Mastercard Inc vs MercadoLibre, Inc., two Internet Retail stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where MA and MELI diverge most: on dividend yield, MA reads 0.6% and MELI reads 0.0%; on return on equity, MA reads 231.6% and MELI reads 26.4%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What MA's price implies is a somewhat stretched bet versus history (whole-company basis). What MELI's price implies is a demanding bet versus history and the cohort (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | MA | MELI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $526.27 | $1852.49 |
| Market cap | $470.0B | $93.9B |
| Sector | Internet Retail | Internet Retail |
| Stage | Mature | Growth |
| Implied growth (priced in) | +22.1% | — |
| P/E | 30.5 | 48.9 |
| P/B | 69.91 | 12.90 |
| P/S | 13.85 | 2.95 |
| EV/EBITDA | 23.1 | 30.4 |
| Revenue growth | +16.8% | +41.7% |
| Gross margin | — | 43.7% |
| Operating margin | 58.4% | 6.9% |
| Net margin | 45.9% | 6.0% |
| Return on equity | 231.6% | 26.4% |
| Return on assets | 29.7% | 4.1% |
| Return on invested capital | 61.7% | 12.8% |
| FCF yield | 3.8% | 12.6% |
| Dividend yield | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Debt / equity | 2.82 | 1.36 |
| Current ratio | 0.98 | 1.16 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 9.30 | 2.46 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
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