$1000 Invested In IBM 5 Years Ago Would Be Worth This Much Today

IBM (NYSE:IBM) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 5.11% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 18.38%. Currently, IBM has a market capitalization of $259.24 billion.

Buying $1000 In IBM: If an investor had bought $1000 of IBM stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $2,286.46 today based on a price of $278.30 for IBM at the time of writing.

IBM'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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