Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) has outperformed the market over the past 10 years by 16.99% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 29.73%. Currently, Applied Materials has a market capitalization of $206.16 billion.
Buying $1000 In AMAT: If an investor had bought $1000 of AMAT stock 10 years ago, it would be worth $13,683.68 today based on a price of $259.99 for AMAT at the time of writing.

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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