What if you invested $1,000 in UPS in 2010? (Inflation-Adjusted)
UPS · Industrial · Adjusted to 2026 dollars using BLS CPI-U data
View nominal (non-adjusted) versionUPS turned $1,000 into $2,929 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 $1,914, which works out to a +4.1% annualized real growth rate over 16 years.
Nominal final value
$2,929
+192.9% total return
Real value (2010 dollars)
$1,914
+91.4% real total return
Real annualized return
+4.1%
vs. +6.8% nominal annualized
Year-by-Year (Inflation-Adjusted)
$1,000 in UPS since 2010, values in constant 2010 dollars
| Year | Nominal Value | Real Value (2010 $) |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 2011 | $1,277 | $1,226 |
| 2012 | $1,388 | $1,307 |
| 2013 | $1,500 | $1,383 |
| 2014 | $1,853 | $1,683 |
| 2015 | $1,975 | $1,794 |
| 2016 | $1,916 | $1,716 |
| 2017 | $2,311 | $2,024 |
| 2018 | $2,780 | $2,362 |
| 2019 | $2,376 | $1,973 |
| 2020 | $2,416 | $1,974 |
| 2021 | $3,738 | $2,907 |
| 2022 | $4,981 | $3,548 |
| 2023 | $4,714 | $3,235 |
| 2024 | $3,755 | $2,503 |
| 2025 | $3,168 | $2,071 |
| 2026 | $3,149 | $2,058 |
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.