Citigroup (NYSE:C) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 3.78% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 15.18%. Currently, Citigroup has a market capitalization of $245.61 billion.

Buying $1000 In C: If an investor had bought $1000 of C stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $2,026.14 today based on a price of $144.00 for C at the time of writing.

Citigroup’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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