Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 1.9% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 11.03%. Currently, Oracle has a market capitalization of $440.65 billion.

Buying $100 In ORCL: If an investor had bought $100 of ORCL stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $830.62 today based on a price of $145.73 for ORCL at the time of writing.

Oracle’s Performance Over Last 20 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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