Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 7.38% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 15.99%. Currently, Oracle has a market capitalization of $695.89 billion.

Buying $1000 In ORCL: If an investor had bought $1000 of ORCL stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $19,210.33 today based on a price of $247.75 for ORCL at the time of writing.

Oracle'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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