What if you invested $1,000 in Ford in 2015? (Inflation-Adjusted)
F · Industrial · Adjusted to 2026 dollars using BLS CPI-U data
View nominal (non-adjusted) versionNominal returns can be misleading over long periods. $1,000 in Ford in 2015 became $1,724 by 2026. Over those 12 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 $1,241, a real annualized return of +1.9%.
Nominal final value
$1,724
+72.4% total return
Real value (2015 dollars)
$1,241
+24.1% real total return
Real annualized return
+1.9%
vs. +4.8% nominal annualized
Year-by-Year (Inflation-Adjusted)
$1,000 in Ford since 2015, values in constant 2015 dollars
| Year | Nominal Value | Real Value (2015 $) |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 2016 | $864 | $852 |
| 2017 | $941 | $907 |
| 2018 | $889 | $832 |
| 2019 | $759 | $694 |
| 2020 | $811 | $729 |
| 2021 | $968 | $829 |
| 2022 | $1,886 | $1,479 |
| 2023 | $1,289 | $974 |
| 2024 | $1,236 | $907 |
| 2025 | $1,137 | $818 |
| 2026 | $1,682 | $1,210 |
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.