What if you invested $1,000 in Microsoft in 2000? (Inflation-Adjusted)

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A $1,000 investment in Microsoft in 2000 grew to $12,398 in nominal terms. But 2000 dollars had 96% more purchasing power than today. After adjusting for cumulative inflation using BLS CPI-U data, the real value of that growth works out to $6,326 in constant 2000 dollars, equivalent to a +7.3% real annualized return.

Nominal final value

$12,398

+1139.8% total return

Real value (2000 dollars)

$6,326

+532.6% real total return

Real annualized return

+7.3%

vs. +10.1% nominal annualized

Cumulative CPI-U inflation since 2000: 96% (1 dollar in 2000 = $1.96 in 2026)

Year-by-Year (Inflation-Adjusted)

$1,000 in Microsoft since 2000, values in constant 2000 dollars

YearNominal ValueReal Value (2000 $)
2000$1,000$1,000
2001$624$608
2002$651$621
2003$485$453
2004$570$518
2005$606$531
2006$657$559
2007$730$604
2008$782$622
2009$418$335
2010$704$550
2011$708$531
2012$774$568
2013$739$532
2014$1,050$745
2015$1,152$817
2016$1,614$1,128
2017$1,946$1,330
2018$2,923$1,939
2019$3,269$2,118
2020$5,407$3,448
2021$7,446$4,521
2022$10,066$5,598
2023$8,096$4,337
2024$13,104$6,820
2025$13,783$7,032
2026$14,394$7,344

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 2000 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.