What if you invested $1,000 in Amgen in 2005? (Inflation-Adjusted)

AMGN · Healthcare · Adjusted to 2026 dollars using BLS CPI-U data

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Using BLS CPI-U data, cumulative inflation from 2005 to 2026 totals 72%. Your $1,000 in Amgen grew to $8,339 in raw dollar terms, but in real purchasing power terms that gain is equivalent to $4,848 in constant 2005 dollars. That reflects a +7.7% per year real annualized return after accounting for price changes over 21 years.

Nominal final value

$8,339

+733.9% total return

Real value (2005 dollars)

$4,848

+384.8% real total return

Real annualized return

+7.7%

vs. +10.5% nominal annualized

Cumulative CPI-U inflation since 2005: 72% (1 dollar in 2005 = $1.72 in 2026)

Year-by-Year (Inflation-Adjusted)

$1,000 in Amgen since 2005, values in constant 2005 dollars

YearNominal ValueReal Value (2005 $)
2005$1,000$1,000
2006$1,171$1,137
2007$1,131$1,065
2008$749$679
2009$881$804
2010$940$836
2011$885$756
2012$1,103$923
2013$1,414$1,159
2014$2,005$1,620
2015$2,616$2,114
2016$2,676$2,132
2017$2,818$2,195
2018$3,440$2,600
2019$3,561$2,630
2020$4,237$3,079
2021$4,866$3,366
2022$4,719$2,991
2023$5,410$3,303
2024$6,969$4,133
2025$6,521$3,791
2026$8,065$4,689

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.