First BanCorp (NYSE:FBP) has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 3.03% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 16.44%. Currently, First BanCorp has a market capitalization of $4.07 billion.

Buying $1000 In FBP: If an investor had bought $1000 of FBP stock 15 years ago, it would be worth $9,555.56 today based on a price of $26.66 for FBP at the time of writing.

First BanCorp’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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