Mercury System (NASDAQ:MRCY) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 1.28% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 10.36%. Currently, Mercury System has a market capitalization of $5.25 billion.

Buying $100 In MRCY: If an investor had bought $100 of MRCY stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $718.11 today based on a price of $87.25 for MRCY at the time of writing.

Mercury System’s Performance Over Last 20 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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