Corning (NYSE:GLW) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 21.47% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 33.89%. Currently, Corning has a market capitalization of $131.38 billion.

Buying $1000 In GLW: If an investor had bought $1000 of GLW stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $4,243.77 today based on a price of $156.60 for GLW at the time of writing.

Corning’s Performance Over Last 5 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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