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

FDX · Industrial · 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 FedEx grew to $4,566 in raw dollar terms, but in real purchasing power terms that gain is equivalent to $2,654 in constant 2005 dollars. That reflects a +4.7% per year real annualized return after accounting for price changes over 21 years.

Nominal final value

$4,566

+356.6% total return

Real value (2005 dollars)

$2,654

+165.4% real total return

Real annualized return

+4.7%

vs. +7.4% 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 FedEx since 2005, values in constant 2005 dollars

YearNominal ValueReal Value (2005 $)
2005$1,000$1,000
2006$1,061$1,030
2007$1,162$1,094
2008$986$894
2009$541$494
2010$839$746
2011$972$831
2012$991$830
2013$1,106$907
2014$1,461$1,181
2015$1,862$1,505
2016$1,472$1,172
2017$2,113$1,646
2018$2,959$2,237
2019$2,023$1,494
2020$1,674$1,217
2021$2,765$1,913
2022$2,920$1,851
2023$2,350$1,435
2024$2,987$1,771
2025$3,346$1,946
2026$4,168$2,423

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.