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 May 2026 as the baseline (latest available CPI).

The current value of Meta stock is 600.21 (as of the close of Jun 16, 2026), 23.78% 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 986.03%, which is equivalent to an annual growth rate of 18.46%.

In nominal values, the total return since this date has been 1,484%, or an annualized rate of 21.68%.

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
Jun 2026	600.21	600.21
May 2026	631.94	631.94
Apr 2026	615.22	611.36
Mar 2026	580.12	571.62
Feb 2026	663.58	647.07
Jan 2026	736.98	715.27
Dec 2025	681.47	658.96
Nov 2025	668.26	646.32
Oct 2025	646.72	646.72
Sep 2025	755.82	732.53
Aug 2025	761.67	736.34
Jul 2025	799.78	770.97
Jun 2025	764.38	735.73
May 2025	672.32	644.92
Apr 2025	571.24	546.82
Mar 2025	601.58	574.07
Feb 2025	698.38	664.95
Jan 2025	723.51	685.83
Dec 2024	618.7	582.66
Nov 2024	606.6	571.07
Oct 2024	599.16	564.37
Sep 2024	604.98	569.2
Aug 2024	551.3	517.86
Jul 2024	502.56	471.69
Jun 2024	534.28	500.89
May 2024	494.34	463.29
Apr 2024	456.28	426.9
Mar 2024	517.06	481.89
Feb 2024	525.28	486.41
Jan 2024	420.26	386.77
Dec 2023	383.36	350.9
Nov 2023	353.97	324.32
Oct 2023	325.31	298.67
Sep 2023	324.05	297.61
Aug 2023	320.18	293.33
Jul 2023	346.26	315.85
Jun 2023	312.49	284.5
May 2023	289.18	262.43
Apr 2023	263.18	238.24
Mar 2023	233.28	210.11
Feb 2023	193.19	173.43
Jan 2023	165.43	147.68
Dec 2022	134.71	119.3
Nov 2022	131.79	117.08
Oct 2022	103.86	92.35
Sep 2022	151.87	134.51
Aug 2022	182.76	161.52
Jul 2022	178.41	157.72
Jun 2022	180.79	159.86
May 2022	220.09	191.97
Apr 2022	230.37	198.74
Mar 2022	256.95	220.44
Feb 2022	247.11	209.21
Jan 2022	370.17	310.55
Dec 2021	400.8	333.44
Nov 2021	387.82	321.66
Oct 2021	388.66	320.77
Sep 2021	411.05	336.46
Aug 2021	460.73	376.1
Jul 2021	433.59	353.22
Jun 2021	425.17	344.7
May 2021	405.7	325.89
Apr 2021	404.41	322.27
Mar 2021	369.42	291.98
Feb 2021	325.41	255.39
Jan 2021	328.1	256.1
Dec 2020	348.41	270.8
Nov 2020	353.6	274.58
Oct 2020	335.7	260.84
Sep 2020	334.29	259.64
Aug 2020	374.77	290.67
Jul 2020	325.26	251.48
Jun 2020	292.63	225.11
May 2020	291.66	223.14
Apr 2020	265.26	202.94
Mar 2020	214.69	165.36
Feb 2020	247.19	190.81
Jan 2020	260.03	200.16
Dec 2019	265.36	203.48
Nov 2019	260.45	199.9
Oct 2019	247.41	189.99
Sep 2019	230.42	176.54
Aug 2019	240.43	184.07
Jul 2019	251.5	192.55
Jun 2019	250.33	191.33
May 2019	230.23	175.94
Apr 2019	251.43	191.73
Mar 2019	217.85	165.25
Feb 2019	212.2	160.05
Jan 2019	220.01	165.25
Dec 2018	173.35	129.96
Nov 2018	185.35	139.39
Oct 2018	199.41	150.48
Sep 2018	216.44	163.04
Aug 2018	231.54	174.21
Jul 2018	227.52	171.09
Jun 2018	256.19	192.64
May 2018	253.25	190.12
Apr 2018	228.07	170.51
Mar 2018	212.73	158.41
Feb 2018	237.93	176.78
Jan 2018	250.5	185.27
Dec 2017	237.8	174.93
Nov 2017	238.63	175.65
Oct 2017	242.52	178.5
Sep 2017	230	169.39
Aug 2017	232.7	170.48
Jul 2017	229.71	167.79
Jun 2017	204.77	149.67
May 2017	205.61	150.15
Apr 2017	204.14	148.95
Mar 2017	193.57	140.82
Feb 2017	184.85	134.37
Jan 2017	178.29	129.19
Dec 2016	158.32	114.06
Nov 2016	163.01	117.4
Oct 2016	180.03	129.86
Sep 2016	176.51	127.16
Aug 2016	173.97	125.03
Jul 2016	171.12	122.87
Jun 2016	157.53	113.29
May 2016	164.31	117.78
Apr 2016	163.27	116.56
Mar 2016	159.18	113.11
Feb 2016	149.81	106
Jan 2016	157.35	111.24
Dec 2015	147.01	103.76
Nov 2015	145.92	103.34
Oct 2015	142.44	101.09
Sep 2015	125.52	89.12
Aug 2015	124.67	88.66
Jul 2015	130.87	93.2
Jun 2015	119.41	85.03
May 2015	110.63	78.51
Apr 2015	110.61	78.09
Mar 2015	115.69	81.51
Feb 2015	111.77	78.29
Jan 2015	107.91	75.25
Dec 2014	110.39	77.35
Nov 2014	109.31	77.03
Oct 2014	104.93	74.34
Sep 2014	110.32	78.36
Aug 2014	104.51	74.17
Jul 2014	101.31	72.02
Jun 2014	93.8	66.71
May 2014	88.4	62.75
Apr 2014	83.77	59.26
Mar 2014	84.7	59.72
Feb 2014	96.87	67.87
Jan 2014	88.87	62.03
Dec 2013	77.91	54.18
Nov 2013	67.01	46.6
Oct 2013	71.43	49.78
Sep 2013	71.27	49.8
Aug 2013	58.65	40.93
Jul 2013	52.34	36.48
Jun 2013	35.4	24.66
May 2013	34.73	24.14
Apr 2013	39.68	27.53
Mar 2013	36.51	25.36
Feb 2013	38.99	27.01
Jan 2013	44.69	30.71
Dec 2012	38.52	26.39
Nov 2012	40.41	27.76
Oct 2012	30.32	20.93
Sep 2012	31.1	21.47
Aug 2012	26.04	17.9
Jul 2012	31.48	21.52
Jun 2012	45.02	30.83
May 2012	42.79	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 May 31, 2026, offering a clearer view of long-term, real investment performance.

Period	Avg. Annual Return (Inflation-Adjusted)	Avg. Annual Return (Nominal)
Last 1 year	-6%	-2.01%
Last 3 years	29.77%	34.04%
Last 5 years	9.27%	14.16%
Last 10 years	14.42%	18.29%

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 Jun 16, 2026	600.21
Highest Aug 12, 2025	787.47
Highest, Inflation-Adjusted Aug 12, 2025	814.57
Annualized return Since May 18, 2012	21.68%
Annualized return, Inflation-Adjusted Since May 18, 2012	18.46%