What if you invested $1,000 in eBay in 2010? (Inflation-Adjusted)
EBAY · Technology · Adjusted to 2026 dollars using BLS CPI-U data
View nominal (non-adjusted) versioneBay turned $1,000 into $10,589 between 2010 and today. Impressive on paper, but inflation over that span came to 53% (BLS CPI-U). Adjusted for that erosion in purchasing power, your real gain in constant 2010 dollars is $6,921, which works out to a +12.7% annualized real growth rate over 16 years.
Nominal final value
$10,589
+958.9% total return
Real value (2010 dollars)
$6,921
+592.1% real total return
Real annualized return
+12.7%
vs. +15.6% nominal annualized
Year-by-Year (Inflation-Adjusted)
$1,000 in eBay since 2010, values in constant 2010 dollars
| Year | Nominal Value | Real Value (2010 $) |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 2011 | $1,319 | $1,267 |
| 2012 | $1,373 | $1,292 |
| 2013 | $2,431 | $2,241 |
| 2014 | $2,311 | $2,100 |
| 2015 | $2,302 | $2,092 |
| 2016 | $2,421 | $2,168 |
| 2017 | $3,285 | $2,877 |
| 2018 | $4,188 | $3,559 |
| 2019 | $3,473 | $2,883 |
| 2020 | $3,516 | $2,873 |
| 2021 | $6,006 | $4,671 |
| 2022 | $6,455 | $4,599 |
| 2023 | $5,420 | $3,719 |
| 2024 | $4,602 | $3,068 |
| 2025 | $7,708 | $5,038 |
| 2026 | $10,579 | $6,915 |
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 2010 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.