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MercadoLibre Executive Compensation (FY25)

MELI · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Marcos Galperin
Median of the other named officers
$4,594,450
6 officers, excluding the chief executive
Latest say-on-pay support
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June 9, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — Marcos Galperin: $13,747,133 → $13,137,927 (4.4% lower)
CEO pay ratio: 1,589:1 → 1,681:1 (5.8% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is MercadoLibre's chief executive and what were they paid?
Marcos Galperin, President and Chief Executive Officer, received $13,137,927 in total compensation for fiscal 2025. Galperin's total moved 4.4% lower from the $13,747,133 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was MercadoLibre's say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 88.5% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held June 9, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in MercadoLibre's peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Adobe, Inc., Airbnb, Inc., Autodesk, Inc., Block, Inc. and Booking Holdings Inc., among others.
What is MercadoLibre's chief executive pay ratio?
The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 1,681:1 for fiscal 2025, against median employee compensation of $7,816.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Marcos Galperin
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇◇——◇——◇
Daniel Rabinovich
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
◇◇——◇—◇◇
Osvaldo Fintech
President
◇◇——◇—◇◇
Pedro Arnt
Former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇◇——◇—◇◇
Juan de la Serna
Executive VP – Corporate Affairs
◇◇——◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Marcos Galperin
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇◇——◇——◇
Osvaldo Giménez
Fintech President
◇◇——◇—◇◇
Osvaldo Fintech
President
◇◇——◇—◇◇
Daniel Rabinovich
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
◇◇——◇—◇◇
Juan de la Serna
Executive VP – Corporate Affairs
◇◇——◇—◇◇
Martín de los Santos
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇◇——◇—◇◇
Pedro Arnt
Former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—————◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Marcos Galperin
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇◇——◇——◇
Osvaldo Fintech
President
◇◇——◇—◇◇
Osvaldo Giménez
Fintech President
◇◇——◇—◇◇
Daniel Rabinovich
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
◇◇——◇—◇◇
Ariel Szarfsztejn
Commerce President
◇◇——◇—◇◇
Ariel Commerce
President
◇◇——◇—◇◇
Martín de los Santos
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇◇——◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Marcos Galperin
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇◇——◇——◇
Osvaldo Giménez
Fintech President
◇◇——◇—◇◇
Osvaldo Fintech
President
◇◇——◇—◇◇
Daniel Rabinovich
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
◇◇——◇—◇◇
Ariel Szarfsztejn
Commerce President
◇◇——◇—◇◇
Ariel Commerce
President
◇◇——◇—◇◇
Martín de los Santos
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇◇——◇—◇◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Ariel SzarfsztejnRSU◇——◇——◇
Daniel RabinovichRSU◇——◇——◇
Marcos GalperinRSU◇——◇——◇
Martín de los SantosRSU◇——◇——◇
Osvaldo GiménezRSU◇——◇——◇
Fiscal 2023, 2024 are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Emiliano Calemzuk
Lead independent director
◇◇————◇
Alejandro Nicolás Aguzin
◇◇———◇◇
Stelleo Passos Tolda
◇◇————◇
Richard Sanders
◇◇———◇◇
Henrique Dubugras
◇◇————◇
Susan Segal
◇◇————◇
Martín Lawson
◇◇———◇◇
Andrea Mayumi Petroni Merhy
◇————◇◇
Nicolás Galperin, Mario Eduardo Vázquez and Marcos Galperin served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer◇
Board equity retainer◇
Lead independent director premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Equity is delivered as Restricted Stock or RSUs.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Adobe, Inc. ADBE
  • Airbnb, Inc. ABNB
  • Autodesk, Inc. ADSK
  • Block, Inc. XYZ
  • Booking Holdings Inc. BKNG
  • Coinbase Global, Inc. COIN
  • Coupang, Inc. CPNG
  • Discover Financial Services DFS
  • DoorDash, Inc. DASH
  • eBay Inc. EBAY
  • Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. FIS
  • Fiserv, Inc. FI
  • Intuit Inc. INTU
  • Naspers Limited symbol not shown
  • PayPal Holdings, Inc. PYPL
  • Shopify Inc. SHOP
  • Uber Technologies, Inc. UBER
  • Workday, Inc. WDAY

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025June 9, 2026=◇◇◇
2024June 17, 2025=◇◇◇
2023June 5, 2024=◇◇◇
2022June 7, 2023=◇◇◇
2021June 8, 2022=◇◇◇
2020June 8, 2021=◇◇◇
2019June 8, 2020=◇◇◇
2018June 10, 2019=◇◇◇
2017June 15, 2018=◇◇◇
2016June 13, 2017=◇◇◇
2015June 10, 2016=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Chief executive total compensation
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Citations

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219 figures on this page: 208 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints.
208 cited to the filing
11 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001999371-26-012770
  2. 0001099590-26-000010
    SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
  3. 0001999371-25-008001
  4. 0001099590-25-000020
    SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
  5. 0001628280-24-027114
  6. 0001140361-24-022081
    Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0001171843-23-003873
  8. 0001171843-22-004303
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  9. 0001171843-21-004256
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  10. 0001171843-20-004289
  11. 0001171843-19-003996
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  12. 0000903423-18-000354
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  13. 0001171843-17-003635
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  14. 0001562762-16-000400
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Peers MercadoLibre discloses

The companies named in MELI's own disclosed peer group.

Adobe, Inc.Airbnb, Inc.Autodesk, Inc.Block, Inc.Booking Holdings Inc.Coinbase Global, Inc.Coupang, Inc.Discover Financial ServicesDoorDash, Inc.eBay Inc.Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.Intuit Inc.PayPal Holdings, Inc.Shopify Inc.Uber Technologies, Inc.Workday, Inc.

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APA
Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
BibTeX
@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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