What if you invested $1,000 in Dell Technologies in 2018? (Inflation-Adjusted)
DELL · Technology · Adjusted to 2026 dollars using BLS CPI-U data
View nominal (non-adjusted) versionDell Technologies turned $1,000 into $24,199 between 2018 and today. Impressive on paper, but inflation over that span came to 30% (BLS CPI-U). Adjusted for that erosion in purchasing power, your real gain in constant 2018 dollars is $18,615, which works out to a +39.4% annualized real growth rate over 9 years.
Nominal final value
$24,199
+2319.9% total return
Real value (2018 dollars)
$18,615
+1761.5% real total return
Real annualized return
+39.4%
vs. +43.9% nominal annualized
Year-by-Year (Inflation-Adjusted)
$1,000 in Dell Technologies since 2018, values in constant 2018 dollars
| Year | Nominal Value | Real Value (2018 $) |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 2019 | $1,224 | $1,196 |
| 2020 | $1,228 | $1,181 |
| 2021 | $1,836 | $1,681 |
| 2022 | $2,823 | $2,367 |
| 2023 | $2,085 | $1,684 |
| 2024 | $4,365 | $3,425 |
| 2025 | $5,538 | $4,260 |
| 2026 | $6,231 | $4,793 |
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 2018 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.