Applied Mat (NASDAQ:AMAT) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 24.28% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 35.93%. Currently, Applied Mat has a market capitalization of $169.47 billion.

Buying $1000 In AMAT: If an investor had bought $1000 of AMAT stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $4,668.19 today based on a price of $203.96 for AMAT at the time of writing.

Applied Mat'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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