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

WFC · Financial · 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 Wells Fargo grew to $4,651 in raw dollar terms, but in real purchasing power terms that gain is equivalent to $2,704 in constant 2005 dollars. That reflects a +4.8% per year real annualized return after accounting for price changes over 21 years.

Nominal final value

$4,651

+365.1% total return

Real value (2005 dollars)

$2,704

+170.4% real total return

Real annualized return

+4.8%

vs. +7.5% 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 Wells Fargo since 2005, values in constant 2005 dollars

Year	Nominal Value	Real Value (2005 $)
2005	$1,000	$1,000
2006	$1,051	$1,021
2007	$1,250	$1,177
2008	$1,227	$1,113
2009	$709	$647
2010	$1,093	$972
2011	$1,255	$1,072
2012	$1,150	$963
2013	$1,408	$1,154
2014	$1,886	$1,524
2015	$2,220	$1,794
2016	$2,206	$1,757
2017	$2,553	$1,989
2018	$3,066	$2,317
2019	$2,346	$1,733
2020	$2,342	$1,702
2021	$1,551	$1,073
2022	$2,831	$1,794
2023	$2,524	$1,541
2024	$2,787	$1,653
2025	$4,492	$2,611
2026	$5,270	$3,064

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.