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

DIA · Index · Adjusted to 2026 dollars using BLS CPI-U data

Nominal returns can be misleading over long periods. $1,000 in Dow Jones (DIA) in 2015 became $3,381 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 $2,432, a real annualized return of +8.3%.

Nominal final value

$3,381

+238.1% total return

Real value (2015 dollars)

$2,432

+143.2% real total return

Real annualized return

+8.3%

vs. +11.4% 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 Dow Jones (DIA) since 2015, values in constant 2015 dollars

Year	Nominal Value	Real Value (2015 $)
2015	$1,000	$1,000
2016	$981	$967
2017	$1,214	$1,170
2018	$1,636	$1,530
2019	$1,598	$1,460
2020	$1,845	$1,659
2021	$2,002	$1,714
2022	$2,383	$1,869
2023	$2,359	$1,782
2024	$2,693	$1,976
2025	$3,198	$2,301
2026	$3,566	$2,566

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.