Visa (V) Stock Inflation-Adjusted

Visa Inc. (V) is a global payments technology company that facilitates electronic funds transfers throughout the world, most commonly through Visa-branded credit cards, debit cards and prepaid cards.

An investor's real gain is measured by the growth in their purchasing power, not just by the change in a stock's nominal price. To provide this essential analysis, this page adjusts Visa's entire stock price history for inflation using the US Consumer Price Index. The charts and data below let you compare the nominal price against its inflation-adjusted value, revealing a clearer picture of Visa's true long-term growth.

Nominal prices are adjusted for stock splits and assume reinvestment of any dividends to reflect total return. Inflation-adjusted prices use May 2026 as the baseline (latest available CPI).

The current value of Visa stock is 333.12 (as of the close of Jun 16, 2026), 10.06% lower than the all-time high of 370.39 (Jun 11, 2025).

Since March 19, 2008, the inflation-adjusted total return for the stock has been 1,612%, which is equivalent to an annual growth rate of 16.85%.

In nominal values, the total return since this date has been 2,587%, or an annualized rate of 19.77%.

Inflation-Adjusted Values by Month

This data presents Visa's end-of-month closing levels over time. The inflation-adjusted column shows what each past level would represent in roughly today's dollars based on the latest CPI reading, following the same present-value method that underlies the US Inflation Calculator. The newest row will show matching nominal and adjusted values until another CPI update becomes available.

