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

SBUX · Consumer · 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 Starbucks grew to $8,891 in raw dollar terms, but in real purchasing power terms that gain is equivalent to $5,169 in constant 2005 dollars. That reflects a +8.1% per year real annualized return after accounting for price changes over 21 years.

Nominal final value

$8,891

+789.1% total return

Real value (2005 dollars)

$5,169

+416.9% real total return

Real annualized return

+8.1%

vs. +10.8% 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 Starbucks since 2005, values in constant 2005 dollars

YearNominal ValueReal Value (2005 $)
2005$1,000$1,000
2006$1,174$1,140
2007$1,294$1,219
2008$700$635
2009$350$319
2010$807$718
2011$1,184$1,012
2012$1,826$1,529
2013$2,170$1,779
2014$2,787$2,252
2015$3,482$2,814
2016$4,897$3,900
2017$4,516$3,518
2018$4,732$3,577
2019$5,808$4,288
2020$7,366$5,353
2021$8,580$5,936
2022$8,858$5,613
2023$10,066$6,145
2024$8,760$5,195
2025$10,404$6,049
2026$9,120$5,302

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.