What if you invested $1,000 in CVS Health in 2015? (Inflation-Adjusted)
CVS · Healthcare · Adjusted to 2026 dollars using BLS CPI-U data
View nominal (non-adjusted) versionNominal returns can be misleading over long periods. $1,000 in CVS Health in 2015 became $1,380 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 $993, a real annualized return of -0.1%.
Nominal final value
$1,380
+38.0% total return
Real value (2015 dollars)
$993
-0.7% real total return
Real annualized return
-0.1%
vs. +2.8% nominal annualized
Year-by-Year (Inflation-Adjusted)
$1,000 in CVS Health since 2015, values in constant 2015 dollars
| Year | Nominal Value | Real Value (2015 $) |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 2016 | $998 | $984 |
| 2017 | $831 | $801 |
| 2018 | $851 | $796 |
| 2019 | $730 | $667 |
| 2020 | $781 | $702 |
| 2021 | $851 | $728 |
| 2022 | $1,295 | $1,016 |
| 2023 | $1,099 | $830 |
| 2024 | $958 | $703 |
| 2025 | $761 | $547 |
| 2026 | $1,042 | $750 |
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.