$1000 Invested In This Stock 15 Years Ago Would Be Worth $7,200 Today

American Express AXP has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 2.52% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 14.02%. Currently, American Express has a market capitalization of $165.64 billion.

Buying $1000 In AXP: If an investor had bought $1000 of AXP stock 15 years ago, it would be worth $7,203.46 today based on a price of $233.00 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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