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

JNJ · Healthcare · 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 Johnson & Johnson grew to $6,880 in raw dollar terms, but in real purchasing power terms that gain is equivalent to $4,000 in constant 2005 dollars. That reflects a +6.8% per year real annualized return after accounting for price changes over 21 years.

Nominal final value

$6,880

+588.0% total return

Real value (2005 dollars)

$4,000

+300.0% real total return

Real annualized return

+6.8%

vs. +9.5% 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 Johnson & Johnson since 2005, values in constant 2005 dollars

Year	Nominal Value	Real Value (2005 $)
2005	$1,000	$1,000
2006	$907	$881
2007	$1,078	$1,015
2008	$1,045	$947
2009	$982	$896
2010	$1,106	$984
2011	$1,089	$930
2012	$1,244	$1,042
2013	$1,447	$1,186
2014	$1,784	$1,442
2015	$2,076	$1,677
2016	$2,229	$1,775
2017	$2,485	$1,936
2018	$3,111	$2,352
2019	$3,078	$2,272
2020	$3,540	$2,573
2021	$3,984	$2,757
2022	$4,314	$2,734
2023	$4,200	$2,564
2024	$4,207	$2,495
2025	$4,156	$2,416
2026	$6,398	$3,720

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.