What if you invested $1,000 in Caterpillar in 2015? (Inflation-Adjusted)
CAT · Industrial · Adjusted to 2026 dollars using BLS CPI-U data
View nominal (non-adjusted) versionNominal returns can be misleading over long periods. $1,000 in Caterpillar in 2015 became $10,325 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 $7,428, a real annualized return of +18.4%.
Nominal final value
$10,325
+932.5% total return
Real value (2015 dollars)
$7,428
+642.8% real total return
Real annualized return
+18.4%
vs. +21.6% nominal annualized
Year-by-Year (Inflation-Adjusted)
$1,000 in Caterpillar since 2015, values in constant 2015 dollars
| Year | Nominal Value | Real Value (2015 $) |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 2016 | $811 | $799 |
| 2017 | $1,292 | $1,246 |
| 2018 | $2,257 | $2,111 |
| 2019 | $1,891 | $1,728 |
| 2020 | $1,919 | $1,726 |
| 2021 | $2,748 | $2,352 |
| 2022 | $3,091 | $2,424 |
| 2023 | $3,959 | $2,991 |
| 2024 | $4,809 | $3,529 |
| 2025 | $6,037 | $4,344 |
| 2026 | $10,832 | $7,793 |
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.