T-Mobile US (TMUS) Stock Inflation-Adjusted

T-Mobile US, Inc. (TMUS) is a leading provider of wireless voice and data services in the United States, known for its "Un-carrier" strategy that challenges traditional industry practices.

A stock's price alone doesn't show its real growth. This page adjusts T-Mobile's historical stock prices for inflation using the US Consumer Price Index to show its true performance. Use the charts and data below to compare the nominal price with its real value and understand its long-term growth.

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

The current value of T-Mobile stock is 196.06 (as of the close of May 1, 2026), 26.98% lower than the all-time high of 268.49 (Mar 3, 2025).

Since April 19, 2007, the inflation-adjusted total return for the stock has been 212.25%, which is equivalent to an annual growth rate of 6.16%.

In nominal values, the total return since this date has been 398.86%, or an annualized rate of 8.81%.

Inflation-Adjusted Values by Month

This data presents T-Mobile's end-of-month closing levels over time. Inflation-adjusted values express older levels in terms of roughly today's purchasing power using the latest CPI data, the same present-value method used by the US Inflation Calculator to compare dollar amounts across different years. The most recent entry will remain the same in both columns until the next CPI figures are published.

Date Inflation-Adjusted Nominal value
May 2026 196.06 196.06
Apr 2026 195.5 195.5
Mar 2026 210.03 210.03
Feb 2026 219.37 217.09
Jan 2026 199.29 196.3
Dec 2025 205.94 202.1
Nov 2025 211.95 208.04
Oct 2025 208.18 208.18
Sep 2025 241.21 237.25
Aug 2025 254.56 249.75
Jul 2025 240.64 235.42
Jun 2025 240.85 235.27
May 2025 245.67 239.16
Apr 2025 250.16 243.02
Mar 2025 271.02 262.47
Feb 2025 274.66 265.4
Jan 2025 237.53 228.51
Dec 2024 226.52 216.5
Nov 2024 253.51 242.21
Oct 2024 228.15 218.1
Sep 2024 211.22 201.68
Aug 2024 203.73 194.21
Jul 2024 186.42 177.57
Jun 2024 180.39 171.63
May 2024 179.2 170.44
Apr 2024 167.79 159.32
Mar 2024 167.47 158.4
Feb 2024 168.63 158.48
Jan 2024 166.86 155.85
Dec 2023 166.84 154.98
Nov 2023 156.4 145.43
Oct 2023 148.6 138.46
Sep 2023 144.61 134.79
Aug 2023 141.04 131.13
Jul 2023 143.23 132.6
Jun 2023 144.68 133.68
May 2023 143.43 132.1
Apr 2023 150.75 138.5
Mar 2023 152.51 139.4
Feb 2023 150.2 136.84
Jan 2023 158.61 143.7
Dec 2022 149.91 134.74
Nov 2022 161.69 145.77
Oct 2022 161.63 145.87
Sep 2022 143.66 129.13
Aug 2022 154.48 138.55
Jul 2022 153.46 137.69
Jun 2022 144.3 129.49
May 2022 144.93 128.28
Apr 2022 135.37 118.52
Mar 2022 141.88 123.53
Feb 2022 138.02 118.58
Jan 2022 122.28 104.11
Dec 2021 132.21 111.62
Nov 2021 124.42 104.72
Oct 2021 132.17 110.71
Sep 2021 148.02 122.96
Aug 2021 159.18 131.87
Jul 2021 167.66 138.61
Jun 2021 169.41 139.39
May 2021 167 136.14
Apr 2021 157.24 127.17
Mar 2021 150.33 120.58
Feb 2021 144.97 115.46
Jan 2021 153.18 121.35
Dec 2020 164.53 129.79
Nov 2020 162.36 127.95
Oct 2020 133.73 105.46
Sep 2020 139.64 110.07
Aug 2020 142.67 112.3
Jul 2020 131.71 103.35
Jun 2020 128.4 100.24
May 2020 124 96.28
Apr 2020 108.83 84.5
Mar 2020 103.3 80.75
Feb 2020 110.77 86.77
