Semtech (NASDAQ:SMTC) has outperformed the market over the past 10 years by 4.44% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 17.92%. Currently, Semtech has a market capitalization of $10.93 billion.

Buying $1000 In SMTC: If an investor had bought $1000 of SMTC stock 10 years ago, it would be worth $5,151.03 today based on a price of $117.37 for SMTC at the time of writing.

Semtech’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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