What if you invested $1,000 in Visa in 2015? (Inflation-Adjusted)
V · Financial · Adjusted to 2026 dollars using BLS CPI-U data
View nominal (non-adjusted) versionNominal returns can be misleading over long periods. $1,000 in Visa in 2015 became $5,145 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 $3,702, a real annualized return of +12.4%.
Nominal final value
$5,145
+414.5% total return
Real value (2015 dollars)
$3,702
+270.2% real total return
Real annualized return
+12.4%
vs. +15.7% nominal annualized
Year-by-Year (Inflation-Adjusted)
$1,000 in Visa since 2015, values in constant 2015 dollars
| Year | Nominal Value | Real Value (2015 $) |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 2016 | $1,177 | $1,160 |
| 2017 | $1,317 | $1,270 |
| 2018 | $1,992 | $1,863 |
| 2019 | $2,179 | $1,991 |
| 2020 | $3,232 | $2,907 |
| 2021 | $3,159 | $2,704 |
| 2022 | $3,720 | $2,917 |
| 2023 | $3,815 | $2,882 |
| 2024 | $4,564 | $3,349 |
| 2025 | $5,752 | $4,138 |
| 2026 | $5,455 | $3,924 |
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.