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

GIS · 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 General Mills in 2015 became $1,217 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 $875, a real annualized return of -1.1%.

Nominal final value

$1,217

+21.7% total return

Real value (2015 dollars)

$875

-12.5% real total return

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Real annualized return

-1.1%

vs. +1.7% 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 General Mills since 2015, values in constant 2015 dollars

YearNominal ValueReal Value (2015 $)
2015$1,000$1,000
2016$1,111$1,095
2017$1,265$1,219
2018$1,226$1,147
2019$974$890
2020$1,188$1,068
2021$1,367$1,170
2022$1,669$1,309
2023$1,958$1,479
2024$1,676$1,230
2025$1,610$1,158
2026$1,301$936

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.