$1000 Invested In This Stock 15 Years Ago Would Be Worth $8,000 Today

American Express AXP has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 2.66% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 14.75%. Currently, American Express has a market capitalization of $181.78 billion.

Buying $1000 In AXP: If an investor had bought $1000 of AXP stock 15 years ago, it would be worth $8,003.29 today based on a price of $255.71 for AXP at the time of writing.

American Express'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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