What if you invested $1,000 in American Express in 2010? (Inflation-Adjusted)
AXP · Financial · Adjusted to 2026 dollars using BLS CPI-U data
View nominal (non-adjusted) versionAmerican Express turned $1,000 into $10,133 between 2010 and today. Impressive on paper, but inflation over that span came to 53% (BLS CPI-U). Adjusted for that erosion in purchasing power, your real gain in constant 2010 dollars is $6,623, which works out to a +12.4% annualized real growth rate over 16 years.
Nominal final value
$10,133
+913.3% total return
Real value (2010 dollars)
$6,623
+562.3% real total return
Real annualized return
+12.4%
vs. +15.3% nominal annualized
Year-by-Year (Inflation-Adjusted)
$1,000 in American Express since 2010, values in constant 2010 dollars
| Year | Nominal Value | Real Value (2010 $) |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 2011 | $1,173 | $1,127 |
| 2012 | $1,377 | $1,296 |
| 2013 | $1,638 | $1,510 |
| 2014 | $2,398 | $2,179 |
| 2015 | $2,301 | $2,090 |
| 2016 | $1,547 | $1,385 |
| 2017 | $2,251 | $1,971 |
| 2018 | $2,976 | $2,529 |
| 2019 | $3,120 | $2,590 |
| 2020 | $4,003 | $3,271 |
| 2021 | $3,648 | $2,837 |
| 2022 | $5,708 | $4,066 |
| 2023 | $5,625 | $3,860 |
| 2024 | $6,550 | $4,367 |
| 2025 | $10,482 | $6,851 |
| 2026 | $11,754 | $7,682 |
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 2010 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.