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MERCADOLIBRE INC

For the period ended Sep 30, 2025. Filed Oct 30, 2025.

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Sep 30, 2025 · Filed Oct 30, 2025

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Notes to Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

NOTE 1. NATURE OF BUSINESS

MercadoLibre, Inc. (“MercadoLibre,” and together with its consolidated entities, the “Company”) was incorporated in the state of Delaware, in the United States of America (“U.S.”), in October 1999. MercadoLibre is the largest online commerce and fintech ecosystem in Latin America. The Company’s ecosystem provides consumers and merchants with a complete portfolio of services to enable buying and selling online and processing payments online and offline, as well as offers a wide array of simple day-to-day financial services.

The Company enables commerce through its marketplace platform, which allows users to buy and sell in most of Latin America. Through Mercado Pago, the fintech platform, MercadoLibre offers a comprehensive set of financial technology services to users of its e-commerce platform, and to users outside of its e-commerce platform. These services include loans and credit cards, yield on funds deposited into accounts, payments, savings, investments, insurtech, crypto buy, hold & sell and processing services for online, in-store and QR payments. Through Mercado Envios, MercadoLibre facilitates the shipping of goods from the Company and sellers to buyers. Mercado Ads facilitates advertising services for sellers and brands to promote their products and services within and outside the Company’s ecosystem. Mercado Shops allows users to set-up, manage, and promote their own online web-stores under a subscription-based business model.

As of September 30, 2025, MercadoLibre, through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, operated online e-commerce platforms directed towards Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Peru, Mexico, Panama, Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Uruguay, Bolivia, Guatemala, Paraguay and Venezuela. Additionally, MercadoLibre’s fintech platform, Mercado Pago, is present in Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Chile, Peru, Uruguay and Ecuador.

NOTE 2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of presentation

The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. (“U.S. GAAP”) and include the accounts of the Company, its wholly-owned subsidiaries and consolidated Variable Interest Entities (“VIEs”). These unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements are stated in U.S. dollars, except for where otherwise indicated. Intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated for consolidation purposes.

Substantially all net revenues and financial income, cost of net revenues and financial expenses and operating expenses, are generated in the Company’s foreign operations. Long-lived assets, intangible assets and goodwill and operating lease right-of-use assets located in the foreign jurisdictions totaled $4,293 million and $2,632 million as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.

These unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements reflect the Company’s consolidated financial position as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024. These unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements include the Company’s consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income and equity for the nine and three-month periods ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 and statements of cash flows for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2025 and 2024. These unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements include all normal recurring adjustments that Management believes are necessary to fairly state the Company’s financial position, operating results and cash flows.

Because all of the disclosures required by U.S. GAAP for annual consolidated financial statements are not included herein, these unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2024, contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) (the “Company’s 2024 10-K”). The Company has evaluated all subsequent events through the date these unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements were issued. The interim condensed consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, equity and cash flows for the periods presented herein are not necessarily indicative of results expected for any future period. For a more detailed discussion of the Company’s significant accounting policies, see Note 2 to the financial statements in the Company’s 2024 10-K. During the nine-month period ended September 30, 2025, there were no material updates made to the Company’s significant accounting policies.

Use of estimates

The preparation of these unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires Management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Estimates are used for, but not limited to, accounting and disclosures for allowance for doubtful accounts and chargeback provisions, inventories valuation reserves, recoverability of goodwill, intangible assets with indefinite useful lives and deferred tax assets, impairment of cash and cash equivalents, short-term and long-term investments, impairment of long-lived assets, separation of lease and non lease components for aircraft leases, asset retirement obligation, compensation costs relating to the Company’s long term retention program, fair value of certain loans payable and other financial liabilities, fair value of loans receivable, fair value of derivative instruments, income taxes, contingencies and determination of the incremental borrowing rate at commencement date of lease operating agreements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

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Supplier finance programs

The Company and certain financial institutions participate in a supplier finance program that enables certain of the Company’s suppliers, at their own election, to request the payment of their invoices to the financial institutions earlier than the terms stated in the Company’s payment policy. As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the obligations outstanding that the Company has confirmed as valid to the financial institutions amounted to $568 million and $425 million, respectively.

For further information related to Supplier Finance Programs please refer to Note 6 to the consolidated financial statements in the Company’s 2024 10-K.

Revenue recognition

Revenue recognition criteria for the services provided and goods sold by the Company are described in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements in the Company’s 2024 10-K.

The aggregate gain included in “Financial services and income” revenues arising from financing transactions and sales of financial assets, net of the costs recognized on sale of credit card receivables, is $1,641 million and $572 million for the nine and three-month periods ended September 30, 2025, respectively, and $1,274 million and $439 million for the nine and three-month periods ended September 30, 2024, respectively.

Revenues recognized under ASC 606, Revenue from contracts with customers, amounted to $14,199 million and $5,205 million for the nine and three-month periods ended September 30, 2025, respectively, and $10,701 million and $3,895 million for the nine and three-month periods ended September 30, 2024, respectively. Revenues not recognized under ASC 606 amounted to $5,935 million and $2,204 million for the nine and three-month periods ended September 30, 2025, respectively, and $4,017 million and $1,417 million for the nine and three-month periods ended September 30, 2024, respectively.

Contract balances

Timing of revenue recognition may differ from the timing of invoicing to customers. Receivables represent amounts invoiced and revenue recognized prior to invoicing when the Company has satisfied the performance obligation and has the unconditional right to payment. Accounts receivable and credit card receivables and other means of payments are presented net of allowance for doubtful accounts and chargebacks of $63 million and $42 million as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. See Note 5 – Loans receivable, Net of these unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements for information related to the allowance for doubtful accounts with respect to the Company’s loans receivable.

Contract liabilities from contracts with customers consist of fees received related to unsatisfied performance obligations at the end of the period in accordance with ASC 606. Due to the generally short-term duration of contracts, the majority of the performance obligations are satisfied in the following months. Contract liabilities from contracts with customers as of December 31, 2024 was $77 million, of which $75 million was recognized as revenue during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2025.

As of September 30, 2025, total contract liabilities from contracts with customers recognized within current other liabilities was $101 million, mainly due to fees related to classified advertising services billed, subscriptions and loyalty programs, shipping services and inventory sales that are expected to be recognized as revenue in the coming months.

Foreign currency translation

All of the Company’s foreign operations have determined the local currency to be their functional currency, except for Argentina, which has used the U.S. dollar as its functional currency since July 1, 2018. Accordingly, the foreign subsidiaries with local currency as functional currency translate assets and liabilities from their local currencies into U.S. dollars by using period-end exchange rates while income and expense accounts are translated at the average monthly rates in effect during the period, unless exchange rates fluctuate significantly during the period, in which case the exchange rates at the date of the transaction are used. The resulting translation adjustment is recorded as a component of other comprehensive income (loss). Gains and losses resulting from transactions denominated in non-functional currencies are recognized in earnings. Net foreign currency transaction results are included in the interim condensed consolidated statements of income under the caption “Foreign currency losses, net.”

Argentine currency status and macroeconomic outlook

As of July 1, 2018, the Company transitioned its Argentine operations to highly inflationary status in accordance with U.S. GAAP, and changed the functional currency for Argentine subsidiaries from Argentine Pesos to U.S. dollars, which is the functional currency of their immediate parent company. Argentina’s inflation rate for the nine and three-month periods ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 was 22.0% and 6.0%, and 101.6% and 12.1%, respectively. Additionally, Argentina’s average inter-annual inflation rate for the nine and three-month periods ended September 30, 2025 was 48.8% and 34.0%.

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The Company uses Argentina’s official exchange rate to account for transactions in the Argentine segment, which as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 was 1,380.00 and 1,032.00 Argentine Pesos, respectively, against the U.S. dollar. During the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, Argentina’s official exchange rate against the U.S. dollar increased 33.7% and 20.0%, respectively. The average exchange rate for the three-month periods ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 was 1,333.04 and 942.67, respectively, resulting in an increase of 41.4%. The average exchange rate for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 was 1,180.36 and 887.76, respectively, resulting in an increase of 33.0%.

Argentine exchange regulations

In the second half of 2019, the Argentine government instituted exchange controls restricting the ability of companies and individuals to exchange Argentine Pesos for foreign currencies and their ability to remit foreign currency out of Argentina. An entity’s authorization request to the Central Bank of Argentina (“CBA”) to access the official exchange market to make foreign currency payments may be denied depending on the circumstances. As a result of these exchange controls, markets in Argentina developed trading mechanisms, in which an entity or individual buys U.S. dollar denominated securities in Argentina (i.e. shares, sovereign debt) using Argentine Pesos, and subsequently sells the securities for U.S. dollars, in Argentina, to access U.S. dollars locally, or outside Argentina, by transferring the securities abroad, prior to being sold (the latter commonly known as “Blue Chip Swap Rate”). The Blue Chip Swap Rate diverged from Argentina’s official exchange rate (commonly known as the exchange spread). As of December 31, 2024, the exchange spread was 14.7%.

On April 11, 2025, the Argentine government announced a series of measures aimed at easing regulations related to access to the foreign exchange market. Among other modifications, these measures include the establishment of floating bands (between 1,000 and 1,400 Argentine Pesos), which diverge 1% per month, within which the dollar exchange rate in the foreign exchange market may fluctuate, the elimination of foreign exchange restrictions applicable to individuals, the ability of companies to transfer dividends abroad to non-resident shareholders related to fiscal years beginning on or after January 1, 2025 and provide greater flexibility to make payments abroad for imports of goods and services.

On September 26, 2025, the CBA imposed a restriction that prohibits purchasing securities on the Argentina Stock Market that are to be settled in foreign currency for a period of 90 days following the purchase of foreign currency in the official exchange market. As of September 30, 2025, the spread between the official exchange rate and the Blue Chip Swap Rate was 11.7%.

Income taxes

Income taxes’ accounting policy is described in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements in the Company’s 2024 10-K.

The Company’s consolidated estimated effective tax rate for the nine and three-month periods ended September 30, 2025, as compared to the same periods in 2024, increased from 23.8% and 23.7% to 30.1% and 33.8%, respectively, mainly as a result of lower deductions related to tax inflation adjustments in Argentina.

A valuation allowance is recorded when, based on the available evidence, it is more likely than not that all or a portion of the Company’s deferred tax assets will not be realized. In accordance with ASC 740, Management periodically assesses the need to either establish or reverse a valuation allowance for deferred tax assets considering positive and negative objective evidence related to the realization of the deferred tax assets. In its assessment, Management considers, among other factors, the nature, frequency and magnitude of current and cumulative losses on an individual subsidiary basis, projections of future taxable income, the duration of statutory carryforward periods, as well as feasible tax planning strategies, which would be employed by the Company to prevent tax loss carry-forwards from expiring unutilized.

