What if you invested $1,000 in American Express in 2005? (Inflation-Adjusted)
AXP · Financial · Adjusted to 2026 dollars using BLS CPI-U data
View nominal (non-adjusted) versionUsing BLS CPI-U data, cumulative inflation from 2005 to 2026 totals 72%. Your $1,000 in American Express grew to $8,860 in raw dollar terms, but in real purchasing power terms that gain is equivalent to $5,151 in constant 2005 dollars. That reflects a +8.0% per year real annualized return after accounting for price changes over 21 years.
Nominal final value
$8,860
+786.0% total return
Real value (2005 dollars)
$5,151
+415.1% real total return
Real annualized return
+8.0%
vs. +10.8% nominal annualized
Year-by-Year (Inflation-Adjusted)
$1,000 in American Express since 2005, values in constant 2005 dollars
| Year | Nominal Value | Real Value (2005 $) |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 2006 | $1,134 | $1,101 |
| 2007 | $1,271 | $1,197 |
| 2008 | $1,083 | $983 |
| 2009 | $375 | $342 |
| 2010 | $874 | $778 |
| 2011 | $1,025 | $876 |
| 2012 | $1,204 | $1,008 |
| 2013 | $1,432 | $1,174 |
| 2014 | $2,097 | $1,694 |
| 2015 | $2,012 | $1,626 |
| 2016 | $1,352 | $1,077 |
| 2017 | $1,968 | $1,533 |
| 2018 | $2,602 | $1,967 |
| 2019 | $2,728 | $2,014 |
| 2020 | $3,500 | $2,544 |
| 2021 | $3,189 | $2,207 |
| 2022 | $4,990 | $3,163 |
| 2023 | $4,918 | $3,002 |
| 2024 | $5,727 | $3,396 |
| 2025 | $9,165 | $5,328 |
| 2026 | $10,277 | $5,975 |
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 2005 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.