What if you invested $1,000 in Merck in 2010? (Inflation-Adjusted)
MRK · Healthcare · Adjusted to 2026 dollars using BLS CPI-U data
View nominal (non-adjusted) versionMerck turned $1,000 into $5,682 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 $3,713, which works out to a +8.4% annualized real growth rate over 16 years.
Nominal final value
$5,682
+468.2% total return
Real value (2010 dollars)
$3,713
+271.3% real total return
Real annualized return
+8.4%
vs. +11.3% nominal annualized
Year-by-Year (Inflation-Adjusted)
$1,000 in Merck since 2010, values in constant 2010 dollars
| Year | Nominal Value | Real Value (2010 $) |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 2011 | $906 | $871 |
| 2012 | $1,095 | $1,031 |
| 2013 | $1,290 | $1,189 |
| 2014 | $1,639 | $1,489 |
| 2015 | $1,922 | $1,746 |
| 2016 | $1,669 | $1,495 |
| 2017 | $2,108 | $1,846 |
| 2018 | $2,077 | $1,765 |
| 2019 | $2,689 | $2,232 |
| 2020 | $3,171 | $2,590 |
| 2021 | $2,951 | $2,295 |
| 2022 | $3,388 | $2,414 |
| 2023 | $4,610 | $3,164 |
| 2024 | $5,329 | $3,553 |
| 2025 | $4,479 | $2,927 |
| 2026 | $5,186 | $3,389 |
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.