$1000 Invested In This Stock 5 Years Ago, Would Be Worth This Much

American Express AXP has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 5.66% on an annualized basis.

Buying $1,000 In AXP: 5 years ago, an investor could have purchased 12.67 shares of American Express at the time with $1,000. This investment in AXP would have produced an average annual return of 20.01%. Currently, American Express has a market capitalization of $150.44 billion.

American Express's Share Price Over Last 5 Years

This $1,000 investment would be worth $2,505.58 today based on a price of $197.69 for AXP at the time of writing.

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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