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 $1,005 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 $723, a real annualized return of -2.9%.
Nominal final value
$1,005
+0.5% total return
Real value (2015 dollars)
$723
-27.7% real total return
Real annualized return
-2.9%
vs. +0% 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 | $997 | $983 |
| 2017 | $829 | $799 |
| 2018 | $849 | $794 |
| 2019 | $727 | $664 |
| 2020 | $778 | $700 |
| 2021 | $848 | $726 |
| 2022 | $1,293 | $1,014 |
| 2023 | $1,095 | $827 |
| 2024 | $953 | $699 |
| 2025 | $754 | $542 |
| 2026 | $1,037 | $746 |
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.