What if you invested $1,000 in Intuitive Surgical in 2015? (Inflation-Adjusted)
ISRG · 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 Intuitive Surgical in 2015 became $8,395 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 $6,040, a real annualized return of +17.4%.
Nominal final value
$8,395
+739.5% total return
Real value (2015 dollars)
$6,040
+504.0% real total return
Real annualized return
+17.4%
vs. +20.8% nominal annualized
Year-by-Year (Inflation-Adjusted)
$1,000 in Intuitive Surgical since 2015, values in constant 2015 dollars
| Year | Nominal Value | Real Value (2015 $) |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 2016 | $1,094 | $1,078 |
| 2017 | $1,401 | $1,350 |
| 2018 | $2,619 | $2,449 |
| 2019 | $3,177 | $2,903 |
| 2020 | $3,396 | $3,054 |
| 2021 | $4,536 | $3,883 |
| 2022 | $5,172 | $4,056 |
| 2023 | $4,472 | $3,378 |
| 2024 | $6,884 | $5,052 |
| 2025 | $10,409 | $7,488 |
| 2026 | $9,177 | $6,602 |
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.