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 February 2026 as the baseline (latest available CPI).

The current value of Meta stock is 613.71 (as of the close of Mar 13, 2026), 22.2% lower than the all-time high of 788.83 (Aug 12, 2025).

Since May 18, 2012, the inflation-adjusted total return for the stock has been 1,037%, which is equivalent to an annual growth rate of 19.23%.

In nominal values, the total return since this date has been 1,517%, or an annualized rate of 22.31%.

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
Mar 2026	613.71	613.71
Feb 2026	648.18	648.18
Jan 2026	719.88	716.5
Dec 2025	665.65	660.09
Nov 2025	652.75	647.43
Oct 2025	647.83	647.83
Sep 2025	738.28	733.79
Aug 2025	744	737.6
Jul 2025	781.23	772.29
Jun 2025	746.65	736.99
May 2025	656.71	646.02
Apr 2025	557.98	547.76
Mar 2025	587.62	575.05
Feb 2025	682.17	666.09
Jan 2025	706.72	687.01
Dec 2024	604.34	583.66
Nov 2024	592.52	572.05
Oct 2024	585.25	565.34
Sep 2024	590.94	570.18
Aug 2024	538.51	518.75
Jul 2024	490.9	472.5
Jun 2024	521.89	501.75
May 2024	482.87	464.08
Apr 2024	445.69	427.64
Mar 2024	505.06	482.72
Feb 2024	513.09	487.24
Jan 2024	410.51	387.43
Dec 2023	374.47	351.5
Nov 2023	345.76	324.88
Oct 2023	317.77	299.18
Sep 2023	316.53	298.13
Aug 2023	312.75	293.84
Jul 2023	338.22	316.39
Jun 2023	305.23	284.99
May 2023	282.47	262.88
Apr 2023	257.08	238.65
Mar 2023	227.87	210.47
Feb 2023	188.71	173.73
Jan 2023	161.59	147.94
Dec 2022	131.58	119.5
Nov 2022	128.73	117.28
Oct 2022	101.45	92.51
Sep 2022	148.35	134.74
Aug 2022	178.52	161.8
Jul 2022	174.27	158
Jun 2022	176.6	160.13
May 2022	214.99	192.3
Apr 2022	225.02	199.08
Mar 2022	250.99	220.82
Feb 2022	241.38	209.57
Jan 2022	361.58	311.09
Dec 2021	391.5	334.02
Nov 2021	378.82	322.21
Oct 2021	379.64	321.32
Sep 2021	401.51	337.03
Aug 2021	450.04	376.75
Jul 2021	423.53	353.83
Jun 2021	415.31	345.3
May 2021	396.29	326.45
Apr 2021	395.03	322.82
Mar 2021	360.85	292.49
Feb 2021	317.86	255.83
Jan 2021	320.48	256.54
Dec 2020	340.32	271.26
Nov 2020	345.39	275.05
Oct 2020	327.91	261.28
Sep 2020	326.54	260.08
Aug 2020	366.07	291.16
Jul 2020	317.71	251.91
Jun 2020	285.84	225.49
May 2020	284.9	223.53
Apr 2020	259.11	203.29
Mar 2020	209.71	165.64
Feb 2020	241.46	191.13
Jan 2020	253.99	200.51
Dec 2019	259.2	203.83
Nov 2019	254.41	200.24
Oct 2019	241.67	190.32
Sep 2019	225.07	176.84
Aug 2019	234.85	184.38
Jul 2019	245.67	192.88
Jun 2019	244.52	191.66
May 2019	224.89	176.24
Apr 2019	245.6	192.06
Mar 2019	212.8	165.53
Feb 2019	207.27	160.33
Jan 2019	214.9	165.53
Dec 2018	169.33	130.18
Nov 2018	181.05	139.63
Oct 2018	194.79	150.74
Sep 2018	211.42	163.32
Aug 2018	226.17	174.51
Jul 2018	222.24	171.38
Jun 2018	250.25	192.97
May 2018	247.37	190.45
Apr 2018	222.78	170.81
Mar 2018	207.79	158.68
Feb 2018	232.41	177.08
Jan 2018	244.68	185.59
Dec 2017	232.29	175.24
Nov 2017	233.1	175.95
Oct 2017	236.89	178.81
Sep 2017	224.66	169.68
Aug 2017	227.3	170.78
Jul 2017	224.38	168.08
Jun 2017	200.02	149.93
May 2017	200.84	150.41
Apr 2017	199.4	149.21
Mar 2017	189.08	141.06
Feb 2017	180.56	134.6
Jan 2017	174.15	129.42
Dec 2016	154.64	114.25
Nov 2016	159.22	117.6
Oct 2016	175.85	130.08
Sep 2016	172.41	127.38
Aug 2016	169.93	125.24
Jul 2016	167.15	123.08
Jun 2016	153.87	113.49
May 2016	160.5	117.99
Apr 2016	159.48	116.76
Mar 2016	155.49	113.31
Feb 2016	146.33	106.18
Jan 2016	153.7	111.43
Dec 2015	143.6	103.93
Nov 2015	142.53	103.52
Oct 2015	139.13	101.26
Sep 2015	122.61	89.28
Aug 2015	121.78	88.81
Jul 2015	127.83	93.36
Jun 2015	116.64	85.17
May 2015	108.07	78.64
Apr 2015	108.04	78.22
Mar 2015	113	81.65
Feb 2015	109.18	78.42
Jan 2015	105.41	75.38
Dec 2014	107.83	77.48
Nov 2014	106.77	77.16
Oct 2014	102.49	74.47
Sep 2014	107.76	78.49
Aug 2014	102.08	74.3
Jul 2014	98.96	72.15
Jun 2014	91.62	66.82
May 2014	86.35	62.86
Apr 2014	81.83	59.37
Mar 2014	82.73	59.82
Feb 2014	94.63	67.98
Jan 2014	86.8	62.14
Dec 2013	76.1	54.27
Nov 2013	65.46	46.68
Oct 2013	69.77	49.86
Sep 2013	69.62	49.88
Aug 2013	57.29	41
Jul 2013	51.12	36.54
Jun 2013	34.58	24.71
May 2013	33.92	24.18
Apr 2013	38.76	27.58
Mar 2013	35.66	25.4
Feb 2013	38.09	27.06
Jan 2013	43.66	30.76
Dec 2012	37.62	26.44
Nov 2012	39.47	27.81
Oct 2012	29.62	20.96
Sep 2012	30.38	21.51
Aug 2012	25.44	17.93
Jul 2012	30.75	21.56
Jun 2012	43.98	30.88
May 2012	41.8	29.39

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 February 28, 2026, offering a clearer view of long-term, real investment performance.

Period	Avg. Annual Return (Inflation-Adjusted)	Avg. Annual Return (Nominal)
Last 1 year	-4.98%	-2.69%
Last 3 years	50.88%	55.1%
Last 5 years	15.32%	20.43%
Last 10 years	16.05%	19.83%

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 Mar 13, 2026	613.71
Highest Aug 12, 2025	788.83
Highest, Inflation-Adjusted Aug 12, 2025	795.67
Annualized return Since May 18, 2012	22.31%
Annualized return, Inflation-Adjusted Since May 18, 2012	19.23%