NetApp (NASDAQ:NTAP) has outperformed the market over the past 10 years by 4.86% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 18.34%. Currently, NetApp has a market capitalization of $37.41 billion.

Buying $1000 In NTAP: If an investor had bought $1000 of NTAP stock 10 years ago, it would be worth $5,440.88 today based on a price of $190.66 for NTAP at the time of writing.

NetApp’s Performance Over Last 10 Years

comp_fig

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.

This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and reviewed by an editor.