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

GE · 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 GE Aerospace grew to $2,740 in raw dollar terms, but in real purchasing power terms that gain is equivalent to $1,593 in constant 2005 dollars. That reflects a +2.2% per year real annualized return after accounting for price changes over 21 years.

Nominal final value

$2,740

+174.0% total return

Real value (2005 dollars)

$1,593

+59.3% real total return

Real annualized return

+2.2%

vs. +4.9% 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 GE Aerospace since 2005, values in constant 2005 dollars

Year	Nominal Value	Real Value (2005 $)
2005	$1,000	$1,000
2006	$930	$903
2007	$1,055	$993
2008	$1,066	$967
2009	$386	$352
2010	$537	$478
2011	$692	$591
2012	$665	$557
2013	$821	$673
2014	$956	$773
2015	$941	$761
2016	$1,186	$945
2017	$1,249	$973
2018	$703	$531
2019	$454	$335
2020	$581	$422
2021	$501	$347
2022	$556	$352
2023	$609	$372
2024	$1,005	$596
2025	$1,949	$1,133
2026	$2,953	$1,717

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.