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

QCOM · Technology · Adjusted to 2026 dollars using BLS CPI-U data

Nominal returns can be misleading over long periods. $1,000 in Qualcomm in 2015 became $2,781 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 $2,001, a real annualized return of +6.4%.

Nominal final value

$2,781

+178.1% total return

Real value (2015 dollars)

$2,001

+100.1% real total return

Real annualized return

+6.4%

vs. +9.5% 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 Qualcomm since 2015, values in constant 2015 dollars

Year	Nominal Value	Real Value (2015 $)
2015	$1,000	$1,000
2016	$749	$738
2017	$914	$881
2018	$1,213	$1,135
2019	$915	$836
2020	$1,635	$1,470
2021	$3,071	$2,629
2022	$3,518	$2,759
2023	$2,724	$2,057
2024	$3,118	$2,288
2025	$3,702	$2,663
2026	$3,318	$2,387

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.