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

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

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Nominal returns can be misleading over long periods. $1,000 in PepsiCo in 2015 became $2,323 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 $1,671, a real annualized return of +4.7%.

Nominal final value

$2,323

+132.3% total return

Real value (2015 dollars)

$1,671

+67.1% real total return

Real annualized return

+4.7%

vs. +7.8% 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 PepsiCo since 2015, values in constant 2015 dollars

YearNominal ValueReal Value (2015 $)
2015$1,000$1,000
2016$1,090$1,074
2017$1,172$1,130
2018$1,397$1,307
2019$1,352$1,235
2020$1,755$1,578
2021$1,736$1,487
2022$2,271$1,781
2023$2,298$1,736
2024$2,329$1,709
2025$2,150$1,546
2026$2,279$1,640

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.