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

CMCSA · Consumer · 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 Comcast grew to $4,208 in raw dollar terms, but in real purchasing power terms that gain is equivalent to $2,447 in constant 2005 dollars. That reflects a +4.3% per year real annualized return after accounting for price changes over 21 years.

Nominal final value

$4,208

+320.8% total return

Real value (2005 dollars)

$2,447

+144.7% real total return

Real annualized return

+4.3%

vs. +7% 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 Comcast since 2005, values in constant 2005 dollars

YearNominal ValueReal Value (2005 $)
2005$1,000$1,000
2006$864$839
2007$1,378$1,298
2008$846$768
2009$690$630
2010$758$675
2011$1,114$952
2012$1,332$1,115
2013$1,946$1,595
2014$2,832$2,289
2015$2,800$2,263
2016$2,985$2,377
2017$4,127$3,215
2018$4,713$3,562
2019$4,161$3,072
2020$4,987$3,624
2021$5,852$4,049
2022$6,008$3,807
2023$4,855$2,964
2024$5,910$3,505
2025$4,403$2,560
2026$4,309$2,505

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.