What if you invested $1,000 in Lululemon in 2010? (Inflation-Adjusted)
LULU · Consumer · Adjusted to 2026 dollars using BLS CPI-U data
View nominal (non-adjusted) versionLululemon turned $1,000 into $9,416 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 $6,154, which works out to a +11.6% annualized real growth rate over 17 years.
Nominal final value
$9,416
+841.6% total return
Real value (2010 dollars)
$6,154
+515.4% real total return
Real annualized return
+11.6%
vs. +14.6% nominal annualized
Year-by-Year (Inflation-Adjusted)
$1,000 in Lululemon since 2010, values in constant 2010 dollars
| Year | Nominal Value | Real Value (2010 $) |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 2011 | $2,432 | $2,337 |
| 2012 | $4,471 | $4,208 |
| 2013 | $4,887 | $4,503 |
| 2014 | $3,236 | $2,940 |
| 2015 | $4,691 | $4,262 |
| 2016 | $4,396 | $3,936 |
| 2017 | $4,781 | $4,187 |
| 2018 | $5,539 | $4,706 |
| 2019 | $10,468 | $8,689 |
| 2020 | $16,954 | $13,851 |
| 2021 | $23,278 | $18,105 |
| 2022 | $23,637 | $16,840 |
| 2023 | $21,734 | $14,915 |
| 2024 | $32,140 | $21,427 |
| 2025 | $29,334 | $19,173 |
| 2026 | $12,358 | $8,077 |
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.