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

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Nominal returns can be misleading over long periods. $1,000 in TSMC in 2015 became $19,732 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 $14,195, a real annualized return of +26.7%.

Nominal final value

$19,732

+1873.2% total return

Real value (2015 dollars)

$14,195

+1319.5% real total return

Real annualized return

+26.7%

vs. +30.4% 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 TSMC since 2015, values in constant 2015 dollars

YearNominal ValueReal Value (2015 $)
2015$1,000$1,000
2016$1,015$1,001
2017$1,457$1,405
2018$2,205$2,063
2019$1,898$1,734
2020$2,850$2,563
2021$6,592$5,643
2022$6,758$5,299
2023$5,220$3,943
2024$6,483$4,757
2025$12,183$8,765
2026$19,499$14,028

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.