What if you invested $1,000 in Northrop Grumman in 2015? (Inflation-Adjusted)
NOC · Industrial · Adjusted to 2026 dollars using BLS CPI-U data
View nominal (non-adjusted) versionNominal returns can be misleading over long periods. $1,000 in Northrop Grumman in 2015 became $5,185 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 $3,730, a real annualized return of +12.5%.
Nominal final value
$5,185
+418.5% total return
Real value (2015 dollars)
$3,730
+273.0% real total return
Real annualized return
+12.5%
vs. +15.8% nominal annualized
Year-by-Year (Inflation-Adjusted)
$1,000 in Northrop Grumman since 2015, values in constant 2015 dollars
| Year | Nominal Value | Real Value (2015 $) |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 2016 | $1,201 | $1,184 |
| 2017 | $1,511 | $1,457 |
| 2018 | $2,279 | $2,131 |
| 2019 | $1,873 | $1,711 |
| 2020 | $2,586 | $2,326 |
| 2021 | $2,012 | $1,723 |
| 2022 | $2,644 | $2,073 |
| 2023 | $3,249 | $2,454 |
| 2024 | $3,293 | $2,416 |
| 2025 | $3,652 | $2,627 |
| 2026 | $5,278 | $3,797 |
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.