What if you invested $1,000 in McDonald's in 2010? (Inflation-Adjusted)
MCD · Consumer · Adjusted to 2026 dollars using BLS CPI-U data
View nominal (non-adjusted) versionMcDonald's turned $1,000 into $6,843 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 $4,473, which works out to a +9.5% annualized real growth rate over 17 years.
Nominal final value
$6,843
+584.3% total return
Real value (2010 dollars)
$4,473
+347.3% real total return
Real annualized return
+9.5%
vs. +12.4% nominal annualized
Year-by-Year (Inflation-Adjusted)
$1,000 in McDonald's since 2010, values in constant 2010 dollars
| Year | Nominal Value | Real Value (2010 $) |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 2011 | $1,219 | $1,171 |
| 2012 | $1,688 | $1,589 |
| 2013 | $1,676 | $1,544 |
| 2014 | $1,710 | $1,554 |
| 2015 | $1,737 | $1,578 |
| 2016 | $2,406 | $2,154 |
| 2017 | $2,456 | $2,151 |
| 2018 | $3,517 | $2,988 |
| 2019 | $3,767 | $3,127 |
| 2020 | $4,618 | $3,773 |
| 2021 | $4,597 | $3,576 |
| 2022 | $5,870 | $4,182 |
| 2023 | $6,186 | $4,245 |
| 2024 | $6,925 | $4,616 |
| 2025 | $6,995 | $4,572 |
| 2026 | $7,810 | $5,105 |
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.