Knowledge-based economy promotional regime in Argentina

In August 2021, the Under Secretariat of Knowledge Economy issued the Disposition 316/2021 approving MercadoLibre S.R.L.’s application for eligibility under the knowledge-based economy promotional regime, established by the Law No. 27,506 and complemented by Argentina’s Executive Power Decree No. 1034/2020, Argentina’s Ministry of Productive Development’s Resolution No. 4/2021 and the Under Secretariat of Knowledge Economy’s Disposition No. 11/2021. Based on the promotional regime, companies that meet specified criteria shall be entitled to: i) a reduction of the income tax burden over the promoted activities for each fiscal year, ii) stability of the benefits established by the knowledge-based economy promotional regime, and iii) a tax credit bond on the Company’s contribution to the social security regime of every employee whose job is related to the promoted activities. On September 13, 2024, Argentina’s Secretariat of Entrepreneurs and Small and Medium Enterprises and Knowledge-Based Economy issued Resolution No. 267/2024, reducing the aggregate cap on base salaries used to calculate the tax credit bond to which companies that qualify for the regime are entitled; the tax credit bond represents 70% of the Company’s social security contributions for those employees whose jobs are related to the promoted activities, with a salary cap. MercadoLibre S.R.L. uses the tax credit bond to offset federal taxes.

As a result, the Company recorded an income tax benefit of $50 million and $13 million, and $6 million and $1 million, during the nine and three-month periods ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The aggregate per share effect of the income tax benefit amounted to $0.99 and $0.27, and $0.13 and $0.03, for the nine and three-month periods ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Furthermore, the Company recorded a social security benefit of $17 million and $3 million during the nine and three-month periods ended September 30, 2025, respectively, and $31 million during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2024. For the three-month period ended September 30, 2024, the Company recorded a social security benefit of $11 million and a negative adjustment of $12 million due to the retrospective impact of the aforementioned Resolution 267/2024.

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One Big Beautiful Bill Act

On July 4, 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBBA”) was signed into law. The OBBBA permanently establishes key elements of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, and also introduces modifications to certain international tax provisions. These provisions have various effective dates, some of which extend into 2027. The Company has completed its preliminary assessment and has determined that the OBBBA will not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Fair value option applied to certain financial instruments

Under ASC 825, U.S. GAAP provides an option to elect fair value with impact on the statement of income as an alternative measurement for certain financial instruments and other items on the balance sheet.

The Company has elected to measure certain financial assets at fair value with impact on the statement of income for several reasons including to avoid the mismatch generated by the recognition of certain linked instruments / transactions, separately, in the interim condensed consolidated statements of income and interim condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income and to better reflect the financial model applied for selected instruments. The Company’s election of the fair value option applies to: i) foreign government debt securities and ii) U.S. government debt securities.

Additionally, the Company has elected to measure the liability related to the Meli Dólar program, which corresponds to the holding by third-parties of the Company’s stablecoin, at fair value.

Earnings per share

For the nine and three-month periods ended September 30, 2025, the weighted average of outstanding common shares for the diluted earnings per share includes the effect of 6 and 19 incremental shares related to the Independent Director Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement, respectively.

Recently Adopted Accounting Standards

As of the date of issuance of these unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements there were no accounting pronouncements recently adopted by the Company.

Recently issued accounting pronouncements not yet adopted

On December 14, 2023, the FASB issued the Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) 2023-09 “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures.” The amendments in this update provide more transparency about income tax information through improvements to income tax disclosures primarily related to the rate reconciliation and income taxes paid information, requiring consistent categories and greater disaggregation of information in the rate reconciliation and income taxes paid disaggregated by jurisdiction. The other amendments in this update improve the effectiveness and comparability of disclosures by adding disclosures of pretax income (or loss) and income tax expense (or benefit) and removing disclosures that no longer are considered cost beneficial or relevant. The amendments are effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption is permitted for annual financial statements that have not yet been issued or made available for issuance. The guidance should be applied on a prospective basis while retrospective application is permitted. The Company will adopt this guidance in the fourth quarter of 2025 and provide the new disclosures that the adoption of this accounting pronouncement requires.

On November 4, 2024, the FASB issued the ASU 2024-03 “Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses.” The amendments in this update improve financial reporting by requiring disclosure of additional information about certain costs and expenses in the notes to financial statements at interim and annual reporting, such as the amounts of purchases of inventory, employee compensation, depreciation and intangible asset amortization included in each relevant expense caption; a qualitative description of the amounts remaining in relevant expense captions that are not separately disaggregated quantitatively; the total amount of selling expenses and, in annual reporting periods, an entity’s definition of selling expenses. The amendments are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim reporting periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027 (as clarified by ASU 2025-01). Early adoption is permitted. The amendments should be applied either prospectively to financial statements issued for reporting periods after the effective date of this update or retrospectively to any or all prior periods presented in the financial statements. The Company is assessing the effects that the adoption of this accounting pronouncement may have on its consolidated financial statements.

On July 30, 2025, the FASB issued the ASU 2025-05 “Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses for Accounts Receivable and Contract Assets.” The amendments in this update provide entities with a practical expedient when estimating expected credit losses on current accounts receivable and/or current contract assets arising from transactions under Topic 606, including those assets acquired in a transaction accounted for under Topic 805, Business Combinations. In developing reasonable and supportable forecasts as part of estimating expected credit losses, all entities may elect a practical expedient that assumes that current conditions as of the balance sheet date do not change for the remaining life of the asset. The amendments are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2025, and interim reporting periods within those annual reporting periods. Early adoption is permitted in both interim and annual reporting periods in which financial statements have not yet been issued or made available for issuance. The practical expedient, if elected, should be applied prospectively. The Company is assessing the effects that the adoption of this accounting pronouncement may have on its consolidated financial statements.

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On September 18, 2025, the FASB issued the ASU 2025-06 “Intangibles—Goodwill and Other—Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software.” The amendments in this update remove all references to software development methods (prescriptive and sequential software development stages (referred to as “project stages”)) throughout Subtopic 350-40. Therefore, an entity is required to start capitalizing software costs when management has authorized and committed to funding the software project, and it is probable that the project will be completed and the software will be used to perform the function intended. The amendment specifies that the property, plant and equipment disclosure requirements under ASC 360-10 apply to all capitalized software costs accounted for under ASC 350-40, regardless of how the costs are presented in the financial statements. The amendments are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027, and interim reporting periods within those annual reporting periods. Early adoption is permitted as of the beginning of an annual reporting period. The amendments can be applied on a prospective transition approach, a modified transition approach (based on the status of the project and whether software costs were capitalized before the date of adoption), or a retrospective transition approach. The Company is assessing the effects that the adoption of this accounting pronouncement may have on its consolidated financial statements.

NOTE 3. FINTECH REGULATIONS

Regulations issued by the central banks and other regulators of the countries where the Company operates applicable to its fintech business are described in Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements in the Company’s 2024 10-K.

Mexico

On March 27, 2025, MPFS, S. de R.L. de C.V. submitted to the National Banking and Securities Commission (“CNBV” according to its Spanish acronym) an authorization request to organize and operate as an investment funds management company through Mercado Pago Fondos, S.A. de C.V., Sociedad Operadora de Fondos de Inversión (a new subsidiary to be legally formed when the authorization request is approved). As of the date of this filing, this authorization is pending approval.

On February 25, 2025, the Argentinian National Securities Commission (“CNV” according to its Spanish acronym) approved the registration of Mercado Pago Inversiones S.R.L. (“MPY”) as a Comprehensive Investment Fund Placement and Distribution Agent (ACDI). In addition, on the same day, the CNV approved the request made by Mercado Pago Asset Management S.A. (“MPA”) to replace Industrial Asset Management S.A. as management agent of “Mercado Fondo.”

Starting June 1, 2025, MPA took over from Industrial Asset Management S.A. as the management agent of “Mercado Fondo” mutual fund. In addition, starting June 2025, users who previously invested in “Mercado Fondo” investment fund through Banco Industrial S.A. started to invest through MPY. As of September 30, 2025, the assets under administration of MPA related to mutual funds amount to $3,477 million.

On September 30, 2025, MPA obtained the authorization of the CNV to convert its mutual fund “Mercado Fondo Ahorro” from a money market fund into a fixed income fund. Furthermore, on October 14, 2025, MPA was authorized to launch three new mutual funds, broadening its range of investment products: Mercado Fondo Acciones (variable income), Mercado Fondo Performance (mixed income) and Mercado Fondo International (fixed income in USD).

On June 17, 2025, Meli Participaciones, S.L. and Marketplace Investments, LLC filed an application with the CBA to obtain a banking license in Argentina. The application is currently under review, and the Company is actively engaged with the CBA to address its inquiries and provide requested clarifications.

In April 2025, Mercado Pago Servicios de Procesamiento S.R.L. (“MPSP”) created a global program for the issuance of debt securities. The maximum principal amount of the debt securities permitted to be outstanding at any one time under the program is $500 million (or its equivalent in other currencies and/or units of value or measure). In July 2025, MPSP was authorized by the CNV to issue debt securities under Argentina's public offering regime, and as result, is now regulated by the CNV.

Chile

In June 2025, Mercado Pago Operadora S.A. submitted an application to the Chilean Commission for the Financial Market (“CMF” according to its Spanish acronym) for registration to execute cross-border transactions. As of the date of this filing, this application is pending approval by the CMF.

On August 6, 2025, Mercado Pago Operadora S.A. submitted an additional request to the CMF for approval of the enhancement of the existing Prepaid Card Issuer License. The proposed upgrade entails the conversion of the current license into a consolidated Prepaid Card and Credit Card Issuer License. As of the date of this filing, this additional request is pending approval.

Uruguay

In August 2025, Mercado Pago Uruguay S.R.L. filed an application with the Central Bank of Uruguay to offer interest-bearing accounts, through a partner. As of the date of this filing, Mercado Pago Uruguay S.R.L. has provided all requested information. The authorization is pending approval by the Central Bank of Uruguay.

