UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 2.72% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 14.89%. Currently, UnitedHealth Group has a market capitalization of $362.20 billion.

Buying $100 In UNH: If an investor had bought $100 of UNH stock 15 years ago, it would be worth $789.50 today based on a price of $398.84 for UNH at the time of writing.

UnitedHealth Group'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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