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 $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
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 | $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.