What if you invested $1,000 in American Express in 2015? (Inflation-Adjusted)
AXP · Financial · Adjusted to 2026 dollars using BLS CPI-U data
View nominal (non-adjusted) versionNominal returns can be misleading over long periods. $1,000 in American Express in 2015 became $4,800 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 $3,453, a real annualized return of +11.1%.
Nominal final value
$4,800
+380.0% total return
Real value (2015 dollars)
$3,453
+245.3% real total return
Real annualized return
+11.1%
vs. +14.3% nominal annualized
Year-by-Year (Inflation-Adjusted)
$1,000 in American Express since 2015, values in constant 2015 dollars
| Year | Nominal Value | Real Value (2015 $) |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 2016 | $673 | $664 |
| 2017 | $980 | $944 |
| 2018 | $1,294 | $1,211 |
| 2019 | $1,358 | $1,240 |
| 2020 | $1,741 | $1,566 |
| 2021 | $1,586 | $1,358 |
| 2022 | $2,480 | $1,945 |
| 2023 | $2,446 | $1,848 |
| 2024 | $2,848 | $2,090 |
| 2025 | $4,553 | $3,276 |
| 2026 | $5,105 | $3,673 |
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.