$1000 Invested In McDonald's 20 Years Ago Would Be Worth This Much Today

McDonald's MCD has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 3.99% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 12.34%. Currently, McDonald's has a market capitalization of $207.19 billion.

Buying $1000 In MCD: If an investor had bought $1000 of MCD stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $10,285.16 today based on a price of $289.99 for MCD at the time of writing.

McDonald's'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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