What if you invested $1,000 in General Motors in 2015? (Inflation-Adjusted)
GM · 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 General Motors in 2015 became $3,255 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 $2,342, a real annualized return of +7.7%.
Nominal final value
$3,255
+225.5% total return
Real value (2015 dollars)
$2,342
+134.2% real total return
Real annualized return
+7.7%
vs. +10.8% nominal annualized
Year-by-Year (Inflation-Adjusted)
$1,000 in General Motors since 2015, values in constant 2015 dollars
| Year | Nominal Value | Real Value (2015 $) |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 2016 | $947 | $933 |
| 2017 | $1,227 | $1,183 |
| 2018 | $1,480 | $1,384 |
| 2019 | $1,417 | $1,295 |
| 2020 | $1,264 | $1,136 |
| 2021 | $1,942 | $1,662 |
| 2022 | $2,020 | $1,584 |
| 2023 | $1,513 | $1,143 |
| 2024 | $1,509 | $1,107 |
| 2025 | $1,944 | $1,398 |
| 2026 | $3,335 | $2,400 |
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.