Meta Platforms (META) Stock Inflation-Adjusted

Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) is a social technology company that builds products to connect people, find communities and grow businesses, most notably through its Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp platforms.

How much has an investment in Meta truly grown over the years? Nominal stock prices alone don't answer this, because they fail to account for the impact of inflation on purchasing power. To provide a more accurate measure, this page adjusts Meta's entire stock history using the US Consumer Price Index. The data and charts below let you compare the standard price with its real value, offering a clearer view of the company's long-term performance.

Nominal prices are adjusted for stock splits and assume reinvestment of any dividends to reflect total return. Inflation-adjusted prices use June 2026 as the baseline (latest available CPI).

The current value of Meta stock is 664.54 (as of the close of Jul 16, 2026), 15.61% lower than the all-time high of 787.47 (Aug 12, 2025).

Since May 18, 2012, the inflation-adjusted total return for the stock has been 1,107%, which is equivalent to an annual growth rate of 19.23%.

In nominal values, the total return since this date has been 1,653%, or an annualized rate of 22.42%.

Inflation-Adjusted Values by Month

This data presents Meta's end-of-month closing levels over time. Inflation-adjusted figures show what past levels would be worth using roughly today's purchasing power based on the latest CPI data, the same present-value method used by the US Inflation Calculator to compare dollar amounts across different years. The latest entry in the table will have equal nominal and adjusted values until the next CPI figures are released.

