What if you invested $1,000 in Intel in 2010? (Inflation-Adjusted)

INTC · Technology · Adjusted to 2026 dollars using BLS CPI-U data

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Intel turned $1,000 into $3,488 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 $2,280, which works out to a +5.2% annualized real growth rate over 16 years.

Nominal final value

$3,488

+248.8% total return

Real value (2010 dollars)

$2,280

+128.0% real total return

Real annualized return

+5.2%

vs. +8% nominal annualized

Cumulative CPI-U inflation since 2010: 53% (1 dollar in 2010 = $1.53 in 2026)

Year-by-Year (Inflation-Adjusted)

$1,000 in Intel since 2010, values in constant 2010 dollars

YearNominal ValueReal Value (2010 $)
2010$1,000$1,000
2011$1,140$1,096
2012$1,454$1,368
2013$1,198$1,104
2014$1,453$1,320
2015$2,018$1,833
2016$1,952$1,748
2017$2,393$2,096
2018$3,217$2,734
2019$3,228$2,680
2020$4,489$3,668
2021$3,995$3,107
2022$3,605$2,568
2023$2,169$1,489
2024$3,384$2,256
2025$1,547$1,011
2026$3,700$2,418

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.