What if you invested $1,000 in 3M in 2005? (Inflation-Adjusted)

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

Using BLS CPI-U data, cumulative inflation from 2005 to 2026 totals 72%. Your $1,000 in 3M grew to $3,770 in raw dollar terms, but in real purchasing power terms that gain is equivalent to $2,192 in constant 2005 dollars. That reflects a +3.8% per year real annualized return after accounting for price changes over 21 years.

Nominal final value

$3,770

+277.0% total return

Real value (2005 dollars)

$2,192

+119.2% real total return

Real annualized return

+3.8%

vs. +6.4% nominal annualized

Cumulative CPI-U inflation since 2005: 72% (1 dollar in 2005 = $1.72 in 2026)

Year-by-Year (Inflation-Adjusted)

$1,000 in 3M since 2005, values in constant 2005 dollars

Year	Nominal Value	Real Value (2005 $)
2005	$1,000	$1,000
2006	$881	$856
2007	$922	$868
2008	$1,011	$917
2009	$702	$641
2010	$1,086	$966
2011	$1,217	$1,040
2012	$1,231	$1,031
2013	$1,467	$1,202
2014	$1,912	$1,545
2015	$2,479	$2,003
2016	$2,367	$1,886
2017	$2,814	$2,192
2018	$4,127	$3,119
2019	$3,387	$2,501
2020	$2,774	$2,016
2021	$3,185	$2,204
2022	$3,106	$1,968
2023	$2,244	$1,370
2024	$1,951	$1,157
2025	$3,895	$2,265
2026	$3,994	$2,322

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 2005 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.