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Bermuda

On July 17, 2025, the Bermuda Monetary Authority (“BMA”) granted Meli ISAC Ltd. and Meli ISA Ltd., two Bermudian subsidiaries of the Company, a Digital Asset Business license application to issue the Company’s stablecoin, Meli Dólar, which was conditional upon satisfying certain pre-commencement requirements that were completed in August 2025. Therefore, on August 18, 2025, the BMA issued the corresponding Class M Digital Asset Business licenses, thus authorizing Meli ISAC Ltd. to issue, sell or redeem digital assets, and authorizing Meli ISA Ltd. to operate as a digital assets service vendor.

On September 22, 2025, the migration of the Meli Dólar business from Uruguay to Bermuda was successfully completed under the Class M Digital Asset Business licenses and operations under this new regulatory framework commenced.

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NOTE 4. CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, RESTRICTED CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AND INVESTMENTS

The composition of cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash equivalents, short-term and long-term investments is as follows:

September 30, 2025December 31, 2024
(In millions)
Cash in bank accounts$1,320$1,725
Money market684572
Time deposits578334
Foreign government debt securities—4
Total cash and cash equivalents2,5822,635
Securitization transactions (1)408492
Foreign government debt securities (Central Bank of Brazil mandatory guarantee)—469
Cash in bank accounts (Central Bank of Brazil mandatory guarantee)4,964—
Cash in bank accounts (Argentine Central Bank mandatory guarantee)308471
Cash in bank accounts (Mexican National Banking and Securities Commission mandatory guarantee)19149
Time deposits (Mexican National Banking and Securities Commission mandatory guarantee)591297
Cash in bank accounts (Chilean Commission for the Financial Market mandatory guarantee)222130
Time deposits (Chilean Commission for the Financial Market mandatory guarantee)3539
Money market (Secured lines of credit guarantee)—14
Time deposits (Central Bank of Uruguay mandatory guarantee)—3
Money market (Central Bank of Uruguay mandatory guarantee)1—
Foreign government debt securities (Central Bank of Uruguay mandatory guarantee)4—
Money market (held for Meli Dólar holders)65—
Total restricted cash and cash equivalents6,6172,064
Total cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash equivalents (2)$9,199$4,699
U.S. government debt securities$1,169$619
Foreign government debt securities (3)2,1653,619
Time deposits (4)316160
Corporate debt securities (5)6587
Total short-term investments$3,715$4,485
U.S. government debt securities$333$468
Foreign government debt securities (5) (6)695483
Securitization transactions (1) (7)812
Corporate debt securities228175
Equity securities held at cost7265
Total long-term investments$1,336$1,203

(1)Cash, cash equivalents and investments from securitization transactions are restricted to the payment of amounts due to third-party investors.

(2) Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash equivalents as reported in the interim condensed consolidated statements of cash flows.

(3) As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, includes $2,128 million and $3,370 million, respectively, considered restricted due to the Central Bank of Brazil's mandatory guarantee. Also, December 31, 2024, includes $5 million considered restricted, that guarantees a line of credit. As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, includes $14 million and $17 million, respectively, considered restricted due to the Central Bank of Uruguay’s mandatory guarantee.

(4) As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, includes $77 million and$42 million, respectively, of collateral as part of credit card scheme arrangement rules in Brazil, and is considered restricted.

(5) Includes investments held by a consolidated VIE, in which the Company has determined that it has both the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the VIE’s performance and the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits. As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, includes $400 million and $337 million of foreign government debt securities, respectively. Also, as of December 31, 2024, includes $1 million of corporate debt securities.

(6) As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, includes $7 million and $2 million, respectively, of foreign government debt securities considered restricted due to the Brazilian stock market's mandatory guarantee to operate with futures contracts.

(7)Corresponds to foreign government debt securities.

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NOTE 5. LOANS RECEIVABLE, NET

The Company classifies loans receivable as “Merchant,” “Consumer,” “Credit cards” and “Asset-backed.” As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the components of current and non-current Loans receivable, net were as follows:

September 30, 2025
Loans receivableAllowance for doubtful accountsLoans receivable, net
(In millions)
Merchant$1,877$(668)$1,209
Consumer4,088(1,114)2,974
Credit cards4,803(1,032)3,771
Asset-backed254(16)238
Total$11,022$(2,830)$8,192
December 31, 2024
Loans receivableAllowance for doubtful accountsLoans receivable, net
(In millions)
Merchant$1,205$(417)$788
Consumer2,591(696)1,895
Credit cards2,639(557)2,082
Asset-backed138(8)130
Total$6,573$(1,678)$4,895

The allowance for doubtful accounts with respect to the Company’s loans receivable amounts to $2,859 million and $1,708 million as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively, which includes $29 million and $30 million related to unused agreed loan commitment on credit cards portfolio presented in Other liabilities of the interim condensed consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.

As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company is exposed to off-balance sheet unused agreed loan commitment on credit cards portfolio which expose the Company to credit risks for $6,595 million and $2,872 million, respectively. For the nine and three-month periods ended September 30, 2025, the Company recognized in Provision for doubtful accounts a gain of $5 million and a loss of $7 million as expected credit losses, and a loss of $9 million and $5 million for the nine and three-month periods ended September 30, 2024, respectively.

From time to time, the Company sells loans receivable related to its lending solution. In this regard, during 2024, the Company signed a contract with a third party to sell an amount up to $100 million of its loans receivable, as part of its funding strategy. These loans were originated by its Mexican subsidiary and provided to local users. This transaction was accounted for as a true sale and the Company has a continuing involvement related to a servicing fee charged to the purchaser for collection services and regarding a beneficial interest retained by the Company over the transferred assets. Such involvements did not preclude the fact that this operation qualified as a true sale because the purchaser had full control over the transferred assets. During the nine-month period ended September 30, 2025 the Company sold $52 million of loans receivable and recorded a gain of $1 million, related to the aforementioned contract. As of December 31, 2024, the Company sold $44 million of loans receivable andno gains or losses were recorded in the nine and three-month periods ended September 30, 2024.

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The following tables summarize the allowance for doubtful accounts activity during the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2025 and 2024:

September 30, 2025
MerchantConsumerCredit cardsAsset-backedTotal
(In millions)
Balance at beginning of year$417$696$557$8$1,678
Net charged to Net Income502847733102,092
Currency translation adjustments64881112265
Write-offs (1)(315)(517)(369)(4)(1,205)
Balance at end of period$668$1,114$1,032$16$2,830
September 30, 2024
MerchantConsumerCredit cardsAsset-backedTotal
(In millions)
Balance at beginning of year$256$591$236$1$1,084
Net charged to Net Income32856940661,309
Currency translation adjustments(20)(37)(39)—(96)
Write-offs (1)(171)(398)(116)—(685)
Balance at end of period$393$725$487$7$1,612

(1) The Company writes off loans when customer balance becomes 360 days past due.

The Company closely monitors credit quality for all loans receivable on a recurring basis to assess and manage its exposure to credit risk. To assess merchants and consumers seeking a loan under the lending solution, the Company uses, among other indicators, risk models internally developed, as a credit quality indicator to help predict the merchant’s and consumer’s ability to repay the principal balance and interest related to the credit. The risk model uses multiple variables as predictors of the merchant’s and consumer’s ability to repay the credit, including external and internal indicators. Internal indicators consider user behavior related to credit/payment history, and with lower weight in the risk models, the Company uses number of transactions in the Company’s ecosystem and merchant’s annual sales volume, among other indicators. In addition, the Company considers external bureau information to enhance the model and the decision making process.

The amortized cost of the loans receivable classified by the Company’s credit quality internal indicator was as follows:

September 30, 2025December 31, 2024
(In millions)
1-14 days past due$319$125
15-30 days past due217146
31-60 days past due281175
61-90 days past due254167
91-120 days past due259178
121-150 days past due227155
151-180 days past due236138
181-210 days past due222129
211-240 days past due238118
241-270 days past due211121
271-300 days past due183109
301-330 days past due191112
331-360 days past due16890
Total past due3,0061,763
To become due8,0164,810
Total$11,022$6,573

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As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, renegotiations represented 1.7% and 1.4% of the loans receivable portfolio, respectively.

NOTE 6. GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Goodwill and intangible assets

The composition of goodwill and intangible assets is as follows:

September 30, 2025December 31, 2024
(In millions)
Goodwill$161$149
Intangible assets with indefinite lives
Trademarks44
Amortizable intangible assets
Naming rights31—
Licenses and others1918
Non-compete agreements33
Customer lists1514
Trademarks77
Hubs network43
Others33
Total intangible assets8652
Accumulated amortization(48)(40)
Total intangible assets, net$38$12

Goodwill

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2025 and the year ended December 31, 2024 are as follows:

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025
BrazilMexicoArgentinaChileColombiaOther countriesTotal
(In millions)
Balance, beginning of the year$56$39$14$33$5$2$149
Currency translation adjustments84————12
Balance, end of the period$64$43$14$33$5$2$161
Year Ended December 31, 2024
BrazilMexicoArgentinaChileColombiaOther countriesTotal
(In millions)
Balance, beginning of the year$64$44$10$37$6$2$163
Business acquisitions624———12
Currency translation adjustments(14)(7)—(4)(1)—(26)
Balance, end of the year$56$39$14$33$5$2$149

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Intangible assets with finite useful life

Intangible assets with finite useful life are comprised of naming rights, customer lists, non-compete and non-solicitation agreements, hubs network, acquired software licenses and other acquired intangible assets including developed technologies and trademarks. Aggregate amortization expense for intangible assets for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 amounted to $6 million and $4 million, respectively, while aggregate amortization expense for intangible assets totaled $2 million and $2 million for the three-month periods ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

The following table summarizes the remaining amortization of intangible assets (in millions) with finite useful life as of September 30, 2025:

For year to be ended December 31, 2025$4
For year to be ended December 31, 20268
For year to be ended December 31, 20277
For year to be ended December 31, 20287
Thereafter8
$34

NOTE 7. INTANGIBLE ASSETS AT FAIR VALUE

The following tables present the digital assets name, cost basis, fair value, and number of units for each significant digital asset holding as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024:

Digital asset nameSeptember 30, 2025
Cost basis (1) · Fair value · Number of units held
(In millions, except for number of units held)
Bitcoin$22$65570.4
Ether3133,050.3
Digital asset nameDecember 31, 2024
Cost basis (1) · Fair value · Number of units held
(In millions, except for number of units held)
Bitcoin$6$39412.7
Ether3103,049.8

(1) Cost basis of the digital assets is net of $21 million of impairment losses recognized prior to the adoption of ASU 2023-08.

As of October 30, 2025, the Company sold all of its holding of Bitcoin and 3,021.55 units of Ether for a total amount of $74 million.

