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

KO · Consumer · 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 Coca-Cola grew to $6,959 in raw dollar terms, but in real purchasing power terms that gain is equivalent to $4,046 in constant 2005 dollars. That reflects a +6.8% per year real annualized return after accounting for price changes over 21 years.

Nominal final value

$6,959

+595.9% total return

Real value (2005 dollars)

$4,046

+304.6% real total return

Real annualized return

+6.8%

vs. +9.6% 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 Coca-Cola since 2005, values in constant 2005 dollars

Year	Nominal Value	Real Value (2005 $)
2005	$1,000	$1,000
2006	$1,023	$994
2007	$1,218	$1,147
2008	$1,539	$1,396
2009	$1,147	$1,047
2010	$1,507	$1,341
2011	$1,801	$1,539
2012	$1,991	$1,667
2013	$2,258	$1,851
2014	$2,359	$1,906
2015	$2,644	$2,137
2016	$2,849	$2,269
2017	$2,849	$2,219
2018	$3,371	$2,548
2019	$3,527	$2,604
2020	$4,415	$3,209
2021	$3,765	$2,605
2022	$4,921	$3,118
2023	$5,092	$3,109
2024	$5,096	$3,022
2025	$5,604	$3,258
2026	$6,799	$3,953

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.