AeroVironment (NASDAQ:AVAV) has outperformed the market over the past 10 years by 7.86% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 21.05%. Currently, AeroVironment has a market capitalization of $9.71 billion.

Buying $100 In AVAV: If an investor had bought $100 of AVAV stock 10 years ago, it would be worth $654.22 today based on a price of $191.79 for AVAV at the time of writing.

AeroVironment's Performance Over Last 10 Years

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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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