NOTE 8. SEGMENTS

The Company manages the business country-by-country to understand and focus on the specific needs and opportunities in those markets. The Company’s chief executive officer is responsible for allocating resources and assessing performance and is therefore its chief operating decision maker (“CODM”). The Company’s segments include Brazil, Mexico, Argentina and other countries (which includes Bermuda, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru, Uruguay and the U.S.).

The CODM makes decisions considering all business lines within a country as whole, taking into account the synergies between the different lines in each of the countries’ integrated digital ecosystems.

The CODM evaluates the performance of the Company’s operating segments based on their direct contribution.

Direct contribution consists of net revenues and financial income from external customers less segment costs, which include expenses, such as shipping operation costs (including warehousing costs), carrier and other operating costs, provision for doubtful accounts, cost of goods sold, collection fees, funding cost, salaries and wages, marketing expenses and hosting expenses. All corporate related costs have been excluded from the segment’s direct contribution.

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The following tables summarize the financial performance of the Company’s reporting segments:

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025
Brazil · Mexico · Argentina · Other Countries · Total
(In millions)
Net service revenues and financial income$9,006$3,878$4,130$746$17,760
Net product revenues1,558501220952,374
Net revenues and financial income10,5644,3794,35084120,134
Local operating expenses(8,730)(3,417)(2,409)(690)(15,246)
Depreciation and amortization(276)(172)(60)(35)(543)
Total segment costs(9,006)(3,589)(2,469)(725)(15,789)
Direct contribution1,5587901,8811164,345
Operating expenses and indirect costs of net revenues and financial expenses(2,033)
Income from operations2,312
Other income (expenses):
Interest income and other financial gains130
Interest expense and other financial losses(110)
Foreign currency losses, net(274)
Net income before income tax expense$2,058
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024
Brazil · Mexico · Argentina · Other Countries · Total
(In millions)
Net service revenues and financial income$7,353$3,000$2,385$569$13,307
Net product revenues917317126511,411
Net revenues and financial income8,2703,3172,51162014,718
Local operating expenses(6,310)(2,581)(1,395)(511)(10,797)
Depreciation and amortization(218)(126)(54)(32)(430)
Total segment costs(6,528)(2,707)(1,449)(543)(11,227)
Direct contribution1,7426101,062773,491
Operating expenses and indirect costs of net revenues and financial expenses(1,680)
Income from operations1,811
Other income (expenses):
Interest income and other financial gains107
Interest expense and other financial losses(117)
Foreign currency losses, net(132)
Net income before income tax expense$1,669

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Three Months Ended September 30, 2025
Brazil · Mexico · Argentina · Other Countries · Total
(In millions)
Net service revenues and financial income$3,374$1,460$1,371$271$6,476
Net product revenues6351917037933
Net revenues and financial income4,0091,6511,4413087,409
Local operating expenses(3,439)(1,279)(848)(252)(5,818)
Depreciation and amortization(95)(67)(21)(13)(196)
Total segment costs(3,534)(1,346)(869)(265)(6,014)
Direct contribution475305572431,395
Operating expenses and indirect costs of net revenues and financial expenses(671)
Income from operations724
Other income (expenses):
Interest income and other financial gains49
Interest expense and other financial losses(35)
Foreign currency losses, net(102)
Net income before income tax expense$636
Three Months Ended September 30, 2024
Brazil · Mexico · Argentina · Other Countries · Total
(In millions)
Net service revenues and financial income$2,548$1,030$979$203$4,760
Net product revenues3651155418552
Net revenues and financial income2,9131,1451,0332215,312
Local operating expenses(2,334)(914)(557)(179)(3,984)
Depreciation and amortization(74)(39)(19)(12)(144)
Total segment costs(2,408)(953)(576)(191)(4,128)
Direct contribution505192457301,184
Operating expenses and indirect costs of net revenues and financial expenses(627)
Income from operations557
Other income (expenses):
Interest income and other financial gains43
Interest expense and other financial losses(40)
Foreign currency losses, net(40)
Net income before income tax expense$520

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The following table summarizes net revenues and financial income per reporting segment, which have been disaggregated by similar products and services for the nine and three-month periods ended September 30, 2025 and 2024:

Nine Months Ended September 30,
BrazilMexicoArgentinaOther Countries (6)Total
2025202420252024202520242025202420252024
(In millions)
Commerce services (1)$4,876$4,176$2,334$1,864$1,272$795$505$396$8,987$7,231
Commerce product sales (2)1,53689748530621712391482,3291,374
Total commerce revenues6,4125,0732,8192,1701,48991859644411,3168,605
Financial services and income (3)1,9971,7935993981,9381,1652321654,7663,521
Credit revenues (4)2,1331,384945738920425984,0072,555
Fintech product sales (5)2220161133434537
Total fintech revenues4,1523,1971,5601,1472,8611,5932451768,8186,113
Total net revenues and financial income$10,564$8,270$4,379$3,317$4,350$2,511$841$620$20,134$14,718
Three Months Ended September 30,
BrazilMexicoArgentinaOther Countries (6)Total
2025202420252024202520242025202420252024
(In millions)
Commerce services (1)$1,789$1,452$864$647$426$358$179$144$3,258$2,601
Commerce product sales (2)62735718511169533517916538
Total commerce revenues2,4161,8091,0497584954112141614,1743,139
Financial services and income (3)74659723313761645888571,6831,249
Credit revenues (4)839499363246329163421,535910
Fintech product sales (5)886411211714
Total fintech revenues1,5931,10460238794662294603,2352,173
Total net revenues and financial income$4,009$2,913$1,651$1,145$1,441$1,033$308$221$7,409$5,312

(1) Includes final value fees and flat fees paid by sellers derived from intermediation services and related shipping and storage fees, classified fees derived from classified advertising services and ad sales.

(2)Includes revenues from inventory sales and related shipping fees.

(3)Includes revenues from commissions the Company charges for transactions off-platform derived from use of the Company’s payment solution and asset management product, revenues as a result of offering installments for the payment to its Mercado Pago users, either when the Company finances the transactions directly or when the Company sells the corresponding financial assets, interest earned on cash and investments as part of Mercado Pago activities, including those required due to fintech regulations, net of interest gains pass through our Brazilian users in connection with our asset management product, Mercado Pago debit card commissions and insurtech fees.

(4)Includes interest earned on loans and advances granted to merchants and consumers, and interest and commissions earned on Mercado Pago credit card transactions.

(5)Includes sales of mobile point of sales devices.

(6)Revenues from external customers in the U.S. amounted to $33 million and$13 million for the nine and three-month periods ended September 30, 2025, respectively, and $24 million and$11 million for the nine and three-month periods ended September 30, 2024, respectively.

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The following table summarizes the allocation of property and equipment, net based on geography:

September 30, 2025
BrazilMexicoArgentinaU.S.Other CountriesTotal
(In millions)
Property and equipment$1,486$1,145$521$10$220$3,382
Accumulated depreciation(614)(356)(237)(7)(110)(1,324)
Total property and equipment, net$872$789$284$3$110$2,058
December 31, 2024
BrazilMexicoArgentinaU.S.Other CountriesTotal
(In millions)
Property and equipment$1,078$713$434$10$178$2,413
Accumulated depreciation(497)(239)(199)(6)(92)(1,033)
Total property and equipment, net$581$474$235$4$86$1,380

The following table summarizes the allocation of the operating lease right-of-use assets based on geography:

September 30, 2025
BrazilMexicoArgentinaU.S.Other CountriesTotal
(In millions)
Right of use asset$1,091$1,194$133$4$145$2,567
Accumulated amortization(231)(206)(41)(1)(46)(525)
Total right of use asset, net$860$988$92$3$99$2,042
December 31, 2024
BrazilMexicoArgentinaU.S.Other CountriesTotal
(In millions)
Right of use asset$618$616$76$4$115$1,429
Accumulated amortization(139)(116)(36)(1)(39)(331)
Total right of use asset, net$479$500$40$3$76$1,098

The following table summarizes the allocation of the goodwill and intangible assets based on geography:

September 30, 2025
BrazilMexicoArgentinaU.S.Other CountriesTotal
(In millions)
Intangible assets at fair value$—$—$—$78$—$78
Goodwill and intangible assets1054823—71247
Accumulated amortization(10)(5)(8)—(25)(48)
Total goodwill and intangible assets, net$95$43$15$78$46$277

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December 31, 2024
BrazilMexicoArgentinaU.S.Other CountriesTotal
(In millions)
Intangible assets at fair value$—$—$—$49$—$49
Goodwill and intangible assets644323—71201
Accumulated amortization(6)(4)(7)—(23)(40)
Total goodwill and intangible assets, net$58$39$16$49$48$210

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NOTE 9. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

Assets and liabilities measured and recorded at fair value on a recurring basis

The following table summarizes the Company’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024:

Balances as ofSeptember 30, 2025Quoted Prices inactive markets for identical Assets(Level 1)Significant otherobservable inputs(Level 2)Unobservableinputs(Level 3)Balances as ofDecember 31, 2024Quoted Prices inactive markets for identical Assets(Level 1)Significant otherobservable inputs(Level 2)Unobservableinputs(Level 3)
(In millions)
Cash and Cash Equivalents:
Money Market$684$684$—$—$572$572$—$—
Foreign government debt securities (1)————44——
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents:
Money Market (2)355355——297297——
Foreign government debt securities (1)44——469469——
Investments:
U.S. government debt securities (1)1,5021,502——1,0871,087——
Foreign government debt securities (1) (3)2,8682,868——4,1144,114——
Corporate debt securities293293——262262——
Other Assets:
Derivative Instruments39—39—58—58—
Intangible assets at fair value7878——4949——
Total Assets$5,823$5,784$39$—$6,912$6,854$58$—
Salaries and social security payable:
Long-term retention program$151$—$151$—$163$—$163$—
Other Liabilities:
Meli Dólar liability (1)60—60—31—31—
Derivative Instruments129—129—31—31—
Contingent consideration4——44——4
Total Liabilities$344$—$340$4$229$—$225$4

(1) Measured at fair value with impact on the statement of income for the application of the fair value option. (See Note 2 – Summary of significant accounting policies – Fair value option applied to certain financial instruments).

(2) As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, includes $289 million and $283 million, respectively, of money market funds from securitization transactions. (See Note 4 – Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash equivalents and investments).

(3)As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, includes $8 million and $12 million, respectively, of investments from securitization transactions. (See Note 4 – Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash equivalents and investments).

