Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 5.24% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 18.82%. Currently, Netflix has a market capitalization of $482.38 billion.

Buying $100 In NFLX: If an investor had bought $100 of NFLX stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $237.64 today based on a price of $1138.41 for NFLX at the time of writing.

Netflix'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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