What if you invested $1,000 in AeroVironment in 2015? (Inflation-Adjusted)
AVAV · 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 AeroVironment in 2015 became $7,186 by 2026. Over those 11 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 $5,170, a real annualized return of +15.8%.
Nominal final value
$7,186
+618.6% total return
Real value (2015 dollars)
$5,170
+417.0% real total return
Real annualized return
+15.8%
vs. +19.2% nominal annualized
Year-by-Year (Inflation-Adjusted)
$1,000 in AeroVironment since 2015, values in constant 2015 dollars
| Year | Nominal Value | Real Value (2015 $) |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 2016 | $997 | $983 |
| 2017 | $1,023 | $987 |
| 2018 | $2,007 | $1,877 |
| 2019 | $3,035 | $2,773 |
| 2020 | $2,603 | $2,341 |
| 2021 | $4,485 | $3,840 |
| 2022 | $2,224 | $1,744 |
| 2023 | $3,477 | $2,626 |
| 2024 | $4,714 | $3,459 |
| 2025 | $7,040 | $5,065 |
| 2026 | $10,879 | $7,827 |
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.