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The Company’s assets and liabilities measured and recorded at fair value on a recurring basis were valued using i) Level 1 inputs: unadjusted quoted prices in active markets (Level 1 instrument valuations are obtained from observable inputs that reflect quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets in active markets); ii) Level 2 inputs: obtained from readily-available pricing sources for comparable instruments as well as instruments with inactive markets at the measurement date; and iii) Level 3 inputs: valuations based on unobservable inputs reflecting Company’s assumptions. The unobservable inputs of the fair value of contingent considerations classified as Level 3 refer to the amounts to be paid according to the agreement of an acquisition, the likelihood of achievement of the targets included in that arrangement (expected to be 100%), and the Company’s historical experience with similar arrangements. Reasonable variation on those unobservable inputs would not significantly change the fair value of those instruments. As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company had not changed the methodology nor the assumptions used to estimate the fair value of the financial instruments.

There were no transfers to and from Levels 1, 2 and 3 during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2025, nor during the year ended December 31, 2024.

The Company’s election of the fair value option applies to: i) foreign government debt securities, ii) U.S. government debt securities and iii) Meli Dólar liability. The Company recognized fair value changes of foreign and U.S. government debt securities, which include the related interest income of those instruments, in net service revenues and financial income if it is related to Mercado Pago’s operations or in interest income and other financial gains if not. Such fair value changes and interest income amount to gains of $381 million and $120 million, and $224 million and $83 million in net service revenues and financial income for the nine and three-month periods ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively, and $64 million and $22 million, and $40 million and $18 million in interest income and other financial gains for the nine and three-month periods ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The Meli Dólar liability has not presented changes in its fair value for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2025 and 2024.

As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the cost of the Company’s investment in corporate debt securities classified as available for sale amounted to $288 million and $259 million, respectively, and the estimated fair value amounted to $293 million and $262 million, respectively. The cost of these securities is determined under a specific identification basis. As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 the gross unrealized gains accumulated amounted to $5 million and $3 million, respectively. For the nine and three-month periods ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, the proceeds from sales of corporate debt securities amounted to $43 million, $6 million and $12 million and $9 million, respectively.

The following table summarizes the net carrying amount of the corporate debt securities classified as available for sale, classified by its contractual maturities:

September 30, 2025December 31, 2024
(In millions)
One year or less$65$87
One year to two years4645
Two years to three years7621
Three years to four years8563
Four years to five years2146
Total available for sale investments$293$262

The following table summarizes the net carrying amount of the debt securities not classified as available for sale (U.S. and foreign government debt securities), classified by its contractual maturities or Management’s expectation to convert the investments into cash:

September 30, 2025December 31, 2024
(In millions)
One year or less$3,338$4,711
One year to two years361475
Two years to three years115152
Three years to four years377231
Four years to five years85104
More than five years981
Total debt securities not classified as available for sale$4,374$5,674

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Financial assets and liabilities not measured and recorded at fair value

The following table summarizes the estimated fair value of the financial assets and liabilities of the Company not measured at fair value as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024:

Balances as ofSeptember 30, 2025Estimated fair value as of September 30, 2025Balances as ofDecember 31, 2024Estimated fair value as of December 31, 2024
(In millions)
Cash and cash equivalents$1,898$1,898$2,059$2,059
Restricted cash and cash equivalents6,2586,2581,2981,298
Investments316316160160
Accounts receivables, net298298255255
Credit card receivables and other means of payment, net6,6486,6485,2885,288
Loans receivable, net8,1928,0544,8954,840
Other assets201201114114
Total Assets$23,811$23,673$14,069$14,014
Accounts payable and accrued expenses$4,053$4,053$3,196$3,196
Funds payable to customers10,56710,5676,9546,954
Amounts payable due to credit and debit card transactions3,0593,0591,9641,964
Salaries and social security payable689689564564
Loans payable and other financial liabilities7,7287,6875,5935,499
Other liabilities44356356
Total Liabilities$26,100$26,059$18,627$18,533

As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the carrying value of the Company’s financial assets with determinable fair value (except for loans receivable) not measured at fair value approximated their fair value mainly because of their short-term maturity or because the effective interest rates are not materially different from market interest rates. If these financial assets were measured at fair value in the financial statements, cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents would be classified as Level 1 (where cost and fair value are aligned) and the remaining financial assets would be classified as Level 2. The estimated fair value of the loans receivable would be classified as Level 3 based on the Company’s assumptions.

As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the carrying value of the Company’s financial liabilities (except for the 3.125% Notes due 2031 (the “2031 Notes”) and the 2.375% Sustainability Senior Notes Due 2026 (the "2026 Notes") as of December 31, 2024) not measured at fair value approximated their fair value mainly because of their short-term maturity or because the effective interest rates are not materially different from market interest rates. If these financial liabilities were measured at fair value in the financial statements, these would be classified as Level 2. As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the estimated fair value of the 2031 Notes would be $496 million and $475 million, respectively, which is based on Level 2 inputs. As of December 31, 2024, the estimated fair value of the 2026 Notes would have been $351 million, which is based on Level 2 inputs.

NOTE 10. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Litigation and Other Legal Matters

The Company is subject to certain contingent liabilities with respect to existing or potential claims, lawsuits and other proceedings. The Company accrues liabilities when it considers that future costs will probably be incurred and such costs can be reasonably estimated. Proceeding-related liabilities are based on developments to date and historical information related to actions filed against the Company. As of September 30, 2025, the Company had accounted for estimated liabilities involving proceeding-related contingencies and other estimated contingencies of$177 million(net of judicial deposits) within non current other liabilities to cover legal actions against the Company for which Management has assessed the likelihood of a final adverse outcome as probable. Expected legal costs related to litigations are accrued when the legal service is actually provided.

In addition, as of September 30, 2025, the Company and its subsidiaries are subject to certain legal actions considered by the Company’s Management and its legal counsels to be reasonably possible of resulting in a loss for an estimated aggregate amount up to$413 million. No loss amounts have been accrued for such reasonably possible legal actions.

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For further information related to contingent liabilities please refer to Note 16 to the consolidated financial statements in the Company’s 2024 10-K.

Tax Claims

Withholding Tax in the Brazil-Argentina Double Taxation Treaty

The tax claim related to the withholding income tax (“IRRF”) over payments remitted by certain Brazilian subsidiaries to MercadoLibre S.R.L. for the provision of information technology support and assistance services is described in Note 16 to the consolidated financial statements in the Company’s 202410-K.

On September 6, 2025, the first instance of the Federal Justice rendered a judgment revoking the previously granted injunction that had recognized the right of collecting the withholding tax at a 10% rate (instead of 15%), and denying the requested writ of mandamus. The Company appealed this decision to the Federal Regional Court of the 3rd Region and submitted a request for interim relief on appeal aiming to maintain the suspension of tax enforceability. The Federal Regional Court of the 3rd Region denied the Company’s request. Therefore, on October 10, 2025, the Company deposited into court the amount arising from the difference in the withholding tax rate for $25 million from September 2024 onwards.

Management’s opinion, based on the opinion of external legal counsel, is that the risk of losing the case is probable based on the technical merits of the Company’s tax position and the existence of adverse decisions issued by the Superior Court of Justice. For that reason, the Company has recorded a provision for the disputed amounts, which was $501 million as of September 30, 2025, and which was recorded in non-current other liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets, net of the corresponding judicial deposits for $450 million (which includes $102 million of interest income).

Interstate rate of ICMS-DIFAL on interstate sales

Interstate rate of ICMS-DIFAL on interstate sales without Complementary Law

The writ of mandamus related to the interstate rate of ICMS-DIFAL (Imposto sobre Circulação de Mercadorias, Serviços de Transporte Interestadual, Intermunicipal e Comunicação on interstate sales at a differential rate) without the existence of a complementary law is described in Note 16 to the consolidated financial statements in the Company’s 2024 10-K.

In June 2025, the Superior Court of Justice ruled against the Company on the Special Appeal relating to one of the cases related to the Distrito Federal (where the risk of losing had been considered probable). In August 2025, the case became final and unappealable in favor of the State.

In July 2025, the case related to Goiás (where the risk of losing had been considered probable) became final and unappealable in favor of the Company. The case will be closed following withdrawal by the Company of the funds previously required to be deposited by the Company (which amount to less than $1 million as of September 30, 2025).

In September 2025, in the case related to Rio de Janeiro (where the risk of losing had been considered remote) the Company obtained a partially favorable second instance decision and filed a motion for clarification, which is still pending judgment.

The other cases pending as of December 31, 2024 had no updates during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2025. The Company maintains a$2 million provision as of September 30, 2025 for the disputed amounts related to the 3 ongoing cases where the risk of losing is considered by Management to be probable, based on the opinion of external legal counsel, which are presented net of the corresponding judicial deposits of $2 million.

Interstate rate of ICMS-DIFAL on interstate sales under Law No. 190/22

The writ of mandamus related to the interstate rate of ICMS-DIFAL under Supplementary Law No. 190/22 is described in Note 16 to the consolidated financial statements in the Company’s 2024 10-K. In 2022, the Company filed writs of mandamus in all 27 Federation States to prevent DIFAL collection by the Brazilian tax authorities. On November 29, 2023, the Brazilian Supreme Court (“STF”) ruled that Supplementary Law No. 190/22 was constitutional, making ICMS-DIFAL payable from of April 5, 2022 onwards (ninety days after the law came into effect). This decision was reached in a Direct Action of Unconstitutionality (ADI 7066) but is not yet final, as a motion for clarification filed on May 13, 2024 is still pending.

Management’s opinion as of September 30, 2025, based on the opinion of external legal counsel, is that the risk of losing the case is remote for the period between January 1, 2022 to April 4, 2022, and probable for the period between April 5, 2022 to December 31, 2022 based on the technical merits of the Company’s tax position. For that reason, the Company has not recorded any liability for the amounts in controversy related to the period through April 4, 2022, but has recorded liabilities for the amounts in controversy related to the period from April 5, 2022 to December 31, 2022 in an amount of $33 millionas of September 30, 2025, which are presented net of the corresponding judicial deposits of $31 million.

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On October 21, 2025, in a leading case (Case 1266), the STF reaffirmed the ADI 7066 ruling but clarified that, exclusively for fiscal year 2022, DIFAL cannot be collected from taxpayers who had filed lawsuits challenging the tax by November 29, 2023 (as the Company did), and had not paid the tax that year. This decision from STF led to an update in the Company’s risk assessment for these cases, whose risk of losing had been considered probable and is now considered remote. Therefore, the Company will recognize a reversal on the $33 million provision during the three-month period ended December 31, 2025. The deposits will be withdrawn to the extent that the Courts provide authorization.

