What if you invested $1,000 in Verizon in 2000? (Inflation-Adjusted)

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A $1,000 investment in Verizon in 2000 grew to $3,275 in nominal terms. But 2000 dollars had 96% more purchasing power than today. After adjusting for cumulative inflation using BLS CPI-U data, the real value of that growth works out to $1,671 in constant 2000 dollars, equivalent to a +1.9% real annualized return.

Nominal final value

$3,275

+227.5% total return

Real value (2000 dollars)

$1,671

+67.1% real total return

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Real annualized return

+1.9%

vs. +4.5% nominal annualized

Cumulative CPI-U inflation since 2000: 96% (1 dollar in 2000 = $1.96 in 2026)

Year-by-Year (Inflation-Adjusted)

$1,000 in Verizon since 2000, values in constant 2000 dollars

YearNominal ValueReal Value (2000 $)
2000$1,000$1,000
2001$914$890
2002$794$757
2003$682$637
2004$685$622
2005$689$604
2006$643$548
2007$850$703
2008$892$710
2009$728$583
2010$761$594
2011$1,045$783
2012$1,164$855
2013$1,412$1,016
2014$1,623$1,151
2015$1,616$1,146
2016$1,853$1,295
2017$1,896$1,297
2018$2,195$1,456
2019$2,339$1,516
2020$2,632$1,679
2021$2,531$1,537
2022$2,576$1,433
2023$2,130$1,141
2024$2,332$1,213
2025$2,315$1,181
2026$2,796$1,426

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 2000 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.