What if you invested $1,000 in MercadoLibre in 2020? (Inflation-Adjusted)

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A $1,000 investment in MercadoLibre in 2020 grew to $2,602 in nominal terms. But 2020 dollars had 25% more purchasing power than today. After adjusting for cumulative inflation using BLS CPI-U data, the real value of that growth works out to $2,081 in constant 2020 dollars, equivalent to a +12.6% real annualized return.

Nominal final value

$2,602

+160.2% total return

Real value (2020 dollars)

$2,081

+108.1% real total return

Real annualized return

+12.6%

vs. +16.5% nominal annualized

Cumulative CPI-U inflation since 2020: 25% (1 dollar in 2020 = $1.25 in 2026)

Year-by-Year (Inflation-Adjusted)

$1,000 in MercadoLibre since 2020, values in constant 2020 dollars

YearNominal ValueReal Value (2020 $)
2020$1,000$1,000
2021$2,684$2,555
2022$1,707$1,489
2023$1,782$1,497
2024$2,582$2,107
2025$2,899$2,319
2026$3,240$2,592

Inflation adjustment uses BLS CPI-U annual data, deflated to 2026 dollars. Nominal stock data from Yahoo Finance (split-adjusted closing prices). Real values are expressed in constant 2020 purchasing-power dollars. For informational and educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results. See our methodology and full disclaimer.