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

AAPL · Technology · 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 Apple grew to $219,812 in raw dollar terms, but in real purchasing power terms that gain is equivalent to $127,797 in constant 2005 dollars. That reflects a +25.7% per year real annualized return after accounting for price changes over 21 years.

Nominal final value

$219,812

+21,881% total return

Real value (2005 dollars)

$127,797

+12,680% real total return

Real annualized return

+25.7%

vs. +28.9% 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 Apple since 2005, values in constant 2005 dollars

YearNominal ValueReal Value (2005 $)
2005$1,000$1,000
2006$1,964$1,907
2007$2,230$2,100
2008$3,520$3,193
2009$2,344$2,140
2010$4,995$4,443
2011$8,825$7,542
2012$11,872$9,939
2013$11,952$9,797
2014$13,465$10,882
2015$22,524$18,202
2016$19,032$15,159
2017$24,255$18,896
2018$34,003$25,700
2019$34,309$25,333
2020$64,760$47,064
2021$111,396$77,070
2022$148,453$94,077
2023$123,267$75,250
2024$158,413$93,943
2025$203,734$118,450
2026$225,017$130,824

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.