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 $4,722 in raw dollar terms, but in real purchasing power terms that gain is equivalent to $2,746 in constant 2005 dollars. That reflects a +4.9% per year real annualized return after accounting for price changes over 21 years.

Nominal final value

$4,722

+372.2% total return

Real value (2005 dollars)

$2,746

+174.6% real total return

Real annualized return

+4.9%

vs. +7.6% 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 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$1,189$1,085
2010$1,445$1,286
2011$1,544$1,319
2012$1,911$1,600
2013$2,378$1,949
2014$3,195$2,582
2015$4,700$3,798
2016$4,688$3,734
2017$3,894$3,034
2018$3,988$3,014
2019$3,418$2,523
2020$3,657$2,658
2021$3,986$2,758
2022$6,076$3,850
2023$5,146$3,141
2024$4,478$2,656
2025$3,543$2,060
2026$4,875$2,834

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.