What if you invested $1,000 in Silver (SLV) in 2010? (Inflation-Adjusted)
SLV · Commodity · Adjusted to 2026 dollars using BLS CPI-U data
View nominal (non-adjusted) versionSilver (SLV) turned $1,000 into $4,271 between 2010 and today. Impressive on paper, but inflation over that span came to 53% (BLS CPI-U). Adjusted for that erosion in purchasing power, your real gain in constant 2010 dollars is $2,792, which works out to a +6.5% annualized real growth rate over 16 years.
Nominal final value
$4,271
+327.1% total return
Real value (2010 dollars)
$2,792
+179.2% real total return
Real annualized return
+6.5%
vs. +9.3% nominal annualized
Year-by-Year (Inflation-Adjusted)
$1,000 in Silver (SLV) since 2010, values in constant 2010 dollars
| Year | Nominal Value | Real Value (2010 $) |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 2011 | $1,723 | $1,655 |
| 2012 | $2,030 | $1,911 |
| 2013 | $1,914 | $1,764 |
| 2014 | $1,160 | $1,054 |
| 2015 | $1,040 | $945 |
| 2016 | $855 | $765 |
| 2017 | $1,046 | $916 |
| 2018 | $1,028 | $874 |
| 2019 | $947 | $786 |
| 2020 | $1,058 | $864 |
| 2021 | $1,572 | $1,222 |
| 2022 | $1,308 | $932 |
| 2023 | $1,373 | $942 |
| 2024 | $1,315 | $877 |
| 2025 | $1,793 | $1,172 |
| 2026 | $4,745 | $3,101 |
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 2010 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.