Here's How Much $100 Invested In American Express 15 Years Ago Would Be Worth Today

American Express AXP has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 6.4% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 19.42%. Currently, American Express has a market capitalization of $163.18 billion.

Buying $100 In AXP: If an investor had bought $100 of AXP stock 15 years ago, it would be worth $1,499.67 today based on a price of $226.62 for AXP at the time of writing.

American Express's Performance Over Last 15 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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