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

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Using BLS CPI-U data, cumulative inflation from 2005 to 2026 totals 72%. Your $1,000 in Ford grew to $2,242 in raw dollar terms, but in real purchasing power terms that gain is equivalent to $1,303 in constant 2005 dollars. That reflects a +1.2% per year real annualized return after accounting for price changes over 22 years.

Nominal final value

$2,242

+124.2% total return

Real value (2005 dollars)

$1,303

+30.3% real total return

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Real annualized return

+1.2%

vs. +3.8% 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

YearNominal ValueReal Value (2005 $)
2005$1,000$1,000
2006$681$661
2007$659$621
2008$538$488
2009$152$138
2010$879$781
2011$1,293$1,105
2012$1,011$846
2013$1,077$883
2014$1,278$1,033
2015$1,300$1,051
2016$1,124$895
2017$1,223$953
2018$1,156$874
2019$987$729
2020$1,054$766
2021$1,259$871
2022$2,452$1,554
2023$1,676$1,023
2024$1,607$953
2025$1,479$860
2026$2,187$1,272

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.