ServiceNow (NYSE:NOW) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 9.4% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 21.22%. Currently, ServiceNow has a market capitalization of $142.37 billion.

Buying $1000 In NOW: If an investor had bought $1000 of NOW stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $2,569.82 today based on a price of $693.21 for NOW at the time of writing.

ServiceNow's Performance Over Last 5 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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