What if you invested $1,000 in Charles Schwab in 2010? (Inflation-Adjusted)
SCHW · Financial · Adjusted to 2026 dollars using BLS CPI-U data
View nominal (non-adjusted) versionCharles Schwab turned $1,000 into $5,912 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 $3,864, which works out to a +8.5% annualized real growth rate over 17 years.
Nominal final value
$5,912
+491.2% total return
Real value (2010 dollars)
$3,864
+286.4% real total return
Real annualized return
+8.5%
vs. +11.4% nominal annualized
Year-by-Year (Inflation-Adjusted)
$1,000 in Charles Schwab since 2010, values in constant 2010 dollars
| Year | Nominal Value | Real Value (2010 $) |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 2011 | $1,001 | $962 |
| 2012 | $657 | $618 |
| 2013 | $949 | $874 |
| 2014 | $1,442 | $1,310 |
| 2015 | $1,524 | $1,384 |
| 2016 | $1,509 | $1,351 |
| 2017 | $2,461 | $2,155 |
| 2018 | $3,207 | $2,725 |
| 2019 | $2,837 | $2,355 |
| 2020 | $2,808 | $2,294 |
| 2021 | $3,235 | $2,516 |
| 2022 | $5,563 | $3,963 |
| 2023 | $4,966 | $3,408 |
| 2024 | $4,104 | $2,736 |
| 2025 | $5,476 | $3,579 |
| 2026 | $6,963 | $4,551 |
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.