UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 6.11% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 20.14%. Currently, UnitedHealth Group has a market capitalization of $551.78 billion.

Buying $1000 In UNH: If an investor had bought $1000 of UNH stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $2,708.37 today based on a price of $597.54 for UNH at the time of writing.

UnitedHealth Group's Performance Over Last 5 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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