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

SHW · Industrial · Adjusted to 2026 dollars using BLS CPI-U data

Nominal returns can be misleading over long periods. $1,000 in Sherwin-Williams in 2015 became $3,939 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 $2,834, a real annualized return of +9.7%.

Nominal final value

$3,939

+293.9% total return

Real value (2015 dollars)

$2,834

+183.4% real total return

Real annualized return

+9.7%

vs. +13% 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 Sherwin-Williams since 2015, values in constant 2015 dollars

Year	Nominal Value	Real Value (2015 $)
2015	$1,000	$1,000
2016	$952	$938
2017	$1,145	$1,103
2018	$1,587	$1,485
2019	$1,618	$1,478
2020	$2,158	$1,940
2021	$2,704	$2,315
2022	$3,386	$2,655
2023	$2,822	$2,132
2024	$3,667	$2,691
2025	$4,351	$3,131
2026	$4,347	$3,127

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.