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

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A $1,000 investment in Qualcomm in 2000 grew to $3,230 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 $1,648 in constant 2000 dollars, equivalent to a +1.9% real annualized return.

Nominal final value

$3,230

+223.0% total return

Real value (2000 dollars)

$1,648

+64.8% real total return

Real annualized return

+1.9%

vs. +4.6% 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 Qualcomm since 2000, values in constant 2000 dollars

YearNominal ValueReal Value (2000 $)
2000$1,000$1,000
2001$662$645
2002$347$331
2003$297$277
2004$464$422
2005$594$521
2006$771$657
2007$612$506
2008$699$556
2009$578$463
2010$666$520
2011$937$703
2012$1,034$760
2013$1,179$848
2014$1,351$958
2015$1,162$824
2016$870$608
2017$1,061$726
2018$1,409$935
2019$1,063$689
2020$1,899$1,211
2021$3,567$2,166
2022$4,086$2,272
2023$3,164$1,695
2024$3,621$1,885
2025$4,300$2,194
2026$3,854$1,966

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.