First Solar (NASDAQ:FSLR) has outperformed the market over the past 10 years by 4.66% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 18.14%. Currently, First Solar has a market capitalization of $27.73 billion.

Buying $1000 In FSLR: If an investor had bought $1000 of FSLR stock 10 years ago, it would be worth $5,300.29 today based on a price of $258.03 for FSLR at the time of writing.

First Solar’s Performance Over Last 10 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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