What if you invested $1,000 in BlackRock in 2015? (Inflation-Adjusted)
BLK · 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 BlackRock in 2015 became $3,728 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 $2,682, a real annualized return of +9.2%.
Nominal final value
$3,728
+272.8% total return
Real value (2015 dollars)
$2,682
+168.2% real total return
Real annualized return
+9.2%
vs. +12.4% nominal annualized
Year-by-Year (Inflation-Adjusted)
$1,000 in BlackRock since 2015, values in constant 2015 dollars
| Year | Nominal Value | Real Value (2015 $) |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 2016 | $946 | $933 |
| 2017 | $1,155 | $1,114 |
| 2018 | $1,777 | $1,661 |
| 2019 | $1,346 | $1,230 |
| 2020 | $1,762 | $1,584 |
| 2021 | $2,403 | $2,057 |
| 2022 | $2,875 | $2,255 |
| 2023 | $2,728 | $2,061 |
| 2024 | $2,863 | $2,101 |
| 2025 | $4,071 | $2,929 |
| 2026 | $4,322 | $3,109 |
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.