McDonald's (NYSE:MCD) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 3.9% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 12.43%. Currently, McDonald's has a market capitalization of $217.69 billion.

Buying $100 In MCD: If an investor had bought $100 of MCD stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $1,038.74 today based on a price of $302.06 for MCD at the time of writing.

McDonald's's Performance Over Last 20 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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