$1000 Invested In Microsoft 15 Years Ago Would Be Worth This Much Today

Microsoft MSFT has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 7.61% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 18.55%. Currently, Microsoft has a market capitalization of $2.84 trillion.

Buying $1000 In MSFT: If an investor had bought $1000 of MSFT stock 15 years ago, it would be worth $12,953.69 today based on a price of $381.91 for MSFT at the time of writing.

Microsoft'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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