What if you invested $1,000 in 3M in 2000? (Inflation-Adjusted)

MMM · Industrial · Adjusted to 2026 dollars using BLS CPI-U data

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A $1,000 investment in 3M in 2000 grew to $7,534 in nominal terms. But 2000 dollars had 96% more purchasing power than today. After adjusting for cumulative inflation using BLS CPI-U data, the real value of that growth works out to $3,844 in constant 2000 dollars, equivalent to a +5.3% real annualized return.

Nominal final value

$7,534

+653.4% total return

Real value (2000 dollars)

$3,844

+284.4% real total return

Real annualized return

+5.3%

vs. +8% nominal annualized

Cumulative CPI-U inflation since 2000: 96% (1 dollar in 2000 = $1.96 in 2026)

Year-by-Year (Inflation-Adjusted)

$1,000 in 3M since 2000, values in constant 2000 dollars

YearNominal ValueReal Value (2000 $)
2000$1,000$1,000
2001$1,212$1,181
2002$1,242$1,185
2003$1,421$1,327
2004$1,841$1,672
2005$1,999$1,754
2006$1,761$1,501
2007$1,842$1,522
2008$2,021$1,609
2009$1,403$1,124
2010$2,171$1,695
2011$2,432$1,824
2012$2,461$1,808
2013$2,931$2,108
2014$3,821$2,709
2015$4,955$3,514
2016$4,731$3,307
2017$5,624$3,845
2018$8,248$5,471
2019$6,770$4,387
2020$5,543$3,535
2021$6,366$3,865
2022$6,207$3,452
2023$4,485$2,403
2024$3,900$2,029
2025$7,784$3,972
2026$7,981$4,072

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 2000 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.