Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 8.32% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 19.55%. Currently, Microsoft has a market capitalization of $2.77 trillion.

Buying $1000 In MSFT: If an investor had bought $1000 of MSFT stock 15 years ago, it would be worth $14,633.19 today based on a price of $372.98 for MSFT at the time of writing.

Microsoft's Performance Over Last 15 Years

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Finally -- what's the point of all this? The key insight to take from this article is to note how much of a difference compounded returns can make in your cash growth over a period of time.

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