Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 7.81% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 22.63%. Currently, Meta Platforms has a market capitalization of $1.81 trillion.

Buying $1000 In META: If an investor had bought $1000 of META stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $2,710.52 today based on a price of $718.80 for META at the time of writing.

Meta Platforms'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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