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 2026 as the baseline (latest available CPI).

The current value of Meta stock is 624.52 (as of the close of Oct 29, 2026), 20.63% lower than the all-time high of 786.85 (Aug 12, 2025).

Since May 18, 2012, the inflation-adjusted total return for the stock has been 1,025%, which is equivalent to an annual growth rate of 18.23%.

In nominal values, the total return since this date has been 1,549%, or an annualized rate of 21.41%.

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
Oct 2026	624.52	624.52
Sep 2026	725.18	725.18
Aug 2026	575.24	571.89
Jul 2026	561.31	556.27
Jun 2026	567.88	562.85
May 2026	634.87	631.45
Apr 2026	618.07	610.88
Mar 2026	582.8	571.17
Feb 2026	666.65	646.56
Jan 2026	740.39	714.71
Dec 2025	684.62	658.44
Nov 2025	671.35	645.81
Oct 2025	646.21	646.21
Sep 2025	759.32	731.96
Aug 2025	765.2	735.76
Jul 2025	803.49	770.36
Jun 2025	767.92	735.15
May 2025	675.43	644.41
Apr 2025	573.88	546.39
Mar 2025	604.36	573.62
Feb 2025	701.61	664.43
Jan 2025	726.86	685.29
Dec 2024	621.56	582.2
Nov 2024	609.41	570.62
Oct 2024	601.93	563.92
Sep 2024	607.78	568.75
Aug 2024	553.86	517.46
Jul 2024	504.89	471.32
Jun 2024	536.76	500.49
May 2024	496.63	462.92
Apr 2024	458.39	426.57
Mar 2024	519.45	481.51
Feb 2024	527.71	486.02
Jan 2024	422.2	386.46
Dec 2023	385.14	350.62
Nov 2023	355.61	324.07
Oct 2023	326.82	298.43
Sep 2023	325.55	297.38
Aug 2023	321.66	293.1
Jul 2023	347.86	315.6
Jun 2023	313.93	284.28
May 2023	290.52	262.22
Apr 2023	264.4	238.05
Mar 2023	234.36	209.94
Feb 2023	194.09	173.29
Jan 2023	166.2	147.57
Dec 2022	135.33	119.21
Nov 2022	132.4	116.99
Oct 2022	104.34	92.28
Sep 2022	152.57	134.4
Aug 2022	183.61	161.39
Jul 2022	179.23	157.6
Jun 2022	181.63	159.73
May 2022	221.11	191.81
Apr 2022	231.43	198.58
Mar 2022	258.14	220.26
Feb 2022	248.26	209.04
Jan 2022	371.89	310.31
Dec 2021	402.66	333.18
Nov 2021	389.62	321.4
Oct 2021	390.46	320.52
Sep 2021	412.95	336.19
Aug 2021	462.86	375.8
Jul 2021	435.6	352.94
Jun 2021	427.14	344.43
May 2021	407.58	325.63
Apr 2021	406.29	322.02
Mar 2021	371.13	291.75
Feb 2021	326.92	255.19
Jan 2021	329.61	255.9
Dec 2020	350.02	270.59
Nov 2020	355.24	274.36
Oct 2020	337.25	260.63
Sep 2020	335.84	259.43
Aug 2020	376.5	290.44
Jul 2020	326.77	251.28
Jun 2020	293.98	224.93
May 2020	293.01	222.97
Apr 2020	266.49	202.78
Mar 2020	215.69	165.23
Feb 2020	248.34	190.66
Jan 2020	261.23	200.01
Dec 2019	266.58	203.32
Nov 2019	261.66	199.74
Oct 2019	248.56	189.84
Sep 2019	231.49	176.4
Aug 2019	241.54	183.92
Jul 2019	252.67	192.4
Jun 2019	251.49	191.18
May 2019	231.3	175.8
Apr 2019	252.59	191.58
Mar 2019	218.86	165.12
Feb 2019	213.18	159.93
Jan 2019	221.03	165.12
Dec 2018	174.15	129.85
Nov 2018	186.2	139.28
Oct 2018	200.34	150.36
Sep 2018	217.44	162.91
Aug 2018	232.61	174.07
Jul 2018	228.57	170.95
Jun 2018	257.38	192.49
May 2018	254.42	189.97
Apr 2018	229.13	170.38
Mar 2018	213.71	158.28
Feb 2018	239.03	176.64
Jan 2018	251.66	185.13
Dec 2017	238.91	174.8
Nov 2017	239.74	175.51
Oct 2017	243.64	178.36
Sep 2017	231.06	169.26
Aug 2017	233.78	170.35
Jul 2017	230.77	167.65
Jun 2017	205.72	149.56
May 2017	206.56	150.03
Apr 2017	205.08	148.83
Mar 2017	194.47	140.71
Feb 2017	185.71	134.26
Jan 2017	179.12	129.09
Dec 2016	159.05	113.97
Nov 2016	163.76	117.3
Oct 2016	180.86	129.76
Sep 2016	177.33	127.06
Aug 2016	174.77	124.93
Jul 2016	171.91	122.77
Jun 2016	158.26	113.2
May 2016	165.07	117.69
Apr 2016	164.02	116.47
Mar 2016	159.92	113.02
Feb 2016	150.5	105.91
Jan 2016	158.08	111.15
Dec 2015	147.69	103.67
Nov 2015	146.59	103.26
Oct 2015	143.1	101.01
Sep 2015	126.1	89.05
Aug 2015	125.25	88.59
Jul 2015	131.48	93.12
Jun 2015	119.96	84.96
May 2015	111.14	78.44
Apr 2015	111.12	78.03
Mar 2015	116.22	81.45
Feb 2015	112.29	78.23
Jan 2015	108.41	75.19
Dec 2014	110.9	77.28
Nov 2014	109.82	76.97
Oct 2014	105.41	74.28
Sep 2014	110.83	78.29
Aug 2014	104.99	74.11
Jul 2014	101.78	71.97
Jun 2014	94.23	66.66
May 2014	88.81	62.7
Apr 2014	84.16	59.22
Mar 2014	85.09	59.67
Feb 2014	97.32	67.81
Jan 2014	89.28	61.98
Dec 2013	78.27	54.13
Nov 2013	67.32	46.57
Oct 2013	71.76	49.74
Sep 2013	71.6	49.76
Aug 2013	58.92	40.9
Jul 2013	52.58	36.45
Jun 2013	35.56	24.65
May 2013	34.89	24.12
Apr 2013	39.86	27.51
Mar 2013	36.68	25.34
Feb 2013	39.17	26.99
Jan 2013	44.9	30.69
Dec 2012	38.7	26.37
Nov 2012	40.59	27.74
Oct 2012	30.46	20.91
Sep 2012	31.24	21.46
Aug 2012	26.16	17.89
Jul 2012	31.63	21.51
Jun 2012	45.23	30.81
May 2012	42.99	29.32

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, 2026, offering a clearer view of long-term, real investment performance.

Period	Avg. Annual Return (Inflation-Adjusted)	Avg. Annual Return (Nominal)
Last 1 year	-4.5%	-0.93%
Last 3 years	30.6%	34.6%
Last 5 years	11.92%	16.62%
Last 10 years	15.12%	19.03%

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 Oct 29, 2026	624.52
Highest Aug 12, 2025	786.85
Highest, Inflation-Adjusted Aug 12, 2025	818.34
Annualized return Since May 18, 2012	21.41%
Annualized return, Inflation-Adjusted Since May 18, 2012	18.23%