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 $3,149 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 $1,607 in constant 2000 dollars, equivalent to a +1.8% real annualized return.

Nominal final value

$3,149

+214.9% total return

Real value (2000 dollars)

$1,607

+60.7% real total return

Real annualized return

+1.8%

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$913$890
2002$793$757
2003$680$635
2004$683$620
2005$687$602
2006$639$545
2007$847$700
2008$889$708
2009$722$578
2010$755$590
2011$1,038$778
2012$1,156$850
2013$1,405$1,011
2014$1,616$1,146
2015$1,607$1,140
2016$1,842$1,288
2017$1,888$1,291
2018$2,185$1,449
2019$2,330$1,510
2020$2,622$1,672
2021$2,521$1,531
2022$2,562$1,425
2023$2,110$1,131
2024$2,308$1,201
2025$2,290$1,168
2026$2,766$1,411

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.