What if you invested $1,000 in Microsoft in 2010? (Inflation-Adjusted)
MSFT · Technology · Adjusted to 2026 dollars using BLS CPI-U data
View nominal (non-adjusted) versionMicrosoft turned $1,000 into $17,599 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 $11,502, which works out to a +16.3% annualized real growth rate over 16 years.
Nominal final value
$17,599
+1659.9% total return
Real value (2010 dollars)
$11,502
+1050.2% real total return
Real annualized return
+16.3%
vs. +19.3% nominal annualized
Year-by-Year (Inflation-Adjusted)
$1,000 in Microsoft since 2010, values in constant 2010 dollars
| Year | Nominal Value | Real Value (2010 $) |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 2011 | $1,005 | $965 |
| 2012 | $1,098 | $1,034 |
| 2013 | $1,050 | $967 |
| 2014 | $1,491 | $1,354 |
| 2015 | $1,635 | $1,486 |
| 2016 | $2,290 | $2,051 |
| 2017 | $2,762 | $2,419 |
| 2018 | $4,149 | $3,526 |
| 2019 | $4,640 | $3,851 |
| 2020 | $7,675 | $6,270 |
| 2021 | $10,569 | $8,220 |
| 2022 | $14,288 | $10,179 |
| 2023 | $11,492 | $7,887 |
| 2024 | $18,601 | $12,401 |
| 2025 | $19,564 | $12,787 |
| 2026 | $20,432 | $13,354 |
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.