What if you invested $1,000 in 3M in 2015? (Inflation-Adjusted)
MMM · Industrial · Adjusted to 2026 dollars using BLS CPI-U data
View nominal (non-adjusted) versionNominal returns can be misleading over long periods. $1,000 in 3M in 2015 became $1,585 by 2026. Over those 12 years, cumulative CPI inflation reached 39% (BLS CPI-U). Restating the return in constant purchasing power, the real value of your gain in 2015 dollars is $1,140, a real annualized return of +1.1%.
Nominal final value
$1,585
+58.5% total return
Real value (2015 dollars)
$1,140
+14.0% real total return
Real annualized return
+1.1%
vs. +4.1% nominal annualized
Year-by-Year (Inflation-Adjusted)
$1,000 in 3M since 2015, values in constant 2015 dollars
| Year | Nominal Value | Real Value (2015 $) |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 2016 | $955 | $941 |
| 2017 | $1,135 | $1,094 |
| 2018 | $1,665 | $1,557 |
| 2019 | $1,366 | $1,248 |
| 2020 | $1,119 | $1,006 |
| 2021 | $1,285 | $1,100 |
| 2022 | $1,253 | $982 |
| 2023 | $905 | $684 |
| 2024 | $787 | $578 |
| 2025 | $1,571 | $1,130 |
| 2026 | $1,611 | $1,159 |
Inflation adjustment uses BLS CPI-U annual data, deflated to 2026 dollars. Nominal stock data from Yahoo Finance (split-adjusted closing prices). Real values are expressed in constant 2015 purchasing-power dollars. For informational and educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results. See our methodology and full disclaimer.