What if you invested $1,000 in Target in 2015? (Inflation-Adjusted)
TGT · Consumer · Adjusted to 2026 dollars using BLS CPI-U data
View nominal (non-adjusted) versionNominal returns can be misleading over long periods. $1,000 in Target in 2015 became $2,285 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 $1,644, a real annualized return of +4.5%.
Nominal final value
$2,285
+128.5% total return
Real value (2015 dollars)
$1,644
+64.4% real total return
Real annualized return
+4.5%
vs. +7.6% nominal annualized
Year-by-Year (Inflation-Adjusted)
$1,000 in Target since 2015, values in constant 2015 dollars
| Year | Nominal Value | Real Value (2015 $) |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 2016 | $1,012 | $998 |
| 2017 | $931 | $897 |
| 2018 | $1,132 | $1,058 |
| 2019 | $1,135 | $1,037 |
| 2020 | $1,777 | $1,598 |
| 2021 | $2,965 | $2,539 |
| 2022 | $3,657 | $2,868 |
| 2023 | $2,917 | $2,203 |
| 2024 | $2,433 | $1,785 |
| 2025 | $2,484 | $1,787 |
| 2026 | $1,983 | $1,427 |
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.