Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 4.75% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 16.36%. Currently, Oracle has a market capitalization of $324.35 billion.

Buying $100 In ORCL: If an investor had bought $100 of ORCL stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $214.25 today based on a price of $118.01 for ORCL at the time of writing.

Oracle'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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