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 $6,197 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 $3,162 in constant 2000 dollars, equivalent to a +4.4% real annualized return.

Nominal final value

$6,197

+519.7% total return

Real value (2000 dollars)

$3,162

+216.2% real total return

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Real annualized return

+4.4%

vs. +7.1% 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 General Mills since 2000, values in constant 2000 dollars

YearNominal ValueReal Value (2000 $)
2000$1,000$1,000
2001$1,383$1,347
2002$1,676$1,599
2003$1,557$1,454
2004$1,612$1,464
2005$1,930$1,693
2006$1,807$1,539
2007$2,184$1,805
2008$2,137$1,701
2009$2,382$1,908
2010$2,961$2,312
2011$2,977$2,232
2012$3,518$2,585
2013$3,826$2,753
2014$4,515$3,202
2015$5,093$3,612
2016$5,658$3,955
2017$6,441$4,404
2018$6,244$4,141
2019$4,962$3,215
2020$6,051$3,859
2021$6,961$4,227
2022$8,501$4,728
2023$9,972$5,342
2024$8,535$4,442
2025$8,200$4,184
2026$6,623$3,379

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.