What if you invested $1,000 in IBM in 2010? (Inflation-Adjusted)
IBM · Technology · Adjusted to 2026 dollars using BLS CPI-U data
View nominal (non-adjusted) versionIBM turned $1,000 into $3,607 between 2010 and today. Impressive on paper, but inflation over that span came to 53% (BLS CPI-U). Adjusted for that erosion in purchasing power, your real gain in constant 2010 dollars is $2,358, which works out to a +5.4% annualized real growth rate over 16 years.
Nominal final value
$3,607
+260.7% total return
Real value (2010 dollars)
$2,358
+135.8% real total return
Real annualized return
+5.4%
vs. +8.2% nominal annualized
Year-by-Year (Inflation-Adjusted)
$1,000 in IBM since 2010, values in constant 2010 dollars
| Year | Nominal Value | Real Value (2010 $) |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 2011 | $1,349 | $1,296 |
| 2012 | $1,631 | $1,535 |
| 2013 | $1,748 | $1,611 |
| 2014 | $1,551 | $1,409 |
| 2015 | $1,378 | $1,252 |
| 2016 | $1,159 | $1,037 |
| 2017 | $1,682 | $1,473 |
| 2018 | $1,639 | $1,393 |
| 2019 | $1,407 | $1,168 |
| 2020 | $1,576 | $1,288 |
| 2021 | $1,375 | $1,069 |
| 2022 | $1,694 | $1,207 |
| 2023 | $1,793 | $1,231 |
| 2024 | $2,566 | $1,710 |
| 2025 | $3,701 | $2,419 |
| 2026 | $4,554 | $2,977 |
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 2010 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.