What if you invested $1,000 in Mastercard in 2006? (Inflation-Adjusted)
MA · Financial · Adjusted to 2026 dollars using BLS CPI-U data
View nominal (non-adjusted) versionMastercard turned $1,000 into $122,747 between 2006 and today. Impressive on paper, but inflation over that span came to 67% (BLS CPI-U). Adjusted for that erosion in purchasing power, your real gain in constant 2006 dollars is $73,501, which works out to a +23.7% annualized real growth rate over 20 years.
Nominal final value
$122,747
+12,175% total return
Real value (2006 dollars)
$73,501
+7250.1% real total return
Real annualized return
+23.7%
vs. +26.8% nominal annualized
Year-by-Year (Inflation-Adjusted)
$1,000 in Mastercard since 2006, values in constant 2006 dollars
| Year | Nominal Value | Real Value (2006 $) |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 2007 | $2,485 | $2,411 |
| 2008 | $4,631 | $4,326 |
| 2009 | $3,047 | $2,864 |
| 2010 | $5,627 | $5,155 |
| 2011 | $5,339 | $4,700 |
| 2012 | $8,045 | $6,937 |
| 2013 | $11,757 | $9,927 |
| 2014 | $17,226 | $14,338 |
| 2015 | $18,780 | $15,631 |
| 2016 | $20,529 | $16,841 |
| 2017 | $24,716 | $19,832 |
| 2018 | $39,576 | $30,807 |
| 2019 | $49,710 | $37,803 |
| 2020 | $74,801 | $55,988 |
| 2021 | $75,287 | $53,648 |
| 2022 | $92,422 | $60,323 |
| 2023 | $89,167 | $56,063 |
| 2024 | $108,745 | $66,419 |
| 2025 | $135,230 | $80,976 |
| 2026 | $131,933 | $79,002 |
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 2006 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.