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

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A $1,000 investment in Ford in 2000 grew to $1,291 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 $659 in constant 2000 dollars, equivalent to a -1.6% real annualized return.

Nominal final value

$1,291

+29.1% total return

Real value (2000 dollars)

$659

-34.1% real total return

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Real annualized return

-1.6%

vs. +1% 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 Ford since 2000, values in constant 2000 dollars

YearNominal ValueReal Value (2000 $)
2000$1,000$1,000
2001$1,076$1,048
2002$607$579
2003$375$350
2004$618$561
2005$576$505
2006$392$334
2007$379$314
2008$310$247
2009$87$70
2010$506$395
2011$744$558
2012$582$428
2013$620$446
2014$736$522
2015$749$531
2016$647$452
2017$704$482
2018$666$442
2019$568$368
2020$607$387
2021$725$440
2022$1,412$785
2023$965$517
2024$925$482
2025$852$435
2026$1,260$643

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.