Date	Inflation-Adjusted	Nominal value
Jun 2026	333.12	333.12
May 2026	326.36	326.36
Apr 2026	331.24	329.16
Mar 2026	306.1	301.62
Feb 2026	327.63	319.48
Jan 2026	330.23	320.51
Dec 2025	361.2	349.27
Nov 2025	344.37	333.06
Oct 2025	338.67	338.67
Sep 2025	350.09	339.3
Aug 2025	361.67	349.64
Jul 2025	355.58	342.77
Jun 2025	365.99	352.27
May 2025	377.73	362.33
Apr 2025	357.52	342.23
Mar 2025	363.78	347.14
Feb 2025	377.34	359.28
Jan 2025	356.57	338
Dec 2024	331.85	312.52
Nov 2024	330.96	311.57
Oct 2024	303.72	286.08
Sep 2024	288.44	271.38
Aug 2024	290.39	272.78
Jul 2024	278.82	261.69
Jun 2024	275.78	258.54
May 2024	286.37	268.38
Apr 2024	282.27	264.1
Mar 2024	294.42	274.4
Feb 2024	300.1	277.9
Jan 2024	291.4	268.17
Dec 2023	279.14	255.5
Nov 2023	274.93	251.9
Oct 2023	250.78	230.24
Sep 2023	245.25	225.25
Aug 2023	262.61	240.6
Jul 2023	254.75	232.37
Jun 2023	254.97	232.13
May 2023	238.07	216.05
Apr 2023	250.82	227.05
Mar 2023	244.21	219.95
Feb 2023	239.02	214.57
Jan 2023	251.09	224.15
Dec 2022	228.41	202.29
Nov 2022	237.84	211.29
Oct 2022	226.32	201.26
Sep 2022	194.87	172.59
Aug 2022	218.44	193.05
Jul 2022	232.67	205.7
Jun 2022	215.95	190.94
May 2022	235.91	205.76
Apr 2022	239.13	206.3
Mar 2022	250.22	214.66
Feb 2022	247.1	209.19
Jan 2022	260.53	218.57
Dec 2021	251.73	209.42
Nov 2021	225.77	187.25
Oct 2021	247.52	204.29
Sep 2021	262.52	214.88
Aug 2021	270.74	221.01
Jul 2021	291.38	237.36
Jun 2021	277.84	225.25
May 2021	272.6	218.97
Apr 2021	281.95	224.68
Mar 2021	257.69	203.68
Feb 2021	260.33	204.31
Jan 2021	237.8	185.61
Dec 2020	270.3	210.09
Nov 2020	260.18	202.04
Oct 2020	224.28	174.27
Sep 2020	246.93	191.78
Aug 2020	262.13	203.31
Jul 2020	235.82	182.33
Jun 2020	240.46	184.98
May 2020	244.37	186.96
Apr 2020	223.32	170.86
Mar 2020	199.99	154.03
Feb 2020	225.11	173.76
Jan 2020	246.75	189.94
Dec 2019	233.92	179.37
Nov 2019	229.49	176.14
Oct 2019	221.97	170.46
Sep 2019	213.96	163.93
Aug 2019	225.1	172.33
Jul 2019	221.26	169.39
Jun 2019	216.09	165.16
May 2019	200.91	153.53
Apr 2019	204.89	156.24
Mar 2019	195.65	148.41
Feb 2019	186.59	140.74
Jan 2019	170.5	128.06
Dec 2018	166.94	125.15
Nov 2018	178.73	134.42
Oct 2018	172.97	130.52
Sep 2018	188.66	142.11
Aug 2018	184.85	139.08
Jul 2018	171.92	129.28
Jun 2018	166.53	125.22
May 2018	164.62	123.59
Apr 2018	160.19	119.76
Mar 2018	151.63	112.91
Feb 2018	156.19	116.04
Jan 2018	158.27	117.06
Dec 2017	146.05	107.44
Nov 2017	144.13	106.09
Oct 2017	140.55	103.45
Sep 2017	134.41	98.99
Aug 2017	132.91	97.37
Jul 2017	128	93.5
Jun 2017	120.49	88.07
May 2017	122.46	89.43
Apr 2017	117.2	85.51
Mar 2017	114.52	83.31
Feb 2017	113.41	82.44
Jan 2017	106.8	77.39
Dec 2016	101.33	73
Nov 2016	100.45	72.35
Oct 2016	106.8	77.04
Sep 2016	107.18	77.22
Aug 2016	105.1	75.54
Jul 2016	101.32	72.75
Jun 2016	96.13	69.13
May 2016	102.64	73.58
Apr 2016	100.66	71.87
Mar 2016	100.14	71.16
Feb 2016	95.2	67.35
Jan 2016	97.85	69.17
Dec 2015	102.03	72.01
Nov 2015	103.6	73.37
Oct 2015	101.33	71.91
Sep 2015	90.94	64.57
Aug 2015	92.94	66.09
Jul 2015	97.91	69.72
Jun 2015	87.27	62.14
May 2015	89.57	63.56
Apr 2015	86.43	61.02
Mar 2015	85.76	60.43
Feb 2015	89.46	62.66
Jan 2015	84.27	58.77
Dec 2014	86.27	60.45
Nov 2014	84.47	59.52
Oct 2014	78.41	55.55
Sep 2014	69.12	49.1
Aug 2014	68.9	48.9
Jul 2014	68.16	48.46
Jun 2014	68.04	48.39
May 2014	69.5	49.34
Apr 2014	65.65	46.44
Mar 2014	70.18	49.48
Feb 2014	73.93	51.79
Jan 2014	70.62	49.29
Dec 2013	73.27	50.95
Nov 2013	66.94	46.55
Oct 2013	64.44	44.91
Sep 2013	62.46	43.64
Aug 2013	57.07	39.83
Jul 2013	57.88	40.35
Jun 2013	59.78	41.65
May 2013	58.41	40.6
Apr 2013	55.24	38.33
Mar 2013	55.63	38.64
Feb 2013	52.1	36.09
Jan 2013	52.17	35.85
Dec 2012	50.23	34.41
Nov 2012	49.48	33.99
Oct 2012	45.54	31.43
Sep 2012	44.05	30.42
Aug 2012	42.26	29.05
Jul 2012	42.62	29.14
Jun 2012	40.76	27.91
May 2012	37.92	26.01
Apr 2012	40.36	27.71
Mar 2012	38.84	26.59
Feb 2012	38.6	26.22
Jan 2012	33.46	22.63
Dec 2011	33.91	22.83
Nov 2011	32.3	21.81
Oct 2011	30.97	20.93
Sep 2011	28.41	19.23
Aug 2011	29.17	19.72
Jul 2011	28.42	19.16
Jun 2011	28.02	18.87
May 2011	26.93	18.16
Apr 2011	26.02	17.46
Mar 2011	24.68	16.46
Feb 2011	24.73	16.33
Jan 2011	23.72	15.58
Dec 2010	24.01	15.7
Nov 2010	25.24	16.48
Oct 2010	26.67	17.4
Sep 2010	25.37	16.54
Aug 2010	23.58	15.36
Jul 2010	25.07	16.31
Jun 2010	24.18	15.73
May 2010	24.74	16.11
Apr 2010	30.79	20.03
Mar 2010	31.11	20.21
Feb 2010	29.27	18.93
Jan 2010	28.12	18.18
Dec 2009	30.08	19.38
Nov 2009	27.81	17.95
Oct 2009	25.99	16.77
Sep 2009	23.73	15.29
Aug 2009	24.43	15.73
Jul 2009	22.51	14.46
Jun 2009	21.37	13.76
May 2009	23.44	14.96
Apr 2009	22.52	14.33
Mar 2009	19.32	12.27
Feb 2009	19.76	12.51
Jan 2009	17.25	10.87
Dec 2008	18.41	11.55
Nov 2008	18.26	11.57
Oct 2008	18.82	12.16
Sep 2008	20.66	13.49
Aug 2008	25.51	16.68
Jul 2008	24.42	16.03
Jun 2008	27.33	17.84
May 2008	29.31	18.95
Apr 2008	28.57	18.31
Mar 2008	21.48	13.68

Returns from Investing in Visa stock

How much did an investment in Visa really grow each year after accounting for inflation? The following chart contains the inflation-adjusted real annual percentage returns.