Jan 2020 97.56 76.22
Dec 2019 96.99 75.47
Nov 2019 97.06 75.6
Oct 2019 102.08 79.56
Sep 2019 97.5 75.81
Aug 2019 96.68 75.12
Jul 2019 98.76 76.74
Jun 2019 91.99 71.36
May 2019 91.14 70.68
Apr 2019 90.77 70.25
Mar 2019 86.39 66.5
Feb 2019 90.79 69.5
Jan 2019 87.9 67.01
Dec 2018 80.47 61.22
Nov 2018 86.31 65.88
Oct 2018 86.15 65.98
Sep 2018 88.35 67.54
Aug 2018 83.24 63.56
Jul 2018 75.67 57.75
Jun 2018 75.36 57.51
May 2018 70.36 53.61
Apr 2018 76.76 58.24
Mar 2018 77.74 58.75
Feb 2018 77.36 58.33
Jan 2018 83.47 62.66
Dec 2017 81.88 61.12
Nov 2017 78.68 58.78
Oct 2017 77.01 57.53
Sep 2017 79.4 59.34
Aug 2017 83.76 62.28
Jul 2017 80.05 59.34
Jun 2017 78.65 58.34
May 2017 87.55 64.89
Apr 2017 87.43 64.74
Mar 2017 84.2 62.16
Feb 2017 81.58 60.18
Jan 2017 81.49 59.93
Dec 2016 75.7 55.35
Nov 2016 71.38 52.17
Oct 2016 65.38 47.86
Sep 2016 61.5 44.97
Aug 2016 61.15 44.6
Jul 2016 61.2 44.6
Jun 2016 57.06 41.64
May 2016 56.57 41.15
Apr 2016 52.18 37.8
Mar 2016 51.12 36.86
Feb 2016 49.73 35.71
Jan 2016 53.86 38.64
Dec 2015 52.56 37.65
Nov 2015 47.54 34.17
Oct 2015 50.63 36.47
Sep 2015 53.17 38.31
Aug 2015 52.82 38.12
Jul 2015 54.15 39.13
Jun 2015 51.63 37.31
May 2015 51.96 37.42
Apr 2015 45.72 32.76
Mar 2015 42.65 30.5
Feb 2015 44.72 31.79
Jan 2015 41.04 29.05
Dec 2014 36.46 25.93
Nov 2014 39.28 28.09
Oct 2014 39.07 28.09
Sep 2014 38.55 27.79
Aug 2014 40.19 28.95
Jul 2014 43.94 31.7
Jun 2014 44.83 32.36
May 2014 45.86 33.04
Apr 2014 39.27 28.19
Mar 2014 44.43 31.79
Feb 2014 41.29 29.35
Jan 2014 41.53 29.42
Dec 2013 45.88 32.38
Nov 2013 35.47 25.03
Oct 2013 37.74 26.69
Sep 2013 35.25 24.99
Aug 2013 31.73 22.47
Jul 2013 32.8 23.2
Jun 2013 33.77 23.88
May 2013 29.24 20.63
Apr 2013 24.12 16.98
Mar 2013 22.18 15.63
Feb 2013 19.99 14.06
Jan 2013 20.63 14.39
Dec 2012 20.51 14.26
Nov 2012 21.91 15.28
Oct 2012 20.91 14.64
Sep 2012 23.97 16.8
Aug 2012 20 13.96
Jul 2012 18.11 12.56
Jun 2012 12.49 8.68
May 2012 13.19 9.18
Apr 2012 15.03 10.47
Mar 2012 18.62 12.94
Feb 2012 21.43 14.77
Jan 2012 18.47 12.68
Dec 2011 18.22 12.45
Nov 2011 17.54 12.02
Oct 2011 17.78 12.19
Sep 2011 18.18 12.49
Aug 2011 23.33 16.01
Jul 2011 34.13 23.35
Jun 2011 36.11 24.69
May 2011 37.52 25.68
Apr 2011 35.44 24.14
Mar 2011 34.42 23.29
Feb 2011 30.82 20.65
Jan 2011 27.81 18.55
Dec 2010 27.29 18.12
Nov 2010 26.3 17.43
Oct 2010 22.52 14.92
Sep 2010 22.68 15
Aug 2010 19.4 12.82
Jul 2010 19.44 12.84
Jun 2010 17.8 11.75
May 2010 19.52 12.89
Apr 2010 16.58 10.94
Mar 2010 15.41 10.16
Feb 2010 13.48 8.85
Jan 2010 12.31 8.08
Dec 2009 16.74 10.94
Nov 2009 13.79 9.04
Oct 2009 13.65 8.94
Sep 2009 20.53 13.43
Aug 2009 17.47 11.42
Jul 2009 26.06 17
Jun 2009 29.23 19.09
May 2009 37.94 24.57
Apr 2009 37.96 24.51
Mar 2009 38.03 24.5
Feb 2009 32.37 20.8
Jan 2009 30.49 19.49
Dec 2008 33.46 21.3
Nov 2008 32.64 21
Oct 2008 30.05 19.71
Sep 2008 30.29 20.07
Aug 2008 36.47 24.2
Jul 2008 35.81 23.85
Jun 2008 38.33 25.4
May 2008 46.44 30.47
Apr 2008 43.3 28.17
Mar 2008 37.71 24.38
Feb 2008 35.69 22.88
Jan 2008 40.79 26.08
Dec 2007 43.86 27.9
Nov 2007 38.54 24.53
Oct 2007 51.01 32.27
Sep 2007 61.97 39.13
Aug 2007 62.17 39.14
Jul 2007 83.27 52.53
Jun 2007 75.11 47.39
May 2007 81.22 51.15
Apr 2007 64.28 40.23