Date	Inflation-Adjusted	Nominal value
Jul 2026	664.54	664.54
Jun 2026	563.29	563.29
May 2026	629.74	631.94
Apr 2026	613.07	611.36
Mar 2026	578.09	571.62
Feb 2026	661.26	647.07
Jan 2026	734.4	715.27
Dec 2025	679.09	658.96
Nov 2025	665.92	646.32
Oct 2025	646.72	646.72
Sep 2025	753.18	732.53
Aug 2025	759.01	736.34
Jul 2025	796.99	770.97
Jun 2025	761.71	735.73
May 2025	669.97	644.92
Apr 2025	569.24	546.82
Mar 2025	599.47	574.07
Feb 2025	695.94	664.95
Jan 2025	720.98	685.83
Dec 2024	616.54	582.66
Nov 2024	604.48	571.07
Oct 2024	597.06	564.37
Sep 2024	602.87	569.2
Aug 2024	549.38	517.86
Jul 2024	500.8	471.69
Jun 2024	532.42	500.89
May 2024	492.61	463.29
Apr 2024	454.68	426.9
Mar 2024	515.25	481.89
Feb 2024	523.44	486.41
Jan 2024	418.79	386.77
Dec 2023	382.02	350.9
Nov 2023	352.74	324.32
Oct 2023	324.18	298.67
Sep 2023	322.91	297.61
Aug 2023	319.06	293.33
Jul 2023	345.05	315.85
Jun 2023	311.39	284.5
May 2023	288.17	262.43
Apr 2023	262.27	238.24
Mar 2023	232.46	210.11
Feb 2023	192.52	173.43
Jan 2023	164.85	147.68
Dec 2022	134.23	119.3
Nov 2022	131.33	117.08
Oct 2022	103.49	92.35
Sep 2022	151.34	134.51
Aug 2022	182.13	161.52
Jul 2022	177.78	157.72
Jun 2022	180.16	159.86
May 2022	219.32	191.97
Apr 2022	229.56	198.74
Mar 2022	256.05	220.44
Feb 2022	246.25	209.21
Jan 2022	368.88	310.55
Dec 2021	399.4	333.44
Nov 2021	386.47	321.66
Oct 2021	387.3	320.77
Sep 2021	409.61	336.46
Aug 2021	459.12	376.1
Jul 2021	432.08	353.22
Jun 2021	423.69	344.7
May 2021	404.28	325.89
Apr 2021	403	322.27
Mar 2021	368.13	291.98
Feb 2021	324.28	255.39
Jan 2021	326.95	256.1
Dec 2020	347.19	270.8
Nov 2020	352.36	274.58
Oct 2020	334.53	260.84
Sep 2020	333.13	259.64
Aug 2020	373.46	290.67
Jul 2020	324.13	251.48
Jun 2020	291.61	225.11
May 2020	290.64	223.14
Apr 2020	264.33	202.94
Mar 2020	213.94	165.36
Feb 2020	246.33	190.81
Jan 2020	259.12	200.16
Dec 2019	264.43	203.48
Nov 2019	259.54	199.9
Oct 2019	246.55	189.99
Sep 2019	229.62	176.54
Aug 2019	239.59	184.07
Jul 2019	250.62	192.55
Jun 2019	249.45	191.33
May 2019	229.43	175.94
Apr 2019	250.55	191.73
Mar 2019	217.09	165.25
Feb 2019	211.45	160.05
Jan 2019	219.24	165.25
Dec 2018	172.75	129.96
Nov 2018	184.7	139.39
Oct 2018	198.72	150.48
Sep 2018	215.68	163.04
Aug 2018	230.73	174.21
Jul 2018	226.72	171.09
Jun 2018	255.3	192.64
May 2018	252.36	190.12
Apr 2018	227.28	170.51
Mar 2018	211.98	158.41
Feb 2018	237.1	176.78
Jan 2018	249.62	185.27
Dec 2017	236.97	174.93
Nov 2017	237.8	175.65
Oct 2017	241.67	178.5
Sep 2017	229.19	169.39
Aug 2017	231.89	170.48
Jul 2017	228.91	167.79
Jun 2017	204.05	149.67
May 2017	204.89	150.15
Apr 2017	203.43	148.95
Mar 2017	192.89	140.82
Feb 2017	184.2	134.37
Jan 2017	177.67	129.19
Dec 2016	157.76	114.06
Nov 2016	162.44	117.4
Oct 2016	179.4	129.86
Sep 2016	175.89	127.16
Aug 2016	173.36	125.03
Jul 2016	170.52	122.87
Jun 2016	156.98	113.29
May 2016	163.73	117.78
Apr 2016	162.7	116.56
Mar 2016	158.63	113.11
Feb 2016	149.29	106
Jan 2016	156.8	111.24
Dec 2015	146.49	103.76
Nov 2015	145.41	103.34
Oct 2015	141.94	101.09
Sep 2015	125.08	89.12
Aug 2015	124.23	88.66
Jul 2015	130.41	93.2
Jun 2015	118.99	85.03
May 2015	110.25	78.51
Apr 2015	110.22	78.09
Mar 2015	115.28	81.51
Feb 2015	111.38	78.29
Jan 2015	107.53	75.25
Dec 2014	110	77.35
Nov 2014	108.93	77.03
Oct 2014	104.56	74.34
Sep 2014	109.93	78.36
Aug 2014	104.14	74.17
Jul 2014	100.95	72.02
Jun 2014	93.47	66.71
May 2014	88.09	62.75
Apr 2014	83.48	59.26
Mar 2014	84.4	59.72
Feb 2014	96.54	67.87
Jan 2014	88.56	62.03
Dec 2013	77.63	54.18
Nov 2013	66.78	46.6
Oct 2013	71.18	49.78
Sep 2013	71.02	49.8
Aug 2013	58.45	40.93
Jul 2013	52.16	36.48
Jun 2013	35.28	24.66
May 2013	34.61	24.14
Apr 2013	39.54	27.53
Mar 2013	36.38	25.36
Feb 2013	38.86	27.01
Jan 2013	44.54	30.71
Dec 2012	38.38	26.39
Nov 2012	40.26	27.76
Oct 2012	30.21	20.93
Sep 2012	30.99	21.47
Aug 2012	25.95	17.9
Jul 2012	31.37	21.52
Jun 2012	44.87	30.83
May 2012	42.64	29.34

Returns from Investing in Meta stock

How much did an investment in Meta really grow each year after accounting for inflation? The following chart contains the inflation-adjusted real annual percentage returns.

