$100 Invested In This Stock 15 Years Ago Would Be Worth This Much Today

FactSet Research Systems FDS has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 1.87% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 12.8%. Currently, FactSet Research Systems has a market capitalization of $17.38 billion.

Buying $100 In FDS: If an investor had bought $100 of FDS stock 15 years ago, it would be worth $612.45 today based on a price of $457.01 for FDS at the time of writing.

FactSet Research Systems'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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