All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)

Total Real Returns

MELI: Total Real Return Chart (Dividends Reinvested, Inflation Adjusted)

MELI real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, MELI returned −23.19% over the past year and −5.67% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Aug. 10, 2007, MELI is up +4,320.19% in real purchasing-power return, or +21.99%/yr, and is currently −27.71% below its real total-return high on May 22, 2025.

Data ending Tue Sep. 1, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Fri 2007-08-10💬 to Tue 2026-09-01 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
MELI
×
+4,320.19%
+21.99%/yr
+26.42%/yr
R2=0.930
MercadoLibre Inc. NASDAQ Common Stock

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Fri 2007-08-10💬 to Tue 2026-09-01 Start
Value
End
Value
MELI
×
$10,000.00
2007-08-10
$442,018.69
2026-09-01

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-09-01

  YTD YoY
MELI
×
−5.67% −23.19%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
MELI
×
−27.71%
on 2026-09-01
from 2025-05-22 peak
−89.68%
on 2008-11-20
from 2007-12-28 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Tue 2026-09-01 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
MELI
×
−23.19% −10.47%
−5.38%/yr
+26.65%
+8.19%/yr
−15.41%
−3.29%/yr
+716.54%
+23.37%/yr

Annual Returns

Year MELI
2026 (YTD) −5.67%
2025 +15.37%
2024 +5.17%
2023 +79.69%
2022 −41.05%
2021 −24.80%
2020 +188.97%
2019 +90.94%
2018 −8.67%
2017 +97.81%
2016 +34.36%
2015 −10.77%
2014 +18.31%
2013 +35.91%
2012 −2.41%
2011 +16.42%
2010 +26.59%
2009 +207.71%
2008 −77.81%
2007 +156.93%