Pure Storage (NYSE:PSTG) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 17.36% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 31.13%. Currently, Pure Storage has a market capitalization of $20.97 billion.

Buying $100 In PSTG: If an investor had bought $100 of PSTG stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $386.96 today based on a price of $64.00 for PSTG at the time of writing.

Pure Storage'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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