Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) has outperformed the market over the past 10 years by 16.31% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 26.3%. Currently, Microsoft has a market capitalization of $2.79 trillion.

Buying $100 In MSFT: If an investor had bought $100 of MSFT stock 10 years ago, it would be worth $1,040.80 today based on a price of $375.65 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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