$1000 Invested In Mastercard 15 Years Ago Would Be Worth This Much Today

Mastercard (NYSE:MA) has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 11.96% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 23.76%. Currently, Mastercard has a market capitalization of $519.25 billion.

Buying $1000 In MA: If an investor had bought $1000 of MA stock 15 years ago, it would be worth $24,834.91 today based on a price of $578.23 for MA at the time of writing.

Mastercard's Performance Over Last 15 Years

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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