What if you invested $1,000 in Verizon in 2010? (Inflation-Adjusted)
VZ · Technology · Adjusted to 2026 dollars using BLS CPI-U data
View nominal (non-adjusted) versionVerizon turned $1,000 into $4,302 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 $2,812, which works out to a +6.3% annualized real growth rate over 17 years.
Nominal final value
$4,302
+330.2% total return
Real value (2010 dollars)
$2,812
+181.2% real total return
Real annualized return
+6.3%
vs. +9.1% nominal annualized
Year-by-Year (Inflation-Adjusted)
$1,000 in Verizon since 2010, values in constant 2010 dollars
| Year | Nominal Value | Real Value (2010 $) |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 2011 | $1,372 | $1,318 |
| 2012 | $1,529 | $1,439 |
| 2013 | $1,856 | $1,710 |
| 2014 | $2,132 | $1,937 |
| 2015 | $2,122 | $1,928 |
| 2016 | $2,434 | $2,180 |
| 2017 | $2,491 | $2,182 |
| 2018 | $2,884 | $2,450 |
| 2019 | $3,073 | $2,551 |
| 2020 | $3,458 | $2,825 |
| 2021 | $3,326 | $2,587 |
| 2022 | $3,384 | $2,411 |
| 2023 | $2,798 | $1,920 |
| 2024 | $3,063 | $2,042 |
| 2025 | $3,041 | $1,988 |
| 2026 | $3,673 | $2,401 |
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.