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

MS · Financial · Adjusted to 2026 dollars using BLS CPI-U data

View nominal (non-adjusted) version

Using BLS CPI-U data, cumulative inflation from 2005 to 2026 totals 72%. Your $1,000 in Morgan Stanley grew to $5,586 in raw dollar terms, but in real purchasing power terms that gain is equivalent to $3,248 in constant 2005 dollars. That reflects a +5.7% per year real annualized return after accounting for price changes over 21 years.

Nominal final value

$5,586

+458.6% total return

Real value (2005 dollars)

$3,248

+224.8% real total return

Real annualized return

+5.7%

vs. +8.4% 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 Morgan Stanley since 2005, values in constant 2005 dollars

YearNominal ValueReal Value (2005 $)
2005$1,000$1,000
2006$1,120$1,088
2007$1,535$1,445
2008$1,118$1,014
2009$473$432
2010$639$568
2011$706$604
2012$452$379
2013$561$460
2014$730$590
2015$846$684
2016$657$524
2017$1,106$862
2018$1,501$1,134
2019$1,147$847
2020$1,459$1,060
2021$1,928$1,334
2022$3,018$1,913
2023$2,966$1,810
2024$2,761$1,638
2025$4,541$2,640
2026$6,165$3,584

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.