MercadoLibre Inc (MELI): R&D Expense

Annual figures by period end, from SEC filings.

$2.27B
Year ended 2025-12-31
$2.58B
Trailing 12 months to 2026-06-30
+27.3%
3-year compound annual growth
+45.1%
5-year compound annual growth
2016-12-31: $98.48M2017-12-31: $127.16M2018-12-31: $146.27M2019-12-31: $223.81M2020-12-31: $353.00M2021-12-31: $590.00M2022-12-31: $1.10B2023-12-31: $1.83B2024-12-31: $1.93B2025-12-31: $2.27B$2.27B
2016-12-31 R&D Expense (USD) 2025-12-31
Period endedR&D ExpenseChange YoYSource filing
2025-12-31$2.27B+17.3%2026-02-25, From 2025-01-01
2024-12-31$1.93B+5.6%2026-02-25, From 2024-01-01
2023-12-31$1.83B+66.6%2026-02-25, From 2023-01-01
2022-12-31$1.10B+86.3%2025-02-21, From 2022-01-01
2021-12-31$590.00M+67.1%2024-02-23, From 2021-01-01
2020-12-31$353.00M+57.7%2023-02-24, From 2020-01-01
2019-12-31$223.81M+53.0%2022-02-23, From 2019-01-01
2018-12-31$146.27M+15.0%2021-03-01, From 2018-01-01
2017-12-31$127.16M+29.1%2020-12-23, From 2017-01-01
2016-12-31$98.48Mn/a2019-02-28, From 2016-01-01

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Companies with the same SEC industry code (Services-Business Services, NEC), reporting in the same currency, closest in revenue. Each shows its own latest fiscal year, so period ends differ.

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