Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 52.5% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 64.36%. Currently, Micron Technology has a market capitalization of $1.02 trillion.

Buying $100 In MU: If an investor had bought $100 of MU stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $1,212.50 today based on a price of $903.76 for MU at the time of writing.

Micron Technology’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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