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

GIS · Consumer · Adjusted to 2026 dollars using BLS CPI-U data

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A $1,000 investment in General Mills in 2000 grew to $5,337 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 $2,723 in constant 2000 dollars, equivalent to a +3.9% real annualized return.

Nominal final value

$5,337

+433.7% total return

Real value (2000 dollars)

$2,723

+172.3% real total return

Real annualized return

+3.9%

vs. +6.6% 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 General Mills since 2000, values in constant 2000 dollars

YearNominal ValueReal Value (2000 $)
2000$1,000$1,000
2001$1,385$1,350
2002$1,681$1,604
2003$1,561$1,457
2004$1,616$1,467
2005$1,933$1,697
2006$1,809$1,542
2007$2,188$1,808
2008$2,139$1,703
2009$2,385$1,910
2010$2,965$2,315
2011$2,978$2,234
2012$3,520$2,586
2013$3,827$2,753
2014$4,518$3,204
2015$5,095$3,613
2016$5,660$3,956
2017$6,444$4,406
2018$6,244$4,141
2019$4,943$3,203
2020$6,044$3,855
2021$6,958$4,225
2022$8,508$4,731
2023$9,991$5,352
2024$8,527$4,437
2025$8,186$4,177
2026$6,585$3,360

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.