Bloom Energy (NYSE:BE) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 18.05% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 32.35%. Currently, Bloom Energy has a market capitalization of $16.99 billion.

Buying $100 In BE: If an investor had bought $100 of BE stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $450.11 today based on a price of $72.61 for BE at the time of writing.

Bloom Energy'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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