What if you invested $1,000 in Lowe's in 2010? (Inflation-Adjusted)
LOW · Consumer · Adjusted to 2026 dollars using BLS CPI-U data
View nominal (non-adjusted) versionLowe's turned $1,000 into $13,025 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 $8,513, which works out to a +13.9% annualized real growth rate over 17 years.
Nominal final value
$13,025
+1202.5% total return
Real value (2010 dollars)
$8,513
+751.3% real total return
Real annualized return
+13.9%
vs. +16.8% nominal annualized
Year-by-Year (Inflation-Adjusted)
$1,000 in Lowe's since 2010, values in constant 2010 dollars
| Year | Nominal Value | Real Value (2010 $) |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 2011 | $1,166 | $1,120 |
| 2012 | $1,289 | $1,213 |
| 2013 | $1,873 | $1,727 |
| 2014 | $2,308 | $2,097 |
| 2015 | $3,436 | $3,122 |
| 2016 | $3,688 | $3,302 |
| 2017 | $3,825 | $3,350 |
| 2018 | $5,591 | $4,750 |
| 2019 | $5,228 | $4,340 |
| 2020 | $6,445 | $5,266 |
| 2021 | $9,415 | $7,323 |
| 2022 | $13,585 | $9,678 |
| 2023 | $12,141 | $8,332 |
| 2024 | $12,668 | $8,446 |
| 2025 | $15,772 | $10,309 |
| 2026 | $16,522 | $10,799 |
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.