$100 Invested In This Stock 5 Years Ago Would Be Worth $300 Today

First Solar FSLR has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 11.4% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 24.17%. Currently, First Solar has a market capitalization of $16.46 billion.

Buying $100 In FSLR: If an investor had bought $100 of FSLR stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $293.52 today based on a price of $154.07 for FSLR at the time of writing.

First Solar's Performance Over Last 5 Years

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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