What if you invested $1,000 in American Express in 2000? (Inflation-Adjusted)
AXP · Financial · Adjusted to 2026 dollars using BLS CPI-U data
View nominal (non-adjusted) versionA $1,000 investment in American Express in 2000 grew to $9,784 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 $4,992 in constant 2000 dollars, equivalent to a +6.2% real annualized return.
Nominal final value
$9,784
+878.4% total return
Real value (2000 dollars)
$4,992
+399.2% real total return
Real annualized return
+6.2%
vs. +8.9% nominal annualized
Year-by-Year (Inflation-Adjusted)
$1,000 in American Express since 2000, values in constant 2000 dollars
| Year | Nominal Value | Real Value (2000 $) |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 2001 | $863 | $841 |
| 2002 | $663 | $632 |
| 2003 | $663 | $619 |
| 2004 | $976 | $886 |
| 2005 | $1,013 | $889 |
| 2006 | $1,148 | $978 |
| 2007 | $1,287 | $1,064 |
| 2008 | $1,098 | $874 |
| 2009 | $382 | $306 |
| 2010 | $887 | $693 |
| 2011 | $1,040 | $780 |
| 2012 | $1,221 | $897 |
| 2013 | $1,452 | $1,045 |
| 2014 | $2,124 | $1,506 |
| 2015 | $2,038 | $1,446 |
| 2016 | $1,372 | $959 |
| 2017 | $1,997 | $1,365 |
| 2018 | $2,639 | $1,750 |
| 2019 | $2,768 | $1,793 |
| 2020 | $3,549 | $2,263 |
| 2021 | $3,234 | $1,963 |
| 2022 | $5,055 | $2,811 |
| 2023 | $4,986 | $2,671 |
| 2024 | $5,805 | $3,021 |
| 2025 | $9,282 | $4,736 |
| 2026 | $10,407 | $5,310 |
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.