Returns from Investing in T-Mobile stock

How much did an investment in T-Mobile 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 T-Mobile stock by year, both inflation-adjusted and nominal. You can sort any column by clicking on the header.

Observe how inflation erodes nominal gains, sometimes resulting in a negative real return even when the stock price nominally increased, as in 2018.

Year Inflation-Adjusted Return Nominal Return
2024 35.77% 39.7%
2023 11.29% 15.02%
2022 13.39% 20.71%
2021 -19.65% -13.99%
2020 69.65% 71.96%
2019 20.53% 23.28%
2018 -1.72% 0.16%
2017 8.15% 10.43%
2016 44.02% 47.01%
2015 44.16% 45.21%
2014 -20.52% -19.92%
2013 123.72% 127.08%
2012 12.56% 14.52%
2011 -33.25% -31.27%
2010 63.09% 65.53%
2009 -49.98% -48.62%
2008 -23.72% -23.65%

T-Mobile 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 T-Mobile over various trailing periods ending March 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 -22.5% -19.98%
Last 3 years 11.26% 14.64%
Last 5 years 6.92% 11.74%
Last 10 years 15.18% 19.01%

Real Returns of Investing in the T-Mobile

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 T-Mobile five years ago yielded an 105.48% nominal gain, but the real return (the actual increase in buying power) was 66.39%.

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 $205.48 105.48% 66.39%
Last 10 years Feb 2016 - Sep 2025 $664.45 564.45% 385.06%

Inflation and T-Mobile's Business

T-Mobile's business is moderately exposed to inflation, which primarily affects its network infrastructure costs and consumer spending habits.

  • Network Expansion Costs: Building and upgrading its 5G network requires significant capital investment in equipment and infrastructure, the costs of which can rise with inflation.
  • Lease Obligations: The company has extensive long-term lease agreements for cell towers and retail locations, which may have inflation-linked price escalation clauses.
  • Labor Expenses: Wage inflation for retail, technical and corporate staff increases operational costs.
  • Consumer Spending: During periods of high inflation, consumers may cut back on discretionary spending, potentially slowing subscriber growth or leading them to choose lower-cost plans.

T-Mobile mitigates these impacts through long-term supplier contracts to lock in prices, operational efficiencies from its merger with Sprint and by offering a range of competitive service plans to attract and retain customers across different budget levels.

About T-Mobile

T-Mobile US, Inc. is a major wireless network operator in the United States.

The company provides wireless voice, messaging and data services to millions of customers through its flagship T-Mobile and Metro by T-Mobile brands. It is widely recognized for its "Un-carrier" initiatives, which have driven significant competition in the wireless industry.

Following its acquisition of Sprint Corporation, T-Mobile has expanded its 5G network leadership. Headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, T-Mobile is a component of the S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 indices.

Last Close
May 1, 2026
196.06
Highest
Mar 3, 2025
268.49
Highest, Inflation-Adjusted
Mar 3, 2025
277.24
Annualized return
Since Apr 19, 2007
8.81%
Annualized return, Inflation-Adjusted
Since Apr 19, 2007
6.16%