31 | $127.2M | $28.7M | +29.12% |
| 2016 | 2016-12-31 | $98.5M | — | — |
Mercadolibre quarterly r&d spending
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| Fiscal quarter | Period ended | R&D spending | Change | YoY change |
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| Q2 2026 | 2026-06-30 | $729.0M | $162.0M | +28.57% |
| Q1 2026 | 2026-03-31 | $699.0M | $148.0M | +26.86% |
| Q4 2025 | 2025-12-31 | $584.0M | $72.0M | +14.06% |
| Q3 2025 | 2025-09-30 | $567.0M | $63.0M | +12.50% |
| Q2 2025 | 2025-06-30 | $567.0M | $107.0M | +23.26% |
| Q1 2025 | 2025-03-31 | $551.0M | $93.0M | +20.31% |
| Q4 2024 | 2024-12-31 | $512.0M | −$174.0M | −25.36% |
| Q3 2024 | 2024-09-30 | $504.0M | $108.0M | +27.27% |
| Q2 2024 | 2024-06-30 | $460.0M | $92.0M | +25.00% |
| Q1 2024 | 2024-03-31 | $458.0M | $77.0M | +20.21% |
| Q4 2023 | 2023-12-31 | $686.0M | $361.0M | +111.08% |
| Q3 2023 | 2023-09-30 | $396.0M | $118.0M | +42.45% |
| Q2 2023 | 2023-06-30 | $368.0M | $106.0M | +40.46% |
| Q1 2023 | 2023-03-31 | $381.0M | $147.0M | +62.82% |
| Q4 2022 | 2022-12-31 | $325.0M | $146.0M | +81.56% |
| Q3 2022 | 2022-09-30 | $278.0M | $140.0M | +101.45% |
| Q2 2022 | 2022-06-30 | $262.0M | $115.0M | +78.23% |
| Q1 2022 | 2022-03-31 | $234.0M | $108.0M | +85.71% |
| Q4 2021 | 2021-12-31 | $179.0M | $61.5M | +52.32% |
| Q3 2021 | 2021-09-30 | $138.0M | $49.2M | +55.41% |
| Q2 2021 | 2021-06-30 | $147.0M | $73.7M | +100.67% |
| Q1 2021 | 2021-03-31 | $126.0M | $52.6M | +71.58% |
| Q4 2020 | 2020-12-31 | $117.5M | $59.5M | +102.54% |
| Q3 2020 | 2020-09-30 | $88.8M | $29.3M | +49.25% |
| Q2 2020 | 2020-06-30 | $73.3M | $19.3M | +35.85% |
| Q1 2020 | 2020-03-31 | $73.4M | $21.1M | +40.23% |
| Q4 2019 | 2019-12-31 | $58.0M | $19.1M | +48.91% |
| Q3 2019 | 2019-09-30 | $59.5M | $24.0M | +67.70% |
| Q2 2019 | 2019-06-30 | $53.9M | $20.5M | +61.27% |
| Q1 2019 | 2019-03-31 | $52.4M | $14.0M | +36.39% |
| Q4 2018 | 2018-12-31 | $39.0M | — | — |
| Q3 2018 | 2018-09-30 | $35.5M | — | — |
| Q2 2018 | 2018-06-30 | $33.4M | — | — |
| Q1 2018 | 2018-03-31 | $38.4M | — | — |
Mercadolibre r&d spending trends
Over the last five fiscal years, Mercadolibre's r&d spending increased from $353.0M to $2.27B, a change of $1.92B. The latest reported quarter, Q2 2026, shows $729.0M.
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What research and development spending means
Research and development (R&D) spending covers the costs of creating and improving products, services, software, technologies, and processes. Higher R&D spending may support future innovation, but the amount alone does not show whether those investments will generate returns.
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SEC-reported R&D expense
TickerStat standardizes research and development expense reported in company SEC filings, including the software-specific US-GAAP R&D concept when it is the filer’s primary R&D expense line. It is historical company-reported spending, not an estimate or forecast. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so exact period-end dates are included.
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