What if you invested $1,000 in Morgan Stanley in 2015? (Inflation-Adjusted)
MS · 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 Morgan Stanley in 2015 became $8,686 by 2026. Over those 12 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 $6,249, a real annualized return of +16.8%.
Nominal final value
$8,686
+768.6% total return
Real value (2015 dollars)
$6,249
+524.9% real total return
Real annualized return
+16.8%
vs. +20.2% nominal annualized
Year-by-Year (Inflation-Adjusted)
$1,000 in Morgan Stanley since 2015, values in constant 2015 dollars
| Year | Nominal Value | Real Value (2015 $) |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 2016 | $780 | $768 |
| 2017 | $1,310 | $1,263 |
| 2018 | $1,777 | $1,662 |
| 2019 | $1,362 | $1,245 |
| 2020 | $1,731 | $1,556 |
| 2021 | $2,284 | $1,956 |
| 2022 | $3,583 | $2,810 |
| 2023 | $3,525 | $2,662 |
| 2024 | $3,287 | $2,412 |
| 2025 | $5,389 | $3,877 |
| 2026 | $7,308 | $5,257 |
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.