H&R Block (NYSE:HRB) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 8.51% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 22.52%. Currently, H&R Block has a market capitalization of $9.00 billion.

Buying $100 In HRB: If an investor had bought $100 of HRB stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $272.50 today based on a price of $64.46 for HRB at the time of writing.

H&R Block'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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