MELI vs ROST
MELI: Latin America's leading e-commerce and fintech ecosystem, combining marketplace transactions, digital payments, logistics, and advertising into a unified platform serving 650M+ regional consumers. ROST: Off-price apparel and home fashion retailer offering brand-name merchandise at 20–60% discounts through 2,200+ stores across Ross Dress for Less and dd's DISCOUNTS banners.
Side-by-side fundamentals
| Metric | MELI | ROST | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price as of 2026-07-09 close | $1,807.83 | $220.60 | |
| Market cap as of 2026-07-10 | $90.3B | $71.1B | |
| P/E as of 2026-07-10 | 47.03 | 30.72 | ROST lower |
| PEG as of 2026-07-10 | 1.12 | 2.85 | MELI lower |
| Net margin as of 2026-07-10 | +6.0% | +9.7% | ROST higher |
| Gross margin as of 2026-07-10 | +43.9% | +28.1% | MELI higher |
| Operating margin as of 2026-07-10 | +9.6% | +12.2% | ROST higher |
| ROE as of 2026-07-10 | +29.6% | +38.4% | ROST higher |
| ROA as of 2026-07-10 | +4.8% | +15.2% | ROST higher |
| Debt / equity as of 2026-07-10 | 1.36 | 0.16 | ROST lower |
| Revenue growth (YoY) as of 2026-07-10 | +42.1% | +11.9% | MELI higher |
| Revenue CAGR (3y) SEC XBRL | +39.8% | +6.8% | MELI higher |
| Dividend yield as of 2026-07-10 | n/a | +0.8% | |
| Dividend streak (yrs) SEC XBRL | 3 | 5 | ROST higher |
| Beta as of 2026-07-10 | 1.34 | 0.90 | |
| 1-year return as of 2026-07-09 close | -27.0% | +68.1% | ROST higher |
Fundamentals: Finnhub, as of 2026-07-10. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-07-09.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & Finnhub, shown with their as-of date; "Edge" cells are a pure numeric comparison, not a recommendation.