$1,000 invested in Microsoft 10 years ago would be worth the same today

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) has outperformed the market by 16.33% annualized over the past 10 years, achieving an average annual return of 27.16%. Microsoft currently has a market capitalization of $3.42 trillion.

Buying MSFT shares for $1,000: If an investor had bought MSFT stock for $1,000 10 years ago, it would have been worth it $11,028.48 today, at $459.80 per MSFT at the time of this writing.

Microsoft’s performance over the last 10 years

Finally, what’s the point of all this? The key takeaway from this article is to see how much of a difference compounding returns can make to your cash growth over a period of time.

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