What if you invested $1,000 in S&P Global in 2015? (Inflation-Adjusted)
SPGI · 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 S&P Global in 2015 became $5,362 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 $3,858, a real annualized return of +12.6%.
Nominal final value
$5,362
+436.2% total return
Real value (2015 dollars)
$3,858
+285.8% real total return
Real annualized return
+12.6%
vs. +15.8% nominal annualized
Year-by-Year (Inflation-Adjusted)
$1,000 in S&P Global since 2015, values in constant 2015 dollars
| Year | Nominal Value | Real Value (2015 $) |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 2016 | $963 | $949 |
| 2017 | $1,380 | $1,330 |
| 2018 | $2,103 | $1,967 |
| 2019 | $2,249 | $2,054 |
| 2020 | $3,480 | $3,130 |
| 2021 | $3,787 | $3,242 |
| 2022 | $5,000 | $3,921 |
| 2023 | $4,556 | $3,441 |
| 2024 | $5,500 | $4,036 |
| 2025 | $6,446 | $4,638 |
| 2026 | $6,573 | $4,729 |
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.