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

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

Nominal returns can be misleading over long periods. $1,000 in Nike in 2015 became $1,320 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 $949, a real annualized return of -0.5%.

Nominal final value

$1,320

+32.0% total return

Real value (2015 dollars)

$949

-5.1% real total return

Real annualized return

-0.5%

vs. +2.5% 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 Nike since 2015, values in constant 2015 dollars

Year	Nominal Value	Real Value (2015 $)
2015	$1,000	$1,000
2016	$1,359	$1,339
2017	$1,173	$1,131
2018	$1,533	$1,434
2019	$1,860	$1,700
2020	$2,211	$1,989
2021	$3,097	$2,651
2022	$3,458	$2,712
2023	$3,006	$2,271
2024	$2,428	$1,782
2025	$1,870	$1,346
2026	$1,539	$1,107

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.