What if you invested $1,000 in Etsy in 2015? (Inflation-Adjusted)
ETSY · Consumer · Adjusted to 2026 dollars using BLS CPI-U data
View nominal (non-adjusted) versionNominal returns can be misleading over long periods. $1,000 in Etsy in 2015 became $2,239 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 $1,611, a real annualized return of +4.3%.
Nominal final value
$2,239
+123.9% total return
Real value (2015 dollars)
$1,611
+61.1% real total return
Real annualized return
+4.3%
vs. +7.4% nominal annualized
Year-by-Year (Inflation-Adjusted)
$1,000 in Etsy since 2015, values in constant 2015 dollars
| Year | Nominal Value | Real Value (2015 $) |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 2016 | $349 | $344 |
| 2017 | $567 | $547 |
| 2018 | $844 | $789 |
| 2019 | $2,457 | $2,245 |
| 2020 | $2,195 | $1,974 |
| 2021 | $8,952 | $7,664 |
| 2022 | $7,063 | $5,539 |
| 2023 | $6,186 | $4,673 |
| 2024 | $2,993 | $2,196 |
| 2025 | $2,469 | $1,776 |
| 2026 | $2,381 | $1,713 |
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.