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

LLY · 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 Eli Lilly grew to $31,087 in raw dollar terms, but in real purchasing power terms that gain is equivalent to $18,074 in constant 2005 dollars. That reflects a +14.6% per year real annualized return after accounting for price changes over 21 years.

Nominal final value

$31,087

+3008.7% total return

Real value (2005 dollars)

$18,074

+1707.4% real total return

Real annualized return

+14.6%

vs. +17.6% 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 Eli Lilly since 2005, values in constant 2005 dollars

YearNominal ValueReal Value (2005 $)
2005$1,000$1,000
2006$1,073$1,042
2007$1,057$995
2008$1,035$938
2009$773$706
2010$782$695
2011$816$697
2012$984$824
2013$1,392$1,141
2014$1,453$1,174
2015$2,001$1,617
2016$2,257$1,797
2017$2,257$1,758
2018$2,448$1,851
2019$3,694$2,727
2020$4,400$3,198
2021$6,685$4,625
2022$8,007$5,074
2023$11,383$6,949
2024$21,565$12,789
2025$27,269$15,854
2026$35,130$20,425

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.