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

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

Using BLS CPI-U data, cumulative inflation from 2005 to 2026 totals 72%. Your $1,000 in UPS grew to $2,565 in raw dollar terms, but in real purchasing power terms that gain is equivalent to $1,491 in constant 2005 dollars. That reflects a +1.9% per year real annualized return after accounting for price changes over 21 years.

Nominal final value

$2,565

+156.5% total return

Real value (2005 dollars)

$1,491

+49.1% real total return

Real annualized return

+1.9%

vs. +4.5% 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 UPS since 2005, values in constant 2005 dollars

Year	Nominal Value	Real Value (2005 $)
2005	$1,000	$1,000
2006	$1,021	$991
2007	$1,004	$946
2008	$1,037	$941
2009	$622	$567
2010	$876	$779
2011	$1,118	$955
2012	$1,216	$1,018
2013	$1,314	$1,077
2014	$1,622	$1,311
2015	$1,730	$1,398
2016	$1,678	$1,337
2017	$2,024	$1,577
2018	$2,434	$1,840
2019	$2,081	$1,537
2020	$2,116	$1,538
2021	$3,273	$2,265
2022	$4,362	$2,764
2023	$4,128	$2,520
2024	$3,288	$1,950
2025	$2,775	$1,613
2026	$2,757	$1,603

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.