MKS (NASDAQ:MKSI) has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 4.43% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 17.55%. Currently, MKS has a market capitalization of $17.98 billion.

Buying $100 In MKSI: If an investor had bought $100 of MKSI stock 15 years ago, it would be worth $1,084.42 today based on a price of $267.31 for MKSI at the time of writing.

MKS’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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