Discover Finl (NYSE:DFS) has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 5.06% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 17.18%. Currently, Discover Finl has a market capitalization of $37.43 billion.

Buying $1000 In DFS: If an investor had bought $1000 of DFS stock 15 years ago, it would be worth $10,743.33 today based on a price of $149.08 for DFS at the time of writing.

Discover Finl'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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