What if you invested $1,000 in General Mills in 2015? (Inflation-Adjusted)
GIS · 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 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
Real annualized return
-1.1%
vs. +1.7% nominal annualized
Year-by-Year (Inflation-Adjusted)
$1,000 in General Mills since 2015, values in constant 2015 dollars
| Year | Nominal Value | Real 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.