What if you invested $1,000 in Silver (SLV) in 2015? (Inflation-Adjusted)
SLV · Commodity · Adjusted to 2026 dollars using BLS CPI-U data
View nominal (non-adjusted) versionNominal returns can be misleading over long periods. $1,000 in Silver (SLV) in 2015 became $2,696 by 2026. Over those 12 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 $1,940, a real annualized return of +5.7%.
Nominal final value
$2,696
+169.6% total return
Real value (2015 dollars)
$1,940
+94.0% real total return
Real annualized return
+5.7%
vs. +8.7% nominal annualized
Year-by-Year (Inflation-Adjusted)
$1,000 in Silver (SLV) since 2015, values in constant 2015 dollars
| Year | Nominal Value | Real Value (2015 $) |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 2016 | $822 | $810 |
| 2017 | $1,005 | $969 |
| 2018 | $989 | $925 |
| 2019 | $910 | $831 |
| 2020 | $1,017 | $915 |
| 2021 | $1,511 | $1,293 |
| 2022 | $1,258 | $986 |
| 2023 | $1,320 | $997 |
| 2024 | $1,264 | $928 |
| 2025 | $1,724 | $1,240 |
| 2026 | $4,561 | $3,281 |
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.