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 $126,170 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 $75,551, which works out to a +23.4% annualized real growth rate over 21 years.
Nominal final value
$126,170
+12,517% total return
Real value (2006 dollars)
$75,551
+7455.1% real total return
Real annualized return
+23.4%
vs. +26.5% 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 | $2,488 | $2,413 |
| 2008 | $4,635 | $4,329 |
| 2009 | $3,049 | $2,867 |
| 2010 | $5,630 | $5,158 |
| 2011 | $5,343 | $4,703 |
| 2012 | $8,048 | $6,940 |
| 2013 | $11,764 | $9,933 |
| 2014 | $17,249 | $14,357 |
| 2015 | $18,816 | $15,661 |
| 2016 | $20,570 | $16,875 |
| 2017 | $24,767 | $19,873 |
| 2018 | $39,638 | $30,856 |
| 2019 | $49,796 | $37,868 |
| 2020 | $74,900 | $56,063 |
| 2021 | $75,383 | $53,716 |
| 2022 | $92,543 | $60,402 |
| 2023 | $89,311 | $56,154 |
| 2024 | $108,916 | $66,524 |
| 2025 | $135,430 | $81,096 |
| 2026 | $132,131 | $79,120 |
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.