Accenture (NYSE:ACN) has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 6.06% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 15.03%. Currently, Accenture has a market capitalization of $199.70 billion.

Buying $1000 In ACN: If an investor had bought $1000 of ACN stock 15 years ago, it would be worth $8,818.66 today based on a price of $316.59 for ACN at the time of writing.

Accenture's Performance Over Last 15 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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