Exclusion of ICMS tax benefits from federal taxes base

The tax claims related to the exclusion of ICMS tax benefits from the tax base of the Corporate Income Tax (“IRPJ”) and of the Social Contribution on Net Profits (“CSLL”) and the federal contributions PIS and COFINS is described in Note 16 to the consolidated financial statements in the Company’s 202410-K.

On April 4, 2025, the case related to the exclusion of ICMS tax benefits in the tax base of IRPJ and CSLL prior to the enactment of Law 14,789 (up to December 2023), whose risk of losing was deemed not more likely than not, became final and unappealable in favor of the Company. The Company had recorded a corresponding income tax benefit arising from the ICMS tax incentives from September 2021 up to December 2023, which amounted to $39 million considering the exchange rate as of September 30, 2025.

Regarding the writ of mandamus filed to set aside the federal contributions IRPJ and CSLL under Law 14,789 (from January 2024 onwards), on September 8, 2025, a decision was rendered granting a preliminary injunction, ensuring the Company’s right not to include presumed ICMS credits in the calculation basis of IRPJ and CSLL, disregarding the effects of Law No. 14,789/2023, and suspending the enforceability of the tax credits under discussion in these proceedings. On September 22, 2025, the Federal Government filed an appeal against the injunction. Management’s opinion, based on the opinion of external legal counsel, is that the risk of losing the case is not more likely than not based on the technical merits of the Company’s tax position. Accordingly, the Company has not recorded any expense or liability for the disputed amounts. As of September 30, 2025, the total disputed amount was $77 million.

In June 2025, regarding the writ of mandamus filed to set aside the federal contributions PIS and COFINS under Law 14,789 (from January 2024 onwards), the Company was granted an injunction to suspend the inclusion of presumed ICMS credits in the PIS and COFINS calculation basis, setting aside the effects of Law 14,789/2023. On July 29, 2025, the Federal Government appealed the decision that granted the preliminary injunction requested by the Company. On July 31, 2025, a decision was rendered upholding the injunction. On August 21, 2025, the proceedings were stayed until the Supreme Federal Court rules on the matter (Topic 843). Management’s opinion, based on the opinion of external legal counsel, is that the risk of losing the case is possible but not probable based on the technical merits of the Company’s tax position. Accordingly, the Company has not recorded any expense or liability for the disputed amounts. As of September 30, 2025, the total disputed amount was $21 million.

Buyer protection program

The buyer protection program (“BPP”) is designed to protect buyers in the Marketplace from losses due primarily to fraud or counterparty non-performance for all transactions completed through the Company’s online payment solution Mercado Pago (except for certain excluded categories). The Company’s BPP provides protection to consumers by reimbursing them for the total value of a purchased item and the value of any shipping service paid if it does not arrive, arrives incomplete or damaged, does not match the seller’s description or if the buyer regrets the purchase. The Company is entitled to recover from the third-party carrier companies performing the shipping service certain amounts paid under the BPP. Furthermore, in some specific circumstances, the Company enters into insurance contracts with third-party insurance companies in order to cover contingencies that may arise from the BPP.

The maximum potential exposure under this program is estimated to be the volume of payments on the Marketplace, for which claims may be made under the terms and conditions of the Company’s BPP. Based on historical losses to date, the Company does not believe that the maximum potential exposure is representative of the actual potential exposure. The Company records a liability with respect to losses under this program when they are probable and the amount can be reasonably estimated.

As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, Management’s estimate of the maximum potential exposure related to the Company’s buyer protection program is $6,533 million and $5,769 million, respectively, for which the Company recorded a provision of $15 million and $14 million, respectively.

Commitments

The Company has committed to purchase cloud platform and other technology services for a total minimum aggregate purchase commitment of $3,167 million. As of September 30, 2025, the remaining purchase commitment is $2,544 million.

The Company has signed a 10-year agreement with Gol Linhas Aereas S.A. under which the Company is committed to contract a minimum amount of air logistics services for a total cost of $378 million (portion allocated to the services component of the agreement). As of September 30, 2025, the remaining purchase commitment is $301 million.

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Since October 2023, the Company has signed 3-year agreements with certain shipping companies in Brazil, under which the Company committed to contract a minimum amount of logistics services for a total cost of $59 million. As of September 30, 2025, the remaining commitment amounted to $33 million.

As of September 30, 2025, the Company has lease agreements for new warehouses in Brazil, Mexico, Argentina and Chile, for a total amount of $1,200 million, that have not yet commenced. Lease terms under the agreements are between 3 to 15 years.

The Company has unconditional purchase obligations related to capital expenditures for a total amount of $34 million. As of September 30, 2025, the remaining purchase commitment is $6 million.

NOTE 11. LONG TERM RETENTION PROGRAM

The following table summarizes the long term retention program accrued compensation expense for the nine and three-month periods ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, which are payable in cash according to the decisions made by the Board of Directors (the “Board”):

Nine Months Ended September 30,Three Months Ended September 30,
2025202420252024
(In millions)
LTRP 2019$2$22$—$9
LTRP 2020242259
LTRP 2021212057
LTRP 202237361014
LTRP 202362611523
LTRP 202453491321
LTRP 202553—16—
Total LTRP$252$210$64$83

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NOTE 12. LOANS PAYABLE AND OTHER FINANCIAL LIABILITIES

The following tables summarize the Company’s Loans payable and other financial liabilities as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024:

September 30, 2025December 31, 2024
(In millions)
Loans from banks$729$946
Bank overdrafts2626
Secured lines of credit156110
Financial Bills2107
Deposit Certificates1,5421,068
Commercial Notes25
Finance lease liabilities4241
Collateralized debt1,311610
2026 Sustainability Notes3654
2031 Notes48
Debt securities41—
Other lines of credit33
Current loans payable and other financial liabilities$4,431$2,828
Loans from banks$770$217
Secured lines of credit26
Financial Bills378271
Deposit Certificates22
Commercial Notes204170
Finance lease liabilities7081
Collateralized debt1,4491,232
2026 Sustainability Notes—362
2031 Notes533546
Other lines of credit1—
Non-Current loans payable and other financial liabilities$3,409$2,887

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Type of instrumentCurrencyInterestWeighted Average Interest RateMaturitySeptember 30, 2025December 31, 2024
(In millions)
Loans from banks
Chilean SubsidiariesChilean PesosFixed5.96%October 2025 - September 2026$179$134
Brazilian SubsidiaryBrazilian Reais————44
Brazilian Subsidiary (1)US DollarFixed5.30%October 2025 - October 2026449211
Brazilian Subsidiary (1)EurosFixed3.99%November 2025 - November 202683190
Brazilian SubsidiaryBrazilian ReaisVariableTJLP + 0.80%October 2025 - May 20312120
Mexican SubsidiariesMexican PesosVariableTIIE + 1.80% - 2.60%October 2025 - March 2030678512
Uruguayan SubsidiaryUruguayan PesosFixed8.74%October - November 20258952
Bank overdrafts
Uruguayan SubsidiaryUruguayan PesosFixed9.19%October 20252615
Chilean SubsidiaryChilean Pesos————11
Secured lines of credit
Argentine Subsidiaries (2)Argentine PesosFixed52.49%October 2025148102
Mexican SubsidiaryMexican PesosFixed11.08%October 2025 - July 20271014
Financial Bills
Brazilian SubsidiaryBrazilian ReaisVariableCDI + 0.45% - 0.95%March 2026 - April 2028588278
Deposit Certificates
Brazilian SubsidiaryBrazilian ReaisVariableCDI + 0.19% - 0.55%October 2025 - September 2026900331
Brazilian SubsidiaryBrazilian ReaisVariable95.5% to 130.0% of CDIOctober 2025 - June 2027612703
Brazilian SubsidiaryBrazilian ReaisFixed14.34% - 15.36%October 2025 - March 20263236
Commercial Notes
Brazilian SubsidiaryBrazilian ReaisVariableDI + 0.88%October 2025 - August 20276960
Brazilian SubsidiaryBrazilian ReaisVariableIPCA + 6.41%October 2025 - August 2029137115
Finance lease liabilities112122
Collateralized debt2,7601,842
2026 Sustainability NotesUS DollarFixed2.375%January 2026365366
2031 NotesUS DollarFixed3.125%January 2026 - January 2031537554
Debt securitiesArgentine PesosVariableTAMAR + 2.85%October 2025 - July 202641—
Other lines of credit43
$7,840$5,715

(1) The carrying amount includes the effect of the derivative instruments that qualified for fair value hedge accounting. See Note 15 – Derivative instruments for further detail.

(2)As of September 30, 2025, includes $9 million secured by a compensating balance agreement signed by MercadoLibre S.R.L.

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See Note 13 – Securitization transactions and Note 14 – Leases to these unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements for details regarding the Company’s collateralized debt securitization transactions and finance lease obligations, respectively.

2.375% Sustainability Senior Notes Due 2026 and 3.125% Senior Notes Due 2031

On January 14, 2021, the Company closed a public offering of $400 million aggregate principal amount of 2.375% Sustainability Notes due 2026 (the “2026 Sustainability Notes”) and $700 million aggregate principal amount of 3.125% Notes due 2031 (the “2031 Notes” and collectively, the “Notes”).

During 2024, the Company repurchased $27 million and $81 million in principal amount of the outstanding 2026 Sustainability Notes and 2031 Notes, respectively. The total amount paid during 2024 for those repurchases amounted to $98 million. For the nine and three-month periods ended September 30, 2024, the Company recognized $8 million and $3 million as a gain in Interest income and other financial gains in the interim condensed consolidated statements of income, respectively. During the nine-month period ended September 30, 2025, the Company repurchased $13 million in principal amount of the outstanding 2031 Notes. The total amount paid amounted to $12 million. For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2025, the Company recognized $1 million as a gain in Interest income and other financial gains in the interim condensed consolidated statements of income. During the three-month period ended September 30, 2025, the Company didnot repurchase Notes.

