What if you invested $1,000 in Block (Square) in 2015? (Inflation-Adjusted)
XYZ · 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 Block (Square) in 2015 became $4,737 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 $3,408, a real annualized return of +11.6%.
Nominal final value
$4,737
+373.7% total return
Real value (2015 dollars)
$3,408
+240.8% real total return
Real annualized return
+11.6%
vs. +14.8% nominal annualized
Year-by-Year (Inflation-Adjusted)
$1,000 in Block (Square) since 2015, values in constant 2015 dollars
| Year | Nominal Value | Real Value (2015 $) |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 2016 | $728 | $718 |
| 2017 | $1,214 | $1,171 |
| 2018 | $3,896 | $3,644 |
| 2019 | $5,926 | $5,414 |
| 2020 | $6,203 | $5,579 |
| 2021 | $17,937 | $15,356 |
| 2022 | $10,157 | $7,965 |
| 2023 | $6,787 | $5,127 |
| 2024 | $5,400 | $3,962 |
| 2025 | $7,543 | $5,427 |
| 2026 | $5,019 | $3,611 |
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.