What if you invested $1,000 in General Mills in 2005? (Inflation-Adjusted)
GIS · Consumer · Adjusted to 2026 dollars using BLS CPI-U data
View nominal (non-adjusted) versionUsing BLS CPI-U data, cumulative inflation from 2005 to 2026 totals 72%. Your $1,000 in General Mills grew to $3,211 in raw dollar terms, but in real purchasing power terms that gain is equivalent to $1,867 in constant 2005 dollars. That reflects a +2.9% per year real annualized return after accounting for price changes over 22 years.
Nominal final value
$3,211
+221.1% total return
Real value (2005 dollars)
$1,867
+86.7% real total return
Real annualized return
+2.9%
vs. +5.5% nominal annualized
Year-by-Year (Inflation-Adjusted)
$1,000 in General Mills since 2005, values in constant 2005 dollars
| Year | Nominal Value | Real Value (2005 $) |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 2006 | $936 | $909 |
| 2007 | $1,132 | $1,066 |
| 2008 | $1,107 | $1,004 |
| 2009 | $1,235 | $1,127 |
| 2010 | $1,535 | $1,365 |
| 2011 | $1,543 | $1,318 |
| 2012 | $1,823 | $1,526 |
| 2013 | $1,983 | $1,625 |
| 2014 | $2,340 | $1,891 |
| 2015 | $2,639 | $2,133 |
| 2016 | $2,932 | $2,335 |
| 2017 | $3,338 | $2,600 |
| 2018 | $3,236 | $2,446 |
| 2019 | $2,571 | $1,899 |
| 2020 | $3,136 | $2,279 |
| 2021 | $3,608 | $2,496 |
| 2022 | $4,406 | $2,792 |
| 2023 | $5,168 | $3,155 |
| 2024 | $4,423 | $2,623 |
| 2025 | $4,249 | $2,471 |
| 2026 | $3,432 | $1,996 |
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.