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

F · Industrial · Adjusted to 2026 dollars using BLS CPI-U data

Nominal returns can be misleading over long periods. $1,000 in Ford in 2015 became $1,425 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 $1,025, a real annualized return of +0.2%.

Nominal final value

$1,425

+42.5% total return

Real value (2015 dollars)

$1,025

+2.5% real total return

Real annualized return

+0.2%

vs. +3.2% 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 Ford since 2015, values in constant 2015 dollars

Year	Nominal Value	Real Value (2015 $)
2015	$1,000	$1,000
2016	$845	$833
2017	$935	$902
2018	$877	$820
2019	$754	$689
2020	$806	$725
2021	$978	$837
2022	$1,895	$1,486
2023	$1,303	$984
2024	$1,249	$916
2025	$1,149	$827
2026	$1,699	$1,223

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.