Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 4.64% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 17.34%. Currently, Cisco Systems has a market capitalization of $465.02 billion.

Buying $100 In CSCO: If an investor had bought $100 of CSCO stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $222.38 today based on a price of $117.73 for CSCO at the time of writing.

Cisco Systems's Performance Over Last 5 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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