What if you invested $1,000 in Alibaba in 2014? (Inflation-Adjusted)
BABA · Technology · Adjusted to 2026 dollars using BLS CPI-U data
View nominal (non-adjusted) versionAlibaba turned $1,000 into $1,476 between 2014 and today. Impressive on paper, but inflation over that span came to 39% (BLS CPI-U). Adjusted for that erosion in purchasing power, your real gain in constant 2014 dollars is $1,062, which works out to a +0.5% annualized real growth rate over 12 years.
Nominal final value
$1,476
+47.6% total return
Real value (2014 dollars)
$1,062
+6.2% real total return
Real annualized return
+0.5%
vs. +3.2% nominal annualized
Year-by-Year (Inflation-Adjusted)
$1,000 in Alibaba since 2014, values in constant 2014 dollars
| Year | Nominal Value | Real Value (2014 $) |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 2015 | $1,003 | $1,003 |
| 2016 | $754 | $744 |
| 2017 | $1,140 | $1,099 |
| 2018 | $2,299 | $2,150 |
| 2019 | $1,896 | $1,733 |
| 2020 | $2,325 | $2,091 |
| 2021 | $2,857 | $2,446 |
| 2022 | $1,416 | $1,110 |
| 2023 | $1,240 | $937 |
| 2024 | $823 | $604 |
| 2025 | $1,152 | $829 |
| 2026 | $2,009 | $1,446 |
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 2014 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.