Visa (NYSE:V) has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 8.86% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 21.53%. Currently, Visa has a market capitalization of $553.43 billion.

Buying $100 In V: If an investor had bought $100 of V stock 15 years ago, it would be worth $1,987.05 today based on a price of $273.22 for V at the time of writing.

Visa'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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