First Solar (NASDAQ:FSLR) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 6.0% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 18.08%. Currently, First Solar has a market capitalization of $24.31 billion.

Buying $100 In FSLR: If an investor had bought $100 of FSLR stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $229.55 today based on a price of $226.59 for FSLR at the time of writing.

First Solar'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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