What if you invested $1,000 in AeroVironment in 2007? (Inflation-Adjusted)
AVAV · Industrial · Adjusted to 2026 dollars using BLS CPI-U data
View nominal (non-adjusted) versionNominal returns can be misleading over long periods. $1,000 in AeroVironment in 2007 became $8,041 by 2026. Over those 19 years, cumulative CPI inflation reached 62% (BLS CPI-U). Restating the return in constant purchasing power, the real value of your gain in 2007 dollars is $4,963, a real annualized return of +8.7%.
Nominal final value
$8,041
+704.1% total return
Real value (2007 dollars)
$4,963
+396.3% real total return
Real annualized return
+8.7%
vs. +11.4% nominal annualized
Year-by-Year (Inflation-Adjusted)
$1,000 in AeroVironment since 2007, values in constant 2007 dollars
| Year | Nominal Value | Real Value (2007 $) |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 2008 | $1,006 | $969 |
| 2009 | $1,620 | $1,570 |
| 2010 | $1,490 | $1,407 |
| 2011 | $1,233 | $1,119 |
| 2012 | $1,219 | $1,083 |
| 2013 | $947 | $824 |
| 2014 | $1,304 | $1,119 |
| 2015 | $1,119 | $960 |
| 2016 | $1,115 | $943 |
| 2017 | $1,145 | $947 |
| 2018 | $2,246 | $1,802 |
| 2019 | $3,396 | $2,662 |
| 2020 | $2,913 | $2,247 |
| 2021 | $5,018 | $3,686 |
| 2022 | $2,489 | $1,675 |
| 2023 | $3,890 | $2,521 |
| 2024 | $5,275 | $3,321 |
| 2025 | $7,877 | $4,862 |
| 2026 | $12,173 | $7,514 |
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 2007 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.