What if you invested $1,000 in Chevron in 2010? (Inflation-Adjusted)

CVX · Energy · Adjusted to 2026 dollars using BLS CPI-U data

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Chevron turned $1,000 into $5,427 between 2010 and today. Impressive on paper, but inflation over that span came to 53% (BLS CPI-U). Adjusted for that erosion in purchasing power, your real gain in constant 2010 dollars is $3,547, which works out to a +8.1% annualized real growth rate over 16 years.

Nominal final value

$5,427

+442.7% total return

Real value (2010 dollars)

$3,547

+254.7% real total return

Real annualized return

+8.1%

vs. +11% nominal annualized

Cumulative CPI-U inflation since 2010: 53% (1 dollar in 2010 = $1.53 in 2026)

Year-by-Year (Inflation-Adjusted)

$1,000 in Chevron since 2010, values in constant 2010 dollars

YearNominal ValueReal Value (2010 $)
2010$1,000$1,000
2011$1,365$1,312
2012$1,530$1,440
2013$1,766$1,628
2014$1,768$1,607
2015$1,682$1,528
2016$1,483$1,328
2017$1,995$1,747
2018$2,335$1,984
2019$2,218$1,841
2020$2,157$1,762
2021$1,812$1,410
2022$2,940$2,095
2023$4,036$2,770
2024$3,554$2,369
2025$3,751$2,452
2026$4,654$3,042

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 2010 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.