What if you invested $1,000 in Rocket Lab in 2021? (Inflation-Adjusted)

RKLB · Industrial · Adjusted to 2026 dollars using BLS CPI-U data

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Using BLS CPI-U data, cumulative inflation from 2021 to 2026 totals 19%. Your $1,000 in Rocket Lab grew to $6,173 in raw dollar terms, but in real purchasing power terms that gain is equivalent to $5,187 in constant 2021 dollars. That reflects a +37.2% per year real annualized return after accounting for price changes over 5 years.

Nominal final value

$6,173

+517.3% total return

Real value (2021 dollars)

$5,187

+418.7% real total return

Real annualized return

+37.2%

vs. +41.4% nominal annualized

Cumulative CPI-U inflation since 2021: 19% (1 dollar in 2021 = $1.19 in 2026)

Year-by-Year (Inflation-Adjusted)

$1,000 in Rocket Lab since 2021, values in constant 2021 dollars

YearNominal ValueReal Value (2021 $)
2021$1,000$1,000
2022$871$798
2023$479$422
2024$467$400
2025$2,799$2,352
2026$7,714$6,482

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 2021 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.