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

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

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Using BLS CPI-U data, cumulative inflation from 2005 to 2026 totals 72%. Your $1,000 in Sherwin-Williams grew to $29,637 in raw dollar terms, but in real purchasing power terms that gain is equivalent to $17,231 in constant 2005 dollars. That reflects a +14.4% per year real annualized return after accounting for price changes over 21 years.

Nominal final value

$29,637

+2863.7% total return

Real value (2005 dollars)

$17,231

+1623.1% real total return

Real annualized return

+14.4%

vs. +17.3% 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 Sherwin-Williams since 2005, values in constant 2005 dollars

YearNominal ValueReal Value (2005 $)
2005$1,000$1,000
2006$1,248$1,211
2007$1,662$1,565
2008$1,400$1,270
2009$1,200$1,096
2010$1,635$1,454
2011$2,231$1,907
2012$2,614$2,189
2013$4,401$3,608
2014$5,030$4,065
2015$7,525$6,081
2016$7,161$5,704
2017$8,613$6,710
2018$11,944$9,028
2019$12,173$8,988
2020$16,236$11,799
2021$20,343$14,075
2022$25,476$16,144
2023$21,238$12,965
2024$27,595$16,364
2025$32,742$19,036
2026$32,709$19,017

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.