Global Payments (NYSE:GPN) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 4.58% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 12.46%. Currently, Global Payments has a market capitalization of $31.80 billion.

Buying $100 In GPN: If an investor had bought $100 of GPN stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $1,051.71 today based on a price of $124.68 for GPN at the time of writing.

Global Payments's Performance Over Last 20 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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