What if you invested $1,000 in Chevron in 2015? (Inflation-Adjusted)

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

Nominal returns can be misleading over long periods. $1,000 in Chevron in 2015 became $3,226 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 $2,321, a real annualized return of +7.8%.

Nominal final value

$3,226

+222.6% total return

Real value (2015 dollars)

$2,321

+132.1% real total return

Real annualized return

+7.8%

vs. +11% nominal annualized

Cumulative CPI-U inflation since 2015: 39% (1 dollar in 2015 = $1.39 in 2026)

Year-by-Year (Inflation-Adjusted)

$1,000 in Chevron since 2015, values in constant 2015 dollars

Year	Nominal Value	Real Value (2015 $)
2015	$1,000	$1,000
2016	$882	$869
2017	$1,186	$1,143
2018	$1,388	$1,298
2019	$1,318	$1,205
2020	$1,282	$1,153
2021	$1,077	$922
2022	$1,748	$1,371
2023	$2,399	$1,812
2024	$2,113	$1,550
2025	$2,230	$1,604
2026	$2,767	$1,990

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.