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

DIS · 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 Disney grew to $4,221 in raw dollar terms, but in real purchasing power terms that gain is equivalent to $2,454 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

$4,221

+322.1% total return

Real value (2005 dollars)

$2,454

+145.4% 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 Disney since 2005, values in constant 2005 dollars

Year	Nominal Value	Real Value (2005 $)
2005	$1,000	$1,000
2006	$893	$867
2007	$1,253	$1,180
2008	$1,089	$988
2009	$766	$699
2010	$1,107	$985
2011	$1,472	$1,258
2012	$1,498	$1,254
2013	$2,107	$1,727
2014	$2,875	$2,323
2015	$3,647	$2,947
2016	$3,889	$3,098
2017	$4,558	$3,551
2018	$4,546	$3,436
2019	$4,740	$3,500
2020	$5,950	$4,324
2021	$7,235	$5,005
2022	$6,150	$3,898
2023	$4,667	$2,849
2024	$4,145	$2,458
2025	$4,924	$2,863
2026	$4,967	$2,888

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.