What if you invested $1,000 in PayPal in 2015? (Inflation-Adjusted)
PYPL · 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 PayPal in 2015 became $1,176 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 $846, a real annualized return of -1.5%.
Nominal final value
$1,176
+17.6% total return
Real value (2015 dollars)
$846
-15.4% real total return
Real annualized return
-1.5%
vs. +1.4% nominal annualized
Year-by-Year (Inflation-Adjusted)
$1,000 in PayPal since 2015, values in constant 2015 dollars
| Year | Nominal Value | Real Value (2015 $) |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 2016 | $934 | $920 |
| 2017 | $1,028 | $991 |
| 2018 | $2,205 | $2,062 |
| 2019 | $2,294 | $2,096 |
| 2020 | $2,943 | $2,646 |
| 2021 | $6,055 | $5,183 |
| 2022 | $4,443 | $3,484 |
| 2023 | $2,106 | $1,591 |
| 2024 | $1,585 | $1,163 |
| 2025 | $2,289 | $1,647 |
| 2026 | $1,365 | $982 |
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.