S&P Global (NYSE:SPGI) has outperformed the market over the past 10 years by 7.33% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 17.74%. Currently, S&P Global has a market capitalization of $135.26 billion.

Buying $1000 In SPGI: If an investor had bought $1000 of SPGI stock 10 years ago, it would be worth $5,131.54 today based on a price of $432.27 for SPGI at the time of writing.

S&P Global'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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