What if you invested $1,000 in Gilead Sciences in 2015? (Inflation-Adjusted)
GILD · Healthcare · Adjusted to 2026 dollars using BLS CPI-U data
View nominal (non-adjusted) versionNominal returns can be misleading over long periods. $1,000 in Gilead Sciences in 2015 became $1,912 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 $1,375, a real annualized return of +2.9%.
Nominal final value
$1,912
+91.2% total return
Real value (2015 dollars)
$1,375
+37.5% real total return
Real annualized return
+2.9%
vs. +5.9% nominal annualized
Year-by-Year (Inflation-Adjusted)
$1,000 in Gilead Sciences since 2015, values in constant 2015 dollars
| Year | Nominal Value | Real Value (2015 $) |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 2016 | $801 | $790 |
| 2017 | $716 | $690 |
| 2018 | $852 | $797 |
| 2019 | $734 | $671 |
| 2020 | $688 | $619 |
| 2021 | $743 | $636 |
| 2022 | $812 | $636 |
| 2023 | $1,037 | $783 |
| 2024 | $1,004 | $737 |
| 2025 | $1,298 | $934 |
| 2026 | $1,949 | $1,402 |
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.