What if you invested $1,000 in Berkshire Hathaway in 2015? (Inflation-Adjusted)
BRK-B · 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 Berkshire Hathaway in 2015 became $3,265 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 $2,349, a real annualized return of +7.7%.
Nominal final value
$3,265
+226.5% total return
Real value (2015 dollars)
$2,349
+134.9% real total return
Real annualized return
+7.7%
vs. +10.8% nominal annualized
Year-by-Year (Inflation-Adjusted)
$1,000 in Berkshire Hathaway since 2015, values in constant 2015 dollars
| Year | Nominal Value | Real Value (2015 $) |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 2016 | $902 | $889 |
| 2017 | $1,141 | $1,100 |
| 2018 | $1,490 | $1,393 |
| 2019 | $1,428 | $1,305 |
| 2020 | $1,560 | $1,402 |
| 2021 | $1,583 | $1,356 |
| 2022 | $2,175 | $1,706 |
| 2023 | $2,165 | $1,635 |
| 2024 | $2,667 | $1,957 |
| 2025 | $3,257 | $2,343 |
| 2026 | $3,339 | $2,402 |
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.