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

F · Industrial · Adjusted to 2026 dollars using BLS CPI-U data

Using BLS CPI-U data, cumulative inflation from 2005 to 2026 totals 72%. Your $1,000 in Ford grew to $1,848 in raw dollar terms, but in real purchasing power terms that gain is equivalent to $1,074 in constant 2005 dollars. That reflects a +0.3% per year real annualized return after accounting for price changes over 21 years.

Nominal final value

$1,848

+84.8% total return

Real value (2005 dollars)

$1,074

+7.4% real total return

Real annualized return

+0.3%

vs. +2.9% 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 Ford since 2005, values in constant 2005 dollars

Year	Nominal Value	Real Value (2005 $)
2005	$1,000	$1,000
2006	$678	$658
2007	$664	$625
2008	$542	$492
2009	$153	$139
2010	$885	$787
2011	$1,302	$1,113
2012	$1,014	$849
2013	$1,077	$883
2014	$1,278	$1,032
2015	$1,297	$1,048
2016	$1,095	$872
2017	$1,213	$945
2018	$1,137	$859
2019	$977	$722
2020	$1,045	$759
2021	$1,269	$878
2022	$2,458	$1,558
2023	$1,689	$1,031
2024	$1,619	$960
2025	$1,490	$866
2026	$2,204	$1,281

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.