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

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Using BLS CPI-U data, cumulative inflation from 2005 to 2026 totals 72%. Your $1,000 in Baidu grew to $13,664 in raw dollar terms, but in real purchasing power terms that gain is equivalent to $7,944 in constant 2005 dollars. That reflects a +10.3% per year real annualized return after accounting for price changes over 21 years.

Nominal final value

$13,664

+1266.4% total return

Real value (2005 dollars)

$7,944

+694.4% real total return

Real annualized return

+10.3%

vs. +13.1% 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 Baidu since 2005, values in constant 2005 dollars

YearNominal ValueReal Value (2005 $)
2005$1,000$1,000
2006$673$653
2007$1,542$1,453
2008$3,456$3,135
2009$1,590$1,451
2010$5,083$4,521
2011$13,411$11,462
2012$15,743$13,180
2013$13,370$10,961
2014$19,321$15,614
2015$26,904$21,742
2016$20,157$16,055
2017$21,614$16,838
2018$30,484$23,040
2019$21,312$15,736
2020$15,254$11,086
2021$29,015$20,074
2022$19,721$12,498
2023$16,627$10,150
2024$13,001$7,710
2025$11,185$6,503
2026$18,911$10,995

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.