Certain of the Company’s subsidiaries (the “Subsidiary Guarantors”) fully and unconditionally guarantee the payment of principal, premium, if any, interest, and all other amounts in respect of each of the Notes (the “Subsidiary Guarantees”). The initial Subsidiary Guarantors were MercadoLibre S.R.L., Ibazar.com Atividades de Internet Ltda., eBazar.com.br Ltda., Mercado Envios Servicos de Logistica Ltda., Mercado Pago Instituição de Pagamento Ltda. (formerly known as “MercadoPago.com Representações Ltda.”), MercadoLibre Chile Ltda., MercadoLibre, S.A. de C.V., Institución de Fondos de Pago Electrónico (formerly known as “MercadoLibre, S. de R.L. de C.V.”), DeRemate.com de México, S. de R.L. de C.V. and MercadoLibre Colombia Ltda. On October 27, 2021, MercadoLibre, S.A. de C.V., Institución de Fondos de Pago Electrónico became an excluded subsidiary pursuant to the terms of the Notes and it was released from its Subsidiary Guaranty. On October 27, 2021, MP Agregador, S. de R.L. de C.V. became a Subsidiary Guarantor under the Notes. On July 1 and October 1, 2022, Ibazar.com Atividades de Internet Ltda. and Mercado Envios Servicos de Logistica Ltda. were merged into eBazar.com.br Ltda, respectively. On May 2, 2025, as a result of the spin-off of DeRemate.com de México, S. de R.L. de C.V. completed in January 2025 (the “DeRemate Spinoff”), MPFS, S. de R.L. de C.V. became a Subsidiary Guarantor under the Notes.

For additional information regarding the 2026 Sustainability Notes and the 2031 Notes please refer to Note 18 to the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2024, contained in the Company’s 2024 10-K.

Revolving Credit Agreement

On September 27, 2024, the Company entered into a $400 million amended and restated revolving credit agreement (the “Amended and Restated Credit Agreement”) with the lenders party thereto and the Company’s subsidiaries MercadoLibre S.R.L., Ebazar.com.br Ltda., Mercado Pago Instituição de Pagamento Ltda., DeRemate.com de Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V., MP Agregador, S. de R.L. de C.V., MercadoLibre Chile Ltda., and MercadoLibre Colombia Ltda. as initial guarantors. On July 23, 2025, as a result of the DeRemate Spinoff, MPFS, S. de R.L. de C.V. became a guarantor under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement in accordance with its terms. The Company’s obligations under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement are guaranteed by the guarantors, as stated before.

On September 12, 2025, the Company entered into Amendment No. 1 (the "First Amendment") to the Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement (as amended by the First Amendment, the “Amended Credit Agreement”) with the lenders party thereto and the guarantors. The First Amendment permits the Company to request, at one or more times, that existing and/or new lenders provide, at their election, up to $400 million of additional commitments, for an aggregate principal amount of credit commitments of up to $800 million. The Company’s obligations under the Amended Credit Agreement remain guaranteed on an unsecured basis by the guarantors. All other obligations of the Company under the Amended Credit Agreement remain unchanged.

The interest rates under the Amended Credit Agreement are based on Term SOFR (“Secured Overnight Funding Rate”) plus an interest margin of 1.00% per annum, which may be decreased to 0.90% per annum or increased to 1.15% per annum depending on the Company’s debt rating, as further provided under the Amended Credit Agreement. Any loans drawn from the Amended Credit Agreement must be repaid on or prior to September 27, 2028, which will be automatically extended to September 27, 2029 upon satisfaction, on or prior to August 28, 2027, of the Maturity Extension Conditions (as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement), as further provided in the Amended Credit Agreement. The Company is also obligated to pay a commitment fee on the unused amounts of the facility at a rate per annum equal to 25% of the then Applicable Margin, depending on the Company’s debt rating, as further provided under the Amended Credit Agreement.

As of September 30, 2025, no amounts have been borrowed under the facility.

NOTE 13. SECURITIZATION TRANSACTIONS

The process of securitization consists of the issuance of securities collateralized by a pool of assets through a special purpose entity (“SPEs”), often under a VIE.

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The Company securitizes financial assets associated with its credit card receivables and loans receivable portfolio. The Company’s securitization transactions typically involve the legal transfer of financial assets to bankruptcy remote SPEs. The Company generally retains economic interests in the collateralized securitization transactions, which are retained in the form of subordinated interests. For accounting purposes, the Company is generally precluded from recording the transfers of assets in securitization transactions as sales and is required to consolidate the SPE.

The Company securitizes certain credit card receivables related to users’ purchases through a Chilean SPE. Under this SPE contract, the Company has determined that it has no obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits of the SPE that could be significant because it does not retain any equity certificate of participation or subordinated interest in the SPE. As the Company does not control the vehicle, its assets, liabilities and related results are not consolidated in the Company’s financial statements.

Additionally, the Company securitizes certain credit card receivables related to users’ purchases through Brazilian SPEs. Under these SPE contracts, the Company has determined that it has the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits of the SPEs that could be significant because it retains subordinated interest in the SPEs. As the Company controls the vehicles, the assets, liabilities and related results are consolidated in its financial statements.

The Company securitizes certain loans receivable through Brazilian, Argentine, Mexican and Chilean SPEs, formed to securitize loans receivable provided by the Company to its users or purchased from financial institutions that grant loans to the Company’s users through Mercado Pago. According to the SPE contracts, the Company has determined that it has both the power to direct the activities of the entity that most significantly impact the entity’s performance and the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits of the entity that could be significant because it retains the equity certificates of participation and would therefore also be consolidated.

When the Company controls the vehicle, it accounts for the securitization transactions as if they were secured financing and therefore the assets, liabilities and related results are consolidated in its financial statements. The secured debt is issued by the SPEs and includes collateralized securities used to fund the Company’s fintech business. The third-party investors in the securitization transactions have legal recourse only to the assets securing the debt and do not have recourse to the Company. Additionally, the cash flows generated by the SPEs are restricted to the payment of amounts due to third-party investors, but the Company retains the right to residual cash flows.

The following table summarizes the Company’s collateralized debt under securitization transactions, as of September 30, 2025:

SPEsCollateralized debt(In millions)Interest rateCurrencyMaturity
Mercado Crédito I Brasil Fundo de Investimento Em Direitos Creditórios Não Padronizados$95CDI + 2.25%Brazilian ReaisMarch 2027
Mercado Crédito I Brasil Fundo de Investimento Em Direitos Creditórios Não Padronizados19CDI + 5.25%Brazilian ReaisJune 2029
Mercado Crédito Fundo de Investimento Em Direitos Creditórios Não Padronizado58CDI + 3.00%Brazilian ReaisApril 2028
Mercado Crédito II Brasil Fundo De Investimento Em Direitos Creditórios Nao Padronizados198CDI + 1.75%Brazilian ReaisOctober 2031
Mercado Crédito II Brasil Fundo De Investimento Em Direitos Creditórios Nao Padronizados62CDI + 5.25%Brazilian ReaisJuly 2028
Seller Fundo De Investimento Em Direitos Creditórios199CDI + 1.60%Brazilian ReaisMarch 2026
Seller Fundo De Investimento Em Direitos Creditórios100CDI + 1.80%Brazilian ReaisMay 2026
Seller Fundo De Investimento Em Direitos Creditórios40CDI + 1.40%Brazilian ReaisSeptember 2026
Seller Fundo De Investimento Em Direitos Creditórios20CDI + 1.60%Brazilian ReaisNovember 2026
Seller Fundo De Investimento Em Direitos Creditórios296CDI + 0.85%Brazilian ReaisMay 2028
Seller II Fundo De Investimento Em Direitos Creditórios Segmento Meios De Pagamento De Resp Ltda189CDI + 0.85%Brazilian ReaisJuly 2027
Mercado Crédito XXVIII1Badlar rates plus 200 basis points with a min 15% and a max 60%Argentine PesosSeptember - November 2025 (1)

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SPEsCollateralized debt(In millions)Interest rateCurrencyMaturity
Mercado Crédito XXIX2Badlar rates plus 200 basis points with a min 15% and a max 60%Argentine PesosSeptember - November 2025 (1)
Mercado Crédito XXX8Badlar rates plus 200 basis points with a min 15% and a max 60%Argentine PesosOctober - December 2025 (1)
Mercado Crédito XXXI8Badlar rates plus 200 basis points with a min 15% and a max 60%Argentine PesosOctober - December 2025 (1)
Mercado Crédito XXXII19Badlar rates plus 200 basis points with a min 15% and a max 60%Argentine PesosNovember 2025 - January 2026 (1)
Mercado Crédito XXXIII18Badlar rates plus 200 basis points with a min 15% and a max 60%Argentine PesosNovember 2025 - February 2026 (1)
Mercado Crédito XXXIV31Badlar rates plus 200 basis points with a min 10% and a max 50%Argentine PesosJanuary - March 2026 (1)
Mercado Crédito XXXV59Badlar rates plus 200 basis points with a min 10% and a max 40%Argentine PesosFebruary - March 2026 (1)
Mercado Crédito XXXVI59TAMAR rates plus 100 basis points with a min 15% and a max 50%Argentine PesosMarch - July 2026 (1)
Mercado Crédito XXXVII65TAMAR rates plus 100 basis points with a min 15% and a max 50%Argentine PesosApril - August 2026 (1)
Mercado Crédito XXXVIII64TAMAR rates plus 100 basis points with a min 15% and a max 50%Argentine PesosMay - August 2026 (1)
Mercado Crédito XXXIX64TAMAR rates plus 100 basis points with a min 25% and a max 50%Argentine PesosJuly - October 2026 (1)
Mercado Crédito XL59TAMAR rates plus 100 basis points with a min 20% and a max 75%Argentine PesosJuly - November 2026 (1)
Mercado Crédito XLI (2)48TAMAR rates plus 100 basis points with a min 20% and a max 75%Argentine PesosAugust - December 2026 (1)
Mercado Crédito XLII (2)51TAMAR rates plus 100 basis points with a min 20% and a max 75%Argentine PesosSeptember - December 2026 (1)
Fideicomiso Irrevocable de Administración y Fuente de Pago 6203282The equilibrium interbank interest rate published by Banco de Mexico in the Diario Oficial plus 2.20%Mexican PesosNovember 2029
Fideicomiso Irrevocable de Administración y Fuente de Pago 6189247The equilibrium interbank interest rate published by Banco de Mexico in the Diario Oficial plus 2.8%Mexican PesosApril 2027
Fideicomiso Irrevocable de Administración y Fuente de Pago Número 6279246The equilibrium interbank interest rate published by Banco de Mexico in the Diario Oficial plus 2.50%Mexican PesosAugust 2027
Fideicomiso Irrevocable de Administración y Fuente de Pago F/6191131The equilibrium interbank interest rate published by Banco de Mexico in the Diario Oficial plus 2.20%Mexican PesosApril 2026
Frontal Trust Mercado Pago Créditos Fondo de Inversión11TAB 30 + 2.10%Chilean PesosNovember 2027

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SPEsCollateralized debt(In millions)Interest rateCurrencyMaturity
Frontal Trust Mercado Pago Créditos Fondo de Inversión2TAB 30 + 3.90%Chilean PesosNovember 2027
Frontal Trust Mercado Pago Créditos Fondo de Inversión9TAB 30 + 4.25%Chilean PesosNovember 2027
$2,760

(1) Minimum and maximum maturity depending on the applicable interest rate within the range.

