Here's How Much $100 Invested In Microsoft 5 Years Ago Would Be Worth Today

Microsoft MSFT has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 23.03% on an annualized basis.

Buying $100 In MSFT: 5 years ago, an investor could have purchased 1.57 shares of Microsoft at the time with $100. This investment in MSFT would have produced an average annual return of 38.59%. Currently, Microsoft has a market capitalization of $2.44 trillion.

Microsoft's Share Price Over Last 5 Years

If you had invested $100 in Microsoft you would have approximately $504.59 today.

In other words, you would have more than 5x'd your money.

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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