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

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Nominal returns can be misleading over long periods. $1,000 in Verizon in 2015 became $1,823 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 $1,311, a real annualized return of +2.3%.

Nominal final value

$1,823

+82.3% total return

Real value (2015 dollars)

$1,311

+31.1% real total return

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Real annualized return

+2.3%

vs. +5.2% 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 Verizon since 2015, values in constant 2015 dollars

Year	Nominal Value	Real Value (2015 $)
2015	$1,000	$1,000
2016	$1,147	$1,131
2017	$1,174	$1,132
2018	$1,359	$1,271
2019	$1,448	$1,323
2020	$1,629	$1,465
2021	$1,567	$1,342
2022	$1,595	$1,250
2023	$1,318	$996
2024	$1,443	$1,059
2025	$1,433	$1,031
2026	$1,731	$1,245

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.