HSBC Holdings (NYSE:HSBC) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 12.81% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 24.62%. Currently, HSBC Holdings has a market capitalization of $317.41 billion.

Buying $1000 In HSBC: If an investor had bought $1000 of HSBC stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $2,992.25 today based on a price of $92.55 for HSBC at the time of writing.

HSBC Holdings's Performance Over Last 5 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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