Detailed Annual Returns (Adjusted vs. Nominal)

The table below shows the returns for Visa stock by year, both inflation-adjusted and nominal. You can sort any column by clicking on the header.

Observe how inflation erodes nominal gains, sometimes resulting in a negative real return even when the stock price nominally increased, as in 2016.

Year	Inflation-Adjusted Return	Nominal Return
2024	18.88%	22.32%
2023	22.21%	26.31%
2022	-9.26%	-3.41%
2021	-6.87%	-0.32%
2020	15.55%	17.12%
2019	40.12%	43.33%
2018	14.3%	16.49%
2017	44.13%	47.17%
2016	-0.69%	1.37%
2015	18.27%	19.14%
2014	17.74%	18.63%
2013	45.86%	48.05%
2012	48.14%	50.72%
2011	41.22%	45.41%
2010	-20.19%	-18.99%
2009	63.41%	67.86%

Visa Stock: Average Annualized Returns

Annualized returns show the average rate of growth per year, making it easier to compare performance across different time periods. While nominal returns indicate the headline growth, adjusting for inflation reveals the actual change in purchasing power.

This table presents both nominal and inflation-adjusted average annual returns for Visa over various trailing periods ending May 31, 2026, offering a clearer view of long-term, real investment performance.

Period	Avg. Annual Return (Inflation-Adjusted)	Avg. Annual Return (Nominal)
Last 1 year	-13.6%	-9.93%
Last 3 years	11.09%	14.74%
Last 5 years	3.67%	8.31%
Last 10 years	12.26%	16.06%

Real Returns of Investing in the Visa

The chart and table below show the nominal and inflation-adjusted value of a hypothetical $100 investment over various long-term historical periods, ending in September 2025.

The inflation-adjusted line, in green, represents the real increase in purchasing power for the initial investment. Observe the gap between both lines, which illustrates the cumulative effect of inflation over time.

Even over just five years, inflation takes a noticeable bite out of investments. Investing $100 in the Visa five years ago yielded an 66.07% nominal gain, but the real return (the actual increase in buying power) was 34.48%.

As investment periods get longer, the difference between reported nominal returns and the inflation-adjusted gains usually becomes much greater due to the compounding effect of inflation over time.

Investment Period	What $100 Grew To (Nominal)	Total Nominal Return (%)	Total Inflation-Adjusted Return (%)
Last 5 years Feb 2021 - Sep 2025	$166.07	66.07%	34.48%
Last 10 years Feb 2016 - Sep 2025	$503.76	403.76%	267.75%

How Inflation Impacts Visa

Visa's business model has a relatively high resilience to inflation, as its revenues are directly tied to the nominal value of transactions.

Revenue Growth: Visa's revenue is largely generated from a percentage of the payment volume processed on its network. As inflation drives up the prices of goods and services, total spending increases, which in turn boosts Visa's nominal revenue.
Consumer Spending Habits: While moderate inflation can increase transaction values, high inflation may lead to a reduction in discretionary spending by consumers, potentially lowering the total number of transactions.
Cross-Border Transactions: Inflation rates can vary significantly between countries. This can affect the volume of cross-border travel and e-commerce, a lucrative segment for Visa.
Operating Expenses: Like any company, Visa is subject to rising operational costs due to wage inflation and other business expenses.

Visa's business model provides a natural hedge against inflation. The company's focus on expanding digital payment acceptance globally and investing in new technologies helps drive transaction growth, offsetting potential slowdowns in consumer spending. Its scalable network allows it to handle increased volume with manageable cost increases.

About Visa

Visa Inc. connects consumers, businesses, financial institutions, and governments in more than 200 countries and territories to fast, secure, and reliable electronic payments.

The company operates one of the world's most advanced processing networks, VisaNet, which provides fraud protection for consumers and assured payment for merchants.

Visa does not issue cards, extend credit, or set rates and fees for consumers. Headquartered in San Francisco, California, its stock is a major component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500.

Last Close Jun 16, 2026	333.12
Highest Jun 11, 2025	370.39
Highest, Inflation-Adjusted Jun 11, 2025	384.81
Annualized return Since Mar 19, 2008	19.77%
Annualized return, Inflation-Adjusted Since Mar 19, 2008	16.85%