What if you invested $1,000 in Netflix in 2002? (Inflation-Adjusted)
NFLX · Technology · Adjusted to 2026 dollars using BLS CPI-U data
View nominal (non-adjusted) versionNetflix turned $1,000 into $890,397 between 2002 and today. Impressive on paper, but inflation over that span came to 87% (BLS CPI-U). Adjusted for that erosion in purchasing power, your real gain in constant 2002 dollars is $476,148, which works out to a +29.0% annualized real growth rate over 24 years.
Nominal final value
$890,397
+88,940% total return
Real value (2002 dollars)
$476,148
+47,515% real total return
Real annualized return
+29.0%
vs. +32.3% nominal annualized
Year-by-Year (Inflation-Adjusted)
$1,000 in Netflix since 2002, values in constant 2002 dollars
| Year | Nominal Value | Real Value (2002 $) |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 2003 | $876 | $857 |
| 2004 | $4,871 | $4,637 |
| 2005 | $1,526 | $1,404 |
| 2006 | $3,656 | $3,265 |
| 2007 | $3,027 | $2,622 |
| 2008 | $3,338 | $2,784 |
| 2009 | $4,796 | $4,027 |
| 2010 | $8,261 | $6,759 |
| 2011 | $28,411 | $22,334 |
| 2012 | $15,952 | $12,284 |
| 2013 | $21,930 | $16,535 |
| 2014 | $54,324 | $40,380 |
| 2015 | $58,633 | $43,583 |
| 2016 | $85,319 | $62,506 |
| 2017 | $130,719 | $93,670 |
| 2018 | $251,108 | $174,567 |
| 2019 | $315,394 | $214,198 |
| 2020 | $320,587 | $214,296 |
| 2021 | $494,589 | $314,738 |
| 2022 | $396,812 | $231,297 |
| 2023 | $328,735 | $184,584 |
| 2024 | $524,056 | $285,849 |
| 2025 | $907,407 | $485,244 |
| 2026 | $775,619 | $414,770 |
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 2002 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.