MercadoLibre Inc. Cash Flow Quality Index

Latest as of March 2026: 4.98x

MercadoLibre Inc. cash flow quality index. MercadoLibre Inc. (MELI) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 4.98x as of March 2026. Operating cash flow of $2.08 Billion exceeds net income of $417.00 Million, indicating high earnings quality where cash backs reported profits. See MELI financial flexibility score to measure the company's free cash flow as a share of total liabilities.

Cash Flow Quality Index

4.98x
Operating CF / Net Income

Operating Cash Flow

$2.08 Billion
USD

Net Income

$417.00 Million
USD

Data as of

Mar 2026
Most recent filing

Cash Flow Quality Index of MercadoLibre Inc. (2005–2025)

Cash flow quality index of MercadoLibre Inc. from 2005 to 2025. Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for MercadoLibre Inc. across 18 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. Explore cash flow to debt ratio of MercadoLibre Inc. to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.

MercadoLibre Inc. Cash Flow Quality Index by Year (2005–2025)

MercadoLibre Inc. cash flow quality index by year from 2005 to 2025. Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for MercadoLibre Inc.. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see MercadoLibre Inc. cash conversion from operations.

Year Quality Index Operating CF (USD) Net Income YoY Change
2025 6.07x $12.12 Billion $2.00 Billion ▲ +46.4%
2024 4.14x $7.92 Billion $1.91 Billion ▼ -20.4%
2023 5.21x $5.14 Billion $987.00 Million ▼ -14.6%
2022 6.10x $2.94 Billion $482.00 Million ▼ -47.3%
2021 11.58x $965.04 Million $83.30 Million ▼ -40.7%
2017 19.52x $269.01 Million $13.78 Million ▲ +1299.2%
2016 1.40x $190.26 Million $136.37 Million ▼ -33.3%
2015 2.09x $221.37 Million $105.79 Million ▼ -22.8%
2014 2.71x $196.79 Million $72.58 Million ▲ +123.6%
2013 1.21x $142.51 Million $117.51 Million ▼ -12.2%
2012 1.38x $139.89 Million $101.25 Million ▲ +18.6%
2011 1.16x $89.43 Million $76.78 Million ▼ -3.9%
2010 1.21x $67.90 Million $56.03 Million ▼ -19.0%
2009 1.50x $49.70 Million $33.21 Million ▼ -48.4%
2008 2.90x $54.55 Million $18.81 Million ▲ +315.6%
2007 0.70x $6.76 Million $9.69 Million ▼ -87.9%
2006 5.74x $6.16 Million $1.07 Million ▲ +293.3%
2005 1.46x $3.44 Million $2.35 Million —
Cash Flow Quality Index = Operating Cash Flow / Net Income. Ratios above 1.0x indicate cash-backed earnings.