For the quarter ending 2026-03-31, MELI had $1,604M increase in cash & cash equivalents over the period. $1,804M in free cash flow.
| Cash Flow | 2026-03-31 | 2025-12-31 | 2025-09-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income | 417 | 559 | 421 | 1,017 |
| Impairment of equity securities held at cost | - | 19 | - | - |
| Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entity | - | 0 | - | - |
| Unrealized foreign currency gains, net | 66 | -160 | -202 | -95 |
| Depreciation and amortization | 246 | 238 | 209 | 371 |
| Accrued interest, financial income and other revenues | 283 | 366 | 525 | 325 |
| Non cash interest expense and amortization of debt issuance costs and other charges | 100 | 125 | 98 | 173 |
| Provision for doubtful accounts | 1,244 | 983 | 815 | 1,293 |
| Provision for contingencies | 39 | 35 | 20 | 51 |
| Results on derivative instruments | -95 | -21 | -44 | -52 |
| Results on digital assets at fair value | 0 | -3 | 9 | 4 |
| Long term retention program (ltrp) accrued compensation | 96 | 51 | 64 | 188 |
| Deferred income taxes | -261 | -159 | -156 | -154 |
| Receivables | - | 1,464 | -16 | 60 |
| Receivables | -172 | - | 62 | 997 |
| Inventories | 88 | 48 | 87 | 100 |
| Other assets | 98 | 257 | -9 | 243 |
| Payables and accrued expenses | 340 | 769 | 295 | 423 |
| Funds payable to customers | 585 | 2,734 | 971 | 1,636 |
| Amounts payable due to credit and debit card transactions | 523 | 826 | 351 | 415 |
| Other liabilities | 123 | -111 | 359 | -103 |
| Operating lease liabilities | -118 | -132 | -276 | - |
| Interest received from investments | 68 | 164 | 200 | 220 |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 2,075 | 5,209 | 2,959 | 3,948 |
| Purchases of investments | 2,824 | 4,871 | 3,434 | 6,449 |
| Proceeds from sale and maturity of investments | 3,613 | 5,348 | 4,439 | 6,803 |
| Payments for acquired businesses, net of cash acquired | - | 0 | - | - |
| Proceeds from settlements of derivative instruments | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Payments from settlements of derivative instruments | 44 | 53 | 30 | 8 |
| Changes in loans receivable, net | 1,949 | 2,073 | 1,730 | 2,856 |
| Investments in property and equipment, intangible assets and intangible assets at fair value | 271 | 427 | 357 | 559 |
| Proceeds from sales of intangible assets at fair value | - | 75 | - | - |
| Net cash used in investing activities | -1,471 | -2,001 | -1,111 | -3,067 |
| Proceeds from loans payable and other financial liabilities | 21,524 | 13,347 | 11,978 | 18,725 |
| Common stock repurchased | - | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Payments on loans payable and other financing liabilities | 21,035 | 11,948 | 11,519 | 17,621 |
| Payments of finance lease liabilities | 16 | 17 | 14 | 26 |
| Net cash provided by financing activities | 473 | 1,382 | 444 | 1,078 |
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash equivalents | 527 | -252 | 19 | 230 |
| Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash equivalents | 1,604 | 4,338 | 2,311 | 2,189 |
| Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash equivalents, beginning of the period | 13,537 | 9,199 | 4,699 | - |
| Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash equivalents, end of the period | 15,141 | 13,537 | 9,199 | - |
MERCADOLIBRE INC (MELI)
MERCADOLIBRE INC (MELI)