What if you invested $1,000 in Lululemon in 2007? (Inflation-Adjusted)

LULU · Consumer · Adjusted to 2026 dollars using BLS CPI-U data

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Nominal returns can be misleading over long periods. $1,000 in Lululemon in 2007 became $9,458 by 2026. Over those 19 years, cumulative CPI inflation reached 62% (BLS CPI-U). Restating the return in constant purchasing power, the real value of your gain in 2007 dollars is $5,838, a real annualized return of +9.6%.

Nominal final value

$9,458

+845.8% total return

Real value (2007 dollars)

$5,838

+483.8% real total return

Real annualized return

+9.6%

vs. +12.4% nominal annualized

Cumulative CPI-U inflation since 2007: 62% (1 dollar in 2007 = $1.62 in 2026)

Year-by-Year (Inflation-Adjusted)

$1,000 in Lululemon since 2007, values in constant 2007 dollars

YearNominal ValueReal Value (2007 $)
2007$1,000$1,000
2008$1,054$1,015
2009$212$205
2010$879$830
2011$2,137$1,939
2012$3,928$3,492
2013$4,294$3,737
2014$2,843$2,440
2015$4,122$3,537
2016$3,862$3,266
2017$4,201$3,475
2018$4,867$3,905
2019$9,198$7,211
2020$14,897$11,494
2021$20,453$15,024
2022$20,769$13,974
2023$19,096$12,377
2024$28,240$17,781
2025$25,775$15,910
2026$10,859$6,703

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 2007 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.