What if you invested $1,000 in Visa in 2010? (Inflation-Adjusted)
V · Financial · Adjusted to 2026 dollars using BLS CPI-U data
View nominal (non-adjusted) versionVisa turned $1,000 into $16,604 between 2010 and today. Impressive on paper, but inflation over that span came to 53% (BLS CPI-U). Adjusted for that erosion in purchasing power, your real gain in constant 2010 dollars is $10,852, which works out to a +15.9% annualized real growth rate over 16 years.
Nominal final value
$16,604
+1560.4% total return
Real value (2010 dollars)
$10,852
+985.2% real total return
Real annualized return
+15.9%
vs. +18.9% nominal annualized
Year-by-Year (Inflation-Adjusted)
$1,000 in Visa since 2010, values in constant 2010 dollars
| Year | Nominal Value | Real Value (2010 $) |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 2011 | $857 | $824 |
| 2012 | $1,245 | $1,172 |
| 2013 | $1,969 | $1,814 |
| 2014 | $2,707 | $2,459 |
| 2015 | $3,227 | $2,932 |
| 2016 | $3,798 | $3,401 |
| 2017 | $4,250 | $3,722 |
| 2018 | $6,428 | $5,462 |
| 2019 | $7,032 | $5,837 |
| 2020 | $10,431 | $8,522 |
| 2021 | $10,193 | $7,928 |
| 2022 | $12,003 | $8,551 |
| 2023 | $12,310 | $8,448 |
| 2024 | $14,728 | $9,818 |
| 2025 | $18,562 | $12,132 |
| 2026 | $17,602 | $11,505 |
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 2010 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.