Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) has outperformed the market over the past 10 years by 14.01% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 25.16%. Currently, Microsoft has a market capitalization of $3.06 trillion.

Buying $1000 In MSFT: If an investor had bought $1000 of MSFT stock 10 years ago, it would be worth $9,432.08 today based on a price of $411.62 for MSFT at the time of writing.

Microsoft's Performance Over Last 10 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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