MercadoLibre, Inc. Q1 FY2026 Earnings Call

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MercadoLibre Q1 2026 Earnings Summary

Overall Performance: Net revenue grew 49% year-over-year (YoY), the strongest growth rate since Q2 2022. Income from operations reached $611 million, reflecting a 6.9% operating margin (margin compression due to strategic investments in commerce and fintech initiatives).

Commerce Highlights (vs. Q1 2025)

  • Brazil: GMV +38% YoY; items sold +56% YoY (more than double the pre-free-shipping-threshold growth rate). Free shipping penetration hit a record high. Cost per shipment declined 17% YoY in local currency due to higher volume density and network efficiencies.
  • Mexico: GMV +28% YoY.
  • Argentina: GMV +41% YoY.
  • Chile: GMV +40% YoY, supported by higher free shipping penetration and faster deliveries.
  • Key driver: Lowered free shipping threshold in Brazil (implemented prior quarters) continues to boost buyer engagement, purchase frequency, and logistics efficiency.

Fintech Highlights (vs. Q1 2025)

  • Mercado Pago monthly active users (MAU) +29% YoY.
  • Assets under management (AUM) +77% YoY.
  • Credit portfolio nearly doubled to $14.6 billion.
  • Credit cards: 2.7 million issued this quarter; TPV +90% YoY; MAU +68% YoY. Significant cross-sell from marketplace users; expansion ongoing in Mexico and Argentina.

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Richard Cathcart: Hello, everyone, and welcome to the MercadoLibre Earnings Conference Call for the quarter ended March 31, 2026. Thank you for joining us. I'm Richard Cathcart, MercadoLibre's Investor Relations Officer. Today, we will share our quarterly highlights on video. After which, we will begin our live Q&A session with our management team. Before we go on to discuss our results for the first quarter of 2026, I remind you that management may make or refer to and this presentation may contain forward-looking statements and non-GAAP measures. So please refer to the disclaimer on screen, which will also be available in our earnings materials on our Investor Relations website. Please note that this call is being recorded, and a replay will be made available on our Investor Relations website. With that, let's begin with a short message from our CFO. Martin de Los Santos: Hello, everyone. Thank you for joining us. I'm pleased to report that MercadoLibre delivered another excellent quarter to start 2026 with net revenue up 49% year-over-year, our strongest growth rate since Q2 2022. This performance reflects the strategic investments we've made consistently over the past several quarters, which are bearing fruit with increasing clarity. Chief among them is our decision to lower the free shipping threshold in Brazil, which has proven to be a sustained growth engine across multiple quarters. By bringing more buyers into the ecosystem, we're strengthening network effects with h

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