$1000 Invested In This Stock 15 Years Ago Would Be Worth $26,000 Today

Mastercard MA has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 13.73% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 24.58%. Currently, Mastercard has a market capitalization of $361.18 billion.

Buying $1000 In MA: If an investor had bought $1000 of MA stock 15 years ago, it would be worth $26,114.53 today based on a price of $385.00 for MA at the time of writing.

Mastercard'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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