What if you invested in MercadoLibre in 2007?
MELI · Technology · Data through 2026-06-01
If you invested $1,000 in MercadoLibre in 2007
The same $1,000 in the S&P 500 would be worth $7,409(+640.9%)
The S&P 500 returned $7,409 on the same $1,000. MercadoLibre beat the market by $54,885.
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What if MercadoLibre keeps this up?
Project forward at MercadoLibre's 23.5% historical growth rate. See 5-30 year scenarios.
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MercadoLibre vs. S&P 500 vs. US Dollar, 2007 to present
Year-by-Year Returns
$1,000 invested in MercadoLibre starting January 2007
| Year | Price | Value | Annual |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | $27.25 | $1,000 | - |
| 2008 | $35.88 | $1,317 | +31.7% |
| 2009 | $12.99 | $477 | -63.8% |
| 2010 | $36.85 | $1,352 | +183.6% |
| 2011 | $65.68 | $2,410 | +78.2% |
| 2012 | $85.07 | $3,122 | +29.5% |
| 2013 | $86.49 | $3,174 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | $94.91 | $3,483 | +9.7% |
| 2015 | $122.69 | $4,503 | +29.3% |
| 2016 | $97.60 | $3,582 | -20.5% |
| 2017 | $184.96 | $6,788 | +89.5% |
| 2018 | $387.10 | $14,206 | +109.3% |
| 2019 | $364.00 | $13,359 | -6% |
| 2020 | $663.00 | $24,332 | +82.1% |
| 2021 | $1,779.51 | $65,307 | +168.4% |
| 2022 | $1,132.06 | $41,546 | -36.4% |
| 2023 | $1,181.69 | $43,368 | +4.4% |
| 2024 | $1,711.81 | $62,823 | +44.9% |
| 2025 | $1,922.19 | $70,544 | +12.3% |
| 2026 | $2,147.79 | $78,823 | +11.7% |
What this return means
Holding MercadoLibre (MELI) from 2007 multiplied a $1,000 stake into $62,294. That works out to +6129.4%, about 62x the original stake, as of 2026-06-01.
In compound terms that is roughly 23.5% a year, well above what a broad index has historically returned. By comparison the S&P 500 returned about $7,409 on the same stake, putting MercadoLibre ahead by close to $54,885. The index compounded at about 10.8% a year over that period.
The path was not smooth. The best single year was 2010 at +183.6%, and the worst was 2009 at -63.8%. At its lowest point the position was down about 64% from an earlier high. These figures use split-adjusted closing prices and exclude dividends, taxes, trading fees, and inflation, so a real after-tax result would differ.
This is historical math, not financial advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
What if you invested $100 a month instead?
Most people do not drop a lump sum in on day one. They add a fixed amount every month. Putting $100 into MercadoLibre at the close of every month from August 2007 through June 2026 means 227 buys and $22,700 contributed over about 18.9 years.
$100/month, dollar-cost averaged
$378,909
+1,569.2% on $22,700 in
Same $22,700, all in at the start
$1,413,973
+6,129.0% on $22,700 in
Going all in at the start beat spreading the buys out by $1,035,064. That is the usual result when a stock trends up: each monthly buy pays a higher price than the last, so the average cost climbs. Averaging in also meant an average buy price of $101.69 per share across the whole stretch, so the monthly buyer never had to time a single low. Neither number counts dividends, taxes, or trading costs.
Illustrative fixed $100/month example, not a recommendation. Figures are computed from MELI split-adjusted monthly closes through June 2026. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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For informational and educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results. All calculations are based on split-adjusted closing prices from Yahoo Finance and do not account for dividends, taxes, or trading fees. See our methodology and full disclaimer.