What if you invested $1,000 in Qualcomm in 2010? (Inflation-Adjusted)
QCOM · Technology · Adjusted to 2026 dollars using BLS CPI-U data
View nominal (non-adjusted) versionQualcomm turned $1,000 into $4,852 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 $3,171, which works out to a +7.4% annualized real growth rate over 16 years.
Nominal final value
$4,852
+385.2% total return
Real value (2010 dollars)
$3,171
+217.1% real total return
Real annualized return
+7.4%
vs. +10.2% nominal annualized
Year-by-Year (Inflation-Adjusted)
$1,000 in Qualcomm since 2010, values in constant 2010 dollars
| Year | Nominal Value | Real Value (2010 $) |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 2011 | $1,407 | $1,352 |
| 2012 | $1,553 | $1,462 |
| 2013 | $1,771 | $1,632 |
| 2014 | $2,030 | $1,844 |
| 2015 | $1,745 | $1,585 |
| 2016 | $1,306 | $1,170 |
| 2017 | $1,594 | $1,396 |
| 2018 | $2,117 | $1,798 |
| 2019 | $1,597 | $1,325 |
| 2020 | $2,852 | $2,330 |
| 2021 | $5,358 | $4,168 |
| 2022 | $6,137 | $4,372 |
| 2023 | $4,752 | $3,261 |
| 2024 | $5,440 | $3,626 |
| 2025 | $6,459 | $4,222 |
| 2026 | $5,789 | $3,783 |
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.