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

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Using BLS CPI-U data, cumulative inflation from 2005 to 2026 totals 72%. Your $1,000 in Verizon grew to $4,755 in raw dollar terms, but in real purchasing power terms that gain is equivalent to $2,764 in constant 2005 dollars. That reflects a +4.8% per year real annualized return after accounting for price changes over 22 years.

Nominal final value

$4,755

+375.5% total return

Real value (2005 dollars)

$2,764

+176.4% real total return

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Real annualized return

+4.8%

vs. +7.4% 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 Verizon since 2005, values in constant 2005 dollars

YearNominal ValueReal Value (2005 $)
2005$1,000$1,000
2006$934$907
2007$1,235$1,163
2008$1,295$1,175
2009$1,057$965
2010$1,105$983
2011$1,517$1,296
2012$1,690$1,415
2013$2,051$1,681
2014$2,356$1,904
2015$2,346$1,895
2016$2,690$2,143
2017$2,753$2,145
2018$3,187$2,409
2019$3,397$2,508
2020$3,822$2,778
2021$3,675$2,543
2022$3,740$2,370
2023$3,092$1,888
2024$3,385$2,008
2025$3,361$1,954
2026$4,059$2,360

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.