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

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A $1,000 investment in American Express in 2000 grew to $8,965 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 $4,574 in constant 2000 dollars, equivalent to a +6.0% real annualized return.

Nominal final value

$8,965

+796.5% total return

Real value (2000 dollars)

$4,574

+357.4% real total return

Real annualized return

+6.0%

vs. +8.7% 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 American Express since 2000, values in constant 2000 dollars

YearNominal ValueReal Value (2000 $)
2000$1,000$1,000
2001$863$841
2002$662$632
2003$664$620
2004$977$888
2005$1,012$888
2006$1,147$977
2007$1,286$1,063
2008$1,096$873
2009$380$304
2010$885$691
2011$1,038$778
2012$1,218$895
2013$1,449$1,043
2014$2,122$1,505
2015$2,036$1,444
2016$1,368$956
2017$1,991$1,362
2018$2,633$1,747
2019$2,760$1,789
2020$3,542$2,259
2021$3,227$1,959
2022$5,050$2,808
2023$4,976$2,666
2024$5,795$3,016
2025$9,274$4,732
2026$10,399$5,306

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.