What if you invested $1,000 in Marriott in 1998? (Inflation-Adjusted)

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

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Marriott turned $1,000 into $25,415 between 1998 and today. Impressive on paper, but inflation over that span came to 0% (BLS CPI-U). Adjusted for that erosion in purchasing power, your real gain in constant 1998 dollars is $25,415, which works out to a +12.2% annualized real growth rate over 28 years.

Nominal final value

$25,415

+2441.5% total return

Real value (1998 dollars)

$25,415

+2441.5% real total return

Real annualized return

+12.2%

vs. +12.1% nominal annualized

Cumulative CPI-U inflation since 1998: 0% (1 dollar in 1998 = $1.00 in 2026)

Year-by-Year (Inflation-Adjusted)

$1,000 in Marriott since 1998, values in constant 1998 dollars

YearNominal ValueReal Value (1998 $)
1998$1,000$1,000
1999$987$987
2000$879$1,722
2001$1,314$2,510
2002$1,169$2,186
2003$901$1,649
2004$1,292$2,299
2005$1,851$3,184
2006$1,964$3,280
2007$2,856$4,627
2008$2,147$3,350
2009$988$1,551
2010$1,615$2,471
2011$2,446$3,596
2012$2,292$3,300
2013$2,696$3,801
2014$3,375$4,691
2015$5,162$7,175
2016$4,299$5,889
2017$6,033$8,084
2018$10,639$13,831
2019$8,370$10,631
2020$10,383$12,979
2021$8,657$10,302
2022$11,992$13,071
2023$13,044$13,696
2024$18,142$18,505
2025$22,210$22,210
2026$24,334$24,334

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 1998 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.