NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 79.59% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 92.89%. Currently, NVIDIA has a market capitalization of $3.47 trillion.

Buying $100 In NVDA: If an investor had bought $100 of NVDA stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $2,688.25 today based on a price of $141.44 for NVDA at the time of writing.

NVIDIA'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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