What if you invested $1,000 in Goldman Sachs in 2015? (Inflation-Adjusted)
GS · Financial · Adjusted to 2026 dollars using BLS CPI-U data
View nominal (non-adjusted) versionNominal returns can be misleading over long periods. $1,000 in Goldman Sachs in 2015 became $6,128 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 $4,409, a real annualized return of +14.2%.
Nominal final value
$6,128
+512.8% total return
Real value (2015 dollars)
$4,409
+340.9% real total return
Real annualized return
+14.2%
vs. +17.5% nominal annualized
Year-by-Year (Inflation-Adjusted)
$1,000 in Goldman Sachs since 2015, values in constant 2015 dollars
| Year | Nominal Value | Real Value (2015 $) |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 2016 | $949 | $936 |
| 2017 | $1,369 | $1,319 |
| 2018 | $1,619 | $1,514 |
| 2019 | $1,213 | $1,108 |
| 2020 | $1,487 | $1,337 |
| 2021 | $1,736 | $1,487 |
| 2022 | $2,311 | $1,812 |
| 2023 | $2,446 | $1,848 |
| 2024 | $2,650 | $1,944 |
| 2025 | $4,526 | $3,256 |
| 2026 | $6,745 | $4,853 |
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.