First BanCorp (NYSE:FBP) has outperformed the market over the past 10 years by 3.92% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 17.66%. Currently, First BanCorp has a market capitalization of $4.13 billion.

Buying $1000 In FBP: If an investor had bought $1000 of FBP stock 10 years ago, it would be worth $4,979.70 today based on a price of $27.04 for FBP at the time of writing.

First BanCorp’s Performance Over Last 10 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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