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

INTC · Technology · Adjusted to 2026 dollars using BLS CPI-U data

Nominal returns can be misleading over long periods. $1,000 in Intel in 2015 became $1,728 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 $1,243, a real annualized return of +2.0%.

Nominal final value

$1,728

+72.8% total return

Real value (2015 dollars)

$1,243

+24.3% real total return

Real annualized return

+2.0%

vs. +5% 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 Intel since 2015, values in constant 2015 dollars

Year	Nominal Value	Real Value (2015 $)
2015	$1,000	$1,000
2016	$967	$953
2017	$1,186	$1,143
2018	$1,594	$1,491
2019	$1,600	$1,462
2020	$2,225	$2,001
2021	$1,980	$1,695
2022	$1,786	$1,401
2023	$1,075	$812
2024	$1,677	$1,231
2025	$766	$551
2026	$1,833	$1,319

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.