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

CVS · Healthcare · 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 CVS Health grew to $6,500 in raw dollar terms, but in real purchasing power terms that gain is equivalent to $3,779 in constant 2005 dollars. That reflects a +6.3% per year real annualized return after accounting for price changes over 22 years.

Nominal final value

$6,500

+550.0% total return

Real value (2005 dollars)

$3,779

+277.9% real total return

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Real annualized return

+6.3%

vs. +9% 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 CVS Health since 2005, values in constant 2005 dollars

YearNominal ValueReal Value (2005 $)
2005$1,000$1,000
2006$1,204$1,169
2007$1,468$1,382
2008$1,708$1,549
2009$1,190$1,086
2010$1,447$1,287
2011$1,547$1,322
2012$1,915$1,604
2013$2,384$1,955
2014$3,203$2,588
2015$4,709$3,806
2016$4,701$3,745
2017$3,911$3,047
2018$4,007$3,028
2019$3,438$2,539
2020$3,676$2,671
2021$4,007$2,772
2022$6,099$3,865
2023$5,173$3,158
2024$4,512$2,676
2025$3,583$2,083
2026$4,907$2,853

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.