What if you invested $1,000 in Monster Beverage in 2005? (Inflation-Adjusted)

MNST · Consumer · Adjusted to 2026 dollars using BLS CPI-U data

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Using BLS CPI-U data, cumulative inflation from 2005 to 2026 totals 72%. Your $1,000 in Monster Beverage grew to $168,399 in raw dollar terms, but in real purchasing power terms that gain is equivalent to $97,906 in constant 2005 dollars. That reflects a +24.1% per year real annualized return after accounting for price changes over 21 years.

Nominal final value

$168,399

+16,740% total return

Real value (2005 dollars)

$97,906

+9690.6% real total return

Real annualized return

+24.1%

vs. +27.3% nominal annualized

Cumulative CPI-U inflation since 2005: 72% (1 dollar in 2005 = $1.72 in 2026)

Year-by-Year (Inflation-Adjusted)

$1,000 in Monster Beverage since 2005, values in constant 2005 dollars

YearNominal ValueReal Value (2005 $)
2005$1,000$1,000
2006$4,293$4,169
2007$7,450$7,017
2008$7,542$6,841
2009$6,553$5,981
2010$7,521$6,690
2011$11,079$9,468
2012$20,442$17,114
2013$18,738$15,361
2014$26,562$21,466
2015$45,751$36,973
2016$52,823$42,074
2017$49,995$38,950
2018$80,074$60,521
2019$67,176$49,601
2020$78,161$56,803
2021$101,903$70,503
2022$101,774$64,496
2023$122,148$74,567
2024$129,142$76,584
2025$114,331$66,472
2026$189,559$110,209

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 2005 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.