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

BLK · Financial · 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 BlackRock grew to $19,626 in raw dollar terms, but in real purchasing power terms that gain is equivalent to $11,410 in constant 2005 dollars. That reflects a +12.2% per year real annualized return after accounting for price changes over 21 years.

Nominal final value

$19,626

+1862.6% total return

Real value (2005 dollars)

$11,410

+1041.0% real total return

Real annualized return

+12.2%

vs. +15% 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 BlackRock since 2005, values in constant 2005 dollars

YearNominal ValueReal Value (2005 $)
2005$1,000$1,000
2006$1,677$1,628
2007$2,145$2,020
2008$2,865$2,598
2009$1,439$1,314
2010$2,886$2,567
2011$2,737$2,339
2012$2,593$2,171
2013$3,478$2,852
2014$4,537$3,666
2015$5,265$4,255
2016$4,982$3,968
2017$6,082$4,738
2018$9,353$7,069
2019$7,085$5,231
2020$9,275$6,741
2021$12,649$8,751
2022$15,137$9,592
2023$14,362$8,768
2024$15,070$8,937
2025$21,432$12,460
2026$22,755$13,230

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.