Moodys (NYSE:MCO) has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 6.08% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 19.31%. Currently, Moodys has a market capitalization of $78.33 billion.

Buying $1000 In MCO: If an investor had bought $1000 of MCO stock 15 years ago, it would be worth $14,409.68 today based on a price of $452.32 for MCO at the time of writing.

Moodys’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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