What if you invested $1,000 in eBay in 2000? (Inflation-Adjusted)

EBAY · Technology · Adjusted to 2026 dollars using BLS CPI-U data

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A $1,000 investment in eBay in 2000 grew to $12,995 in nominal terms. But 2000 dollars had 96% more purchasing power than today. After adjusting for cumulative inflation using BLS CPI-U data, the real value of that growth works out to $6,630 in constant 2000 dollars, equivalent to a +7.5% real annualized return.

Nominal final value

$12,995

+1199.5% total return

Real value (2000 dollars)

$6,630

+563.0% real total return

Real annualized return

+7.5%

vs. +10.3% nominal annualized

Cumulative CPI-U inflation since 2000: 96% (1 dollar in 2000 = $1.96 in 2026)

Year-by-Year (Inflation-Adjusted)

$1,000 in eBay since 2000, values in constant 2000 dollars

YearNominal ValueReal Value (2000 $)
2000$1,000$1,000
2001$658$641
2002$787$750
2003$1,002$935
2004$1,784$1,620
2005$2,172$1,906
2006$2,298$1,958
2007$1,727$1,427
2008$1,434$1,141
2009$641$513
2010$1,227$958
2011$1,619$1,214
2012$1,685$1,238
2013$2,984$2,147
2014$2,836$2,011
2015$2,825$2,004
2016$2,972$2,077
2017$4,032$2,756
2018$5,140$3,409
2019$4,262$2,762
2020$4,315$2,752
2021$7,371$4,475
2022$7,922$4,406
2023$6,651$3,563
2024$5,648$2,939
2025$9,460$4,826
2026$12,983$6,624

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 2000 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.