What if you invested $1,000 in AeroVironment in 2010? (Inflation-Adjusted)
AVAV · Industrial · Adjusted to 2026 dollars using BLS CPI-U data
View nominal (non-adjusted) versionAeroVironment turned $1,000 into $5,979 between 2010 and today. Impressive on paper, but inflation over that span came to 53% (BLS CPI-U). Adjusted for that erosion in purchasing power, your real gain in constant 2010 dollars is $3,908, which works out to a +8.6% annualized real growth rate over 17 years.
Nominal final value
$5,979
+497.9% total return
Real value (2010 dollars)
$3,908
+290.8% real total return
Real annualized return
+8.6%
vs. +11.4% nominal annualized
Year-by-Year (Inflation-Adjusted)
$1,000 in AeroVironment since 2010, values in constant 2010 dollars
| Year | Nominal Value | Real Value (2010 $) |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 2011 | $828 | $795 |
| 2012 | $818 | $770 |
| 2013 | $635 | $586 |
| 2014 | $875 | $795 |
| 2015 | $751 | $682 |
| 2016 | $749 | $670 |
| 2017 | $769 | $673 |
| 2018 | $1,507 | $1,281 |
| 2019 | $2,279 | $1,892 |
| 2020 | $1,955 | $1,597 |
| 2021 | $3,369 | $2,620 |
| 2022 | $1,671 | $1,190 |
| 2023 | $2,611 | $1,792 |
| 2024 | $3,541 | $2,361 |
| 2025 | $5,288 | $3,456 |
| 2026 | $8,171 | $5,341 |
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 2010 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.