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

DIS · Consumer · Adjusted to 2026 dollars using BLS CPI-U data

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Nominal returns can be misleading over long periods. $1,000 in Disney in 2015 became $1,157 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 $833, a real annualized return of -1.6%.

Nominal final value

$1,157

+15.7% total return

Real value (2015 dollars)

$833

-16.7% real total return

Real annualized return

-1.6%

vs. +1.3% 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 Disney since 2015, values in constant 2015 dollars

YearNominal ValueReal Value (2015 $)
2015$1,000$1,000
2016$1,066$1,051
2017$1,250$1,205
2018$1,247$1,166
2019$1,300$1,187
2020$1,631$1,467
2021$1,984$1,698
2022$1,686$1,322
2023$1,280$967
2024$1,137$834
2025$1,350$971
2026$1,362$980

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.