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 $14,267 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 $10,264, a real annualized return of +22.4%.
Nominal final value
$14,267
+1326.7% total return
Real value (2015 dollars)
$10,264
+926.4% real total return
Real annualized return
+22.4%
vs. +26% 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 | $807 | $796 |
| 2017 | $1,292 | $1,246 |
| 2018 | $2,265 | $2,119 |
| 2019 | $1,894 | $1,731 |
| 2020 | $1,922 | $1,728 |
| 2021 | $2,756 | $2,359 |
| 2022 | $3,101 | $2,432 |
| 2023 | $3,973 | $3,001 |
| 2024 | $4,826 | $3,541 |
| 2025 | $6,065 | $4,363 |
| 2026 | $10,895 | $7,838 |
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.