What if you invested $1,000 in AT&T in 2010? (Inflation-Adjusted)
T · Technology · Adjusted to 2026 dollars using BLS CPI-U data
View nominal (non-adjusted) versionAT&T turned $1,000 into $4,318 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 $2,822, which works out to a +6.5% annualized real growth rate over 16 years.
Nominal final value
$4,318
+331.8% total return
Real value (2010 dollars)
$2,822
+182.2% real total return
Real annualized return
+6.5%
vs. +9.3% nominal annualized
Year-by-Year (Inflation-Adjusted)
$1,000 in AT&T since 2010, values in constant 2010 dollars
| Year | Nominal Value | Real Value (2010 $) |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 2011 | $1,179 | $1,133 |
| 2012 | $1,360 | $1,280 |
| 2013 | $1,725 | $1,590 |
| 2014 | $1,767 | $1,606 |
| 2015 | $1,872 | $1,700 |
| 2016 | $2,208 | $1,977 |
| 2017 | $2,757 | $2,414 |
| 2018 | $2,612 | $2,220 |
| 2019 | $2,263 | $1,879 |
| 2020 | $3,071 | $2,509 |
| 2021 | $2,552 | $1,985 |
| 2022 | $2,501 | $1,781 |
| 2023 | $2,842 | $1,950 |
| 2024 | $2,634 | $1,756 |
| 2025 | $3,752 | $2,452 |
| 2026 | $4,329 | $2,830 |
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.