Accenture (NYSE:ACN) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 2.84% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 11.64%. Currently, Accenture has a market capitalization of $175.29 billion.

Buying $1000 In ACN: If an investor had bought $1000 of ACN stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $9,070.63 today based on a price of $284.83 for ACN at the time of writing.

Accenture'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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