What if you invested $1,000 in Goldman Sachs 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 Goldman Sachs grew to $13,241 in raw dollar terms, but in real purchasing power terms that gain is equivalent to $7,698 in constant 2005 dollars. That reflects a +9.8% per year real annualized return after accounting for price changes over 22 years.

Nominal final value

$13,241

+1224.1% total return

Real value (2005 dollars)

$7,698

+669.8% real total return

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Real annualized return

+9.8%

vs. +12.6% 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 Goldman Sachs since 2005, values in constant 2005 dollars

YearNominal ValueReal Value (2005 $)
2005$1,000$1,000
2006$1,321$1,283
2007$2,000$1,884
2008$1,894$1,718
2009$772$704
2010$1,439$1,280
2011$1,598$1,366
2012$1,101$922
2013$1,485$1,217
2014$1,670$1,350
2015$1,778$1,437
2016$1,688$1,344
2017$2,433$1,895
2018$2,878$2,175
2019$2,156$1,592
2020$2,643$1,920
2021$3,087$2,136
2022$4,108$2,603
2023$4,349$2,655
2024$4,710$2,793
2025$8,045$4,677
2026$11,990$6,971

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.