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

MAR · Consumer · Adjusted to 2026 dollars using BLS CPI-U data

Nominal returns can be misleading over long periods. $1,000 in Marriott in 2015 became $4,924 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 $3,542, a real annualized return of +12.0%.

Nominal final value

$4,924

+392.4% total return

Real value (2015 dollars)

$3,542

+254.2% real total return

Real annualized return

+12.0%

vs. +15.2% 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 Marriott since 2015, values in constant 2015 dollars

Year	Nominal Value	Real Value (2015 $)
2015	$1,000	$1,000
2016	$833	$821
2017	$1,169	$1,127
2018	$2,061	$1,928
2019	$1,622	$1,482
2020	$2,012	$1,809
2021	$1,677	$1,436
2022	$2,323	$1,822
2023	$2,527	$1,909
2024	$3,515	$2,579
2025	$4,303	$3,096
2026	$4,714	$3,392

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.