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

GS · Financial · 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 Goldman Sachs grew to $10,919 in raw dollar terms, but in real purchasing power terms that gain is equivalent to $6,348 in constant 2005 dollars. That reflects a +9.1% per year real annualized return after accounting for price changes over 21 years.

Nominal final value

$10,919

+991.9% total return

Real value (2005 dollars)

$6,348

+534.8% real total return

Real annualized return

+9.1%

vs. +11.9% 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 Goldman Sachs since 2005, values in constant 2005 dollars

Year	Nominal Value	Real Value (2005 $)
2005	$1,000	$1,000
2006	$1,322	$1,283
2007	$2,002	$1,885
2008	$1,895	$1,719
2009	$773	$706
2010	$1,442	$1,283
2011	$1,602	$1,369
2012	$1,104	$924
2013	$1,489	$1,220
2014	$1,674	$1,353
2015	$1,782	$1,440
2016	$1,692	$1,348
2017	$2,439	$1,900
2018	$2,885	$2,180
2019	$2,162	$1,596
2020	$2,649	$1,925
2021	$3,094	$2,141
2022	$4,118	$2,610
2023	$4,359	$2,661
2024	$4,721	$2,800
2025	$8,064	$4,688
2026	$12,019	$6,988

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.