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

BRK-B · Financial · Adjusted to 2026 dollars using BLS CPI-U data

Using BLS CPI-U data, cumulative inflation from 2005 to 2026 totals 72%. Your $1,000 in Berkshire Hathaway grew to $7,974 in raw dollar terms, but in real purchasing power terms that gain is equivalent to $4,636 in constant 2005 dollars. That reflects a +7.5% per year real annualized return after accounting for price changes over 21 years.

Nominal final value

$7,974

+697.4% total return

Real value (2005 dollars)

$4,636

+363.6% real total return

Real annualized return

+7.5%

vs. +10.3% 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 Berkshire Hathaway since 2005, values in constant 2005 dollars

Year	Nominal Value	Real Value (2005 $)
2005	$1,000	$1,000
2006	$979	$951
2007	$1,225	$1,154
2008	$1,520	$1,378
2009	$998	$911
2010	$1,276	$1,135
2011	$1,365	$1,167
2012	$1,309	$1,096
2013	$1,619	$1,327
2014	$1,864	$1,506
2015	$2,403	$1,942
2016	$2,167	$1,726
2017	$2,741	$2,136
2018	$3,580	$2,706
2019	$3,433	$2,534
2020	$3,748	$2,724
2021	$3,805	$2,633
2022	$5,227	$3,313
2023	$5,202	$3,176
2024	$6,408	$3,800
2025	$7,827	$4,550
2026	$8,025	$4,666

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.