What if you invested in MercadoLibre in 2023?
MELI · Technology · Data through 2026-06-01
If you invested $1,000 in MercadoLibre in 2023
The same $1,000 in the S&P 500 would be worth $1,916(+91.6%)
The S&P 500 returned $1,916 on the same $1,000. S&P 500 outperformed by $480.
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What if MercadoLibre keeps this up?
Project forward at MercadoLibre's 10.6% historical growth rate. See 5-30 year scenarios.
Growth of $1,000
MercadoLibre vs. S&P 500 vs. US Dollar, 2023 to present
Year-by-Year Returns
$1,000 invested in MercadoLibre starting January 2023
| Year | Price | Value | Annual |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $1,181.69 | $1,000 | - |
| 2024 | $1,711.81 | $1,449 | +44.9% |
| 2025 | $1,922.19 | $1,627 | +12.3% |
| 2026 | $2,147.79 | $1,818 | +11.7% |
What this return means
$1,000 placed in MercadoLibre (MELI) in 2023 is worth $1,436 now. The total return is +43.6% over 3.6 years, as of 2026-06-01.
That is about 10.6% a year compounded, broadly in line with long-run stock market averages. A plain S&P 500 fund would have grown that $1,000 to about $1,916 instead, beating MercadoLibre by around $480. The index compounded at about 19.9% a year, a reminder that a single stock can lag a basket of them.
Getting here meant sitting through real volatility. The best single year was 2024 at +44.9%, and the worst was 2025 at +12.3%. These figures use split-adjusted closing prices and exclude dividends, taxes, trading fees, and inflation, so a real after-tax result would differ.
None of this is a recommendation. It is a record of what already happened, and 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 January 2023 through June 2026 means 42 buys and $4,200 contributed over about 3.5 years.
$100/month, dollar-cost averaged
$4,220
+0.5% on $4,200 in
Same $4,200, all in at the start
$6,033
+43.6% on $4,200 in
Going all in at the start beat spreading the buys out by $1,813. 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 $1,689.37 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.