Coherent (NYSE:COHR) has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 2.02% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 13.72%. Currently, Coherent has a market capitalization of $15.12 billion.

Buying $1000 In COHR: If an investor had bought $1000 of COHR stock 15 years ago, it would be worth $6,915.53 today based on a price of $98.65 for COHR at the time of writing.

Coherent'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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