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

VZ · Technology · 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 Verizon grew to $4,587 in raw dollar terms, but in real purchasing power terms that gain is equivalent to $2,667 in constant 2005 dollars. That reflects a +4.7% per year real annualized return after accounting for price changes over 21 years.

Nominal final value

$4,587

+358.7% total return

Real value (2005 dollars)

$2,667

+166.7% real total return

Real annualized return

+4.7%

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

Year	Nominal Value	Real Value (2005 $)
2005	$1,000	$1,000
2006	$931	$904
2007	$1,233	$1,161
2008	$1,295	$1,174
2009	$1,052	$960
2010	$1,100	$979
2011	$1,511	$1,292
2012	$1,684	$1,410
2013	$2,047	$1,678
2014	$2,354	$1,902
2015	$2,341	$1,892
2016	$2,683	$2,137
2017	$2,751	$2,143
2018	$3,182	$2,405
2019	$3,394	$2,506
2020	$3,819	$2,776
2021	$3,672	$2,540
2022	$3,732	$2,365
2023	$3,074	$1,876
2024	$3,361	$1,993
2025	$3,335	$1,939
2026	$4,029	$2,342

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.