Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 15.6% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 29.03%. Currently, Applied Materials has a market capitalization of $392.64 billion.

Buying $100 In AMAT: If an investor had bought $100 of AMAT stock 15 years ago, it would be worth $4,353.70 today based on a price of $494.68 for AMAT at the time of writing.

Applied Materials’s Performance Over Last 15 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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