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 September 2025 as the baseline (latest available CPI).

The current value of Meta stock is 661.53 (as of the close of Dec 4, 2025), 16.2% lower than the all-time high of 789.46 (Aug 12, 2025).

Since May 18, 2012, the inflation-adjusted total return for the stock has been 1,132%, which is equivalent to an annual growth rate of 20.36%.

In nominal values, the total return since this date has been 1,641%, or an annualized rate of 23.48%.

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 latest entry in the table will have equal nominal and adjusted values until the next CPI figures are released.

Date	Inflation-Adjusted	Nominal value
Dec 2025	661.53	661.53
Nov 2025	647.95	647.95
Oct 2025	648.35	648.35
Sep 2025	734.38	734.38
Aug 2025	740.07	738.19
Jul 2025	777.1	772.91
Jun 2025	742.7	737.58
May 2025	653.25	646.54
Apr 2025	555.04	548.19
Mar 2025	584.51	575.51
Feb 2025	678.57	666.63
Jan 2025	702.99	687.56
Dec 2024	601.15	584.13
Nov 2024	589.4	572.51
Oct 2024	582.16	565.79
Sep 2024	587.82	570.63
Aug 2024	535.67	519.17
Jul 2024	488.3	472.88
Jun 2024	519.13	502.15
May 2024	480.32	464.45
Apr 2024	443.34	427.98
Mar 2024	502.39	483.11
Feb 2024	510.38	487.63
Jan 2024	408.34	387.74
Dec 2023	372.49	351.78
Nov 2023	343.93	325.14
Oct 2023	316.09	299.42
Sep 2023	314.85	298.36
Aug 2023	311.1	294.07
Jul 2023	336.44	316.64
Jun 2023	303.62	285.22
May 2023	280.98	263.09
Apr 2023	255.72	238.84
Mar 2023	226.66	210.64
Feb 2023	187.71	173.86
Jan 2023	160.74	148.05
Dec 2022	130.88	119.6
Nov 2022	128.05	117.37
Oct 2022	100.91	92.59
Sep 2022	147.56	134.85
Aug 2022	177.58	161.93
Jul 2022	173.35	158.12
Jun 2022	175.67	160.26
May 2022	213.85	192.45
Apr 2022	223.83	199.24
Mar 2022	249.66	220.99
Feb 2022	240.1	209.73
Jan 2022	359.67	311.33
Dec 2021	389.43	334.28
Nov 2021	376.82	322.47
Oct 2021	377.63	321.58
Sep 2021	399.39	337.3
Aug 2021	447.66	377.05
Jul 2021	421.3	354.11
Jun 2021	413.12	345.57
May 2021	394.19	326.71
Apr 2021	392.94	323.08
Mar 2021	358.94	292.72
Feb 2021	316.18	256.04
Jan 2021	318.79	256.74
Dec 2020	338.53	271.48
Nov 2020	343.57	275.27
Oct 2020	326.18	261.49
Sep 2020	324.81	260.29
Aug 2020	364.14	291.4
Jul 2020	316.04	252.11
Jun 2020	284.33	225.67
May 2020	283.39	223.71
Apr 2020	257.74	203.45
Mar 2020	208.6	165.77
Feb 2020	240.18	191.29
Jan 2020	252.65	200.67
Dec 2019	257.83	203.99
Nov 2019	253.06	200.4
Oct 2019	240.4	190.47
Sep 2019	223.89	176.99
Aug 2019	233.61	184.53
Jul 2019	244.37	193.04
Jun 2019	243.23	191.81
May 2019	223.7	176.38
Apr 2019	244.3	192.21
Mar 2019	211.67	165.67
Feb 2019	206.18	160.46
Jan 2019	213.77	165.67
Dec 2018	168.43	130.28
Nov 2018	180.09	139.75
Oct 2018	193.76	150.86
Sep 2018	210.3	163.45
Aug 2018	224.97	174.65
Jul 2018	221.06	171.52
Jun 2018	248.93	193.13
May 2018	246.07	190.6
Apr 2018	221.6	170.94
Mar 2018	206.69	158.81
Feb 2018	231.18	177.22
Jan 2018	243.39	185.74
Dec 2017	231.06	175.38
Nov 2017	231.87	176.09
Oct 2017	235.64	178.95
Sep 2017	223.47	169.82
Aug 2017	226.1	170.91
Jul 2017	223.19	168.21
Jun 2017	198.96	150.05
May 2017	199.78	150.53
Apr 2017	198.35	149.33
Mar 2017	188.08	141.18
Feb 2017	179.61	134.71
Jan 2017	173.23	129.52
Dec 2016	153.83	114.34
Nov 2016	158.38	117.69
Oct 2016	174.92	130.18
Sep 2016	171.5	127.48
Aug 2016	169.04	125.34
Jul 2016	166.27	123.18
Jun 2016	153.06	113.58
May 2016	159.65	118.08
Apr 2016	158.64	116.86
Mar 2016	154.67	113.4
Feb 2016	145.56	106.26
Jan 2016	152.89	111.52
Dec 2015	142.84	104.02
Nov 2015	141.78	103.6
Oct 2015	138.4	101.34
Sep 2015	121.96	89.35
Aug 2015	121.13	88.88
Jul 2015	127.16	93.43
Jun 2015	116.02	85.24
May 2015	107.49	78.7
Apr 2015	107.47	78.29
Mar 2015	112.4	81.71
Feb 2015	108.6	78.48
Jan 2015	104.85	75.44
Dec 2014	107.26	77.54
Nov 2014	106.21	77.22
Oct 2014	101.95	74.53
Sep 2014	107.19	78.55
Aug 2014	101.54	74.36
Jul 2014	98.43	72.2
Jun 2014	91.14	66.88
May 2014	85.89	62.91
Apr 2014	81.4	59.41
Mar 2014	82.29	59.87
Feb 2014	94.13	68.04
Jan 2014	86.35	62.19
Dec 2013	75.7	54.31
Nov 2013	65.11	46.72
Oct 2013	69.4	49.9
Sep 2013	69.25	49.92
Aug 2013	56.99	41.04
Jul 2013	50.85	36.57
Jun 2013	34.39	24.73
May 2013	33.74	24.2
Apr 2013	38.55	27.6
Mar 2013	35.47	25.42
Feb 2013	37.89	27.08
Jan 2013	43.43	30.79
Dec 2012	37.43	26.46
Nov 2012	39.26	27.83
Oct 2012	29.46	20.98
Sep 2012	30.21	21.53
Aug 2012	25.31	17.95
Jul 2012	30.59	21.58
Jun 2012	43.75	30.91
May 2012	41.58	29.42

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 September 30, 2025, offering a clearer view of long-term, real investment performance.

Period	Avg. Annual Return (Inflation-Adjusted)	Avg. Annual Return (Nominal)
Last 1 year	24.93%	28.7%
Last 3 years	70.73%	75.94%
Last 5 years	17.72%	23.05%
Last 10 years	19.67%	23.45%

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 283.92% nominal gain, but the real return (the actual increase in buying power) was 205.76%.

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 2020 - Sep 2025	$383.92	283.92%	205.76%
Last 10 years Feb 2015 - Sep 2025	$935.7	835.7%	576.2%

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 Dec 4, 2025	661.53
Highest Aug 12, 2025	789.46
Highest, Inflation-Adjusted Aug 12, 2025	791.47
Annualized return Since May 18, 2012	23.48%
Annualized return, Inflation-Adjusted Since May 18, 2012	20.36%