What if you invested $1,000 in RTX (Raytheon) in 2015? (Inflation-Adjusted)
RTX · 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 RTX (Raytheon) in 2015 became $3,462 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 $2,491, a real annualized return of +8.5%.
Nominal final value
$3,462
+246.2% total return
Real value (2015 dollars)
$2,491
+149.1% real total return
Real annualized return
+8.5%
vs. +11.7% nominal annualized
Year-by-Year (Inflation-Adjusted)
$1,000 in RTX (Raytheon) since 2015, values in constant 2015 dollars
| Year | Nominal Value | Real Value (2015 $) |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 2016 | $782 | $771 |
| 2017 | $1,005 | $968 |
| 2018 | $1,294 | $1,210 |
| 2019 | $1,132 | $1,034 |
| 2020 | $1,472 | $1,324 |
| 2021 | $1,069 | $915 |
| 2022 | $1,480 | $1,161 |
| 2023 | $1,677 | $1,267 |
| 2024 | $1,571 | $1,153 |
| 2025 | $2,275 | $1,637 |
| 2026 | $3,611 | $2,598 |
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.