Lam Research (NASDAQ:LRCX) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 12.3% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 20.28%. Currently, Lam Research has a market capitalization of $126.11 billion.

Buying $1000 In LRCX: If an investor had bought $1000 of LRCX stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $38,617.20 today based on a price of $961.90 for LRCX at the time of writing.

Lam Research'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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