KLA (NASDAQ:KLAC) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 8.91% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 17.76%. Currently, KLA has a market capitalization of $183.95 billion.

Buying $1000 In KLAC: If an investor had bought $1000 of KLAC stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $26,178.46 today based on a price of $1400.04 for KLAC at the time of writing.

KLA'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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