KLA (NASDAQ:KLAC) has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 15.65% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 28.88%. Currently, KLA has a market capitalization of $256.59 billion.

Buying $100 In KLAC: If an investor had bought $100 of KLAC stock 15 years ago, it would be worth $4,490.76 today based on a price of $196.62 for KLAC at the time of writing.

KLA’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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