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 $1,960 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 $1,410, a real annualized return of +3.1%.

Nominal final value

$1,960

+96.0% total return

Real value (2015 dollars)

$1,410

+41.0% real total return

Real annualized return

+3.1%

vs. +6.2% 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

YearNominal ValueReal Value (2015 $)
2015$1,000$1,000
2016$1,146$1,130
2017$1,175$1,133
2018$1,360$1,271
2019$1,450$1,325
2020$1,632$1,467
2021$1,569$1,343
2022$1,594$1,250
2023$1,313$992
2024$1,436$1,054
2025$1,425$1,025
2026$1,721$1,238

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.