(2) As of September 30, 2025, Loans payables owned by this trust were obtained through private placements. Mercado Crédito XLI trust made the public debt issuance in the Argentine stock market on October 13, 2025.

In June 2025, the Company renegotiated key terms of several collateralized debt structures in Brazil to reduce funding costs and increase flexibility in asset eligibility. As a result, the Company achieved interest rate reductions across three SPEs in Brazil: Mercado Crédito I Brasil Fundo de Investimento Em Direitos Creditórios Não Padronizados reduced its interest rate spread from 2.50% to 2.25%, Mercado Crédito Fundo de Investimento Em Direitos Creditórios Não Padronizado from 3.50% to 3.00% (and extended its maturity from August 2025 to April 2028), and Mercado Crédito II Brasil Fundo De Investimento Em Direitos Creditórios Nao Padronizado from 2.35% to 1.75% (while also extending its maturity from January 2030 to October 2031).

The assets and liabilities of the SPEs through which the Company securitizes financial assets as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 are as follows:

September 30,2025December 31,2024
Assets · (In millions)
Current assets:
Restricted cash and cash equivalents (1)$487$492
Loans receivable, net of allowances2,2841,410
Intercompany receivables1,446743
Other assets—1
Total current assets4,2172,646
Non-current assets:
Long-term investments812
Loans receivable, net of allowances198102
Total non-current assets206114
Total assets$4,423$2,760
Liabilities
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses$—$1
Loans payable and other financial liabilities1,311610
Intercompany liabilities11324
Other liabilities—1
Total current liabilities1,424636
Non-current liabilities:
Loans payable and other financial liabilities1,4491,232
Total non-current liabilities1,4491,232
Total liabilities$2,873$1,868

(1) Restricted cash and cash equivalents from the SPEs include balances maintained in digital wallets that are eliminated for consolidation purposes.

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NOTE 14. LEASES

The Company leases certain fulfillment, cross-docking and services centers, office space, aircraft, aircraft hangars, machines, and vehicles in the various countries in which it operates. The lease agreements do not contain any residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants.

Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases was as follows:

September 30, 2025December 31, 2024
(In millions)
Operating Leases
Operating lease right-of-use assets$2,042$1,098
Operating lease liabilities$2,037$1,135
Finance Leases
Property and equipment, at cost$228$200
Accumulated depreciation(115)(77)
Property and equipment, net$113$123
Loans payable and other financial liabilities$112$122

The following table summarizes the weighted average remaining lease term and the weighted average incremental borrowing rate for operating leases and the weighted average discount rate for finance leases as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024:

September 30, 2025December 31, 2024
Weighted average remaining lease term
Operating leases8 Years8 Years
Finance leases3 Years3 Years
Weighted average discount rate (1)
Operating leases10%10%
Finance leases15%10%

(1) Includes discount rates of leases in local currency and U.S. dollar.

The components of lease expense were as follows:

Nine Months Ended September 30,
20252024
(In millions)
Operating lease cost$308$147
Finance lease cost:
Depreciation of property and equipment$32$25
Interest on lease liabilities912
Total finance lease cost$41$37

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The following table summarizes the fixed, future minimum rental payments, excluding variable costs, which are discounted by the Company’s incremental borrowing rates and internal rates of return to calculate the lease liabilities for the operating and finance leases, respectively:

Period EndingOperating LeasesFinance Leases
(In millions)
One year or less$424$48
One year to two years40147
Two years to three years38229
Three years to four years3487
Four years to five years298—
Thereafter1,152—
Total lease payments3,005131
Less imputed interest(968)(19)
Total$2,037$112

NOTE 15. DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS

Cash flow hedges

As of September 30, 2025, the Company used foreign currency exchange contracts to hedge the foreign currency effects related to the forecasted purchase of MPOs devices in U.S. dollars owed by a Brazilian subsidiary and hosting, licenses and fraud prevention expenses payable in U.S. dollars (or in local currency linked to the U.S. dollar exchange rate) owed by Brazilian and Mexican subsidiaries, whose functional currencies are the Brazilian Real and the Mexican Peso, respectively. The Company designated the foreign currency exchange contracts as cash flow hedges, the derivatives’ gain or loss is initially reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss and subsequently reclassified into the interim condensed consolidated statements of income in the “Cost of net revenues and financial expenses,” “Product and technology development” expenses and “Foreign currency losses, net” line items, in the same period the forecasted transaction affects earnings. As of September 30, 2025, the Company estimated that the whole amount of net derivative gains or losses related to its cash flow hedges included in accumulated other comprehensive loss will be reclassified into the interim condensed consolidated statements of income within the next 12 months.

Fair value hedges

The Company has entered into swap contracts to hedge the interest rate and the foreign currency exposure of its fixed-rate, foreign currency financial debt held by its Brazilian subsidiaries. The Company designated the swap contracts as fair value hedges. The derivatives’ gain or loss is reported in the interim condensed consolidated statements of income in the same line items as the change in the value of the financial debt due to the hedged risks. Since the terms of the interest rate swaps match the terms of the hedged debts, changes in the fair value of the interest rate swaps are offset by changes in the fair value of the hedged debts attributable to changes in interest rates. Accordingly, the net impact in current earnings is that the interest expense associated with the hedged debts is recorded at the floating rates.

The Company also uses future contracts to hedge the interest rate exposure of its asset-backed loan portfolio originated in Brazil. In these cases, where the assets included in the portfolio shared the same risk exposure, the Company designated the future contracts as fair value hedges under the portfolio layer method. The derivatives’ gain or loss is reported in the interim condensed consolidated statements of income in the same line items as the change in the value of the financial assets due to the hedged risks. Accordingly, the Company unlocks its portfolio’s fixed-rate to mitigate the effect of interest rate fluctuations.

Net investment hedge

The Company used cross currency swap contracts to reduce the foreign currency exchange risk related to its investment in its Brazilian foreign subsidiaries and the interest rate risk. This derivative was designated as a net investment hedge and, accordingly, gains and losses are reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss. The derivatives’ gain or loss is initially reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss and subsequently reclassified into the interim condensed consolidated statements of income in the “Interest expense and other financial losses” and “Foreign currency losses, net” line items, in the same period that the interest expense affects earnings. As of September 30, 2025, there are no outstanding derivatives designated as net investment cash flow hedges.

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Derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments

The Company entered into certain foreign currency exchange contracts to hedge the foreign currency fluctuations related to certain transactions denominated in U.S. dollars of certain of its Brazilian subsidiaries, whose functional currencies are the Brazilian Real. These transactions were not designated as hedges for accounting purposes. As of September 30, 2025, there are no outstanding derivatives hedging the foreign currency fluctuation not designated as hedging instruments.

Finally, as of September 30, 2025, the Company entered into swap contracts to hedge the interest rate fluctuation of a certain portion of its financial debt in its Brazilian subsidiaries and VIEs. These transactions were not designated as hedges for accounting purposes.

The following table presents the notional amounts of the Company’s outstanding derivative instruments:

Notional Amount as of
September 30, 2025December 31, 2024
(In millions)
Designated as hedging instrument
Foreign exchange contracts$682$85
Cross currency swap contracts515400
Future contracts27486
Not designated as hedging instrument
Interest rate swap contracts$120$103

Derivative instrument contracts

The fair values of the Company’s outstanding derivative instruments as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 were as follows:

Derivative instrumentsBalance sheet locationSeptember 30,December 31,
2025 · 2024
(In millions)
Foreign exchange contracts designated as cash flow hedgesOther current assets$2$6
Interest rate swap contracts not designated as hedging instrumentsOther current assets169
Cross currency swap contracts designated as fair value hedgeOther current assets123
Interest rate swap contracts not designated as hedging instrumentsOther non-current assets2020
Cross currency swap contracts designated as fair value hedgeOther current liabilities472
Interest rate swap contracts not designated as hedging instrumentsOther current liabilities2315
Foreign exchange contracts designated as cash flow hedgesOther current liabilities54—
Interest rate swap contracts not designated as hedging instrumentsOther non-current liabilities514

The effects of derivative contracts on the interim condensed consolidated statement of comprehensive income for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 were as follows:

December 31,2024Amount of loss recognized in other comprehensive incomeAmount of loss reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive lossSeptember 30,2025
(In millions)
Foreign exchange contracts designated as cash flow hedges$5$(68)$15$(48)
$5$(68)$15$(48)

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December 31,2023Amount of gain recognized in other comprehensive lossAmount of (gain) loss reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive lossSeptember 30,2024
(In millions)
Foreign exchange contracts designated as cash flow hedges$(4)$7$(2)$1
Cross currency swap contracts designated as net investment hedge(3)21—
$(7)$9$(1)$1

The effect of the Company’s fair value hedge relationships over its fixed-rate financial debt on the interim condensed consolidated statements of income for the nine and three-month periods ended September 30, 2025 is a net loss of $78 million and $29 million, respectively, and affected Cost of net revenues and financial expenses and Foreign exchange losses, net. For the nine and three-month periods ended September 30, 2024, the Company recognized a net gain of $24 million and a net loss of $2 million, respectively, that affected Cost of net revenues and financial expenses and Foreign exchange losses, net.

The carrying amount of the hedged items for fair value hedges over its fixed-rate financial debt included in the “Loans payable and other financial liabilities” line items of the interim condensed consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 was $532 million and $401 million, respectively.

The effects of the Company’s fair value hedge relationships over its fixed-rate financial debt on the interim condensed consolidated balance sheets related to cumulative basis adjustments for fair value hedges as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 are $1 million and $2 million, respectively, increasing the carrying value of the hedged debt as of September 30, 2025 and reducing the carrying value of the hedged debt as of December 31, 2024.

The effects of derivative contracts not designated as hedging instruments on the interim condensed consolidated statements of income for the nine and three-month periods ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 were as follows:

Nine Months Ended September 30,Three Months Ended September 30,
2025202420252024
(In millions) · (In millions)
Interest rate contracts not designated as hedging instruments recognized in Interest expense and other financial losses$(1)$(7)$(2)$(1)
Foreign exchange contracts not designated as hedging instruments recognized in Interest expense and other financial losses(2)—(1)—
$(3)$(7)$(3)$(1)

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