Detailed Annual Returns (Adjusted vs. Nominal)

The table below shows the returns for Meta stock by year, both inflation-adjusted and nominal. You can sort any column by clicking on the header.

Year	Inflation-Adjusted Return	Nominal Return
2024	61.39%	66.05%
2023	184.59%	194.13%
2022	-66.39%	-64.22%
2021	15.04%	23.13%
2020	31.3%	33.09%
2019	53.07%	56.57%
2018	-27.1%	-25.71%
2017	50.21%	53.38%
2016	7.69%	9.93%
2015	33.17%	34.15%
2014	41.69%	42.76%
2013	102.26%	105.3%

Meta Stock: Average Annualized Returns

Annualized returns show the average rate of growth per year, making it easier to compare performance across different time periods. While nominal returns indicate the headline growth, adjusting for inflation reveals the actual change in purchasing power.

This table presents both nominal and inflation-adjusted average annual returns for Meta over various trailing periods ending June 30, 2026, offering a clearer view of long-term, real investment performance.

Period	Avg. Annual Return (Inflation-Adjusted)	Avg. Annual Return (Nominal)
Last 1 year	-26.05%	-23.44%
Last 3 years	21.84%	25.57%
Last 5 years	5.86%	10.32%
Last 10 years	13.63%	17.4%

Real Returns of Investing in the Meta

The chart and table below show the nominal and inflation-adjusted value of a hypothetical $100 investment over various long-term historical periods, ending in September 2025.

The inflation-adjusted line, in green, represents the real increase in purchasing power for the initial investment. Observe the gap between both lines, which illustrates the cumulative effect of inflation over time.

Even over just five years, inflation takes a noticeable bite out of investments. Investing $100 in the Meta five years ago yielded an 186.83% nominal gain, but the real return (the actual increase in buying power) was 132.26%.

As investment periods get longer, the difference between reported nominal returns and the inflation-adjusted gains usually becomes much greater due to the compounding effect of inflation over time.

Investment Period	What $100 Grew To (Nominal)	Total Nominal Return (%)	Total Inflation-Adjusted Return (%)
Last 5 years Feb 2021 - Sep 2025	$286.83	186.83%	132.26%
Last 10 years Feb 2016 - Sep 2025	$691.1	591.1%	404.52%

Inflation and Meta's Business

Meta's business model, primarily based on digital advertising, has a mixed but generally moderate sensitivity to inflation.

Advertising Budgets: During inflationary periods, some businesses may cut their advertising spending to control costs, which could negatively impact Meta's primary revenue stream.
Talent Costs: The competition for top talent in software engineering and AI research is fierce, and wage inflation can significantly increase Meta's operating expenses.
Reality Labs Investment: The development of the metaverse requires substantial long-term investment in research, development and hardware. Inflation increases the costs of these ambitious projects.

Meta's vast user base and the central role of its platforms in digital advertising provide a degree of resilience. The company's strong financial position allows it to continue investing in growth areas like AI and the metaverse even as operational costs rise.

About Meta

Led by primary founder Mark Zuckerberg and established with several co-founders, including Eduardo Saverin, Meta Platforms, Inc. (formerly Facebook, Inc.) is a global technology company that builds products to connect people and businesses.

Its main products include Facebook, a social networking site; Instagram, a photo and video sharing app; WhatsApp, a messaging service; and Messenger. The company is also heavily invested in developing the metaverse through its Reality Labs segment.

Headquartered in Menlo Park, California, Meta's stock (META) is a major holding in many technology-focused investment portfolios.

Last Close Jul 16, 2026	664.54
Highest Aug 12, 2025	787.47
Highest, Inflation-Adjusted Aug 12, 2025	811.72
Annualized return Since May 18, 2012	22.42%
Annualized return, Inflation-Adjusted Since May 18, 2012	19.23%