What if you invested $1,000 in Alibaba in 2015? (Inflation-Adjusted)

BABA · Technology · Adjusted to 2026 dollars using BLS CPI-U data

Nominal returns can be misleading over long periods. $1,000 in Alibaba in 2015 became $1,473 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 $1,059, a real annualized return of +0.5%.

Nominal final value

$1,473

+47.3% total return

Real value (2015 dollars)

$1,059

+5.9% real total return

Real annualized return

+0.5%

vs. +3.5% nominal annualized

Cumulative CPI-U inflation since 2015: 39% (1 dollar in 2015 = $1.39 in 2026)

Year-by-Year (Inflation-Adjusted)

$1,000 in Alibaba since 2015, values in constant 2015 dollars

Year	Nominal Value	Real Value (2015 $)
2015	$1,000	$1,000
2016	$752	$742
2017	$1,137	$1,096
2018	$2,293	$2,145
2019	$1,891	$1,728
2020	$2,319	$2,086
2021	$2,849	$2,439
2022	$1,412	$1,107
2023	$1,237	$934
2024	$821	$603
2025	$1,149	$827
2026	$2,004	$1,442

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.